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?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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man rate, 1%2F%2812%2A3%29=1%2F36
woman rate, 1%2F%2812%2A5%29=1%2F60
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6 men and 5 women rate:
6%281%2F36%29%2B5%281%2F60%29=6%2F36%2B5%2F60=1%2F6%2B1%2F12=2%2F12%2B1%2F12=3%2F12=1%2F4 jobs per day. Their rates are simply combined through addition.

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

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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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: highlight_green%284%29 days
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