Question
(x + 6) workers complete 40% of a job in 8 days by
working 5 hours/day. The remaining work is done by (x + 2) workers in 16 days working 5 hours/day. Find x.Solution
According to the question,
{(x + 6) × 8 × 5}/0.40 = {(x + 2) × 16 × 5}/0.60
Or, 3x + 18 = 4x + 8
Or, x = 10
Hence, value of x is 10.
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