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A man completes 5⁄8 of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it takes him to finish the job?
5
6
7
7 1⁄2
Correct Answer:
6
Explanation:
Work done =
5
8
Balance work =
❨
1 -
5
❩
=
3
8
8
Let the required number of days be
x
.
Then,
5
:
3
=
::
10 :
x
⟺
5
x
x
=
3
x 10
8
8
8
8
⟹
x
=
❨
3
x 10 x
8
❩
8
5
⟹
x
= 6.
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