SOLUTION: a masons can build a 12 meters long wall in 4 days. find how many masons are required to build the 27 meters long wall in 3 days?

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Question 502322: a masons can build a 12 meters long wall in 4 days. find how many masons are required to build the 27 meters long wall in 3 days?
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a masons can build a 12 meters long wall in 4 days.
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The number of man-days per meter requires: %284a%29%2F12 = a%2F3 man-days per meter
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find how many masons are required to build the 27 meters long wall in 3 days?
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A 27 meter wall requires
27 * a%2F3 = %2827a%29%2F3 = 9a man-days
m = no. of masons required
3m = 9a
Divide by3
m = 3a
3a masons required to accomplish this