SOLUTION: A contractor estimates that he can paint a house in 5 days by using 6 men. if he actully uses only 5 men for the job,how many days will they take to paint the house?

Question 478873: A contractor estimates that he can paint a house in 5 days by using 6 men. if he actully uses only 5 men for the job,how many days will they take to paint the house?
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A contractor estimates that he can paint a house in 5 days by using 6 men.
if he actually uses only 5 men for the job,how many days will they take to paint the house?
:
Find how many man-days required to paint the house
5 * 6 = 30 man-days
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Let d = no. of days required when 5 men are working
5d = 30
d =
d = 6 days
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