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  1. 40 men can complete a work in 18 days. Eight days after they started working together, 10 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work ?
    1. 6
    2. 8
    3. 10
    4. 12
Correct Option: B

40 men complete the work in 18 days.

∴ Their 1 day’s work =
1
18

∴ Their 8 days’ work =
8
=
4
189

Remaining work = 1 –
4
=
5
99

New number of men = 40 + 10 = 50
M1D1
=
M2D2
W1W2

40 × 18
=
50 × D2
15/9

⇒ 40 × 18 = 90 × D2
⇒ D2 =
40 × 18
= 8 days.
90

Aliter : Using Rule 10,
Here, A = 40, a = 18
b = 8, B = 10
Required Days =
A(a - b)
(A + B)

=
40(18 - 8)
(40 + 10)

=
40 × 10
= 8 days
50



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