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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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1b00Clark02b00: Maybe I can help. 02br
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01b00Jonathan:02b00 You already have. Last season you saved us 01u00four part-time hands.02u02br
01i00So if we take it a person has 01b00two02b00 hands then he means Clark saved them from02i02br
01i00hiring 01b00two02b00 workers for a part time job. Am I right?02i0-
  

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0No. If that were true, you'd have to hire two "hired hands" to get a whole person. No, that's not right either.

  • 0No.
  • If that were true, you'd have to hire two "hired hands" to get a whole person.
  • No, that's not right either.
  • I think I'm going nutz.
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0No. If that were true, you'd have to hire two "hired hands" to get a whole person. No, that's not right either. I think I'm going nutz. Are you really serious?02br
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0 As far as labor is concerned, a 'hand' is a hired worker. We have three hands working for us = 3 people. 0-
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0 Right. So Clark saved them from hiring 4 part time workers.02br
00Thanks, Philip! 0-

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