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Twelve carpenters working 10 hours a day complete a furniture work in 18 days. How long would it take for 15 carpenters working for 6 hours per day to complete the same piece of work?


Let x be the no. of days to be found out


Step :1


Considering the carpenter and the no. of days


The multiplying factor =


Step :2


Considering the no. of hours in a day and the no. of days


The multiplying factor =


x = × × 18


x = 24 days


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