SOLUTION: please Sir can you help me solve this uestion: How long will 36 men take to cultivate a farm which took 21 men to cultivate in 18 days

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Question 996850: please Sir can you help me solve this uestion:
How long will 36 men take to cultivate a farm which took 21 men to cultivate in 18 days

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How long will 36 men take to cultivate a farm
which took 21 men to cultivate in 18 days
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# of men and # of days are indirectly related::
d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "took 21 men to cultivate in 18 days"
18 = k/21
k = 18*21 = 378
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Equation:
d = 378/m
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Question:: How long will 36 men take to cultivate a farm?
d = 378/36 = 18.5 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

please Sir can you help me solve this uestion:
How long will 36 men take to cultivate a farm which took 21 men to cultivate in 18 days
Time 36 men will take:  days 

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