SOLUTION: 6 men can complete the electric fitting in a building in 7 days. how many days will it take 21 men to do the job?

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Question 838662: 6 men can complete the electric fitting in a building in 7 days. how many days will it take 21 men to do the job?
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6 men can complete the electric fitting in a building in 7 days.
Find how many man-days required to complete the job
6 * 7 = 42 man-days
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how many days will it take 21 men to do the job?
let d = no. days required by 21 men to complete the job
21d = 42
d = 42/21
d = 2 days