SOLUTION: 10 people can do half of the work in 7 days ? how many days will take to do the same work by 5 men?

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Question 334404: 10 people can do half of the work in 7 days ? how many days will take to do the same work by 5 men?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 people do the job in 14 days
5 people will do in how many days?
this is indirect proportion
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5/10 * 14
=7 days
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