Question:
If Richard can finish the work in 14 days and Mark can finish the same work in 18 days, then in how many days both can finish the work together?
Correct Answer
7 7/8 days or 7.875 days
Solution And Explanation
Solution
Given,
The number of days to finish the work by Richard = 14 days
And, the number of days to finish the same work by Mark = 18 days
Thus, the number of days to finish the work by Richard and Mark together = ?
Here,
∵ In 14 days the work done by Richard = 1
∴ In 1 day, the work done by Richard = 1/14 part
Similarly,
∵ In 18 days the work done by Mark = 1
∴ In 1 day, the work done by Mark = 1/18 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
= 1/14 + 1/18
= 9 + 7/126
= 16/126 part of work
= 16 ÷ 2/126 ÷ 2 part of work
= 8/63 part of work
This means, in 1 day, 8/63 part of the work is done by Richard and Mark together.
Now, the number of days required to finish 8/63 part of work by Richard + Mark working together = 1
∴ the number of days required to finish 1 work by Richard + Mark together
= 1/8/63
= 1 × 63/8 = 63/8 days
= 7 7/8 days = or 7.875 days
Thus, Richard and Mark working together will finish the work in 7 7/8 days = or 7.875 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 = 14 days
And the number of days required to finish the same work by Mark = 18 days
Thus, the number of days required to finish the work Richard and Mark working together = ?
Here a = 14 days
And, b = 18 days
Thus, using formula a × b/a + b days
The number of days required to finish the work when Richard and Mark working together
= 14 × 18/14 + 18 days
= 252/32 days
= 252 ÷ 4/32 ÷ 4 = 63/8 days
= 7 7/8 days or 7.875
Thus, Richard and Mark together will finish the work in 7 7/8 days or 7.875 days Answer
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