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12men can clear a field in 5 days.How long would it take 15 men to clear the same field

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4 days.

12men x 5days = 60men

60men/15men= 4days
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Answer: 4 days

Explanation:

We can divide to find how much of a field each man can clear in one day. Since it takes 12 men 5 days to clear a field, each man can clear 1/60th of a field each day.

If we multiply 15 men by 1/60th of a field per day, we see that the 15 men can clear 1/4th of a field each day, so it would take 4 days for them to clear the entire field.

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