Question : A certain number of men completed a piece of work in 60 days. If there were 8 men more, the work could be finished in 10 days less. The number of men originally was:
Option 1: 36
Option 2: 40
Option 3: 30
Option 4: 32
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Correct Answer: 40
Solution : Given: Let the original no of men be $x$. $x$ men can finish it in 60 days, and $(x+8)$ men can finish in 50 days. $M_{1}D_{1}=M_{2}D_{2}$, where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are men and $D_1$ and $D_2$ are days. $⇒60x = 50(x+8)$ $⇒10x= 400$ $\therefore x =40$ So, there were 40 men originally. Hence, the correct answer is 40.
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