Time and Work
Math MCQs

Question :    If Richard can finish the work in 36 days and Mark can finish the same work in 52 days, then in how many days both can finish the work together?

Correct Answer  21 ³/₁₁ days or 21.273 days

Solution & Explanation

Solution

Given,

The number of days to finish the work by Richard = 36 days

And, the number of days to finish the same work by Mark = 52 days

Thus, the number of days to finish the work by Richard and Mark together = ?

Here,

∵ In 36 days the work done by Richard = 1

∴ In 1 day, the work done by Richard = ¹/₃₆ part

Similarly,

∵ In 52 days the work done by Mark = 1

∴ In 1 day, the work done by Mark = ¹/₅₂ part

Now, in 1 day, the work done by Richard and Mark together

= In 1 day work done by Richard + In 1 day the work done by Mark

= ¹/₃₆ + ¹/₅₂

= ^{13 + 9}/₄₆₈

= ²²/₄₆₈ part of work

= ^{22 ÷ 2}/_{468 ÷ 2} part of work

= ¹¹/₂₃₄ part of work

This means, in 1 day, ¹¹/₂₃₄ part of the work is done by Richard and Mark together.

Now, the number of days required to finish ¹¹/₂₃₄ part of work by Richard + Mark working together = 1

∴ the number of days required to finish 1 work by Richard + Mark together

= ¹/_¹¹/234

= 1 × ²³⁴/₁₁ = ²³⁴/₁₁ days

= 21 ³/₁₁ days = or 21.273 days

Thus, Richard and Mark working together will finish the work in 21 ³/₁₁ days = or 21.273 days Answer

Shortcut Trick to solve the problems based on time and work using formula

Case: If A can finish a work in a days, and B can finish the same work in b days,
then working together the number of days require to finish the work
= ^{a × b}/_{a + b} days.

Here given,

The number of days required to finish the work by Richard = 36 days

And the number of days required to finish the same work by Mark = 52 days

Thus, the number of days required to finish the work Richard and Mark working together = ?

Here a = 36 days

And, b = 52 days

Thus, using formula ^{a × b}/_{a + b} days

The number of days required to finish the work when Richard and Mark working together

= ^{36 × 52}/_{36 + 52} days

= ¹⁸⁷²/₈₈ days

= ^{1872 ÷ 8}/_{88 ÷ 8} = ²³⁴/₁₁ days

= 21 ³/₁₁ days or 21.273

Thus, Richard and Mark together will finish the work in 21 ³/₁₁ days or 21.273 days Answer

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