document.write( "Question 1122714: Vivek,ramesh,bhuvan divide a work amongst themselves in the ratio 2:3:5.Their rates of work are in the ratio 1:2:3.It takes vivek 12 days to complete his part.What is the amount of work completed by them in 8 days from the start? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #738897 by ikleyn(52785)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "The entire job consists of 2 + 3 + 5 = 10 equal parts .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Vivek does \"2%2F10\" of the work in 12 days  ====>\r\n" );
document.write( "His rate is  \"+%28%282%2F10%29%29%2F12+\" =  \"+1%2F60+\"  of the entire job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ramesh’s rate is:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"+2%2A%28+1%2F60+%29\" = \"+1%2F30+\"  of the entire job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Bhuvan’s rate is:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"+3%2A%28+1%2F60+%29\" = \"+1%2F20+\"  of the entire job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Till this point my solution coincides with that by @josmiceli.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Starting from the next line, my way is  DIFFERENT.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their combined rate of work is  \"1%2F60\" + \"1%2F30\" + \"1%2F20\" = \"%281+%2B+2+%2B+3%29%2F60\" = \"5%2F60\" = \"1%2F12\"   of the entire job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, in 8 days they will complete  \"8%2F12\" = \"2%2F3\" of the job.\r\n" );
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