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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your house can be painted by 2 persons in 8 days. How many extra persons should you hire if the job needs to be completed in 6 days?\r
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\n" ); document.write( " To complete the work in 8 days require 2 persons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, to complete in 1 days .............2*8 = 16 persons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " to complete in 6 days.................2*8/6 = 2.66 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it means 3 persons are required to complete the work in 6 days..\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, only one extra person need to hire.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "work will complete in 16/3 = 5 + 1/3 days \r
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