At a construction site a group of 17 men could compete a task in 56 days Some men left - Maths - Direct and Inverse Proportions

Question

At a construction site a group of 17 men could compete a task in 56
days Some men left due to ill health and the work extended to 63
days How many men took ill and left the construction site

Manbar Singh · Accepted Answer

Let the number of men needed to complete the task in 119 days = xNow, it is given that 17 men completed the task in 56 days
Since it is a case of inverse proportion, so   x × 119 = 17 × 56⇒x =8Hence the number of men fallen ill and left the site = 17 - 8 = 9

At a construction site a group of 17 men could compete a task in 56 days. Some men left due to ill health and the work extended to 63 days . How many men took ill and left the construction site.