document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949418>Question 949418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> five people working 8 hours a day can cut drain in 6 days. how many days will four people working 6 hours a day require for the same task </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "find how many man-hrs required to do the task<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 * 8 * 6 = 240 man-hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " how many days will four people working 6 hours a day require for the same task<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let d = no. of days required by 4 men working 6 hrs a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 * 6 * d = 240 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "24d = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 240/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 10 days with 4 men working 6 hrs a day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that checks out 4 * 6 * 10 = 240 man-hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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