SOLUTION: If 6 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how many men are needed to do the work in 21 days?

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Question 65061: If 6 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how many men are needed to do the work in 21 days?
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If 6 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how many men are needed to do the work in 21 days?
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Since they are doing an equal job
21x mandays = 4*6 mandays
:
21x = 4*6
21x = 24
x = 24/21
x = 1.143 men
:
1 man if he skips a few coffee breaks

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