Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 6)
6.
If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
Answer: Option
Explanation:

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

Then, 6x + 8y = 1 and 26x + 48y = 1 .
10 2

Solving these two equations, we get : x = 1 and y = 1 .
100 200

(15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work = 15 + 20 = 1 .
100 200 4

15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.

Discussion:
202 comments Page 14 of 21.

Manoj said:   1 decade ago
Small Logic, let's assume:

26+48 =74 peoples has done their work in 2 days.
74/2 = 37;

So 37 peoples can do the work in 4 days.
20+15 = 35;

Approximately 35 peoples also can do in 4 days.

Sakshi said:   1 decade ago
Guys how this 3/5 is coming please anyone explain solution?

Ballu... said:   1 decade ago
Lets try in other way:

Here given 6 and 8 do in 10 days. If persons halved then time doubles.

Then 3 and 4 will do work in 20 days.

By the same way,

If persons double. Then time half's. In the same way.

If 5 times the members. Then 1/5 times the days. Then 15 and 20 will do. Work in 4 days.

Deepak said:   1 decade ago
Lets equation 6m + 8b can a work in 10 days .....(1).

If we see that last line of que. We found 15m +20b how much time will taken.

(6m +8b)*2.5, we will get 15m+20b. So we can divide the time taken by equation 1 by 2.5
10/2.5 = 4 DAYS.

Priya said:   1 decade ago
6x+8y = 1/10.
26x+48y = 1/2.

Multiply Eq first by 5.
30x+40x = 1/2.
26x+48y = 30x+40y from this x = 2y put in eq 1 We get y = 1/200 And x = 1/100.

Krishna said:   1 decade ago
(6M & 8B)10Days > (60M & 80B)..(1).

(26M & 48B)2Days > (52M & 96B)...(2).

Subtract 1 And 2 We get 8M & 16B.

Time Taken To Complete the work = Ratio= 2(M):1(B).

Now, (15M & 20B) = ? ...(03).

Put the ratio of 2:1 in (03),
We get 50.

Also put ratio in (1),
we get 200.

So total work/M + B = 200/50 = 4days.

Tamilazhagan said:   1 decade ago
Why we consider 10 day as 1/10 and 2 day as 2/10?

Manoj said:   1 decade ago
Hey guys. Please solve this question.

15 men + 18 women completes a work in 10 days.

If 1 man's 1 day work = 1 woman's 3/4 work of 1 day.

Then,
9 men + 14 woman = ? days.

Shgfgh said:   1 decade ago
2x+3y = 1/10 ----- (1).
3x+2y = 1/8 ------ (2).

We want to find: 2x+1y = ?---- (3).
Any one can solve this.

Deepak Patgar said:   1 decade ago
6 men and 8 boys.
15 men and 20 boys.
If we look at the data carefully they are in the ratio 1:2.5.

i.e. 6:15 and 8:20 are same as 1:2.5.
So the number of days required for 15 men and 20 boys will be 10/2.5=4 days.

(Note: this method can be applied only when the ratios are same).


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