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    Arun & Bijay can make paintings in 3 days, Bijay & Chandan can make those paintings in 5 days. If Arun, Bijay & Chandan together can finis
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    Arun & Bijay can make paintings in 3 days, Bijay & Chandan can make those paintings in 5 days. If Arun, Bijay & Chandan together can finish the work in 2 days, then Arun & Chandan together will do it in ________ days.

    A.

    43\frac {4}{3}​ days

    B.

    87\frac {8}{7}​ days

    C.

    157\frac {15}{7}​ days

    D.

    5 days

    Correct option is C

    Given:
    Time to complete the whole work by Arun and Bijay together = 3 days
    Time to complete the whole work by Bijay and Chandan together = 5 days
    Time to complete the whole work by Arun, Bijay and Chandan together = 2 days
    Formula Used:
    Efficiency=Work DoneTime Taken\text{Efficiency} = \frac{\text{Work Done}}{\text{Time Taken}}​​
    Solution:
    Let the total work be LCM of 3, 5, 2 i.e. 30 units.
    Let efficiency of Arun, Bijay and Chandan be A, B and C respectively.
    => Efficiency of A + B = 303\frac{30}{3}​ = 10 units/day ----(i)

    =>Efficiency of  B + C = 305\frac{30}{5}​ = 6 units/day ----(ii)
    =>Efficiency of  A + B + C = 302\frac{30}{2}​ = 15 units/day ----(iii)
    => 10 + C = 15
    => C = 5 units/day
    B + C = 305\frac{30}{5}​ = 6 units/day
    => B = 6 - 5 = 1 unit/day
    A + B = 303\frac{30}{3}​ = 10 units/day
    => A = 10 - 1 = 9 units/day
    Efficiency of Arun and Chandan together =  A + C = 9 + 5 = 14 units/day
    Time taken by Arun and Chandan = 3014=157\frac{30}{14} = \frac{15}{7}​ days

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