document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885169>Question 885169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A job can be done by 25 men in 32 days. After 8 days, 5 men left. how long will it take the remaining men to finish the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 25*32=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it takes 800 man days to finish the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*25=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 8 days they used 200 man days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800-200=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they need 600 more man days to finish the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600/20=30 more days  to finish the job\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "checking out reasonableness.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the 25 continued they would take 24 more days so it is reasonable that it would take 20 men 30 days to finish\r<BR>\n" );
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