Question
‘A’ and ‘B’ can complete a certain work in 10
days and 15 days, respectively. They started working together and worked till completion of the work for which they got Rs. 16000 as wage. Find the share of ‘B’ out of total wage.Solution
Let total work = 30 units {LCM of (10 and 15)} Efficiency of ‘A’ = 30/10 = 3 units/day Efficiency of ‘B’ = 30/15 = 2 units/day Wages received by ‘A’ and ‘B’ will directly proportion to their efficiency. So share of ‘B’ = 16000 × (2/5) = Rs 6400
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