document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=757463>Question 757463</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 6 men can do a piece of work in 14 days, how many men are needed to do the work in 21 days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the Answer was given as 4. can you show me how this answer was reached? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As you know that the larger group of  people will complete faster than smaller group of people. Thus it is relatively inverse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let D is number of days and N is number of men\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = k/D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = k/14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>k = 6 * 14 = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we have D = 21 days then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = k/D = 84/21 = 4 men.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope it helps! John </SPAN>\n" );
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