Two men and four women can complete a piece of work in four days. One man and two women take the same time as five women to complete the work. Find the time taken by one woman to complete the work.

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Ajith Neelakantan · Answer

2m+4w=48m+16w =1
1m+2w=5w => 1m=3w
24w+16w=1 => 40w=1 and w=1/40
so 1 woman will take 40 days 
So

Bhushan Badgujjar · Answer

10 days?

Two men and four women can complete a piece of work in four days. One man and two women take the same time as five women to complete the work. Find the time taken by one woman to complete the work.

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