SOLUTION: 10 men working 5 hrs per day can complete a pice of work in 12 days. How many men will be required to complete the same work in 15 days if they work for 3 hrs per day?

Question 970821: 10 men working 5 hrs per day can complete a pice of work in 12 days. How many men will be required to complete the same work in 15 days if they work for 3 hrs per day?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10 men working 5 hrs per day can complete a piece of work in 12 days.
Find how many many hr required to do the job
10 * 5 * 12 = 600 man-hrs
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How many men will be required to complete the same work in 15 days if they work for 3 hrs per day?
let m = no. of men required to accomplish this
3 * 15 * m = 600
45m = 600
m = 600/45
m = 13 ~ 14 men to do the same job working 3 hrs a day for 15 days
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