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 8 children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. Each child takes twice the time taken by a man to finish the work. In how many days will 12 men finish the same work?

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 8 children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. Each child takes twice the time taken by a man to finish the work. In how many days will 12 men finish the same work?

A). 11 days

B). 12 days

C). 13 days

D). 14 days


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12 days



8 children = 4men 

Then, 4 + 12 = 16 men completes the job in 9 days 

Then, 16 × 9 = 12 × ? days 

? days = 16 × 9/12 = 12 days.

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