A alone would take 64 hours more to complete a work then A + B work together. B take 4 hours more to complete a work alone than A and B work together.Find in how much time A alone complete the work.
(A)
16 hours
(B)
80 hours
(C)
72 hours
(D)
48 hours
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Let A and B take x hours to complete a work together.
A alone would take (x + 64) and B alone would take (x + 4)hours to complete the work.
A( x + 64) = x (A + B)
64A =x B …………(1)
B(x + 4)= x(A + B)
4B = x A……………(2)
from (1)and (2)
64A = x * x A/4
x2 = 256
x = 16
A alone = 16 + 64 = 80 hours
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03 Sep, 2021
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