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It takes 10 road workers 5 days to complete a road repair when working 2 hours a day. Working at the same pace, how many days will it take 2 people working 5 hours a day to finish it?

It takes 10 road workers 5 days to complete a road repair when working 2 hours a day-example-1
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Answer:

10 days

Explanation:

10 workers work 2 hrs a day for 5 days, so the work content is 10*5*2=100 manhours.

2 people work 5 hrs a day, so they deliver 10 manhours a day. To finish a work of 100 manhours,they’ll need 100/10=10 days.

The answer is 10 days.

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