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A carpenter makes a new table in 5 days, working 6 hours a day. In order to make the same table in 3 days, how many hours per day must he work?

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8

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9

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11

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10

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Solution

The correct option is D
10

Suppose the required working hours be x.

More working hours means fewer days will be taken in completing the task.

This is inverse variation.

$\frac{5}{3}$ = $\frac{x}{6}$

x = $\frac{5 \times 6}{3}$ = 10 hours per day

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