SOLUTION: it required 75 men 38 days to build a flood control dike. if 18 less men were employed, how longer would it have taken to build the dike? show the solution.
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Question 344669: it required 75 men 38 days to build a flood control dike. if 18 less men were employed, how longer would it have taken to build the dike? show the solution. Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How much 'work' is there to do? mendays of work.
You are told you only have men
The amount of work is the same
It will take 50 days to do that same job with only 57 workers
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