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Aptitude · Q95

Time And Work

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 95

Q95

A and B can do a piece of work in 72 days, B and C can do it in 120 days and A and C can do it in 90 days. In how many days all three together can do the work ?

A.
80 days
B.
100 days
C.
60 days
Answer
D.
150 days

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In these kind of questions, always take total work as L.C.M. of number of days.
Here L.C.M. of Total Work = 360
One day work of A + B =   = 5 unit/day
One day work of B + C =   = 3 unit/day
One day work of C + A =   = 4 unit/day
∴ Total units/day = 5 + 3 + 4 = 12
(Here , 12 unit represents twice of the work done by A, B and C. So we will divide it by 2)
Work done by (A + B + C) per day = = 6 units/day
∴Total time taken by (A + B + C)