Question 140075
three man can finish a painting job in 8 days. This job can be finished by 5 women in 6 days and by 8 boys in 10 days. how long will it take 1 man 2 women and 3 boys working together?
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Approach this using; man-days, girl-days, boy-days:
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The job requires:
3 * 8 = 24 man-days
or
5 * 6 = 30 girl-days
or
8 * 10 = 80 boy-days
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Let t = required time for 1 man 2 girls and 3 boys to complete the job
Let the  completed job = 1
:
{{{1t/24}}} + {{{2t/30}}} + {{{3t/80}}} = 1
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Multiply equation by 240 to get rid of the denominator:
10(1t) + 8(2t) + 3(3t)  = 240
:
10t + 16t + 9t = 240
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35t = 240
t = {{{240/35}}}
t = 6.857 days (6 days 20 hrs 34 min) for 1 man, 2 girls, and 3 boys to do the job
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Check solution:
6.857/24  +  2(6.857)/30  +  3(6.857)/80
6.857/24  +  13.714/30  + 20.571/80
.286  +  .457  +  .257 = 1;