ESE · 2025 Quantitative Aptitude › ArithmeticA builder decided to build a farmhouse in 40 days. He employed 100 men in the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completed the construction in the stipulated time. If he had not employed additional men, how many days behind the schedule the construction would have been finished?
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