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by jroseattle 5310 days ago
Yes, nine is the natural answer. The quote was explained to me in terms of ten women, so I went with that.

Nine, ten...the important consideration is the fallacy of assuming that increasing spend provides a commensurate yield in productivity and output.

The more appropriate analogy would have been Brooks's Mythical Man Month.

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Actually, Brooks uses that quote in the book himself. :)
Ahh, good call!