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Working alone, printers X, Y, and Z can do a certain printing job, consisting of a large number of pages, in 12, 15, and 18 hours, respectively. What is the ratio of the time it takes printer X to do the job, working alone at its rate, to the time it takes printers Y and Z to do the job, working together at their individual rates ?

(A) 4/11
(B) 1/2
(C) 15/22
(D) 22/15
(E) 11/4
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27 Jan 2007, 18:39
D

X takes 12 hrs

Y and Z together = (1/15) + (1/18) = 11/90 = 90/11 hrs

ratio = X /( YandZ) = 12 * (11/90) = 22/15
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01 Feb 2007, 22:23
Indeed D is the correct answer, got 22/15 by the exact same approach
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Rate(X) = 1/12 job/hour or 12 hour/job
Rate(Y) = 1/15 job/hour
Rate(Z) = 1/18 job/hour

Rate(Y + Z) = 1/15 + 1/18 job/hour = (6 + 5)/90 = 11/90 job/hour

This mean that Machine Y and Z can finish 11/90 job in one hour

So how long will will take for Machine X to finish 11/90 job? Rate(X) = 12 hour/job
Time(x) to do 11/90 job = 11/90 job x 12 hour/job = 11 x 12 /90 = 44/30 = 22/15 hours

(D) is the answer.
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Hi,

if somebody could help me what I am doing wrong here, it would be great:

1) I am calculating individual rates for all 3 printer and bring them onto the same denominator.
X = 1/12 = 30/360
Y = 1/15 = 24/360
Z = 1/18 = 20/360

2) Comparing the nominators of X with the sum of Y and Z, since they are now comparable.
30/(24+20) = 30/44 = 15/22

The ratio is X to (Y + Z) so it should be fine.
This would be answer (C) and not (D).
Why should I flip the nominator and denominator here?

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leventg wrote:
Hi,

if somebody could help me what I am doing wrong here, it would be great:

1) I am calculating individual rates for all 3 printer and bring them onto the same denominator.
X = 1/12 = 30/360
Y = 1/15 = 24/360
Z = 1/18 = 20/360

2) Comparing the nominators of X with the sum of Y and Z, since they are now comparable.
30/(24+20) = 30/44 = 15/22

The ratio is X to (Y + Z) so it should be fine.
This would be answer (C) and not (D).
Why should I flip the nominator and denominator here?

RATES of X, Y and Z are 30/360, 24/360 and 20/360

Ratio of RATE of X:RATE of Y+Z = 30:44 = 15:22

The question asks for the ratio of TIME TAKEN = 1/15 : 1/22 = 22:15
(Time taken is the inverse of rate)
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