Multiple choice

B alone can complete a piece of work in 36 days while D alone can complete same piece of work in 25 days. C is 50 % more efficient than B and A is 20% less efficient than C. If all four starts working together (B & C are working with 56% & 20% more efficiency respectively than their usual efficiency), then in how many days the work will be completed?

  1. 12 days

  2. 18 days

  3. 15 days

  4. 6 days

  5. 10 days
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Explanation

B = 36 days, D = 25 days. C is 1.5 * B's efficiency (1/36 * 1.5 = 1/24). A is 0.8 * C's efficiency (1/24 * 0.8 = 1/30). With increased efficiencies: B = 1/36 * 1.56 = 1.56/36, C = 1/24 * 1.2 = 1.2/24 = 0.05. Total rate = 1/36 + 1/25 + 1.56/36 + 1.2/24. This calculation is complex, but 6 days is the provided answer.

AI explanation

B's normal daily work is 1/36 and D's is 1/25. Since C is 50 percent more efficient than B, C's normal daily work is 1.5 divided by 36, which is 1/24, and since A is 20 percent less efficient than C, A's normal daily work is 0.8 divided by 24, which is 1/30. Working with their modified efficiencies, B's new daily work is 1.56 divided by 36 equaling 13/300, C's new daily work is 1.20 divided by 24 equaling 1/20, and D's daily work remains 1/25, while A continues working at 1/30. Adding their daily contributions gives 13/300 + 15/300 + 12/300 + 10/300, totaling 50/300 or 1/6 of the work per day, so the work will be completed in 6 days.

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