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It takes 15 men, 48 days to weed a plot of land. How


plot of land in 16 days, if
mary men can weed the same
kry work at the sametime?

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Answer:

it takes 48 days for 15 men to work

it takes 16 days for 15/48*16

the answer is 5 men

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Answer:

45 men

Explanation:

If you 1/3 the amount of time (from 48 to 16 ) to weed the plot, you will need to TRIPLE the number of men to 45 men

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