SOLUTION: if 4 men or 6 women can build a house in 56 days. how many days can 2 men and 5 women complete the same task

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Question 1042878: if 4 men or 6 women can build a house in 56 days. how many days can 2 men and 5 women complete the same task
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice the "or".
One whole job is 1.

one man rate, 1%2Fy
one woman rate, 1%2Fx
Those rates as HOUSE/TIME or HOUSE/DAYS


Two equations from first sentence:
system%284%281%2Fy%29%2A56=1%2C6%281%2Fx%29%2A56=1%29

Can you understand what's happening here, and answer the question?

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 4 men or 6 women can build a house in 56 days. how many days can 2 men and 5 women complete the same task
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