Quantitative Aptitude | Time and Work

Question of The Day11-05-2020

A and B starts working on a project such that they work on it in alternate months starting from B. The work gets completed in \(19 {1 \over 5}\) months. If A alone can complete the project in 23 months, then in how many months B alone can complete the work?

Answer

Correct Answer : b ) \(16 {2 \over 3}\)

Explanation :

As total work gets completed in \(19 {1 \over 5}\) months and B started doing the work for first month

So, Number of months B had worked upon the project = 10 months

And, Number of months A had worked upon the project will be

\(=19 {1 \over 5} -10=19-10+15=9 {1 \over 5}\) months

A alone can complete the project in 23 months

Part of work completed by A in 1 month = \({1 \over 23}\)

Part of work completed by A in 915 month = \( {1 \over 23}*(9 {1 \over 5})={1 \over 23} * {46 \over 5}={2 \over 5}\)

Now, remaining work = \(1- {2 \over 5}= {3 \over 5}\)

Therefore, \(( {3 \over 5})\)^th of the work is completed by B in 10 months

So, total work is completed by B in=\(10* {5 \over 3}= {50 \over 3}=16 {2 \over 3}\)months

Hence, (b) is the correct answer.

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