SOLUTION: 15 labourers working 9 hours daily can reap the field in 8 days. find how many workers are required to reap such 5 fields working 12 hours daily in 15 days?

Question 422801: 15 labourers working 9 hours daily can reap the field in 8 days. find how many workers are required to reap such 5 fields working 12 hours daily in 15 days?
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15 labourers working 9 hours daily can reap the field in 8 days. n 15 days?
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Find how many man-hrs required to complete one field
15 * 9 * 8 = 1080 man-hrs
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"find how many workers are required to reap such 5 fields working 12 hours daily in 15 days?"
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Let w = no. of workers to do this
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12*15*w = 5(1080)
180w = 5400
w =
w = 30 workers
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