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A painting job can be completed by 7 painters in 46 days. If 28 more painters join the team 6 days after starting work on the job, then how many more days are required to complete the job?
Answer: 8

Solution:

Total effort required by 7 painters for 46 days = 7 × 46 = 322 man-days.

Initial effort by 7 painters for 6 days = 7 × 6 = 42 man-days.

Job still requires 322 − 42 = 280 man-days, and there are 35 painters available to do it.

Additional effort required by 35 painters for 280 man-days = 280 / 35 = 8 days.

Thus, 8 more days are required to complete the painting job.

Alternative Shorter Solution:

7 painters require 46 − 6 = 40 more days to complete the job.
Therefore, 7 + 28 = 35 painters will require 40 × 7 / 35 = 8 more days to complete the job.

Food for thought:

The number of days for the job is inversely proportional to the number of painters. So, is 'number of days × number of painters = constant'?

What assumptions were made to arrive at the solution?
Is something assumed about the output of the painters?

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