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A contractor employs 15 men to complete a work in 24 days, working 8 hours per day. After six days, he adds five more men but also reduces the working hours to six per day from the seventh day onwards. If all men work with the same efficiency throughout, how many more days will be required to finish the remaining work?

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18

This problem involves calculating the time required to complete the remaining work after changes in the number of workers and working hours.

Calculate Total Work Required

The total amount of work can be measured in 'man-hours'. Initially, the plan was:

  • Number of men: 15
  • Number of days: 24
  • Hours per day: 8

Total work = Number of men $\times$ Number of days $\times$ Hours per day

Total work = $15 \times 24 \times 8 = 2880$ man-hours.

Calculate Work Done in Initial Phase

The work was carried out for 6 days with the initial setup:

  • Number of men: 15
  • Number of days worked: 6
  • Hours per day: 8

Work done = $15 \times 6 \times 8 = 720$ man-hours.

Calculate Remaining Work

Subtract the work already done from the total work required:

Remaining work = Total work - Work done

Remaining work = $2880 - 720 = 2160$ man-hours.

Calculate New Work Rate and Time Needed

After 6 days, the conditions changed:

  • New number of men = 15 + 5 = 20
  • New hours per day = 6

Let the number of additional days required be $D$. The remaining work must be completed by the new workforce under the new conditions.

Remaining work = New number of men $\times$ Additional days ($D$) $\times$ New hours per day

$2160 = 20 \times D \times 6$

$2160 = 120 \times D$

$D = \frac{2160}{120}$

$D = 18$ days.

Therefore, 18 more days will be required to finish the remaining work.

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