Practicing Success
Raman can do a piece of work in 8 days, Sanam and Aman together can do the same work in 6 days, while Raman and Aman together can do it in 4 days. How long will Sanam alone take to do the work? |
25 days 18 days 24 days 16 days |
24 days |
Raman(R) = 8 days, Sanam(S) + Aman(A) = 6 days, Raman(R) + Aman(A) = 4 days, ⇒ Raman + Aman = 6 (Efficiency) ⇒ 3 + Aman = 6 ⇒ Aman = 3, Now, Sanam + Aman = 4 ⇒ Sanam + 3 = 4 ⇒ Sanam = 1, ⇒ Time required by Sanam to complete the total work alone = \(\frac{24}{1}\) = 24 days. ..(\(\frac{Work}{Efficiency}\) = Time) |