SOLUTION: (a).60 people working 8 hours a day takes 4 days to farm . How long will it take 20 people to do the same farm if they work 15 hours a day?Thank you

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Question 1037565: (a).60 people working 8 hours a day takes 4 days to farm . How long will it take 20 people to do the same farm if they work 15 hours a day?Thank you

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(a).60 people working 8 hours a day takes 4 days to farm . How long will it take 20 people to do the same farm if they work 15 hours a day?Thank you
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60*8*4 = 20*15*d.

Find d, the number of days under the question, from this equation.

The equation says that the number of man-hours is the same in both cases.