Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a
day. How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
(e) none of these options
?30 * 20 * 9 = 5400 man-hours required to complete the job : Let x = no. hrs a day to do the same job (assuming in 20 days) 40 * 20 * x = 5400 800x = 5400