A contractor undertook to do a piece of work in 10 days. He employed certain number of laboures but 5 of them were absent from the very first day and the rest could finish the work in only 13 days. Find the number of men originally employed ?
Choose the correct choice.
A) 21.6
B) 23.6
C) 22.6
D) 21.8
E) 21.3

Rationale: "let the number of men originally employed be x . 10 x = 13 ( x â € “ 5 ) or x = 21.6 answer a"
Answer: A