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 5 of 5.

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.

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

Superb brain.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deepti said:   1 decade ago
How can we write 5 women's and 10 children's 1 day work is 5/70 and 10/140?


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