Question

if 6 boys can do a piece of work in 8 days , how many days will 16 boys do the same work at the same rate?​

Answer 1

Answer:

16 boys will do the same work in 3 days

Step-by-step explanation:

6 boys can do a piece of work in 8 days. Mathematically:

6 boys = 8 days

If only one person works on the job then the amount of time will become six times:

1 boy = 6 x 8 = 48 days

Now, 16 boys start to work on that job so the amount of time will be reduced by the factor of 16:

$16 \times 1 = ( \frac{48}{16} )$

= 3

Therefore, it'll take 16 boys 3 days to do the same work at the same rate.

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