It takes 15 electricians 24 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would 18 electricians require to do the same job?

24/15 = x/18

Solve for x.

28.8/18=1.6

it takes them 20 days

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15/18 = .8333333(infinite)

15/18 x 24 = 20

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and i was the one who did not show the work

It takes 15 electricians 24 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would 18 electricians take to do the same job, assuming all electricians work at the same pace?

To solve this problem, we can use the concept of "man-days," which represents the amount of work completed by one person in one day.

We are given that 15 electricians can wire the housing subdivision in 24 days. Therefore, the number of man-days required for this task can be calculated as follows:

Man-days = Number of electricians * Number of days
Man-days = 15 electricians * 24 days
Man-days = 360

Now, we need to determine how many days it would take 18 electricians to complete the same job. Let's assume the number of days required is "x".

We can set up a proportion to solve for x:

15 electricians * 24 days = 18 electricians * x days

To solve for x, we can rearrange the equation:

15 * 24 = 18 * x

Now we can solve for x:

360 = 18x

Divide both sides of the equation by 18:

x = 360 / 18

Simplifying the equation:

x = 20

Therefore, it would take 18 electricians 20 days to wire the new housing subdivision.

x=28.8