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  1. A takes three times as long as B and C together to do a job. B takes four times as long as A and C together to do the work. If all the three, working together can complete the job in 24 days, then the number of days, A alone will take to finish the job is
    1. 100
    2. 96
    3. 95
    4. 90
Correct Option: B

Let Time taken by B and C = k days
∴ Time taken by A = 3k days

∴ Part of work done by A, B and C in 1 day =
1
+
1
=
3 + 1
=
4
k3k3k3k

4
=
1
⇒ 3k = 4 × 24
3k24

⇒ k =
4 × 24
= 32 days
3

∴ Time taken by A = 32 × 3 = 96 days



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