document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026423>Question 1026423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a contractor took a work to complete in 17 days by 9 employee. in 8 days 2/5 work was finished by 9 employee. how many extra employee are required to finish the remaining work on time? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " in 8 days 2/5 work was finished by 9 employee.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how many extra employee are required to finish the remaining work on time?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know 9 men did 2/5 of the work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many men are required to do the remaining 3/5 of the work<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each man did <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F360 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F360\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job per day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let m = the additional men required to complete the remaining 3/5 of the job in 9 more days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shared work equation, each man working 9 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 9*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2F180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2F180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81 + 9m = 36(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9m = 108 - 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9m = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 27/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3 more men required<BR>\n" );
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