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16 Sep 2011, 23:51

T= number of days which A & B work together before A leaves B

Equ:

T(1/20+1/30) + 5(1/30) + 4(1/20+1/30)=1
T=6

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20 Nov 2011, 03:20

Took me 7 min to solve :cry:

First: For A to finish this job, it takes him 20 days
Therefor: on one day he can finish \frac{1}{20} of the job
Second: For B to finish this job, it takes him 30 days.
Therefor: on one day he can finish \frac{1}{30} of the job

Together they can finish the job in \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{30}= \frac{1}{12} --> 12 Days.

(1): We know B worked for 5 days alone. Question: How much work he has done in 5 days out of the 12 Days?
--> \frac{1}{30} * 5 = \frac{5}{30}=\frac{1}{6}=\frac{2}{12} (easier to calculate later)

(2): We also know how long A worked with B together. Same question: How much work have they done in 4 days out of 12 days?
--> \frac{1}{12}*4 = \frac{4}{12}

--> 1 - \frac{4}{12} - \frac{2}{12} = \frac{6}{12}

After 6 Days A left the work.
Maybe not the best approach. And Q29 is harder than this one.

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Re: GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30 [#permalink]

08 Apr 2012, 12:45

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GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30
Field: word problems (work problems)
Difficulty: 750

Rating:

Painters A and B can paint a house working alone in 20 and 30 days respectively. They started painting a house together but then A left after a number of days but then rejoined B before the job was completed. If B worked alone for 5 days and then A and B together completed the work in 4 days, after how many days of working together, did A leave B?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8

The rate of A is \frac{1}{20} job/day;
The rate of B is \frac{1}{30} job/day;
The combined rate of A and B is \frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{30}=\frac{1}{12} job/day.

In 5 days that B worked alone (2nd stage) 5*\frac{1}{30}=\frac{2}{12} of the job was done;
In 4 day that A and B worked together (3rd stage) 4*\frac{1}{12}=\frac{4}{12} of the job was done;

So, in the 1st stage of the work 1-\frac{2}{12}-\frac{4}{12}=\frac{6}{12} part of the job was done by A and B together, which at the rate of \frac{1}{12} job/day took them 6 days.

Answer: C.
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Re: GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30 [#permalink]

22 Nov 2012, 05:46

700 question it is.

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Re: GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30 [#permalink]

28 Dec 2012, 14:31

bb wrote:

GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30
Field: word problems (work problems)
Difficulty: 750

Rating:

I completed this in less than 1 min

Let x be the amount of days forthey worked together

so work done by A+ work done by B = 1
(x+4)*20 + (x+9)*30 = 1

and x =6

Re: GMAT Diagnostic Test Question 30 [#permalink] 28 Dec 2012, 14:31

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