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Question 1026423: a contractor took a work to complete in 17 days by 9 employee. in 8 days 2/5 work was finished by 9 employee. how many extra employee are required to finish the remaining work on time? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a contractor took a work to complete in 17 days by 9 employee.
in 8 days 2/5 work was finished by 9 employee.
how many extra employee are required to finish the remaining work on time?
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We know 9 men did 2/5 of the work
How many men are required to do the remaining 3/5 of the work
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let the completed job = 1
each man did * * = = of the job per day
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let m = the additional men required to complete the remaining 3/5 of the job in 9 more days
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the shared work equation, each man working 9 days
9* + 9* =
multiply equation by 180
81 + 9m = 36(3)
9m = 108 - 81
9m = 27
m = 27/9
m = 3 more men required
