SOLUTION: 28 men can complete a piece of work in 21 days. How many more men must be hired to complete the work in 14 days?

Question 884801: 28 men can complete a piece of work in 21 days. How many more men must be hired to complete the work in 14 days?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Either situation is for 1 job.
r = the rate for one man.
and for some unknown number m of additional men, . These both are for 1 job and the two left members are equal.

Fourteen more men.

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