Problema Solution
3 men or 5 women can do a work in 12 days . How long 6 men and 5 women take to finish the work?
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lets
m = the days 1 man needs to finish the job thus 1 man has a rate 1/m jobs per day
w = the days 1 woman needs to finish the job thus 1 woman has a rate 1/w jobs per day
8 men or 12 women can do a piece of work in 25 days
3/m = 1/25 => m = 3*25 = 75 days
5/w = 1/25 => w = 5*25 = 125 days
the together rate of 6 men and 5 women is
6/75 + 5/125= 3/25 = 1/(25/3) = 1/8.33
if 6 men and 11 women work together the work will be done in 8.33 days.