Multiple choice

A, B and C working together completes a work in 30 days, in which B takes twice as long as A and C together do the work and C takes twice as long as A and B together take to do the work. In how many days B can alone do the work?

  1. 40 days

  2. 45 days

  3. 60 days

  4. 90 days

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let A, B, C working alone take a, b, c days respectively. Their rates are 1/a, 1/b, 1/c. Combined rate: 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1/30. Given B takes twice as long as A and C together: b = 2(ac)/(a+c). And C takes twice as long as A and B: c = 2(ab)/(a+b). Solving these equations yields b = 90 days. This means B alone would complete the work in 90 days. Option D is correct.