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Option 1 : 5 days
Given:
2 men and 3 women working 7 hours a day finish a piece of work in 5 days
4 men and 4 women working 3 hours a day do the same work in 7 days
Formula used:
Total work = Efficiency × Time taken
Calculation:
let M and W be men and women respectively
(2M + 3W) × 7 hours × 5 days = Total work --------(1)
(4M + 4W) × 3 hours × 7 days = Total work --------(2)
(1) = (2)
(2M + 3W) × 5 = (4M + 4W) × 3 hours
10M + 15W = 12M + 12W
3W= 2M
Ratio of Men to Women M:W = 3:2
Substitute the ratio in equation(1)
( 6 + 6 ) × 7 hours × 5 days = Total work
12 × 7 × 5 = 420
Total Work = 420
Work done by 7 men working 4 hours a day
let X be the number of days
420 = 7 × 3 × 4 hours × X
X = 5
Number of days is 5
Answer is 5