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If people can complete a piece of work in days by working hours a day, then how many hours a day should people work to complete the same work in days?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

We can use the standard work equivalence formula (Chain Rule):


Where:

* people, days, hours/day
* people, days, number of hours required per day

Substitute the given parameters into the equation:



Now, solve for :



Since :









Thus, they should work a day.

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