2 man and 3 women can do a piece of work in 10 days while 3 man and 2 women can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days can 2 man and 4 women do the work?
According to the question :
( 2m + 3w )10d = ( 3m + 2w )8d
20m + 30w = 24m + 16w
30w - 16w = 24m - 20m
14w = 4m
3.5w = 1 m
Now put the 1 man work in first equation .
work = ( 2m + 3w )10d
( 7w + 3w )10d
( 10w )10d
100w d
work = 100w d / 2m + 4w
work = 100w d / 7w + 4w
work = 100w d / 11w
work = 100/11 d
work = 100 / 11
100 / 11 days can 2 man and 4 women do the work