SOLUTION: 20 artisans can accomplish a job in 30 straight days, 25 artisans were hired at the beginning and 10 resigned after 20 days. How long will it take for the remaining artisans to fin

Question 1082144: 20 artisans can accomplish a job in 30 straight days, 25 artisans were hired at the beginning and 10 resigned after 20 days. How long will it take for the remaining artisans to finish the whole job?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20 artisans x 30 days=600 artisan days
1 artist can do 1/600th of the job per day.
25 artisans x 20 days/600=500/600=5/6ths of the job finished after 20 days.
15/600 * x days=1/6th of the job to be finished
1/6 / 15/600=x
x=100/15, or 6-2/3 days to finish the job. ☺☺☺☺
RELATED QUESTIONS
20 artisans can accomplish a job in 30 straight days, 25 artisans were hired at the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

Twenty men can finish the job in 30 days. Twenty five men were hired at the start and 10... (answered by josgarithmetic)

Twenty men can finish the job in 20 days. Twenty men were hired at the start and 10 quit... (answered by richwmiller)

28 peons can finish the job in 60 days,. At the start of 16th day 5 peons were laid off... (answered by jorel1380)

twelve men can finish the job in 20 days. Five men were working at the start and after 10 (answered by lwsshak3)

80 men can finish the job in 60 days. At the 16th day, 5 men were laid off and at the... (answered by josmiceli,Theo)

A consumer goods company recruits several graduating students from universities each... (answered by CPhill,ikleyn)

Hi 10 men and 20 women can do a job in 15 days. 15 men and 10 women can do the same job... (answered by VFBundy)

A contractor estimates that he could finish a project in 15 days if he has 20 men. At the (answered by josmiceli)