document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134054>Question 1134054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 36 people can construct a house in 15 days but the owner would like to finish the work in 10 days how many more workers he should employ<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The job will take 36 people x 15 days = 540 people-days to complete<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means, for example, that it would take one person 540 days, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 people 30 days, etc. to complete<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, to finish in 10 days, the total number of people required is 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So he needs to hire 18 additional workers </SPAN>\n" );
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