document.write( "Question 347863: please answer sir,ma'am\"mark contracted 15 skilled workers to finish cementing a certain walk of uniform width in 16 days.after 8 days of work,6 of them got sick and were not replaced until 4 days after.he wants the job to be on time .how many should he hire?\"\r
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mark contracted 15 skilled workers to finish cementing a certain walk of uniform width in 16 days.
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\n" ); document.write( "Total man-days is 15*16 = 240
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "after 8 days of work 15*8 = 120 man-days of work are completed
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\n" ); document.write( "With 6 men sick for 3 days, the 9 men complete 9*3 = 27 man-days
\n" ); document.write( "of work, leaving 93 man-days still to be done.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 4 days remaining to do 223 man-days of work
\n" ); document.write( "93/4 = 24 1/4 men
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\n" ); document.write( "He needs 10 additional men.
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