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How many days are required to do the same work with a working of 6 hours per day ?

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12 labours construct 120 toys in 8 days working 8 hours per day .
If two them leave the work , then how many days are required to do the same work with a working of 6 hours per day ?

posted Nov 4, 2014 by Balwinder

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13.80 days...

answer Nov 4, 2014 by Kshitij Maloo
What is the logic on how you reach to the solution
By the way you are a good puzzler just be more descriptive in your answers and you can ask puzzles also ha ha ha
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12.8 days or 12 days + 4 hours 48 mins on 13th day.
Total labour hours required for 120 toys = 12*8*8 = 768 labour hours
With 10 labourers and 6 hours a day of wrok,
labour hours available = 10*6 = 60 labour hours
No.of days required with 60 labour hours per day = 768/60 = 12.8

answer Dec 17, 2015 by anonymous



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