SOLUTION: it takes 8 men 9 hours to dig a trench.how long would it take 6 men to dig the trench if they worked at the same rate?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! it takes 8 men 9 hours to dig a trench.
Find the number of man-hrs required to dig the trench
8 * 9 = 72 man-hrs
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how long would it take 6 men to dig the trench if they worked at the same rate?
let t = time required by 6 men
6t = 72
t = 72/6
t = 12 hrs to do the job with 6 men
