Question Detail
A is twice as good as workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will B alone finish the work.
- 27 days
- 54 days
- 56 days
- 68 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
As per question, A do twice the work as done by B.
So A:B = 2:1
Also (A+B) one day work = 1/18
To get days in which B will finish the work, lets calculate work done by B in 1 day =
\begin{aligned}
=\left(\frac{1}{18}*\frac{1}{3} \right) \\
= \frac{1}{54}
\end{aligned}
[Please note we multiplied by 1/3 as per B share and total of ratio is 1/3]
So B will finish the work in 54 days
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ipsita sarkar 9 years ago
i agree to sankha chakrabarty.procudure-
let work done by b=x
work done by a=2x
(a+b) can do work in 1 day=1/18
atq-1/x+1/2x=1/18
therefore x =1/27 or 27 days -
mastguru 11 years ago
Hello Rahim Ji,
You are absolutly right the way you are calculating..
Just a small error , 3/54, you calculated 1/28,
but it will be 1/18, so work will be done in 18 days.
Hope it helps. -
Mahendran 11 years ago
A is twice good as B so the answer should be divided by 2, then the option A turns green