A group of 5 men can do a piece of work in 12 hours. How long would a group of 8 men take to...

      

A group of 5 men can do a piece of work in 12 hours. How long would a group of 8 men take to complete the same work if they work at thrice the rate of the first group?

  

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Kavungya answered the question on September 17, 2019 at 12:32

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