A contractor decides that he can build a barn in nine weeks using four men. If he employs two more men, how long will the job ta

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ke? Assume that all the men work at the same rate.

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alina1380 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-18T09:24:38+03:00

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Answer: 6weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

If it takes 4 men, 9 weeks to build a barn.

It will take a man; 4 x 9weeks =36 weeks to make a barn

If it takes a man 36weeks to make a barn, it will take 4men + 2 men i.e 6men = 36/6

6 weeks to make a barn