A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C in 12 days, and C and A in 15 days. How long will C alone take to complete the work? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C in 12 days, and C and A in 15 days. How long will C alone take to complete the work?
A. 60 days
B. 24 days
C. 40 days
D. 30 days
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Total work = LCM(10, 12, 15) = 60 units. Efficiency of (A+B) = 6, (B+C) = 5, (C+A) = 4. Summing gives 2*(A+B+C) = 15 => Efficiency of (A+B+C) = 7.5. Efficiency of C = (A+B+C) - (A+B) = 7.5 - 6 = 1.5. Time taken by C alone = 60 / 1.5 = 40 days.

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Question #1
A is 50% more efficient than B. C does half of the work done by A and B together in the same time. If C alone can do the work in 30 days, then A, B and C together can do the work in:
A. 15 days
B. 10 days
C. 12 days
D. 20 days

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Let efficiency of B = 2, then efficiency of A = 3. Combined efficiency of A and B = 5. Efficiency of C = 5 / 2 = 2.5. Total work = Efficiency of C * Time of C = 2.5 * 30 = 75 units. Combined efficiency of A, B and C = 3 + 2 + 2.5 = 7.5 units/day. Time taken together = 75 / 7.5 = 10 days.

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Question #2
A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:
A. 30 days
B. 35 days
C. 20 days
D. 25 days

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Total work = LCM(10, 50) = 50 units. Efficiency of (A + B) = 5, efficiency of C = 1. Total efficiency of (A + B + C) = 5 + 1 = 6. Given A = B + C. So, (B + C) + B + C = 6 => 2(B + C) = 6 => B + C = 3. Since C = 1, B = 2. Time taken by B alone = 50 / 2 = 25 days.

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Question #3
A and B work together. A alone can complete the work in 30 days and B alone in 24 days. What percentage of the total daily work is contributed by A?
A. 49.44
B. 44.44
C. 46.94
D. 51.94

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
A share = (1/30) / (1/30+1/24) ×100 = 44.44%.

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