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Question
A carpenter prepares a new chair in 3 days, working 8 hours a day. Atleast how many hours per day must he work in order to make the same chair in 4 days?
Solution
A chair is completed in 3 days working per day = 8 hours
Then their will be completed in 1 day working for = 8 x 3 hours per day (less days more hours)
and it will be completed in 4 days working for = `(8 xx 3)/4 = 6` hours per day.
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