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  1. Working 8 hours a day, Anu can copy a book in 18 days. How many hours a day should she work so as to finish the work in 12 days ?
    1. 12 hours
    2. 10 hours
    3. 11 hours
    4. 13 hours
Correct Option: A


12
=
8
18x

where x is hours/days
⇒ 12x = 18 × 8
⇒ x =
18 × 8
= 12 hours
12

Aliter : Using Rule 1,
Here, M1 = 1, D1= 18, T1 = 8
M2 = 1, D2 = 12, T2 = ?
M1D1T1 = M2D2T2
1 × 18 × 8 = 1 × 12 × T2
T2 =
18 × 8
= 12 hours
12



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