Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 17)
17.
A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job which A alone could have done in 23 days?
11 days
13 days

20 3 days
17

None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Ratio of times taken by A and B = 100 : 130 = 10 : 13.

Suppose B takes x days to do the work.

Then, 10 : 13 :: 23 : x     =>     x = ( 23 x 13 )     =>     x = 299 .
10 10

A's 1 day's work = 1 ;
23

B's 1 day's work = 10 .
299

(A + B)'s 1 day's work = ( 1 + 10 ) = 23 = 1 .
23 299 299 13

Therefore, A and B together can complete the work in 13 days.

Discussion:
119 comments Page 12 of 12.

Ammulu ch said:   1 decade ago
How 230%? Please explain clearly.

Durga said:   10 years ago
Please explain shortcut method.

Sree said:   1 decade ago
Why we consider 10:13::23:x ?

Pandu said:   1 decade ago
Why we consider 10:13::23:x?

Gopi Krishna said:   8 years ago
Thank you @Pratyusha.

Ramesh chowdary said:   1 decade ago
Thanks to Elumalai.

Sanjay said:   1 decade ago
How 100:130 comes?

Bhharath said:   6 years ago
Thanks @Abhishek.

Pradeep prajapati said:   1 decade ago
Chetan is right.


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