State what kind of variation you have, then solve the problem. A 15-person road crew is scheduled to finish repairing a highway

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State what kind of variation you have, then solve the problem. A 15-person road crew is scheduled to finish repairing a highway

in 8 days. On the morning of the fifth day, several new workers join the crew and together they complete the remaining repairs in 2 days. How many new workers were there?

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Veseljchak [2.6K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-16T05:46:04+03:00

Veseljchak [2.6K]2 years ago

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<span>==> 6(15+x) = 120
==> 15+x = 20
==> x = 5.
Therefore five new workers joined the crew.</span>