x women can complete a piece of work in 2y days. 1.5x men can complete the…
2019
x women can complete a piece of work in 2y days.
1.5x men can complete the same work in y days, while 2x children can complete it in 3y days.
8 women, 8 children and 8 men together can complete the same work in 22.5 days.
9 men can complete the same work in y + 20 days.
Solving the shared data gives x = 12 and y = 20.
Find the value of x.
- A.
12
- B.
14
- C.
10
- D.
15
- E.
11
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Correct answer: A
From the shared work data, x = 12 and y = 20. Therefore the value of x is 12.