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5 boys can complete a work in 10 days and 8 women can complete the work in 10 days. Ifall the
5 boys and 8 women work together in how many days will the work get completed?
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 5
(4) 6
(5) None of these
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Ten women can complete a piece of work in 15 days. Six men can complete the same piece of work in 10 days. In How many days can 5 women and six men together complete the piece of work?

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10 women can complete a piece of work in 15 days.

∴ 1 woman can complete in 1 day

10×15

1

=

150

1

par of work.

6 men can complete the same work in 10 days

∴ 1 man can complete in 1 day

6×10

1

=

60

1

part of the work.

∴ (6 men's +5 women's) 1 days' work =

60

6

+

150

5

=

10

1

+

30

1

=

30

3+1

=

30

4

=

15

2

∴ 6 men and 5 women can complete the whole work in

2

15

=7.5 days