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Can someone explain how to solve this question? I have 3 equation but cannot find the value of c
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A+B/2+C=1/80
2A+B+2C=1/40.....(1)

A+B=1/90.......(2)
A+C=1/120......(3)

Add (2) and (3)
2A+B+C=7/360......(4)

Subtract (4) from (1)
C= 2/360=1/180

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A, B and C complete a particular work in 80 days when A and C worked on all 80 days, whereas B worked on every alternate day. A and B can together complete the work in 90 days and A and C in 120 days. In how many days would C alone take to complete the work?

A. 90
B. 150
C. 160
D. 180
E. 360

A and C complete work in 120 days.
A, B and C complete a particular work in 80 days when A and C worked on all 80 days, whereas B worked 40 days.

So in 40 days, B did the work that A and C together did in 40 days.
So b = a + c (rate of B = rate of A + rate of C)

A and B can together complete the work in 90 days
a + b = 1/90
2a + c = 1/90 ... (I)

A and C complete work in 120 days.
a + c = 1/120
2a + 2c = 1/60 ... (II)

(II) - (I) we get c = 1/60 - 1/90 = 1/180

C alone will take 180 days.

Answer (D)
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Can Someone please point out the mistake in this approach, i am sure there is some fault here -

Let Rates of A,B,C be 1/a, 1/b, 1/c
Given A,B,C worked for 80 days
hence there combined rate of work => 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1/80 ---------- [1]
Also Given:
1/a + 1/b = 1/90 ----------- [2]
1/a + 1/c = 1/120 ---------- [3]

Put [3] in [1]

1/120 + 1/b = 1/80
we get 1/b = 1/240
hence b worked alone to complete the work for 240 days. But he did not work on all the 240 days, rather he worked on alternate days, hence he really worked for 240/2 = 120 days.

Now we know b worked for 120 days, hence rate of b = 1/120. Put this value in eq. [2]
we get 1/a = 1/360, put this value in eq. [3]
we get 1/c = 1/180, this is what we needed, hence c worked for 180 days.
Option D
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