Ahmed is thrice as good a workman as Balkar and takes 22 days less to complete a piece of work than

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22 Dec 2021 Work & Time

Ahmed is thrice as good a workman as Balkar and takes 22 days less to complete a piece of work than Balkar takes. Find out time in which Balkar alone can complete the work.

OPtion

1. 15
2. 23
3. 26
4. 22
5. 20
6. 33
7. 31
8. 29
9. 38
10. None of the above

Solution

Here, k = 3 and l = 22.
∴ Time taken by Balkar, working alone, to complete the work
= kl / (k – 1) days
= 3 x 22 / (3- 1)days,
i.e., 33 days.

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