Question

24 men can repair a road in 50 days. If they are joined by 16 more men, then in how much time (in days) the road can be repaired?

A) 28 B) 25 C) 32 D) 30

Answer 1

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Given ➡

• 24 men can repair a road in - 50 days

To find ➡

• If more 16 men joins with the 24 men then how much time will they take = ?

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Total number of men = 24 + 16 = 40 men

Therefore according to question ,

Time taken by 24 men is - 50 days

Time taken by 1 men will be - 50 × 24

Time taken by 40 men will be- ( 50 × 24 ) / 40

- 1200 / 40

- 30 days

★ The number of days are 30

Answer 2

Given :

• 24 men can repair a road in 50 days.
• They are joined by 16 more men.

To find :

• No. of days the road can be repaired =?

Step-by-step explanation :

It is Given that,

24 men can repair a road in 50 days.

They are joined by 16 more men.

Total number of men = 24 + 16 = 40 men

According to the question,

24 men can repair the road = 50 days

1 men can repair the road = 50 × 24

= 1200

So, 40 men can repair the road,

= 1200/40

= 120/4

= 30.

Therefore, 40 men can repair the road in 30 days.