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Q 3. Ram and Shyam are quizmasters. The time taken by Ram and make a question is double of that taken by Shyam. If Ram made 3/2 questions less each minute and Shyam made 3 questions less each minute, to make x questions, the time taken by Shyam would be 2y minutes less than that taken by Ram. If Shyam takes y minutes to make x questions, find the number of questions that Shyam can make in a minute?
A. 12
B. 9
C. 8
D. 6
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- a/2 , a
a/2 - 3/2 , a - 3
2x/(a-3) = x/(a-3) + 2y
x/(a-3) = 2y
x/a = y
a/(a-3) = 2
a = 6 ?? - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(16)
- time taken: a,a/2
a/2-3/2,a-3
x questions hence: {x/((a/2)-(3/2))}={x/(a-3)}+2y
y=x*((a/2)-(3/2))
put in the above equation and solve ..we get a=1,6
6 is the answer - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
- somebody please explain this!!
- 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- can you people explain the solution ?
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
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