Mahesh and Anand together can polish the floors of a building in 60 days. Mahesh alone can complete (1\4) part of the total work in 45 days. In how many days Anand alone can polish the floor of the same building?
Mahesh and Anand together can polish the floors of a building in 60 days. Mahesh alone can complete (1\4) part of the total work in 45 days. In how many days Anand alone can polish the floor of the same building?
Option 1 -
90 days
Option 2 -
120 days
Option 3 -
75 days
Option 4 -
72 days
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Correct Option - 1
Detailed Solution:Total days taken by Mahesh alone = 45*4 = 180 days
Let the total work = 180 units (LCM of 180 and 60)
Mahesh per day work = 1 units
Mahesh and Anand per day work = 180/60 = 3 units
Anand per day work = 3 – 1 = 2
Time taken = 180/2 = 90 days
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