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Question 943904: 1 man took 10 days to build a wall, and 1 man took 20 days to build a wall. How much days would the two man take to build a wall together Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! First man built 1 wall in 10 days=1 wall/10 days=1/10 wall/day
Second man built 1 wall in 20 days=1 wall/20 days=1/20 wall/day
Together they build 1/10 wall/day +1/20 wall/day=(1/10)(2/2)wall/day + 1/20 wall/day=2/20 wall/day + 1/20 wall/day=3/20 wall/day
Together the men build 3/20 of the wall in 1 day.
To build the whole wall =6 and 2/3 days
ANSWER Together it takes the men 6 and 2/3 days to build the wall.
