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      Question

      β€˜A’ and β€˜B’ can do a piece of work in 20 days

      and 30 days, respectively. If they started the work together and worked on it for 7 days, then find the time taken by β€˜B’ alone to complete the remaining work.
      A 12.5 days Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 10.5 days Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 11.5 days Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 13.5 days Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let total amount of work be 60 unitsΒ  Efficiency of β€˜A’ = 60/20 = 3 units/day Efficiency of β€˜B’ = 60/30 = 2 units/day Amount of work done by β€˜A’ and β€˜B’ together in 7 days = (3 + 2) Γ— 7 = 35 units Time taken by B to complete remaining work = (60 – 35)/2 = 12.5 days

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