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document.write( "40 men can do the job in 48 days, this means that 40 men can do 1/48 of the job each hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 15 hours:  15/48 of the job is completed and 33/48=11/16 of the job incomplete<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 men are transferred.  That leaves 24 men to complete the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each man worked at a rate of  1/(48*40) (assuming they all work at the same rate). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the remaining 24 men work at the rate of 24/(48*40)=1/80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11/16 of the job needs to be done by a crew of 24 working at a rate of 1/80 per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Job=rate *time  or  time =job/rate=(11/16)/1/80)=80*11/16=55hours\r<BR>\n" );
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