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Solve Time and Work Problems Efficiently using Efficiency Method! - Exercise Question #1
Three copying machines A, B, and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do a copying work in 2 hours. B and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do the same copying job in 4 hours. How many hours would it take A, working alone at its constant rate, to do the same job?
A. 2 hours B. 3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours E. 6 hours
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23 May 2018, 09:03
EgmatQuantExpert wrote:
Three copying machines A, B, and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do a copying work in 2 hours. B and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do the same copying job in 4 hours. How many hours would it take A, working alone at its constant rate, to do the same job?
A. 2 hours B. 3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours E. 6 hours
Let the total work be 4 units...
So, Efficiency of A + B + C = 2 unit/hr.
Further Efficiency of B + C = 1 unit/hr
So, Efficiency of A = 1 unit/Hr
So, the time required by A to complete the work will be 4 Hours, answer must be (C) _________________
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Solution
Given: In this question it is mentioned that
• Three printing presses A, B, and C, working together at their respective constant rates, take 2 hours to do a certain printing job. • However, if only B and C are working, they can complete the same printing job in 4 hours.
To find:
• The number of days A alone will take to complete the job
Approach and Working: As the job remains same, we can assume the total job to be the 12 units (multiple of the LCM of 2 and 4)
• A, B, and C together take 2 hours to complete 12 units of work
• Therefore, in 1 hour all of them will do \(\frac{12}{2}\) = 6 units of work
• B and C together take 4 hours to complete 12 units of work
• Therefore, in 1 hour they will do \(\frac{12}{4}\) = 3 units of work
Now, in 1-hour time, A, B, and C together do 6 units, out of which B and C do 3 units work
• Therefore, in 1 hour, A will do (6 – 3) = 3 units of work
So, working alone at this constant rate, A will take \(\frac{12}{3}\) days = 4 hours to complete the same job.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
Answer: C
Important Observation
• As mentioned in the article, when we assume the total job to be the LCM of the given number of hours, the calculation becomes much easy as we can avoid fractional calculations. However, in this case we have assumed the total job to be a multiple of the LCM, which shows not only the LCM but any multiple of LCM value can give you the same answer.
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The rate at which A,B & C work together is \(\frac{1}{2}\) [i.e. half of one work is done in one hour by A, B & C working together] The rate at which B & C work together is \(\frac{1}{4}\) [i.e. one-fourth of one work is done in one hour by B & C working together] The rate at which A works is \(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{4}\) [i.e. one-fourth of one work is done in one hour by Machine A alone] Therefore the time taken by A alone is 4 hours.
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LCM Method:-
A, B & C working together take 2 hours B & C working together take 4 hours A alone ?
LCM of 2 & 4 is 4 therefore:- A, B & C working together make 4/2, i.e. 2 units per hour B & C working together make 4/4, i.e. 1 units per hour There A alone will make 1 units per hour. To make 4 units, Machine A will take 4 hours at the rate of 1 units per hour
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Rate of work of A,B & C together=1/2 (work/hr) Rate of work of B & C together=1/4 (work/hr) Rate of work of A=1/2-1/4= 1/4 (work/hr) So, time taken by A to finish job alone= 4 hrs
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Solve Time and Work Problems Efficiently using Efficiency Method! - Exercise Question #1
Three copying machines A, B, and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do a copying work in 2 hours. B and C, working together at their respective constant rates, can do the same copying job in 4 hours. How many hours would it take A, working alone at its constant rate, to do the same job?
A. 2 hours B. 3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours E. 6 hours
Let a, b, and c be the number of hours A, B, and C take to finish the job alone, respectively. Their respective rates are 1/a, 1/b, and 1/c. We have:
1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1/2
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1/b + 1/c = 1/4
Subtracting the second equation from the first, we have:
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