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40 men can build a road in 10 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 men, working 8 hours a day, complete the road?


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10

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25/2

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25/3

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8

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Solution

The correct option is C

25/3


The total number of working hours required for the work will remain the same.
Let the required number of days with 30 men working for 8 hours be d.

40 x 10 x 5 = 30 x 8 x d

d = 25/3

So, it takes 25/3 days to build the bridge.


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