Question

To complete a task in 16 days a company needs 5 people each working for 6 hours per day the company decides to have 8 people each working for 4 hours per day assuming that each person works at the same rate how many days will the task take to complete

Answer 1

Answer:

ans is 15 days

Step-by-step explanation:

using the formula

M1D1H1=M2D2H2

Answer 2

15 days will be required to complete the task.

Step-by-step explanation:

If 5 people each works 6 hours per day for 16 days, then total number of hours required to complete the work is (6 × 16 × 5) = 480 hours.

Now, the company decides to have 8 people each working for 4 hours per day, then if we assume that each person works at the same rate, then n number of days will be requires to complete the task.

So, the total number of hours required is (4 × n × 8).

Hence, , 4 × n × 8 = 480

⇒ n = 15 days.

Therefore, 15 days will be required to complete the task. (Answer)