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# 15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order

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15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 8
(D) 4
(E) 6
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15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A)5
(B)2
(C)8
(D)4
(E)6

LCM (15,3,9) = 45

Suppose Total work is 45 Units.

15 Welders = 45 Units / 3 days
15 Welders = 45/3 = 15 Units / day
1 Welder = 1 Unit/day

Day 1: everyone worked = 15 units, remaining 30 Units

After Day 1, I have 6 Welders (15 - 9), and I need to complete 30 Units.

1 Welder = 1 Unit/day
6 Welders = 6 Unit/day

for 30 Units, 30(total units)/ 6 (units per day) = 5 days
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15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A)5
(B)2
(C)8
(D)4
(E)6

$$15*r*3$$ = 1 unit of work. Thus, rate of each worker =$$\frac{1}{45}$$
The amount of work done in 1 day with all 15 workers =$$\frac{1}{3}$$. The amount of work left to be done by (15-9) workers = $$\frac{2}{3}$$

Let them take d days to complete this work-->$$6*r*d$$ = 2/3--> $$6*\frac{1}{45}*d =\frac{2}{3}$$--> d= 5 days.
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15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A)5
(B)2
(C)8
(D)4
(E)6

Assume the order to be welding 45 rods...

Each welder works at 1 rod per day

On first day 15 rods are completed.

So now 30 rods have to be completed by 6 workers...

So, the answer is 30/6 = 5 days
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15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A)5
(B)2
(C)8
(D)4
(E)6

Similar question to practice: 6-workers-should-finish-a-job-in-8-days-after-3-days-came-153377.html

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gmatquant25 wrote:
15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A)5
(B)2
(C)8
(D)4
(E)6

1. We need to find out the time taken by 6 workers after day 1.
2. total no.of wokers * total time taken = time taken by 1 worker
3. Time taken by 1 worker = 15*3 = 45 days
4. But on day 1 fifteen workers had already worked finishing 1/3 of the job. So 6 workers have to finish only 2/3 of the job.
5. Total time taken by 6 workers can be got from formula used at (2). i.e., 6* total time taken = 45. Total time taken by 6 workers to finish the complete job is 45/ 6 = 7.5 days.
6. Time taken by 6 workers to finish 2/3 of the job is 2/3 * 7.5 = 5 days.

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29 Jul 2013, 05:48
Hello Brunel is this right approach

Rate of 15 workers = 1/3 job / day
Rate of 1 worker = 1/45 job / day

as 15 workers work for single day and 6 workers work for more days (x)

So now equation becomes

1/3 + 6/45(x-3) = 1
Solving this we get x=8

So 6 workers need x-3more days ie = 5days
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gmatquant25 wrote:
15 welders work at a constant rate they complete an order in 3 days. If after the first day, 9 welders start to work on the other project, how many more days the remaining welders will need to complete the rest of the order?

(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 8
(D) 4
(E) 6

sol:

15 welders rate of job = 1/3

W= 1 (1/3) = 1/3

Remaining Job = 1-(1/3) = 2/3

Job---days---number of welders

2/3------2----------15
2/3------X ---------15-9 = 6

X= 2* (15/6) =5 days
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Man Days = Work

15 people * 3 days = 45 units of work

15 people * 1 day = 15 units

Work left = 45 -15 = 30 units

People left to work = 15-9= 6

6 people * x days = 30

x=5
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