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56 workers can finish a piece of work in 14 days. If the work is to be completed in 8 days, then how many extra workers are required?

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56 workers can finish a piece of work in 14 days. If the work is to be completed in 8 days, then how many extra workers are required?
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  • B48
  • C44
  • D42
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56 workers in 14 days => 1 worker in 56*14 days
8 days => $\frac{56*14}{8}$ = 98 workers.
Extra workers = 98 - 56 = 42