P, Q and R are three typists who working simultaneously can type 216…

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P, Q and R are three typists who working simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours. In one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can type more than P. During a period of five hours, R can type as many pages…

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Option C. 15, 18, 21. Answer & Solution Answer: Option C Solution: Let the number of pages typed in one hour by P, Q and R be x, y and z respectively Then, & x + y + z = 2164 & x + y + z = 54z..... (i) & z - y = y - x & 2y = x + z..... (ii) & 5z = 7x & x = 5/7z...... (iii) Solving (i), (ii) and (iii)…

P, Q and R are three typists who working simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours. In one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can type more than P. During a period of five hours, R can type as many pages as P can during seven hours. How many pages does each of them type per hour ?

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