Question

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4 men can do a piece of work in 5 days. How many men will do it in 4 days?
I got the answer as 3 1/5 but 3 1/5 men doesn't make sense...
Plz show step-by-step explanation and if you give the right answer, you'll get a Thanks AND a brainliest!!

Answer 1

Answer:

5 Men

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

• 4 men can do a piece of work in 5 days.

To find :

• No. of men can do 3 times of the work in 4 days =?

Step-by-step explanation :

It is Given that,

4 men can do a piece of work in 5 days.

So,

1 men can do a piece of work in 5 days = 5 × 4 = 20 days

Now,

No. of men can do 3 times of the work in 4 days,

= 3 × 20 / 4

= 60/4

= 15.

Therefore, 15 men can do 3 times of the work in 4 days.

Additional Information :

Inverse Proportion Definition

Two quantities a and b are said to be in inverse proportion if an increase in the quantity a, there will be a decrease in the quantity b, and vice-versa. In other words, the product of their corresponding values should remain constant. Sometimes, it is also known as inverse variation.