Question

If 15 men can do a work in 24 days then find the number of days required for 9 men to complete the same work.

4 days
40 days
15 days
5 days​

Answer 1

Answer :

(In the attachment)

[ (b) 40 days ]

Steps followed :

• First we took the GIVEN according to the Question .

• Then accordingly we considered the form of variation . We found its Inversely proportional . Inversely proportional means : if the value of x increases ; y decreases and if x decrease ; y increases . In this question : If the number of workers increase ; the time will decrease and if the number of workers decrease ; the time will increase .

• We then multiplied and divided the given numbers to obtain the final answer 40 .