Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 29)
29.
A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 13/4 times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in :

9 1 days
3

11 days

12 1 days
4

16 1 days
3

Answer: Option
Explanation:

(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) = 7 : 1   =   7 : 4.
4

Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.

Then, 7x + 4x = 1     =>     11x = 1     =>     x = 1 .
7 7 77

Therefore A's 1 day's work = ( 1 x 7 ) = 1 .
77 11

Discussion:
54 comments Page 6 of 6.

Vembarasi pandiyan said:   1 decade ago
Here efficiency is given so we have to change efficiency into time but in this this why the efficiency is not change I want to know the reason please explain it. 7/4:1=7x:4x this is efficiency 4x:7x this is the time in this question why we are not change the efficiency into time.

Govinda said:   1 decade ago
Why 7/4 explain guys?

Krishna mohan said:   1 decade ago
Given, A+B = 1/7 ------(1).

And A = 7/4B (A is 13/4 times as efficient as B).

Sub A = 7/4B in (1).

We get B = 4/77---- (2).

Then Sub (2) in (1).

We get A = 1/11 (which means A can complete work in 11 days).

Akhilesh singh(Gwalior) said:   2 decades ago
(a+b)'s one day work=1/7

and a:b::7/4:1
so a/b=7/4
so b=4a/7

substituting the value to above eq'n
(a+4a/7)=1/7
11a/7=1/7
a=1/11 answer.


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