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A contractor has two parallel contracts, contract 1 and contract 2, on which work needs to be finishedin a specified number of days. He puts all his group of workers on contract 1. To be able to finish contract2 also on time he withdraws one worker each day, from second day onwards, from work on contract 1.

Work on contract 1 finishes when the last worker is withdrawn. Had no worker been withdrawn at any stage, work on contract 1 would have finished in of the time it actually took to finish the work. What is the total number of workers in the contractors group?

[1] 5

[2] 10

[3] 15

[4] 20

Asked In CAT HARJINDER SINGH (10 years ago)

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