SOLUTION: 40 men can do work in 25 days.how long it will take 25 men to do the work?

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Question 1016173: 40 men can do work in 25 days.how long it will take 25 men to do the work?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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40 men can do work in 25 days.how long it will take 25 men to do the work?
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time is inversely related to # of men working
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d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "40 men take 25 days"
25 = k/40
k = 1000
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Equation::
d = 1000/m
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? how long it will take 25 men to do the work?
d = 1000/25 = 40 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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