SOLUTION: if a 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days how many can dig it in 6 days?

Question 898360: if a 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days how many can dig it in 6 days?

Found 5 solutions by lwsshak3, saw, greenestamps, ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days how many can dig it in 6 days?
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12 men working 8 days to dig a pond=96 man-days
working 6 days to dig the same pond will require 96/6=16 men

Answer by saw(34)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days
12*8 = 96 men workforce
In 8 days
96/8 = 12 men
Let x be the men needed to dig it in 6 days
In 6 days
96/6 = x men
16 men
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the job is to be completed in 6/8 = 3/4 as many days, the number of workers required is 4/3 as many.

ANSWER: 16 men

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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if 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days how many can dig it in 6 days?
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The entire job is 12*8 = 96 man-days. To complete it in 6 days, = 16 workers are needed.

Solved.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if a 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days how many can dig it in 6 days?
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Poorly worded problem.
Any # >=16 can dig it in 6 days, and then have time for a break if it's greater than 16.
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If 12 men can dig in a pond in 8 days, how many are needed to dig it in 6 days?
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