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A certain number ofmen complete a piece of work in 45 days. If there were 5 men more, the work could be finished in 9 days less. How many men were originally there?
(a) 30
(b) 15
(c) 25
(d) 20
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- x*45=(x+5)*36
hence x=20 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- man*day
man*day=man*45... (1)
thn 5 more men
so man*day= (man+5)*(45-9)...(2)
equate 1 and 2
man=20
therefore 20-5=15 men were there originally.
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(7)
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