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A painting job can be completed by 7 painters in 17 days. If 7 more painters join the team 7 days after starting work on the job, then how many more days are required to complete the job?
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Total effort required by 7 painters for 17 days = 7 x 17 = 119 man-days.Initial effort by 7 painters for 7 days = 7 x 7 = 49 man-days.
Job still requires 119 - 49 = 70 man-days, and there are 14 painters available to do it.
Additional effort required by 14 painters for 70 man-days = 70 / 14 = 5 days.
Thus, 5 more days are required to complete the painting job.
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or you could just say that after the seven days, there is 10 days work for 7 men, so obviously, 5 days work for 14.
But what about the synergistic benefit of each additional painter???
Also, what about the old project management adage that says "You can't create a baby in 1 month by getting 9 women pregnant."
Have you verified that personally?
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