document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203763>Question 1203763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 20 men 60 days to complete a building work.how many days longer would it take 15 men, assuming that they all work at the same rate (formula method)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many days longer would it take 15 men, assuming that they all work at the same rate (formula method)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem itis a case of inverse proportion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W1 *M1=W2*M2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20*60 = 15*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(20/15) *60 =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 80 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 15 men will take 20 days more to complete the job<BR>\n" );
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