document.write( "Question 698075: If 4 men or 7 boys can do a work in 29 days, then 12 men and 8 boys will do the same work in? \n" ); document.write( "
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If 4 men or 7 boys can do a work in 29 days, :
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\n" ); document.write( "the job can be completed in
\n" ); document.write( "4*29 = 116 man-days
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\n" ); document.write( "7*29 = 203 boy-days
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\n" ); document.write( "\"then 12 men and 8 boys will do the same work in?
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\n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of days to do this
\n" ); document.write( "Let the completed job = 1,
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\n" ); document.write( "Each will do a fraction of the job, the two fractions add up to 1
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812d%29%2F116\" + \"%288d%29%2F203\" = 1
\n" ); document.write( "multiply equation by 23548 (203*116), results:
\n" ); document.write( "203(12d) + 116(8d) = 23548
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\n" ); document.write( "2436d + 928d = 23548
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\n" ); document.write( "3364d = 23548
\n" ); document.write( "d = \"23548%2F3364\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = 7 days
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812%2A7%29%2F116\" + \"%288%2A7%29%2F203\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2884%29%2F116\" + \"%2856%29%2F203\" =
\n" ); document.write( ".724 + .276 = 1
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