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Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

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5. 

4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?

[A]. 35[B].
40
[C]. 45[D]. 50

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 woman's 1 day's work = y.

Then, 4x + 6y = 1 and 3x + 7y = 1 .
8 10

Solving the two equations, we get: x = 11 , y = 1
400 400

1 woman's 1 day's work = 1 .
400

10 women's 1 day's work = 1 x 10 = 1 .
400 40

Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.


Kishor said: (Tue, Jun 1, 2010 10:02:14 PM)    
 
If 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days
4 men and 1 women can complete a work in=6* 8 days
1 men and 1 women can complete a work in=4*6* 8 days
1 men and 7 women can complete a work in=4*6*8/7 days
3 men and 7 women can complete a work in=4*6*8/(3*7) days
=64/7days
which is not 10 days as given in the question

Shehina said: (Wed, Jul 7, 2010 10:48:25 PM)    
 
how 1/40 become 40?

Nagu said: (Thu, Jul 8, 2010 03:00:55 PM)    
 
Hi Shehina,

10 women's 1 day's work = 1/40 means they will take 40 days to complete a work

for example a man can do a work in 10 days means we will take his one day work as 1/10
like that one day work is 1/40 they should complete it in 40 days.

i think you understood..

Nagu said: (Thu, Jul 8, 2010 03:06:26 PM)    
 
Hi Kishor,

you are wrong. This question is correct and the explanation is also correct.
Please refer once again.

Shehina said: (Thu, Jul 8, 2010 10:39:07 PM)    
 
Hi Nagu Thank you

Bhuvi said: (Sat, Jul 10, 2010 10:04:31 PM)    
 
CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN ONCE AGAIN

Sneha said: (Sun, Jul 11, 2010 09:55:13 AM)    
 
pls help in solving (i) and (ii)

Nagu said: (Mon, Jul 12, 2010 12:14:19 PM)    
 
you are welcome.....Shehina.

Nagu

Nagu said: (Mon, Jul 12, 2010 12:18:15 PM)    
 
Hi Bhuvi,

if A takes 10 days to complete a work means
A's one day work is 1/10

Same way 10 women's one day work is 1/40 means they will take 40 days to complete the work.

I think you got my point.

If you need some more help you can direcly write to my id

nagu4chat@gmail.com

Have a nice day

Nagu said: (Mon, Jul 12, 2010 12:18:15 PM)    
 
Hi Bhuvi,

if A takes 10 days to complete a work means
A's one day work is 1/10

Same way 10 women's one day work is 1/40 means they will take 40 days to complete the work.

I think you got my point.

If you need some more help you can direcly write to my id

nagu4chat@gmail.com

Have a nice day

Poonam said: (Thu, Jul 15, 2010 05:00:31 PM)    
 
hii,
can you pls explain
how comes
4x + 6y = 1/8 and 3x + 7y = 1/10
x = 11/400 , y = 1/400

Vass said: (Mon, Jul 26, 2010 07:28:55 PM)    
 
hi all,
can you please explain

4x + 6y = 1/8 --(1)
3x + 7y = 1/10 --(2)

From (1) and (2) How it comes
x = 11/400 , y = 1/400

Vass said: (Mon, Jul 26, 2010 07:28:55 PM)    
 
hi all,
can you please explain

4x + 6y = 1/8 --(1)
3x + 7y = 1/10 --(2)

From (1) and (2) How it comes
x = 11/400 , y = 1/400

Chan said: (Tue, Aug 10, 2010 12:50:16 PM)    
 
hi , first

4x + 6y = 1/8 --(1) ----> (1) * 30
3x + 7y = 1/10 --(2) ----> (2) * 32
hence
960x+1440y=30/8 (for some instance you forget about /8)
( or u can multiply this 8 and with the corresponding x an y values)
960x+2240y=32/10 (for some instance you forget about /10)
----------------
800y=1/400

y = 1/400

by substituting the value of y Eqn (1)
yo will get 4x+6/400=1/8
x=11/400

Rubesh said: (Fri, Aug 27, 2010 09:07:50 AM)    
 
Hi CHAN,

Can u explain how that 960 x + 1440y = 30/8 came and 960x + 2240y = 32/10 ?.

I can't understand it and dono how to do it.

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