document.write( "Question 815159: It
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document.write( " takes 30men 6days working 8hours a day to harvest. How many days would
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document.write( "it take 50men working 6hours a day to harvest the same? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #490744 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first situation is like 30 men perform the 1 harvest job in 6*8=48 hours. \n" ); document.write( "This means, 1 man does the job in 30*48=1440 hours. This one-man rate is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50 men? \n" ); document.write( "The one-man rate multiplied by 50, since each man's rate is added. \n" ); document.write( "Let h = how many hours; \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "At 6 hours per day, this would be \n" ); document.write( "This really means, 4 days at 6 hours per day, plus \n" ); document.write( "4 days at 6 hours per day plus another 4 hours & 48 minutes; although something more approximate may be more sensible. \n" ); document.write( "' \n" ); document.write( "You could also say, 4 days and (4/5) of a day, based on 6 hours per day. \n" ); document.write( " |