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A pillar of 300 m can be built by 10 men and 6 women in 15 days. How many days will 15 men and 12 women take to build a pillar of 750 m if the efficiency of men and women is same?

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A pillar of 300 m can be built by 10 men and 6 women in 15 days. How many days will 15 men and 12 women take to build a pillar of 750 m if the efficiency of men and women is same?


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Let the time taken by 15 men and 12 women to build a pillar of 750 m be ‘x’ days.

⇒ ((10 + 6) × 15)/300 = ((15 + 12) × x)/750

⇒ x = 22.2 days

∴ Time taken by 15 men and 12 women to build a pillar of 750 m = 22.2 days

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