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Question 637716: Answer this school maths question - If it takes three men three hours to dig a hole, how long would it take one man to dig a hole of the same size? *
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If it takes three men three hours to dig a hole, how long would it take
one man to dig a hole of the same size?
:
Find the number of man-hours required to dig a hole. 3*3 = 9 man-hrs
let h = no. of hrs for 1 man to do it
1h = 9
h = 9 hrs

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