Question 815423: 20 men can finish 1/6 of a piece of work in 5 days.When should 5 men leave the work so that it may be finished in 35 days from begining?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! work rate per man-day:
r = ((1/6)/5)/20 = 0.0016666 job/man-day
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jobs ?= 0.0016666 job/man-day * 5 man * 35 day
jobs = 0.2916666
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Answer:
at the given work rate, 5 men cannot complete the job in 35 days, if fact 5 men can only complete about 29% of the job in 35 days.
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