Ten men can dig a well in $9$ days. In how many days can $15$ men dig the same well?

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Let the number of days be $x$ .

According to the question,
$10 \times 9 = 15 \times x$

$2 \times 9 = 3 \times x$

$2 \times 3 = x$

$x = 6 d a y s$

Hence, this is the answer.

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Ten men can dig a well in 9 days. In how many days can 15 men dig the same well?

Let the number of days be x.According to the question,10×9=15×x2×9=3×x2×3=xx=6 daysHence, this is the answer.

Ten men can dig a well in $9$ days. In how many days can $15$ men dig the same well?

Let the number of days be $x$ .

According to the question,
$10 \times 9 = 15 \times x$

$2 \times 9 = 3 \times x$

$2 \times 3 = x$

$x = 6 d a y s$

Hence, this is the answer.