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A contractor employs 40 men to do a piece of work in 60 days each man working 9 hours a day. He is then requested...

A contractor employs 40 men to do a piece of work in 60 days each man working 9 hours a day. He is then requested to do the job in 48days. How many more men working l0 hours a day does he need to employ.

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