Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions…

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. p men can do a work in q days and q women can do the same work in p days. If 20 men and 16 women can do the work together, they can complete the whole work in 53⅓ days. (z+24) girls and 10 men and 14 women together can do the same work in 16 days. If z girls worked together the same work completed in 26 days, then find the value of z.