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# 3 robots can finish the same task in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8hrs.What is the

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3 robots can finish the same task in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8hrs.What is the greatest part of the task that can be finished by two of these robots together in 1 hour?

$$A. \frac{13}{42} B. \frac{11}{42} C. \frac{42}{13} D. \frac{42}{11} E. \frac{13}{21}$$

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"Only $149 for 3 month Online Course" "Free Resources-30 day online access & Diagnostic Test" "Unlimited Access to over 120 free video lessons - try it yourself" Senior SC Moderator Joined: 22 May 2016 Posts: 2648 3 robots can finish the same task in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8hrs.What is the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 04 Jul 2017, 03:30 2 MathRevolution wrote: 3 robots can finish the same task in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8hrs.What is the greatest part of the task that can be finished by two of these robots together in 1 hour? $$A. \frac{13}{42} B. \frac{11}{42} C. \frac{42}{13} D. \frac{42}{11} E. \frac{13}{21}$$ Nice question. Rates of three robots respectively are $$\frac{1}{6}$$, $$\frac{1}{7}$$, and $$\frac{1}{8}$$. To maximize the greatest part of the work that gets done, we need the two fastest robots, i.e., those which take less time to do more work, and we need their combined rate. $$\frac{1}{6}$$ + $$\frac{1}{7}$$ = $$\frac{13}{42}$$. Greatest part of work that can be done by two fastest robots together in 1 hour? $$r*t = W$$ ---> $$\frac{13}{42}$$ * 1 = $$\frac{13}{42}$$. Answer A Trap answer is C. These question often ask for time. This one asks for work. _________________ Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life? -- Mary Oliver For practice SC questions with official explanations that were posted and moderated by the SC Team, go to SC Butler here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/project-sc-butler-get-2-sc-questions-everyday-281043.html Math Revolution GMAT Instructor Joined: 16 Aug 2015 Posts: 7238 GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V42 GPA: 3.82 Re: 3 robots can finish the same task in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8hrs.What is the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 07 Jul 2017, 01:09 ==> Assuming that A, B, and C finishes their tasks in 6hrs, 7hrs, and 8 hrs each, the work rate of A and B are good, and each finished $$\frac{1}{6}$$ and $$\frac{1}{7}$$, so you get $$\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{7}=\frac{13}{42}$$. The answer is A. Answer: A _________________ MathRevolution: Finish GMAT Quant Section with 10 minutes to spare The one-and-only World’s First Variable Approach for DS and IVY Approach for PS with ease, speed and accuracy. "Only$149 for 3 month Online Course"
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