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If 5 men dig a hole in 5 hours, how long will it take 2 men to dig half a hole?

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5 men do 1 unit of work in 1 hr. 1 man does 1/5 unit of work in 1 hr. 2 men do 2/5 units of work in 1 hr. Therefore 2 men will take 5/2 hours to dig 1 hole and take 5/4 hrs to dig half a hole.

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