SOLUTION: Ten men can dig a trench in 4 days.How many men would dig the same trench in 2 days,working at the same rate?

Question 1109020: Ten men can dig a trench in 4 days.How many men would dig the same trench in 2 days,working at the same rate?
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1/2 the time --> 2x as many men
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ten men can dig a trench in 4 days.
Find the number of man-days to dig one trench
10 * 4 = 40 man-days
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How many men would dig the same trench in 2 days,working at the same rate?
let m = no. of men to do this
2d = 40
d = 40/2
d = 20 men to do it two days
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