A group of workers estimate to finish a work in 10 days, but 5 workers could not join the work. If the rest of them finished the work in 12 days, then the number of workers present in the team originally is

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Solution

The correct option is D
30
If 'W' is the original number of workers estimated to finish the work.

So, we can form an equation as:

10 W = (W - 5) 12
2W = 60
W = 30

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A group of workers estimate to finish a work in 10 days, but 5 workers could not join the work. If the rest of them finished the work in 12 days, then the number of workers present in the team originally is

The correct option is D 30If 'W' is the original number of workers estimated to finish the work. So, we can form an equation as: 10 W = (W - 5) 12 2W = 60 W = 30

The correct option is D
30
If 'W' is the original number of workers estimated to finish the work.

So, we can form an equation as:

10 W = (W - 5) 12
2W = 60
W = 30