SOLUTION: A team of 25 engineer were to build a fence, they could complete the job in 8 days. 2 days into the job, 7 engineers quit, the remaining 18 engineers had to finish the job by thems

Question 194760: A team of 25 engineer were to build a fence, they could complete the job in 8 days. 2 days into the job, 7 engineers quit, the remaining 18 engineers had to finish the job by themselves. How long will it take the remaining 18 engineers to complete the fence?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 engineer working 1 day can do 1/8 * 1/25 = 1/200 of the job.
After 2 days 25 engineers have done 1/4 the job.
Let x be the number of days it take 17 men to do the remaining 3/4 of the job.
17x/200=3/4
x=600/68
=8.82 days
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Ed
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