Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 3)
3.
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
12 days
15 days
16 days
18 days
Answer: Option
Explanation:

A's 2 day's work = 1 x 2 = 1 .
20 10

(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 +1 = 6 = 1 .
20 30 60 60 10

Work done in 3 days = 1 + 1 = 1 .
10 10 5

Now, 1 work is done in 3 days.
5

Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

Discussion:
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Himanshu said:   6 years ago
How it is 3*5 at last?

Raju Kamalla said:   6 years ago
A's 1 day work is 1/20, B's one day work is 1/30, C's one day work is 1/60.

Given problem A is doing 2 days work alone and assisted B&C on the third day and repeats this cycle.

So, the Total work done in 3 days= (A's 2days work) + (A+B+C's 1 day work) i.e., (1/20x2) +(1/20+1/30+1/60).

(1/10) +( (3+2+1)/60) (hence 20,30,60 lcm is 60),
=> 1/10+(6/60),
=> 1/10+1/10 = 2/10=> 1/5.

Here the work done in 3 days is 1/5;
So total days required is 3x5=15.

Akshara said:   6 years ago
Efficiency total work-60.

A - 20 days----> 3
B - 30 days----> 2
c - 60 days-----> 1

A+B+C work=6---->3 days work=12.
The total work to done is 60 hence 12 * 5=60.
Hence days are 5 * 3=15 is the right answer.

Ravi said:   6 years ago
First, we took lcm of all 3 that is A, B and C that is 60. On the basis of this A's efficiency is 3, B's efficiency is 2 and C's 1. So first 2 days A will do the work that is 3x2=6. Third-day work will be 6 as all three are doing the work. So 3 day's work will be 12. On the basis of the unitary method in every 3 day, they are doing 12 work so 3 day's efficiency will be 4unit. So, total work that is 60 divide by 4= 15.

Aishwarya Subhash said:   6 years ago
That is 1/15 work is done in 1 Day.
Now 4/5 part of work that is (1-1/5) will be done in :15*4/5 =12 days.

GOURAB said:   6 years ago
In 3 days ,the total work = 3/20 + 1/30 + 1/60 = 1/5.
1/5 % done in 3 days.
1% done in 3/(1/5) = 3 * 5 = 15 days.

Rashmi maurya said:   6 years ago
a b c
20 30 60 (LCM=120)
6 4 2 (a20/120=6, b30/720=4, c60/120=2).

6 + 4 + 2 = 12,
12/120 = 5
5 * 3 = 15.

A.Venkatesh Reddy said:   6 years ago
A=20 A Effi=3.
B=30 LCM=60 B Effi=2.

So,Work=60 => 3+3+6=12(3 days work)=> 12*5=60=>15days.

C=60 C Effi=1.

Sivapriya said:   6 years ago
A complete in 20days.
B complete in 30days.
C complete in 60days.

Lcm(20,30,60)= 60.
So total work = 60.

A's one day work = 60/20 = 3.
B's one day work = 60/30 = 2.
C's one day work = 60/60 = 1.

A+B+C 's one day work = 3+2+1=6.

First day A's complete = 3unit of work.
Sec day A complete = 3unit of work.
3rd day A+B+C = 6unit of work.
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So on

First 3day total work completed= 3+3+6=12 unit of work.

So (total work / first schedule work) x schedule days.
= (60/12) x 3.
= 5 x 3 = 15days.

G.prathyusha said:   6 years ago
To complete 1/5th of work - 3 days.

Hence to complete 5/5th of work - x days.

By cross multiply, you will get x value as 15 days.


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