A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and ...
Payment is always directly proportional to efficiency, that is more the efficiency higher the payLet the total work be eating 24 chocolates (LCM of 6 and 8)Therefore in one day A can eat = 24/6 = 4B can eat = 24/8 = 3All three together in one day can = 24/3 = 8This means C can eat 1 chocolate in 1 daySo efficiency ratio of A:B:C = 4:3:1Therefore payment will also be in same ratioC gets 1/8 th of the amount = 1/8 * 3200 = 400 Rs
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A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and ...
**Given Information:**
- A alone can do the work in 6 days.
- B alone can do the work in 8 days.
- A, B, and C together completed the work in 3 days.
- A, B, and C were paid a total of Rs. 3200 for the work.
**Approach:**
To find out how much C should be paid, we need to calculate the amount of work done by C in 3 days.
Let's assume the total work is 1 unit.
From the given information, we can calculate the following:
- A's work rate: 1/6 units per day
- B's work rate: 1/8 units per day
- A, B, and C's work rate together: 1/3 units per day
Now, let's find out C's work rate by subtracting the combined work rate of A and B from the combined work rate of A, B, and C:
C's work rate = (A, B, and C's work rate) - (A and B's work rate)
= 1/3 - (1/6 + 1/8)
= 1/3 - 7/24
= 8/24 - 7/24
= 1/24
Therefore, C's work rate is 1/24 units per day.
**Calculation:**
Since C's work rate is 1/24 units per day, we can calculate the work done by C in 3 days:
Work done by C = C's work rate * Number of days
= (1/24) * 3
= 1/8 units
Now, to find out how much C should be paid, we can calculate the payment proportionately based on the total payment of Rs. 3200:
Payment for C = (Work done by C / Total work) * Total payment
= (1/8 / 1) * 3200
= (1/8) * 3200
= 400
Therefore, C should be paid Rs. 400.
Hence, option B (Rs. 400) is the correct answer.
A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and ...
Correct option is answer 'B'