SOLUTION: 40 MEN CAN DO A PIECE OF WORK IN 30 DAYS,WORKING 8 HOURS DAILY.IN HOW MANY DAYS WILL 60 MEN FINISH THE WORK WHEN WORKING HOURS ARE REDUCED BY 25 PERCENT? A,19 B,30 C 20

Question 994970: 40 MEN CAN DO A PIECE OF WORK IN 30 DAYS,WORKING 8 HOURS DAILY.IN HOW MANY DAYS WILL 60 MEN FINISH THE WORK WHEN WORKING HOURS ARE REDUCED BY 25 PERCENT? A,19 B,30 C 20 1/3 D,26 2/3
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=number of days it takes 60 men to finish the job when working hours are reduced by 25%
It takes a total of 40*30*8=9600 man-hours to finish the work
8-(1/4)*8=6 hrs which represents the reduced working hours
Sooooo:
60*x*6=9600
360x=9600
x=26 2/3 days
Hope this helps---ptaylor
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