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36 Men Can Do a Piece of Work in 7 Days. How Many Men Will Do the Same Work in 42 Days? - Mathematics

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36 men can do a piece of work in 7 days. How many men will do the same work in 42 days?

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Solution

Men: Days:: Men: Days

  36 :   7    ::   x    :   42

∴ By inverse proportional
36 × 7 = x × 42

`⇒"x"=(36xx7)/42`

= 6 men

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Chapter 10: Direct and Inverse Variations - Exercise 10 (B) [Page 123]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 10 Direct and Inverse Variations
Exercise 10 (B) | Q 3 | Page 123

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