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P and Q together can do a job in 6 days. Q and R can finish the same job in 60/7 days. P started the work and worked for 3 days. Q and R continued for 6 days and finish the work. Then, the difference of days in which R and P , independently can complete the job is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

P and Q working together can finish in 6 days. Let P take pp days alone and Q take qq days alone.

1p+1q=16\frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{6} ... (Equation 1)

Q and R working together can finish in 607\frac{60}{7} days. Let R take rr days alone.

1q+1r=760\frac{1}{q} + \frac{1}{r} = \frac{7}{60} ... (Equation 2)


P worked for 3 days, then Q and R worked together for 6 days to complete the job:

3×1p+6×(1q+1r)=13 \times \frac{1}{p} + 6 \times \left(\frac{1}{q} + \frac{1}{r}\right) = 1

From Equation 2, 1q+1r=760\frac{1}{q} + \frac{1}{r} = \frac{7}{60}:

3p+6×760=1\frac{3}{p} + 6 \times \frac{7}{60} = 1

3p+4260=1\frac{3}{p} + \frac{42}{60} = 1

3p+710=1\frac{3}{p} + \frac{7}{10} = 1

3p=1−710\frac{3}{p} = 1 - \frac{7}{10}

3p=310\frac{3}{p} = \frac{3}{10}

1p=110\frac{1}{p} = \frac{1}{10}

Therefore, P can complete the job alone in 10 days.


Using Equation 1:

110+1q=16\frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{6}

1q=16−110\frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{10}

1q=5−330\frac{1}{q} = \frac{5-3}{30}

1q=230\frac{1}{q} = \frac{2}{30}

1q=115\frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{15}

Therefore, Q can complete the job alone in 15 days.


Using Equation 2:

115+1r=760\frac{1}{15} + \frac{1}{r} = \frac{7}{60}

1r=760−115\frac{1}{r} = \frac{7}{60} - \frac{1}{15}

1r=760−460\frac{1}{r} = \frac{7}{60} - \frac{4}{60}

1r=360\frac{1}{r} = \frac{3}{60}

1r=120\frac{1}{r} = \frac{1}{20}

Therefore, R can complete the job alone in 20 days.


Difference =20−10=10= 20 - 10 = 10 days

Therefore, the difference of days in which R and P independently can complete the job is 10 days.

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