Practicing Success
Person A can do one-fifth of the work in 3 days, while B's efficiency is half of that of A. In how many days A and B working together can do half of the work ? |
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B's efficiency is half of that of A ..(Given) therefore, A : B ⇒ Efficiency 2 : 1 ⇒ A can complete\(\frac{1}{5}\)th of the work in 3 days = (2 x 3) = \(\frac{1}{5}\) x W ⇒ Total work = 30 units. ⇒ Now, no. of days in which A and B working together can do half of the work is ⇒ \(\frac{30}{2}\) x \(\frac{1}{(2+1)}\) = 5 days. |