Question

Five men can install 200 yards of pipeline in an eight hour day three men are added to the job assuming the individuals rates remain the same how many days will it take the entire crew to install 2240 yards of pipeline

Answer 1

7 days

Explanation:

Five men do 200 yards in one day

One man does 200/5 = 40 yards in 1 day.

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Now you want to know something about 8 men

8 men can do 40 * 8 = 320 yards in 1 day

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2240 yards / 320 yards = 7 days