Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 15)
15.
10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
3
5
7
Cannot be determined
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

1 woman's 1 day's work = 1
70

1 child's 1 day's work = 1
140

(5 women + 10 children)'s day's work = 5 + 10 = 1 + 1 = 1
70 140 14 14 7

5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7 days.

Discussion:
47 comments Page 3 of 5.

R_pandya said:   10 years ago
Take one women's one day's work = x;

One child's one day's work = y;

10 women can complete the work in 7 days.

So 10x = 1/7.

Similarly 10y = 1/14.

Now take this value in the equation for 5 women and 10 children's work.

5x+10y = 5(1/70)+1/14 = 1/7.

So the total work done in 7 days.

Priya said:   1 decade ago
How to use LCM method for this problem please explain?

Sai krupa said:   1 decade ago
Its always better to take LCM for the total times which gives the total amount of work. So then solve the sum its so simple.

Shiva said:   1 decade ago
10 children 14 days.
20 children 7 days.

=> 1w = 2c.
=> 10c = 5w.
=> 5w+10c = 5w+5w = 10W.

So 10w complete in 7 days given in question.

RANJAN said:   1 decade ago
10 WOMEN CAN DO THE WORK IN 7 DAYS.

THEN 5 WOMEN CAN DO THE WORK IN 14 DAYS.

AND 10 CHILDREN CAN DO THE WORK IN 14 DAYS.

SO 5 WOMEN+10 CHILDREN CAN DO THE WORK IN 14*14/14+14 = 7 DAYS.

Deepak Patgar said:   1 decade ago
10 women need 7 days, so 5 women need 14 days.
10 children need 14 days.

So if 5 women and 10 children work together for 14 days they will complete the work twice. To complete it once they will need 14/2 = 7 days.

Rox said:   1 decade ago
10 women in 7 days.
5 women(A) in 14 days.

A = (1/14).

10 child(B) in 14 days(given).

B = (1/14).

A+B = (1/14+1/14) = 2/14 = 1/7.

That is 7 days.

Medha Bhatnagar said:   1 decade ago
One more way to do this prob.

5* (1/70) +10* (1/140) =2/14=1/7=7 days.

Disha said:   1 decade ago
Love your way to solve the problem. Swamy.

Superb brain.

Ravi said:   1 decade ago
10 women in 7 days.then v can alsov say 5 women in 14 days.
also 10 children in 14 days.
therfore 1women=2 children.

Now 5 women and 10 children are 20 children(as 1women =2 children).

As 10children in 10days therefore 20 children in 7 days.


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