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result the job which could have been completed in 40 days is completed in 50 days. How
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Question 596105: 10 Men begin to work together on a job, but after some days, 4 of them left the job. As a
result the job which could have been completed in 40 days is completed in 50 days. How
many days after the commencement of the work did the 4 men leave?
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 15 Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This says that 10 men could have done the job
in 40 days.
1 man would have taken 10 times as long, so
1 man does the job in 400 days
Let = number of days after start when 4 men leave job = number of days after 4 men leave
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In general, ( rate of working for 1 man ) x ( number of men ) x ( number of days ) = part of job completed
( 1 job / 400 days ) x ( 10 men ) x ( n days ) = part of job completed
( 1 job / 400 days ) x ( 6 men ) x ( 50 - n days ) = part of job completed
The 2 parts add up to 1 job completed
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The 4 men left 25 days after the work started
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