A man completes of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days – InterviewSolution

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1.	A man completes of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it takes him to finish the job?
Answer» Work done = 5 8 Balance work = 1 - 5 = 3 8 8 Let the required number of days be x. Then, 5 : 3 = :: 10 : x 5 x x = 3 x 10 8 8 8 8 x = 3 x 10 x 8 8 5 x = 6.

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