
Practice questions on Time and Work problem
1.If the work done by 8 men and 4 boys in 1 day is 7 times the work done by 1 man and 1 boy, then compare the work done by 1 man and 1 boy in 1 day? [CDS 2013]
Solution
Here a = 8, b = 1, x = 4, y = 1, n = 7
Therefore
Work done by 1 man / work done by 2 boy
= (ny - x) / ( a - nb)
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