Question : A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days. B and C can do the same work in 60 days. A and C can do the same work in 45 days. In how many days can B alone complete the same work?
Option 1: 45
Option 2: 60
Option 3: 90
Option 4: 120
Correct Answer: 90
Solution : Let the rates at which A, B, and C can complete the work as $a, b$, and $c$. These rates are the reciprocals of the time it takes each person to complete the work. From the problem, $⇒a + b = \frac{1}{36}$ (A and B can do the work in 36 days) ___(1) $⇒b + c = \frac{1}{60}$ (B and C can do the work in 60 days) ___(2) $⇒a + c = \frac{1}{45}$ (A and C can do the work in 45 days) ___(3) Adding these three equations, $⇒2a + 2b + 2c = \frac{1}{36} + \frac{1}{60} + \frac{1}{45}$ $⇒a + b + c = \frac{1}{30}$ ___(4) From equation (3) and (4), $⇒b = \frac{1}{30} - \frac{1}{45} = \frac{1}{90}$ The time it takes for B to complete the work alone is the reciprocal of B's rate = $\frac{1}{b}$ = 90 days. Hence, the correct answer is 90.
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Question : A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days. B and C can do the same work in 60 days. A and C can do the same work in 45 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same work?
Option 1: 90
Option 3: 120
Option 4: 45
Question : A, B and C together can complete a work in 20 days. A and B together can complete the same work in 30 days. Then, C alone can complete the same work in how many days?
Option 1: 10 days
Option 2: 30 days
Option 3: 45 days
Option 4: 60 days
Question : A can do a certain piece of work in 2.4 times the number of days in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together can do the same piece of work in 27 days and C alone can do it in 75 days, then how many days will B take to do this piece of work alone?
Option 1: 54
Option 2: 48
Option 3: 45
Option 4: 42
Question : A and B together can complete a project in 30 days. They started together, but after 6 days, A left the work and the work was completed by B after 36 more days. Single person A can complete the entire work in how many days?
Option 1: 45 days
Option 2: 90 days
Option 3: 60 days
Option 4: 120 days
Question : A alone can complete a work in 10 days. B alone can do the same work in 12 days, and C alone can do the same work in 15 days. They jointly complete the work and earn Rs. 4500. What is the share of C?
Option 1: Rs. 1800
Option 2: Rs. 900
Option 3: Rs. 1200
Option 4: Rs. 1500
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