SOLUTION: If 9 employees require 15 days to complete a task, how long would it take to do the same work if there were 3 additional employees? Assume that all employees are equally efficie

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Question 696365: If 9 employees require 15 days to complete a task, how long would it take to do the same work if there were 3 additional employees?
Assume that all employees are equally efficient.
Answer by mouk(232) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 employees require 15 days so
1 employee requires 15%2A9 days


An additional 3 employees would then give a total of 12 employees


So 12 employees would require 15%2A9%2F12+=+11.26+ days