Question

To complete a task in 16 days a company needs

5 people each working in 6 hours per day
The company decides to have
8 people each working in 4 hours per day
Assuming that each person works at the same rate,how many days will the task take to complete

Answer 1

15 days

Explanation:

Total hours required =

16×5×6 = 480

Let n be the no. of days

480 = n×8×4

480 = 32n

n = 480/32

n = 15