16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working…

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16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working and 8 days they could finish certain amount of work. If it is required to finish the remaining work in 24 days. How many more men should be added to t…

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Option D. 14. Answer & Solution Answer: Option D Solution: & Given, & M_1 = 16 , M_2 = ? & D_1 = 49 , D_2 = 24 & W_1 = 1 , W_2 = ? & According to the question, & M_1 D_1 W_1 = M_2 D_2 W_2 & 16 × 491 = 14 × 8 W_2 & W_2 = 14 × 816 × 49 & W_2 = 1/7 & Remaining work & = ( 1 - 1/7 ) & = 6/7 & Agai…

16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working and 8 days they could finish certain amount of work. If it is required to finish the remaining work in 24 days. How many more men should be added to the existing workforce ?

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