SOLUTION: I it takes 7 people 8 days to dig a ditch, how many people would it take to dig it in 1/2 a day?

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Question 737569: I it takes 7 people 8 days to dig a ditch, how many people would it take to dig it in 1/2 a day?

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7*8 =56 man days
112 men to do it in half a day if they don't get in each others way

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