Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 11)
11.
A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work?
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Answer: Option
Explanation:

B's 10 day's work = ( 1 x 10 ) = 2 .
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Remaining work = ( 1 - 2 ) = 1 .
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Now, 1 work is done by A in 1 day.
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Therefore 1 work is done by A in ( 18 x 1 ) = 6 days.
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Discussion:
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UDAY.H.P said:   1 decade ago
Consider the full work to be done = 1
A can complete his work in 15 days but at the same speed he will work only for 10 days that is = 2/3
then the remaining work is = 1-(2/3)
A's working speed is =1/18 per day
that means aA can compleate this total work in 18 day
but the remaining work is 1/3 so 1/3*18 that is=6days

Jay said:   1 decade ago
See, B complete his work in 15 days so split in 3 so we get 1:1:1.

Then he done the work of 10 days, so only last one remaining.1/3.

Now, A finish the whole work in 1/18. He need to done work in 1/3.

So 18*1/3 = 6 days.

Malliga said:   1 decade ago
I can't understand.


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