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4 men and 6 women can complete a job in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women take to complete the same job?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Let 1 man's work per day = MM (fraction of job completed in 1 day)

Let 1 woman's work per day = WW (fraction of job completed in 1 day)


4 men and 6 women complete the job in 8 days.

Work done per day by this group = 4M+6W4M + 6W

In 8 days they complete the full job:

8(4M+6W)=18(4M + 6W) = 1

32M+48W=132M + 48W = 1 ... (Equation 1)


3 men and 7 women complete the job in 10 days.

Work done per day by this group = 3M+7W3M + 7W

In 10 days they complete the full job:

10(3M+7W)=110(3M + 7W) = 1

30M+70W=130M + 70W = 1 ... (Equation 2)


From the two equations:

32M+48W=132M + 48W = 1 ... (1)

30M+70W=130M + 70W = 1 ... (2)

Multiply equation (1) by 30:

960M+1440W=30960M + 1440W = 30

Multiply equation (2) by 32:

960M+2240W=32960M + 2240W = 32


960M+2240W=32960M + 2240W = 32

960M+1440W=30960M + 1440W = 30

Subtracting:

800W=2800W = 2

W=2800W = \dfrac{2}{800}

W=1400W = \dfrac{1}{400}

1 woman completes 1400\dfrac{1}{400} of the job per day.


10 women working together complete:

10×1400=10400=14010 \times \dfrac{1}{400} = \dfrac{10}{400} = \dfrac{1}{40} of the job per day

Time to complete the full job:

Time=1÷140\text{Time} = 1 \div \dfrac{1}{40}

Time=40\text{Time} = 40 days

Therefore, 10 women will take 40 days to complete the job.

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