8 men and 12 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys finish it in 14 days. Find the time taken by one man alone and one boy alone
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let the men's be 8x and 6x
= 8x + 6x = 10 + 14
= 14x= 24
= x= 24/14
= x =1.25
1 man finish work in 1.25 days
let the boys be 12x and 8x
= 12x+8x = 10 +14
= 20x =24
= x =24/20
= x = 1.5
1 boy take 1.5 day to finish the work
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