5 men and 2 boys working together can do four times as much work as a man and a boy. Working capacities of a woman and a boy are in the ratio
A. 1 : 2 B. 1 : 3
C. 2 : 1 D. 3 : 1

• let women is w and boy is b.
  5w+2b=4(w+b)
  w=2b
  w:b=2:1
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(1)
• ans is 1:2
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• i think here man can be printed instead of woman in finding answer
  men-m,boy-b
  5m+2b=4timesof(1m+1b)
  5m+2b=4m+4b=>5m-4m=4b-2b
  m=2b
  b/m=2/1
  2:1
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