Practicing Success
P and Q can do a piece of work in 14 days. Q and R together can do it in 21 days. If P is twice as good a workman as R, then in how many days Q alone can do the work? |
42 days 40 days 35 days 38 days |
42 days |
P + Q = 14 days, Q + R = 21 days, As Given, P is twice efficient than R, therefore ⇒ P : R = 2 : 1 (Efficiency) ⇒ P + Q = 3, Q + R = 2, Solving the efficiencies we get all the efficiencies, i.e; P = 2, Q = 1, R = 1, ⇒ Time taken by Q to complete total work alone = \(\frac{42}{1}\) = 42 days. ..(\(\frac{Work}{Efficiency}\) = Time ) |