A contractor Abhay Singh employed some men to do a piece of work which can be done by 16 men in 14 days. At the end of 5 days, 7 of men stopped working and 3 days later half of the remainder stopped working; the rest finished the work in 5 days. What is the number of men originally employed?

• First we have to find efficiency....
  So...
  (16*14*1/224)/((x-7/2)*5*1/224) =224/245-8x
  
  Solve equations..
  
  Answer is 25
  
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• First we have to find efficiency....
  So...
  
  (16*14*1/224)/((x-7/2)*5*1/224) =224/245-8x
  
  Solve equations..
  
  Answer is 25
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)