Question 1101827: if 6 men can dig a ditch in 4 days,how many mens can dig the same ditch in 3 days Found 2 solutions by Boreal, greenestamps:Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 6 men dig a ditch in 4 days
they dig (1/4) ditch in a day.
In 3 days, they dig 3/4 a ditch.
If there are 4/3 the number of men, they would dig a full ditch in 3 days
That would be 6*(4/3)=8 men.
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The amount of time has been reduced by a factor of 3/4; that means the number of men must be increased by a factor of 4/3. Then
