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2 men and 1 woman can do a piece of work in 14 days, while 4 women and 2 men can do the same work in 8 days. If a man gets Rs. 90 per day, what should be the wages per day of a women?

A

`Rs.48`

B

`Rs.60`

C

`Rs.72`

D

`Rs.135`

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To solve the problem step by step, we will denote the work done by a man in one day as \( m \) and the work done by a woman in one day as \( w \). ### Step 1: Set up the equations based on the information given. From the first part of the question, we know that: - 2 men and 1 woman can complete the work in 14 days. This means the total work can be expressed as: \[ \text{Total Work} = (2m + 1w) \times 14 \] Let’s denote the total work as \( W \): \[ W = 14(2m + w) \quad \text{(Equation 1)} \] From the second part of the question, we know that: - 4 women and 2 men can complete the work in 8 days. This means the total work can be expressed as: \[ W = (4w + 2m) \times 8 \] So we have: \[ W = 8(4w + 2m) \quad \text{(Equation 2)} \] ### Step 2: Set the two equations equal to each other. Since both equations represent the same total work \( W \), we can set them equal to each other: \[ 14(2m + w) = 8(4w + 2m) \] ### Step 3: Expand both sides of the equation. Expanding both sides gives: \[ 28m + 14w = 32w + 16m \] ### Step 4: Rearrange the equation to isolate terms. Now, we will move all terms involving \( m \) to one side and all terms involving \( w \) to the other side: \[ 28m - 16m = 32w - 14w \] This simplifies to: \[ 12m = 18w \] ### Step 5: Simplify the ratio of men to women. Dividing both sides by 6 gives us: \[ 2m = 3w \] Thus, we can express \( w \) in terms of \( m \): \[ \frac{w}{m} = \frac{2}{3} \] ### Step 6: Calculate the wages of a woman. Given that a man earns Rs. 90 per day, we can find the wage of a woman. Let \( x \) be the wage of a woman: \[ \frac{x}{90} = \frac{2}{3} \] ### Step 7: Cross-multiply to solve for \( x \). Cross-multiplying gives: \[ 3x = 2 \times 90 \] \[ 3x = 180 \] ### Step 8: Solve for \( x \). Dividing both sides by 3: \[ x = \frac{180}{3} = 60 \] ### Conclusion: The wage per day of a woman is Rs. 60. ---
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