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A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time. If together they take 66 days to complete the work, how many days shall B alone take to do
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A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time. If together they take 66 days to complete the work, how many days shall B alone take to do it?

A.

55

B.

66

C.

110

D.

90

Correct option is C

Given:
A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time
Together, A and B take 66 days to complete the work
Solution:
Let time taken by B alone be x days
Work done by B per day = 1x\frac 1x​​

Work done by A per day = (12\frac 12​) work in (34\frac 34​)x time
Work done by A per day=1234x=23x \text{Work done by A per day} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{3}{4}x} = \frac{2}{3x} ​​
Together, work done per day = work by A + work by B = 23x+1x=53x\frac{2}{3x} + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{5}{3x}​​
Work done together per day = 166\frac{1}{66}
53x=166 5×66=3x 330=3x x=110\frac{5}{3x} = \frac{1}{66} \implies 5 \times 66 = 3x \implies 330 = 3x \implies x = 110 ​​
B alone will take 110 days to complete the work. 

Alternative:  

A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time 

It means if B does  4B work in 4 (unit time ) , A does 3A Time in which is half of 4B  

4B = 2×3A2 \times 3A​​ 

A  : B 

2  :  3 

Efficiency Ration = 2  :  3 

Total work =5×66\times 66  = 330 ​

B alone complete the work =3303=110\frac{330}{3} = 110 days​

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