Question

20 people completes a piece of work in 24 days. If 20 people arrive 6 days after the start of work. How many days will it take to do the rest of work.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a simple fraction. Your units are “person” and “day”.

25 persons divided by 24 days = x persons divided by 20 days.

Multiply both sides by 20, and x = 20.83. Now managerial reality sets in: Since .83 of a person doesn’t exist (unless you have a slow worker), you will need to analyze whether you need to hire a person part-time or factor-in sick days, etc. The true answer depends on the business and your experience, and how you came to the 25people/24days conclusion as a “standard