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men and women can do a work in days. men and women can do the same work in days. If men and women together do the same work, in how many days will they complete the work?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the daily efficiency of man be and woman be .
According to the problem, the total work is equal in both cases:



Expand and solve the equation to find the relation between and :









Now substitute to find the total work in terms of :



Now, we need to find the time taken by men and women to complete the same work.
Combined efficiency of men and women:



Number of days required ():



Therefore, they will complete the work in .

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men and women can do a work in days. men and women can do the same work in days. If men and women together do the same work, in how many days will they complete the work?
A
B
C
D

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