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  1. Three men can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Two days after they started the work, 3 more men joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work ?
    1. 1 days
    2. 2 days
    3. 3 days
    4. 4 days
Correct Option: B

Work done in two days =
1
× 2
6

=
1
, remaining work =
2
33

M1D1
=
M2D2
W1W2

3 × 2
=
6 × D2
1
2
33

⇒ D2 =
3 × 2 × 2
= 2 days
6

Aliter : Using Rule 10,
Here, A = 3, a = 6
b = 2, B = 3
Required time =
A(a - b)
A + B

=
3(6 - 2)
3 + 3

=
3 × 4
= 2 days
6



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