SOLUTION: Four men working at the rate of 8 hours a day can build a house in 5 days.How long would 7 men working for 3 hours a day take to build the same house

Question 1160866: Four men working at the rate of 8 hours a day can build a house in 5 days.How long would 7 men working for 3 hours a day take to build the same house
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The entire job is  4*8*5 = 160 man-hours.


7 men working 3 hours a day will complete the job in   = 7.619 days = 7 days and 1.857 hours, under given conditions.

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