document.write( "Question 752192: If 6 men can do a work in 20 days and one man can do t he work f two boys then in how many days can 10 men and 5boys do the same work \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #457646 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 6 men can do a work in 20 days, and one man can do the work of two boys, \n" ); document.write( " then in how many days can 10 men and 5 boys do the same work. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find how many man-days required to complete the job \n" ); document.write( "6 * 20 = 120 man-days \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "1 man-day = 2 boy-days \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "\"how many days can 10 men and 5 boys do the same work.\" \n" ); document.write( "5 boy-days = 2.5 man-days \n" ); document.write( "let d = number of days required for this scenario \n" ); document.write( "10d + 2.5d = 120 \n" ); document.write( "12.5d = 120 \n" ); document.write( "d = 120/12.5 \n" ); document.write( "d = 9.6 days for 10 men and two boys to complete the job \n" ); document.write( " |