document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903776>Question 903776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a factory , 10 workers were engaged to finish a piece of work in a certain number of days. however if one worker is dropped everyday , except the first day it will take one more day to finish the work. the number of days in which the work was to be completed are </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548320 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=548320\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they were contracted to finish in 4 days 10*4=40 man days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but it took 5 days since they lost  a worker every day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so on the 4th day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "day workers man days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 10  10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 9  19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 8   27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 7  34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 6  40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "equivalent to 10 workers for 4 days </SPAN>\n" );
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