SOLUTION: Arun completes a task in 8hrs . He arun and bala work together they can complete same task in 6hrs. How long will bala take to complete the same task working alone.
A. 5
B. 6
C
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A. 5
B. 6
C
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Question 857994: Arun completes a task in 8hrs . He arun and bala work together they can complete same task in 6hrs. How long will bala take to complete the same task working alone.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9 Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many are working together? two Arun and Bala?
If so then Arun does 3/4 (6/8)of the work in 6 hours which means that Bala does 1/4 (6/24) and would take 24 hours to do the task alone .
6/8+6/b=1
6/b=1/4
b=24
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