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Raman can do a piece of work in half the time taken by Kapil. Sunil can do the same work in one-third of the time taken by Raman. All three of them work on it for 30 days after which Kapil leaves. Sunil and Raman complete the remaining work in 18 more days. How many days would it take for Raman alone to complete the total work?

(A) 52
(B) 138
(C) 207
(D) 414
(E) 415

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Raman can do a piece of work in half the time taken by Kapil. => work done in same time = R:K=2:1....(i)
Sunil can do the same work in one-third of the time taken by Raman. => work done in same time = S:R=3:1 = 3*2:1*2=6:2....(ii)
So Ratio of work done by each= 6:2:1

Had K also been there for last 18 days, he would have done \(\frac{1}{6+2+1}=\frac{1}{9^{th}}\) of the work or the work would have got finished 18*1/9=2 days prior.
So, total time would have been 30+18-2=46 days...

R does \(\frac{2}{6+2+1}=\frac{2}{9^{th}}\)... so \(\frac{2}{9}R=46....R=46*\frac{9}{2}=23*9=207\) days
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Raman can do a piece of work in half the time taken by Kapil. Sunil can do the same work in one-third of the time taken by Raman. All three of them work on it for 30 days after which Kapil leaves. Sunil and Raman complete the remaining work in 18 more days. How many days would it take for Raman alone to complete the total work?

(A) 52
(B) 138
(C) 207
(D) 414
(E) 415


Let efficiency of Kapil be X%, therefore efficiency of Raman = 2X% and Sunil = 6X%
All three worked for 30 days with combined efficiency of 9X% and then Sunil and Raman worked with 8X% efficiency, all together completing 100% of work.
30 * 9X + 18 * 8X = 100
X = 100/414 %
Therefore efficiency of Raman, 2X% - 2*(100/414) or (100/207)
Which means Raman completes (100/207) % work in 1 day.
To complete 100% work he needs 207 * (100/207) i.e. 207 days.
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Raman can do a piece of work in half the time taken by Kapil. Sunil can do the same work in one-third of the time taken by Raman. All three of them work on it for 30 days after which Kapil leaves. Sunil and Raman complete the remaining work in 18 more days. How many days would it take for Raman alone to complete the total work?

(A) 52
(B) 138
(C) 207
(D) 414
(E) 415

Firstly,
We assume that
K(Kapil) has completed 1 job in K days(unit) >> in 1 day K work, W(K) = 1/K (job/day)
R(Raman) has completed 1 job in K/2 days(unit) >>in 1 day R work, W(R) = 2/K
S(Sunil) has completed 1 job in (k/2)*(1/3) = K/6 days(unit) >>in 1 day K work, W(S) = 6/K

Secondly,
K+R+S work together in 30 days and then R+S work in 18 days to complete 1 job, so we calculate the formula like this:
30*(1/K+2/K+6/K)+18*(2/K+6/K) = 1 (Job)


K = 414 days

So, R works 414/2 = 207 days to complete 1 job.
Answer C

Hope it helps. Please suggest me any advice. Thanks in advance.
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