Question

12 men or 14 women can do a piece of work in 16 days. how many days will 8 men and 12 women will take to complete the work

Answer 1

12m × 16 = 14 w × 16
m / w = 7/6
total work = 12 ×7×16
8 ×7 + 12×6 =56+72 =128
so days = 12×7×16/128 =12×7×4/32=12×7/8
= 7×3/2= 21/2 or 10 1/2 days