If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men an…

Question

If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:

Accepted Answer

Option A. 4 days. Answer & Solution Answer: Option A Solution: & Let\, 1\, man's\, 1\, day's\, work = x\, and & 1\, boy's\, 1day's\, work = y & Then,\,6x + 8y = 110\, and\, & 26x + 48y = 1/2 & Solving\, these\, two\, equations,\, we\, get & x = 1100\,and\,y = 1200 & (15\, men\, + 20\, boy)'s\, 1\…