SOLUTION: Three men can do the job at painting a house in 37 days.If another 6 men joined them 7 days after they started painting.How many more days will they finish painting?
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Question 460075: Three men can do the job at painting a house in 37 days.If another 6 men joined them 7 days after they started painting.How many more days will they finish painting? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Three men can do the job at painting a house in 37 days.
Find the number of man-days to do the job
3 * 37 = 111 man-days to paint the house
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If another 6 men joined them 7 days after they started painting.
How many more days will they finish painting?
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Let d = no. of man days to complete the job,
After 7 days there will be 9 men working.
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3(7) + 9d = 111
21 + 9d = 111
9d = 111 - 21
9d = 90
d = 10 days to finish the house
