document.write( "Question 683872: 5 men take 10 days to fence an 18km fence. How long will it take 11 men to fence the same fence? Give your answer in days and hours \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #423787 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5 men take 10 days to fence an 18km fence. \n" ); document.write( "Find how many man-days to complete the job \n" ); document.write( "5 * 10 = 50 man-days \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "How long will it take 11 men to fence the same fence? \n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of days required for 11 men to complete the job \n" ); document.write( "11d = 50 \n" ); document.write( "d = 50/11 \n" ); document.write( "d = 4.545 days \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Give your answer in days and hours \n" ); document.write( "Assume they are working 8 hr days \n" ); document.write( "4 + .545(8) = 4 days 3.6 hrs \n" ); document.write( " |