Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
| (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = | 1 | , |
| 4 |
| A's 1 day's work = | 1 | , |
| 16 |
| B's 1 day's work = | 1 | . |
| 12 |
 C's 1 day's work = |
1 | - |  |
1 | + | 1 |  |
= | |
1 | - | 7 | |
= | 5 | . |
| 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 48 |
| So, C alone can do the work in | 48 | = 9 | 3 | days. |
| 5 | 5 |
Discussion:
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Raga said:
1 decade ago
Why 5/48 concert to 48/5 please clarify me?
Sudhanshu patra said:
9 years ago
@Ganesh.
Thanks for explaining the answer.
Thanks for explaining the answer.
SHAILESH SALVE said:
3 years ago
How 5/48 to 48/5? Please explain this step.
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VASUDEVARAO said:
1 decade ago
Thank you nikitha well s. C method thanku.
Karthick said:
1 decade ago
Why the fraction 5/48 is changed to 48/5?
Naresh saini said:
10 years ago
How it is possible to write 5/48 to 48/5?
Lakshmi said:
9 years ago
Thanks for clarifying the solution @Ajay.
Cherry said:
5 years ago
Good explanation, Thanks @Billal Hossain.
Meenakshi dhawan said:
1 decade ago
@Saquib Ali.
You have solved it wisely.
You have solved it wisely.
Surendra said:
1 decade ago
Why you have shown 48/5 instead of 5/48?
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