📚 Part of: Animal Fibers And Mohair Production Mcqs

Amul can do a work in 5 days and Parle can do it in 4 days. With the help of Goodday they did it in 2 days. In how many days can Goodday alone do the work?

Category: Miscellaneous Indian Gk

Correct Answer: A) 20 days.

Exam Relevance: CAT, GMAT, GRE, Bank PO, SSC CGL

Difficulty: Moderate

Concept notes:

In work and time problems, the efficiency of individuals is often calculated as the reciprocal of the time they take to complete a task. When working together, their efficiencies are added to find the combined rate. The time taken to complete the work together is the reciprocal of the combined efficiency.

Common Mistakes:
  • Confusing the combined work rate with the individual work rates.
  • Misunderstanding the relationship between time and efficiency.
  • Incorrectly adding the times instead of the efficiencies.
Explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to understand the concept of work and time, specifically how to calculate the combined work rate and individual work rates.

1. **Efficiency Calculation:**

- Amul can complete the work in 5 days, so his efficiency is \( \frac{1}{5} \) of the work per day.

- Parle can complete the work in 4 days, so his efficiency is \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the work per day.

- Let Goodday's efficiency be \( \frac{1}{x} \) of the work per day, where \( x \) is the number of days Goodday takes to complete the work alone.

2. **Combined Work Rate:**

- When Amul, Parle, and Goodday work together, their combined efficiency is the sum of their individual efficiencies.

- The combined efficiency is \( \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{x} \).

3. **Given Condition:**

- They complete the work in 2 days together, so their combined efficiency is \( \frac{1}{2} \) of the work per day.

4. **Setting Up the Equation:**

- We set up the equation based on the combined efficiency:

\[

\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{2}

\]

5. **Solving the Equation:**

- First, find a common denominator for the fractions on the left side:

\[

\frac{4}{20} + \frac{5}{20} + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{2}

\]

- Combine the fractions:

\[

\frac{9}{20} + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{2}

\]

- Isolate \( \frac{1}{x} \):

\[

\frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{9}{20}

\]

- Convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) to a fraction with a denominator of 20:

\[

\frac{1}{x} = \frac{10}{20} - \frac{9}{20} = \frac{1}{20}

\]

- Therefore, \( x = 20 \).

Thus, Goodday alone can complete the work in 20 days. This matches the correct answer, Option A.

Option Analysis:
  • Option A: This option is correct. The combined work rate of Amul, Parle, and Goodday is 1/2 of the work per day. By calculating the individual efficiencies and solving for Goodday's efficiency, we find that Goodday alone can complete the work in 20 days.
  • Option B: This option is incorrect. If Goodday could complete the work in 12 days, the combined work rate would not match the given condition that they complete the work in 2 days together. The calculation shows that Goodday's efficiency does not align with this option.
  • Option C: This option is incorrect. If Goodday could complete the work in 15 days, the combined work rate would not match the given condition that they complete the work in 2 days together. The calculation shows that Goodday's efficiency does not align with this option.
  • Option D: This option is incorrect. If Goodday could complete the work in 8 days, the combined work rate would not match the given condition that they complete the work in 2 days together. The calculation shows that Goodday's efficiency does not align with this option.

Mnemonic: Work and Time: "WAT" - Work Alone Together

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