SOLUTION: 300 men were engaged to complete a job in certain number of days. but due to another assignment 15 men dropped the 2nd day, 15 more men dropped the 3rd day and so on. it takes 15 m
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Question 846425: 300 men were engaged to complete a job in certain number of days. but due to another assignment 15 men dropped the 2nd day, 15 more men dropped the 3rd day and so on. it takes 15 more days to finish the work now. find number of days in which work is completed.
solution is 25 but how Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The answer can't be 25 days.
After 21 days there are no more workers because you lose 15 workers everyday after the first. 20*15=300
