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P and Q can complete a job in 24 days working together. P can alone complete it in 32 days. Both of them worked together for 8 days and then P left. The number of days Q will take to complete the remaining job is:

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✅ Correct Option: 3

P and Q together complete the job in 24 days.

P alone completes the job in 32 days.

P's work rate =132= \dfrac{1}{32} of the job per day

P and Q together work rate =124= \dfrac{1}{24} of the job per day


Q's work rate =124−132= \dfrac{1}{24} - \dfrac{1}{32}

Finding the common denominator (LCM of 24 and 32 is 96):

124=496\dfrac{1}{24} = \dfrac{4}{96}

132=396\dfrac{1}{32} = \dfrac{3}{96}

Q's work rate =496−396= \dfrac{4}{96} - \dfrac{3}{96}

Q's work rate =196= \dfrac{1}{96} of the job per day


They worked together for 8 days.

Work completed =8×124= 8 \times \dfrac{1}{24}

Work completed =824= \dfrac{8}{24}

Work completed =13= \dfrac{1}{3} of the job


Remaining work =1−13= 1 - \dfrac{1}{3}

Remaining work =23= \dfrac{2}{3} of the job


Days for Q to complete remaining work =23÷196= \dfrac{2}{3} \div \dfrac{1}{96}

Days =23×96= \dfrac{2}{3} \times 96

Days =1923= \dfrac{192}{3}

Days =64= 64

Therefore, Q will take 64 days to complete the remaining job.

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