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Question 690681: Suppose that 5 workers can complete a certain task in 12 days. If there are 15 workers, how many days would it take for them to finish the same task?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose that 5 workers can complete a certain task in 12 days.
Find the number of man-days to complete
5 * 12 = 60 man-days
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If there are 15 workers, how many days would it take for them to finish the same task?
let d = number of days required if there are 15 men
15d = 60
d = 60/15
d = 4 days for 15 men to do the job
