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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:

Options:
A .  4 days
B .  5 days
C .  6 days
D .  7 days
Answer: Option A

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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