If 8 men can do a piece of work in 14 days, the time taken by 12 men to do the same piece of work will be:
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Given:
8 men → 14 days
By the formula:
men × days = constant
8 × 14 = 12 × x
112 = 12x
x = 28/3
x = 9.33 days