Contract

8 employees complete the contract for 65 hours. After 17 hours, 3 employees had to leave for another job. How many more hours will the job on contract be fulfilled?

Correct answer:

t =  76.8 h

Step-by-step explanation:

17•8+t•(8-3)=65•8

5t = 384

t = 384/5 = 76.8

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