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Kavitha thought of constructing 2 more rooms in her house. She enquired about the labour. She came to know that’s 6 men and 8 women could finish this work in 14 days. But she wishes to complete that work in only 10 days. When she enquired, she was told that 8 men and 12 women could finish the work in 10 days. Find out how much time would be taken to finish the work if one man or one woman worked alone.

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So one man alone can finish the work in 140 days and one woman alone can finish the work in 280 days.
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