Question: Two men and a women are entrusted with a task The second man needs three hours more to - Maths - Comparing Quantities

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Question:
Two men and a women are entrusted with a task The second man needs
three hours more to cope with the job than the first man and the
women would need working together The first man, working alone,
would need as much time as the second man and the woman working
together The first man, working alone, would spend eight hours less
than the double period of time the second man would spend working
alone How much time would the two men and the woman need to
complete the task if they all worked together?

Shruti Tyagi · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

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⇒2×ta+3-ta=8                --[using (1)]⇒2ta+6-ta=8⇒ta+6=8⇒ta=8-6⇒ta=2 hoursNow B and woman together take 2 hours and A also take 2 hours, so time required will be half when all 3 work together
 So in 1 hourwork would be completed

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