document.write( "Question 485273: If 30 men need 16 days for a task, how many men would need 20 days? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let all job is 1
\n" ); document.write( "If 30 men need 16 days for a task,then 30 men in 1 day do $\"1%2F16\"$ part of job, 1 man in 1 day does $\"%28%281%2F16%29%29%2F30=1%2F%2816%2A30%29=1%2F480\"$ part of job.
\n" ); document.write( "In 20 days 1 man does $\"20%2A%281%2F480%29=20%2F480=1%2F24\"$ part of job
\n" ); document.write( "All job (1) in 20 days will be finished by $\"1%2F%28%281%2F24%29%29=1%2A%2824%2F1%29=24\"$ men \n" ); document.write( "

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