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Some labourers were hired to finish a piece of work. They could finish the work in 9 days, but due to some reason, six of them did not join the work. The rest of them could finish the same work in 15 days.How many labourers were employed originally? |
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Answer» Step-by-step EXPLANATION: Let the TOTAL no. of LABOURES EMPLOYED be = x According to Question 9*x=15(x-6) 9x=15x-90 9x-15x=-90 -6x=-90 x=-90/-6 x=15 The total number of laboures employed are 15 laboures. Check:- 9*15=(15-6)15 135=9*15 135=135 LHS=RHS Hence proved that the numbers of laboures employed are 15. |
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