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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:
Answer: Option A
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Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 boy's 1 day's work = y.
Then, 6x + 8y = \(\frac{1}{10}\) and 26x + 48y = \(\frac{1}{2}\) .
Solving these two equations, we get : x = \(\frac{1}{100}\) and y = \(\frac{1}{200}\) .
(15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work = \(\left(\frac{15}{100}+\frac{20}{200}\right)=\frac{1}{4}.\)
so, 15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.
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