A wall of 100 meters can be built by 7 men or 10 women in 10 days. How many days will 14 men and 20 women take to build a wall of 600 metres ?

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Let the required number of days be x
7 men = 10 women
(14 men and 20 women) = (20 + 20) women = 40 women
More length, More days (Direct proportion)
More women, Less days (Indirect proportion)
\[\left. \begin{gathered} {\text{Length 100}}:600 \hfill \\ \,\,{\text{Women 40}}:10 \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right\}::10:x\]
$$\eqalign{ & \therefore {\text{ }}100 \times 40 \times x = 600 \times 10 \times 10 \cr & \Leftrightarrow x = \frac{{\left( {600 \times 10 \times 10} \right)}}{{\left( {100 \times 40} \right)}} \cr & \Leftrightarrow x = 15 \cr} $$