Question

if 80 men dug 4 holes in 12 months, how many men would be required to dig 6 holes in 4 months?? ​

Answer 1

Answer:  

360  mens are needed to dig 6 holes in 4 months.

Solution:  

According to the question:

Given Data :

80 men = dug 4 holes in 12 months  

To Find:

Find the no. of man-months required per hole

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

We need to first find man months required for one hole.  

So it will be 80 $\times \frac{12}{4}$= 240 man – months per hole.

Step 2:

Now let m be number of men required.

So 4 men will be 240 $\times$ 6=1440

Step 3:

So for 1 man it will be$\frac{1440}{4}$

So m = 360 men

Step 4:

Result:

The Final answer is 360.