Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Time and Work · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. If all the 10 men and 15 women work together, in how many days will the work get completed ?
(a)6
(b)$6 \frac{1}{3}$
(c)$6 \frac{2}{3}$
(d)$7 \frac{2}{3}$
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
10 men’s 1 day’s work = ; 15 1 15 women’s 1 day’s work = . 12 1 1 9 3 (10 men + 15 women)’s 1 day’s work = + = = . 15 12 60 20 ∴ 10 men and 15 women will complete the work in 20 2 = 6 days. 3 3 552 1
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.