SOLUTION: Sixty-Four men do a job in 15 days. How many more men will it take to do the job in 12 days?

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Question 774170: Sixty-Four men do a job in 15 days. How many more men will it take to do the job in 12 days?

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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64 men, 1 job, 15 days.
1 man, 1 job, 64%2A15 days = 975 days.
The one-man rate is 1%2F975 jobs per day.

How many men, n, need 12 days to do this job?
highlight%28n%281%2F975%29%2A12=1%29 which is rate*time=jobs, and n%281%2F975%29 is the rate for this number of men doing the job.

Solving for n, the count of the men in the 12-day group,
n=975%2F12
n=81%261%2F4 men, but you cannot use a fraction of a man. Round-up makes more sense. Choose 82 men.

How many more men than 64 is n?
82-64=18 more men.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sixty-Four men do a job in 15 days. How many more men will it take to do the job in 12 days?

A total of 80 men are needed to do the job in 12 days, so highlight_green%2816%29 more men are needed.