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Question 1031359: 20 men decided to complete the repairing work of a house in 30 days.But after 6 days 8 men fell sick .How long they will take to complete the repairing work?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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20 men decided to complete the repairing work of a house in 30 days.
man-days to do the job = 20*30 = 600
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But after 6 days 8 men fell sick
20 men worked 8 days to complete 160 man-days;
600 - 160 = 440 man-days needed to complete the job
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How long they will take to complete the repairing work?
12 men to complete 440 man days:: 440/12 = 36 2/3 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
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20 men decided to complete the repairing work of a house in 30 days. But after 6 days 8 men fell sick.
How long they will take to complete the repairing work?
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1.  20*30 = 600 men-days.

2.  20*6  = 120 men-days

3.  600 - 120 = 480 men-days.

4.  20 - 8 = 12 men remained.

5.  480%2F12 = 40 days.

Answer.  It will take 6 + 40 = 46 days to complete the job, counting from the very fist day.