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9 men finish one-third work in 10 days. How many additional men required to finish the remaining work in 2 more days?

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9 men finish one-third work in 10 days. How many additional men required to finish the remaining work in 2 more days?
posted May 22, 2015 by anonymous

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9 men do work in 10 days=10*9=90 unit
work left=180 unit
work to be done in one day=180/2=90 unit
additional men=90-9=81

answer May 23, 2015 by Salil Agrawal
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90 men are required per day

answer May 23, 2015 by anonymous
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10 * 3 = 30 days;
30 - 10 = 20 days it would take to do the job of nine men.
9 * 20 = 180 man-days;
180/2 = 90 men;
90 - 9 = 81 men additional men required to finish the remaining work in 2 more days.

answer Mar 20, 2016 by Mitrak



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