Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
Rs. 375
Rs. 400
Rs. 600
Rs. 800
Answer: Option
Explanation:

C's 1 day's work = 1 - 1 + 1 = 1 - 7 = 1 .
3 6 8 3 24 24

A's wages : B's wages : C's wages = 1 : 1 : 1 = 4 : 3 : 1.
6 8 24

C's share (for 3 days) = Rs. 3 x 1 x 3200 = Rs. 400.
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Discussion:
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Naman said:   1 decade ago
This is very easy to understand .....

in last line....
there wages is 4:3:1 ....so wage of c is..
===1*3200/(4+3+1)====3200/8===400

Ramkumar said:   1 decade ago
Pradeep Koney method is easily understood.

Aitya said:   1 decade ago
A very simple method is :-

The total complition money of the job is 3200.

A completes the job in 6 day's..

So his per day fees is 3200/6=533.33

B completes the job in 8 day's..

So his per day fees is 3200/8=400

a,b & c complets the job in 3days..

(3*A'per day fees + 3*B'per day fees )=3200

(3*533.33+3*400+3*c'per day fees)=3200

3*c'per day fees=3200-(1600+1200)
=3200-2800

C' full fee of the work is=400

Kartik m. said:   1 decade ago
@pradeep koney

Your method is nice.

Kavitha said:   1 decade ago
One day work of A+B = (1/6)+(1/8) = 7/24
3 days work of A+B = (7/24)*3 = 7/8

Total amount=3200
3 days work of A+B with the amount 3200 = (7/8)*3200 = 2800

(A+B)'s share is 2800
C's share is = 3200-2800 = 400.

Pradeep Koney said:   1 decade ago
No need to do all this hard work dudes......

A works 6days and gets 3200,i.e.,for one day=3200/6=1600/3

B works 8days and gets 3200,i.e.,for one day=3200/8=400

A&B&C worked for 3days

That is A gets 3*1600/3 for 3days=1600

B gets 3*400 for 3days=1200

A+B wages=1600+1200=2800

C wages=3200-2800=400
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Preeti2009_delhi@yahoo.com said:   1 decade ago
If both a and b work together on the single piece than in how many days they will complete their work and how?

Anandhakumar said:   1 decade ago
Let us take total work as the L.C.M of 6,8,3 i.e 24.

So A's per day work is 24/6=4, B's =24/8=3, a+b+c's=24/3=8.

So C's Ability is= 8-(4+3)=1 ie(a+b+c-a-b).

So the amount has to be divided into 4:3:1

So C's share is (1/8)*3200=400

Arnab said:   1 decade ago
A lot simpler method --
A does 1/6 in 1 day.. B does 1/8 in one day..So they both do (1/6+1/8=7/24)in 1 day.. Hence they will finish the work in 24/7 days..
they get paid 3200 for 24/7 units of work..hence they'll be paid 3200*7/24 for 1 units of work..which is equal to 2800/3..
now A and B were finishing it in 24/7 days but on C's help they do it in 3 days..hence they are saved 24/7-3 units of work which is equal to 3/7 units of works and C will be paid for this..now 1 unit's pay was 2800/3..hence 3/7 units pay is (2800*3)/(3*7) = 400!!

Venky said:   1 decade ago
No need to calculate wages ratios.

C's part of work for 1 day is 1/24. So the contribution for 3 days is 3/24. As per contribution his share will be 3/24*3200=400.


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