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A contractor took 180 days to build a road.He employed 150 men to do that .After 60 days he found that only one fourth of the road could be made.How many additional workers  he have to employ to finish the work in time? If eight labourers can earn  9000 rs in 15 days ,How many labooures can earn 6300 in 7 days? Three people work 8 hrs a day to complete a document in 10 days.If only two of them are working ,how many hours a day should they work to finish the job in 12 days. If 18 pencils costs 450 rs how many pencils can be purchased for rs 425?

1.        If 5 men working 6 hours a day can reap a field in 20days , in how many days will 15 men reapthe field , working 8 hours a day ?( 5 days)\ 2.        15 labourers can fill 35 boxes in 7 days . How many labourers can fill 65 boxes in 5 days ?   ( 39) 3.        If 22.5 metres of a uniform rod weight 85.5 kg , what will be the weight of 9 metres of the same rod ?( 34.2 kg) 4.        If 15 men can reap a field in 35 days, in how many days will 21 men reap the field ?( 5) 5.        40 men can build a wall 20 m high in 15 days. The number of men required to build a similar wall 25m high in 6 days , will be ( 125) 6.        120 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days ,30 men died due to epidemic. The remaining food will now last for ( 260 days) 7.        If 20 articles cost Rs. 90, the cost of 9 articles is ( 40.50) 8.        A garrison had provisions for a certain number of days.After 10 days, 1/5th of men desert and it is found that t

Qn 1:              11 potters can make 143 pots in 8 days. How many potters will be required to make 169   pots in 4 days? Qn 2: 100 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 20 days. After 2 days, 20 more soldiers join the fort. How long will the remaining food last? Ans(18 days) qn 3 If 48 men can do a piece of work in 24 days, in how many days will 36 men complete the same work?   Ans (32) Qn 4   The cost of 3 kg of sugar is $ 60. What will the cost of 8 kg of sugar be?(160 $) qn 5 A labourer gets $ 684 for 9 days. How many days should he work to get $ 912?   (12 days)