[A]. 35
[B]. 40
[C]. 45
[D]. 50
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x and 1 woman’s 1 day’s work = y.
Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x and 1 woman’s 1 day’s work = y.
Then, 4x + 6y =
1
and 3x + 7y =
1
.
8
10
Solving the two equations, we get: x =
11
, y =
1
400
400
1 woman’s 1 day’s work =
1
.
400
10 women’s 1 day’s work =
1
x 10
=
1
.
400
40
Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.