Question Number 133783 by bramlexs22 last updated on 24/Feb/21 | ||
$$\mathrm{To}\:\mathrm{complete}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{job},\:\mathrm{24}\:\mathrm{worker}\:\mathrm{are} \\ $$$$\mathrm{needed}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{35}\:\mathrm{days}.\:\mathrm{After}\:\mathrm{they}\:\mathrm{worked} \\ $$$$\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{days}\:,\:\mathrm{half}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{workers}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{stopped}\:\mathrm{working}\:.\:\mathrm{In}\:\mathrm{order}\:\mathrm{for} \\ $$$$\mathrm{work}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{completed}\:,\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{additional} \\ $$$$\mathrm{time}\:\mathrm{of}\:....\:\mathrm{days}\:\mathrm{needed} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\:\mathrm{54}\:\:\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\:\mathrm{38}\:\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{c}\right)\:\mathrm{28}\:\:\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{d}\right)\:\mathrm{14} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{e}\right)\:\mathrm{19}\: \\ $$ | ||
Commented by mr W last updated on 24/Feb/21 | ||
$${for}\:{the}\:{remaining}\:{job}\:{after}\:\mathrm{8}\:{days}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{24}\:{workers}\:{need}\:{additional}\:\mathrm{27}\:{days} \\ $$$${to}\:{finish},\:{but}\:{since}\:{only}\:{half}\:{of}\:{them} \\ $$$${continue},\:{they}\:{need}\:{double}\:{so}\:{much} \\ $$$${time},\:{i}.{e}.\:\mathrm{54}\:{days}. \\ $$ | ||