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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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