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12 men can dig a pond in 8 days , how many men can dig it in 6 days ?

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Solution

12 men can dig a pond in 8 days
1 men can dig the pond in (12×8)days
Therefore,
No of men required to complete work in 6 days = (12x8)/6
= 16 men

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