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If 20 Men Or 24 Women Or 40 Boys Can Do A Job In 12 Days Working For 8 Hours A Day, How Many Men Working With 6 Women And 2 Boys Take To Do A Job Four Times As Big Working For 5 Hours A Day For 12 Days? |
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Answer» AMOUNT of work done by 20 men = 24 WOMEN = 40 boys i.e 5man = 6 woman = 10 boys. -----------------(i) According to the 1st condition, 5 men can do a job in 12 days working for 8 hours a day. Required :- how many more men are required to work with 6 women and 2 boys. Let the required NUMBER of men be M. According to the given information, =>(5 x 12 x 8 )/1=[(M + 5 + 1) x 5 x 12 ]/4. ( 6 women= 5men & 2 boys =1 men) =>32= M + 6. =>M=26. Hence, 26 men are working with 6 women and 2 boys. Amount of work done by 20 men = 24 women = 40 boys i.e 5man = 6 woman = 10 boys. -----------------(i) According to the 1st condition, 5 men can do a job in 12 days working for 8 hours a day. Required :- how many more men are required to work with 6 women and 2 boys. Let the required number of men be M. According to the given information, =>(5 x 12 x 8 )/1=[(M + 5 + 1) x 5 x 12 ]/4. ( 6 women= 5men & 2 boys =1 men) =>32= M + 6. =>M=26. Hence, 26 men are working with 6 women and 2 boys. |
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