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8 woman and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. Each woman takes twice the time taken by a man...

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8 woman and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. Each woman takes twice the time taken by a man to finish the work. In how many days will 12 men finish the same work

posted Jan 6, 2016 by anonymous

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2 woman=1 men
(8woman +12men) =16men
Now, less men, more days
12 :16 :9 :x
x=(16*9)/12 =12
Ans is 12 days

answer Jan 6, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia



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