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2 years ago

Five men can repair a stretch of road in 8 hrs. how many men would be needed to repair the same road in 3 1/3 hrs

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Answer: 12 men would be needed to repair the same road in 3 1/3 hrs. Inverse proportion because usually in work,food and time its inversly proportional.

8 hours --> 5 men

1 hour --> 5*8 = 40 men

3 1/3 hours --> 40/ (3 1/3) men

--> 12 men

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