document.write( "Question 344668: it required 75 men 38 days to build a flood control dike. if 18 less men were employed, how much longer would it have taken to build the dike? show the solution. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #246618 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You need $\"75%2A38\"$ or $\"2850\"$ man-days to complete the dike.
\n" ); document.write( "If you only have ( $\"75-18\"$ ) $\"57\"$ men, then it would take,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=2850%2F57=50\"$ days to complete or ( $\"50-38\"$ ) $\"12\"$ days longer.
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