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The ratio of the rate of work done for a woman and a man is `2:1`. Six women can complete a piece of work in 20 days. If 2 women and 6 men work together, then in how many days will they complete the work ?

A

24

B

30

C

20

D

None of the above

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A
(i) Find one women's one day's work.
(ii)Work done by 1 women=Work done by 2 men.
(iii) Find the work done by (2w+6m), i.e., (2w+3w) by using `M_(1)D_(1)=M_(2)D_(2)`.
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