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4 men planned to complete a piece of work in 10 days,3 men worked for 4 days after which 4 men were employed.find the total number of days taken to complete the work?
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It depends!
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document.write( "In 4 days, 3 men completed:  of the job, leaving  undone.
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document.write( "Now, to complete the remaining  of the job, how many men are working? Is it:
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document.write( "1) the original 4, plus the newly-employed 4, for a total of 8?
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document.write( "2) the 3 that worked for 4 days, plus the 4 newly-employed 4, for a total of 7? 
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document.write( "3) the 4 newly-employed for a total of 4? \n" );
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