Question

To complete a task in 16 days a company needs 5 people working 6 hors per day the company decides to have 8 people each working for 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:

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Answer 2

Answer:X=15d or just 15

Step-by-step explanation:Since there is an increase in manpower/hours of: [8 x 4] / [6 x 5] = 16/15, therefore, there must be decrease in days by the same pecentage. Or 16 / [16 / 15] =16 x 15/16 =15 days