Aptitude - Time and Work - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Time and Work - General Questions (Q.No. 13)
13.
A and B can together finish a work 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the work?
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60
Answer: Option
Explanation:

(A + B)'s 20 day's work = ( 1 x 20 ) = 2 .
30 3

Remaining work = ( 1 - 2 ) = 1 .
3 3

Now, 1 work is done by A in 20 days.
3

Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in (20 x 3) = 60 days.

Discussion:
63 comments Page 2 of 7.

Kaaly said:   1 decade ago
" very simple explanation "

Total work = (A+B) = 1/30.

B left the work = 1/20.

B -(A+B) = 1/20-1/30 = 1/60.

Godse said:   1 decade ago
a+b = 1/30.
a+b = x/20.
a = y/20.

So,

1/30 = x/20.
x = 20/30.
= 2/3.

Given,

x+y = 1.
y = 1-(2/3).
= 1/3.

Given,

a = y/20.
= 1/60.

So 60 days.

Praveen said:   1 decade ago
Consider 100% of the work can be completed by both A & B in 30 days, so this implies.

In 1 day A & B can complete 3.33% of work.

So A & B worked for 20 days which means they both completed 3.33*20 = 66.66% of work.

And now A alone need to finish 33.33% of work. But A finished in 20 days, which means.

A's Productivity is 1.66% per 1 day.

So A alone can complete it in = 60 days.

Raj said:   1 decade ago
In how many days B alone can finish the work?

VANI said:   1 decade ago
@Ankush.

Here in question said that 1/3 work is done by A after another 20 days. So we done 20*3.

Deepak yadav said:   1 decade ago
Please give its short trick.

Balaji rajendran said:   10 years ago
@Deepak yadav.

In this problem A can finish 10 days work in 20 days so if he left alone to do a 30 days work, he will take 60 days to finish the work.

Balaji rajendran said:   10 years ago
@Raj.

B alone can finish the work in 60 days same as A.

A+B = 1/30 and A = 1/60 then B = 1/30-1/60 = 1/60. So B alone can finish the work in 60 days.

Senchu Thomas said:   9 years ago
A and B can together finish a work 30 days.

They worked together for 20 days and then B left.

After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work.

ie, remaining work is 30 - 20 = 10.
10 work in 20 days.

So 1 work 2 days.
So 30 work in 30*20 = 60 days.

Manmohan said:   9 years ago
Why we can take t*d?

But some problems we can take pages/time.


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