Q:
5 men and 3 boys can together cultivate a 23 acre field in 4 days and 3 men and 2 boys together can cultivate a 7 acre field in 2 days. How many boys will be needed together with 7 men, if they cultivate 45 acre of field in 6 days.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: C) 2
Explanation: Let work done by 1 man in i day be m
and Let work done by 1 boy in 1 day be b
From the given data,
4(5m + 3b) = 23
20m + 12b = 23....(1)
2(3m + 2b) = 7
6m + 4b = 7 ....(2)
By solving (1) & (2), we get
m = 1, b = 1/4
Let the number of required boys = n
6(7 1 + n x 1/4) = 45
=> n = 2.
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