Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Time and Work

Question:

C1, C2 and C3 can do a work alone in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. All three of them began the work together but C2 left 2 days before the completion of the work. In how many days was the work completed?

Options:

(18/5) days

(17/3) days 

5 days

(12/5) days 

Correct Answer:

5 days

Explanation:

Total work = LCM of 10, 12, 15

total efficiency of C1, C2, C3 = 6 + 5 + 4 = 15

Work = Time x Efficiency 

Let the time taken for the total work was 'x',

then C1, C3 worked for 'x' days and C2 worked for 'x-2' days,

Using the formula,

6x + 5(x-2) + 4x = 60

⇒ 6x + 5x + 4x - 10 = 60

⇒ 14x = 70

⇒  x = 5 

Thus, it takes 5 days to complete the work.