document.write( "Question 1156875: Six men working at the same rate can weed a farm in 16 days. After working for 4 days, 2 more men were hired. How long did they take to weed the farm? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Six men working at the same rate can weed a farm in 16 days. After working for 4 days, 2 more men were hired.
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document.write( "The total job is 6 men * 16 days = 96 man-days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 men used 6*4 = 24 man-days;  96 - 24 = 72 man-days work remained.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now 6 + 2 = 8 men work.  They need 72/8 = 9 days to complete the remaining job.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, 8 men will complete the rest of the job in 9 days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In all, the whole job will be complete in 4 + 9 = 13 days.\r\n" );
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