SOLUTION: Twenty men did 1/4 of a job in 8 days. Then, because of an emergency, it became necessary to complete the job in the next 5 days. How many additional men were added to the crew of

Question 300148: Twenty men did 1/4 of a job in 8 days. Then, because of an emergency, it became necessary to complete the job in the next 5 days. How many additional men were added to the crew of 20 to accomplish this?
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Twenty men did 1/4 of a job in 8 days.
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Find the total number of man-days to complete 1/4 of the job
20 * 8 = 160 man-days
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Then, because of an emergency, it became necessary to complete the job in the next 5 days.
How many additional men were added to the crew of 20 to accomplish this?
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Let x = no. of additional men required
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3 * 160 = 480 man-days required to complete the remaining 3/4 of the job
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(x+20)*5 = 480
5x + 100 = 480
5x = 480 - 100
5x = 380
x =
x = 76 additional men required to complete the job in 5 yrs.
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Check: 5(76+20) = 480 man-days
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