document.write( "Question 1136507: If 15 men , woking 9 hours a day, can reap a field in 16 days , in how many days will 18 men reap the field , working 8 hours a day ? \n" ); document.write( "
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If 15 men, working 9 hours a day, can reap a field in 16 days, in how many days will 18 men reap the field, working 8 hours a day?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the no. of man-hours required to do the field
\n" ); document.write( "15*9*16 = 2160 man hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of day required with 18 men working 8 hrs a day
\n" ); document.write( "18*8*d = 2160
\n" ); document.write( "144d = 2160
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2160/144
\n" ); document.write( "d = 15 days
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\n" ); document.write( "Check: 18 * 8 * 15 = 2160 \n" ); document.write( "
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