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:

9 1 days
5

9 2 days
5

9 3 days
5

10
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

Therefore 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:
224 comments Page 5 of 23.

Dinesk said:   1 decade ago
Nice aparna.

Sathya said:   1 decade ago
@Shantanu.

Your explain is very short and very sweet.

Shalu said:   1 decade ago
@Aparna

Why you substracted 1/4 -7/48 why dont you add 1/4+7/48 ?

Sagar said:   1 decade ago
@SHALU
SUPPOSE A,B,C ARE HAVING 10 RUPIEES
WE KNOW DAT A=5 AND B=3 NW WE HAVE TO FIND C
THEN WE WILL ADD BOTH A AND B AND REMOVE FRM TOTAL HERE ALSO SAME WE HAD DONE
UNDERSTOOD

Nalini said:   1 decade ago
@reema

take lcm of 1/4 - 7/48
i..e

12-7/48
= 5/48:)
got it??

Mallik said:   1 decade ago
Reema explained clearly.

Nikita said:   1 decade ago
1/4= 1/12+1/16+1/c
1/4-7/48=1/c
c=9*3/5


1/c= c's one day work

Sunil said:   1 decade ago
Why 48/5 is written? please help me.

Sunaina said:   1 decade ago
Why we should take 16 and 12 as 1/16 and 1/12?

Karthick said:   1 decade ago
Why the fraction 5/48 is changed to 48/5?


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