15 men can build a 16.25 meter long wall up to a certain height in one day, how many men should be employed to build a wall of the same height but off length 26 meter in one day
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26-16.5=9.75
Therefore, 9.75m long wall is built by 15 men
Let 26m long wall be built by 'x' men
Height of wall men
9.75 15
26 x
Cross multiplying we get
x=15×26÷9.75
x=40 men
Therefore 40 men are required to build a 26 m long wall in one day
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