SOLUTION: 8 men can dig a garden in 20 days. After working for 5days, 3men left. How long will it take to complete the whole work?.

Question 772730: 8 men can dig a garden in 20 days. After working for 5days, 3men left. How long will it take to complete the whole work?.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What fraction of the job did the
8 men get done in 5 days?
In days, they did
of the job.
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There is of the job left.
men quit, so there are
men remaining.
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men can dig a garden in days
men can dig of
the garden in days
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They need to do of
the job.
Their rate of working is gardens / days
So, they can do gardens / days
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That means they can do gardens / days.
It will take the 5 men 24 days to complete the digging

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