Please tell the solution of question 39.

Solution:

Let the work is completed in n days.

Since 4 workers went away on every day except the first day.

∴ Total number of worker who worked all the n days is the sum of n terms of A.P. with 

First term: 150 and 

Common difference: -4

Total number of worker who worked all the n days

If the workers would not have went away, then

the work would have finished in (n – 8) days with 150 workers working on every day.

∴ Total number of workers who would have worked all n days = 150 (n – 8)

∴ n (152 – 2n) = 150 (n – 8)

⇒ 152n – 2n ² = 150n – 1200

⇒ 2n ² – 2n – 1200 = 0

⇒ n ² – n – 600 = 0

⇒ n ² – 25n + 24n – 600 = 0

⇒ n(n – 25) + 24 (n + 25) = 0

⇒ (n – 25) (n + 24) = 0

⇒ n – 25 = 0 or n + 24 = 0

⇒ n = 25 or n = – 24

⇒ n = 25 (Number of days cannot be negative)

Thus, the work is completed in 25 days.

Originally, the work was to be completed in (25-8) = 17 days.