Question

800 men can finish a stock of food in 60 days . How many more should join them to finish the same stock in 40 days

Answer 1

Answer:

Let x be no of extra men that should join to finish the work in 40 days.

From given data,

800 × 60 = (800+x) × 40

48000 = 32000 + 40x

40x = 48000 - 32000

40x = 16000

x = 16000/40

x = 400 men

Hence, 400 men should join to finish the same work in 40 days.

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