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?
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
Let 1 man's work per day = (fraction of job completed in 1 day)
Let 1 woman's work per day = (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 =
In 8 days they complete the full job:
... (Equation 1)
3 men and 7 women complete the job in 10 days.
Work done per day by this group =
In 10 days they complete the full job:
... (Equation 2)
From the two equations:
... (1)
... (2)
Multiply equation (1) by 30:
Multiply equation (2) by 32:
Subtracting:
1 woman completes of the job per day.
10 women working together complete:
of the job per day
Time to complete the full job:
days
Therefore, 10 women will take 40 days to complete the job.
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