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A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less to complete a work than B. Find the total number of days taken by A and B to complete the work?

  
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Submitted by: Satya
 

Let, days taken by A = x days

Then, days taken by B = 6x days (since he is 6 times slower)

So, the difference = 6x - x = 5x days.

But, this difference = 100 days

Therefore, 5x = 100 implies x = 20 days

So, A takes 20 days to finish a job and B takes 120 days to finish a job.

if they work together, total time taken = 1/(1/20+1/120) = 120/7 = 17 1/7 days



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October 09, 2005 10:43:15   #1  
kiran        

RE: A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less...
A 600days B 500days
 
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January 17, 2006 17:18:19   #2  
Satya        

RE: A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less...

Let days taken by A x days

Then days taken by B 6x days (since he is 6 times slower)

So the difference 6x - x 5x days.

But this difference 100 days

Therefore 5x 100 implies x 20 days

So A takes 20 days to finish a job and B takes 120 days to finish a job.

if they work together total time taken 1/(1/20+1/120) 120/7 17 1/7 days


 
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February 20, 2006 05:09:29   #3  
abhinav        

RE: A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less...

A completed work in 100 days before and A is 6 times faster than B..

let total days to work is n.

A 6B;

A (n-100) days taken to complete the work;

where as B n days ;

A (B-100)

therefore B A+100;

A 6(A+100);

A 6A+600;

-600 6A-A

-600 5A

A -600/5

A 300

B 400;


 
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April 30, 2006 15:47:44   #4  
Ash        

RE: A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less...

Since a is 6 times faster 6A B

ie if b compeletes the work in n days B n

& A (n-100)

ie 6(n-100) n

5n 600

n 120

ie B's work 120

A works 120-100 20


 
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July 08, 2006 15:33:55   #5  
swathi        

RE: A is 6 times as fast as B and takes 100 days less...

1/A 6/B B 6A A B-100 solving 2 equations

A 20 B 120 (1/20)+(1/120) 7/120

so he takes 120/7days


 
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