SOLUTION: 10 men work a job in 15 days, and 15 women does the same work in 12 days. now if both will do the same work , then how much time they will take to do it?
Question 1089143: 10 men work a job in 15 days, and 15 women does the same work in 12 days. now if both will do the same work , then how much time they will take to do it? Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source):
The rate of work of a team of 10 men is of the job per day.
The rate of work of a team of 15 women is of the job per day.
The combined rate of work of these two teams working together is = = = of the job per day.
It means that the two teams will complete the job in = days working together.
Solved.
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It is a typical joint work problem.