Question

Working 9 hours a day, manish can read a book in 16 days. How many hours a day should he work so as to finish the same work in 24 days?

Answer 1

total work=9×16

to finish the work in24 days=9×16/24

=6hours per day

Answer 2

Answer:

He must work for 6 hours in a day to finish the work in 24 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of hours Manish work in a day = 9

Number of days taken by Manish to finish the work = 16

To find: Number of hours in a day he should work to finish the work in 24 days.

Total Number of hours taken by him to finish the work = 9 × 16 = 144

Number of hours in a day he should work to finish in 24 days = $\frac{144}{24}=6$

Therefore, He must work for 6 hours in a day to finish the work in 24 days.