If 6 men or 12 women can complete a task in 24 days, how many days will it take for 4 men and 8 women to finish the same task?

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The presence of 'or' indicates that either 6 men or 12 women can finish the work in 24 days. The work done by 6 men in one day is

\frac{1}{24}

. Thus, the work done by 1 man in one day is

\frac{1}{6 * 24} = \frac{1}{144}

. Therefore, the work done by 4 men in one day is

4 * \frac{1}{144} = \frac{4}{144} = \frac{1}{36}

. Similarly, the work done by 12 women in one day is…

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AdityaJan 8, 2024

greatt question!

What this question tests

Your ability to combine individual work rates, usually by working with the fraction of a job completed per unit of time.

Adding the times instead of the rates, or forgetting to take the reciprocal when combining rates.