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It takes 18 electricians 35 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would 28 electricians require to do the same job?
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Question 1035426: Please help with the following problem:
It takes 18 electricians 35 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would 28 electricians require to do the same job?
Thanks! Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If they all work at the same rate, then:
1 electrician does 1/18x1/35 jobs per day, or 1/630th of a job per day
28 electricians =28/630 work done per day
1 subdivision=1/(28/630)or 630/28 days, or 22.5 days total needed to do 1 subdivision!!!!!!!!!
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