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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Question 874357: 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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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
man rate,
woman rate,
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6 men and 5 women rate:
jobs per day. Their rates are simply combined through addition.

The reciprocal is days per job. This time is 4 days.

Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3 men or 5 women can do a work in 12 days . How long 6 men and 5 women take to finish the work?

Time: days
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