Question

35 workers are employed to complete a construction project in 16 days. Before the project starts, the boss of the company is told that he needs to complete the project in 14 days. Assuming that all the workers work at the same rate, how many more workers does he need to employ in order to complete the project on time?

Answer 1

40 workers

Explanation:

Simple rule of three:

workers. days

35. 16

X. 14

x = (35 * 16)/14

x = 40