A contractor undertakes to construct a road in 20 days and engages 12 workers After 16 days he finds - Math - Direct and Inverse Proportions

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A contractor undertakes to construct a road in 20 days and engages
12 workers After 16 days he finds only 2/3 part of the work has
been done How many more workers should be now engage in order to
finish the job in time?
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Rishabh Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student ,

Please find below the solution to the asked query :

12 Workers complete 23 Part of work in 16 days
Let us assume x men required to complete remaining 13 part of work in 4 days
Now,12×1623=x×41312×16×32=x×412×16×32×4=xx=72Number of more workers required=72-12=60   ANS
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