SOLUTION: seven people need 90 days t repair and paint a heritage building .if the job should be comleted in 15 days, how many more people need to be employed?

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Question 1082701: seven people need 90 days t repair and paint a heritage building .if the job should be comleted in 15 days, how many more people need to be employed?
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Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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7 <---> 90  means  7*6 = 42 <---> 15.

42 - 7 = 35.

35 more people need to be employed in addition to 7.


Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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7*90 = 630 man-days
630/15 = 42 men