Answer:
Original number of days were 40.
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that,
The factory produced 70 items in one day.
So, items produced in 'x' number of days = [tex]70x[/tex]
After hiring 3 more people, the factory produced 10 more items daily and completed the work 5 days before the schedule.
That is, the factory produced 80 items in one day.
Then, items produced in 'x-5' number of days = [tex]80(x-5)[/tex]
So, we get,
[tex]70x=80(x-5)[/tex]
i.e. [tex]70x=80x-400[/tex]
i.e. [tex]10x=400[/tex]
i.e. x= 40.
Hence, the number of days to complete the work originally were 40.