Work Done by Three People Cutting Wood

MAT 2018 · Mathematical Skills · Medium · Arithmetic

Anand and Bharat can cut 5 kg of wood in 20 min. Bharat and Chandra can cut 5 kg of wood in 40 min. Chandra and Anand cut 5 kg of wood in 30 min. How much time Chandra will take to cut 5 kg wood alone?

  1. A.

    120 min

  2. B.

    48 min

  3. C.

    240 min

  4. D.

    120/7 min

Answer

C

Explanation

Let A,B,CA, B, C be the rate of work per minute of Anand, Bharat, and Chandra respectively to cut 5 kg of wood.

A+B=120A + B = \frac{1}{20} B+C=140B + C = \frac{1}{40} C+A=130C + A = \frac{1}{30}

Adding all three equations: 2(A+B+C)=120+140+130=6+3+4120=131202(A + B + C) = \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{40} + \frac{1}{30} = \frac{6 + 3 + 4}{120} = \frac{13}{120} A+B+C=13240A + B + C = \frac{13}{240}

To find Chandra's rate CC: C=(A+B+C)−(A+B)=13240−120=13−12240=1240C = (A + B + C) - (A + B) = \frac{13}{240} - \frac{1}{20} = \frac{13 - 12}{240} = \frac{1}{240}

Therefore, Chandra alone will take 240240 minutes.

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