document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207487>Question 1207487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me to answer this question. eight men lake 12 days to cultivate a piece of land. after working for 3 days. six more men were employed. how long did they take to cultivate a land </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total labor required to do the job: 8*12 = 96 man-days.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of labor performed by 8 men in the first 3 days: 8*3 = 24 man-days.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of labor remaining: 96-24 = 72 man-days.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of days required to perform the remaining 72 man-days of labor with 8+6 = 14 men: 72/14.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 72/14 days to complete the job after the additional 6 men were employed<br><BR>\n" );
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