SOLUTION: Six men build a wall in ten days, how long will 15 men take to build thw same wall?

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Question 1157292: Six men build a wall in ten days, how long will 15 men take to build thw same wall?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Shortly speaking, the entire job, measured in working men-days, is the same in both cases.


It gives you an equation


    6*10 = 15*d


for the unknown number of days "d".


From the equation,  d = %286%2A10%29%2F15 = 60%2F15 = 4.


ANSWER.  4 days.

Solved.