document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019528>Question 1019528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ten men working for 6 days of 10 hours each, finish 5/21 of a piece of work . How many men working at the same rate and for the same number of hours each day, will be required to complete the remaining work in 8 day? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total number of man hours (for the first 6 days) required to finish 5/21 of the work is 10*6*10 = 600 man-hours.  Hence each man contributes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F21%29%2F600+=+1%2F2520 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F21%29%2F600+=+1%2F2520\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for the entire job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now 16/21 of the job still had to be done, and the job had to be done at the same rate and at the same number of hours each day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that 16/21 of the job had to be completed in 2 more days.  (2 additional days after initial 6 days.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let m = number of men required to complete the job in two more days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2F126+=+16%2F21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2F126+=+16%2F21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> m = 96.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore it will take 96 men to finish the job in two more days at the same rate and same number of hours each day.\r<BR>\n" );
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