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  1. A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do it in 24 days, while C and A
    can do it in 8
    7
    days. In how many days can C do it alone?
    4

    1. 60 days
    2. 40 days
    3. 30 days
    4. 10 days
Correct Option: A

(A + B)’s 1 day’s work =
1
8

(B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
1
24

(C + A)’s 1 day’s work =
7
60

On adding all three,
2 (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
1
+
1
+
7
82460

2 (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
15 + 5 + 14
=
34
120120

∴ (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
17
120

∴ C’s 1 day’s work =
17
-
1
1208

C’s 1 day’s work =
17 - 15
=
1
12060

∴ C alone will complete the work in 60 days.
Second method to solve this question ,
Here , x = 8 , y = 24 , z = 60/7
C alone can do in =
2xyz
xy - yz + zx

C alone can do in = 2 × 8 × 24 ×
60
7
8 × 24 - 24 ×
60
+
60
× 8
77

C alone can do in =
23040
7
192 -
1440
+
480
77

C alone can do in =
23040
7
1344 - 1440 + 480
7

C alone can do in =
23040
×
7
= 60 days
7384



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