Ben can have a piece of work done in 8 days, Joe can work
three times faster than the Ben, Ram can work five times
faster than Ben. How many days will they take to do the
work together ?

Answer Posted / roy lewis

Ben does 1 of 8 units per day
Joe does 3 of 8 units per day
Ram does 5 of 8 units per day
Total unit = 9 which is greater than 8 units required
Thus answer is: less than 1 day

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 0 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, . . . . . what is the next term in the series?

759


If a worker gets late for his work he has to pay a fine of Rs 200 on the first day and the fine increases by 25 Rs per day. If he pays a total amount of Rs 9450, for how many days did he pay for?

744


Two trains are travelling at equilateral .Train A is travelling in the direction of earths spin.Other train B is travelling in opposite direction of earths spin.Which trains wheels will wear first?and why?

1996


The cycle has following specifications: The rear derailer is on the 14 tooth gear and the front derailer is on the 52 tooth gear. The rear gear has 14 teeth. The diameter of the rear wheel is 27". If a cyclist pedals at 75 revolutions per minute, then what will be the speed achieved?

727


f(X)= 2X-1 + f(X-1) if X is not equal to zeroandiff(X=0)=0, Value of f(f(2))

767






A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work?

749


find R,M,(..),F,D,(..)

769


A motorcycle travels a certain length taking 7 hrs in the journey ahead, while returning, the increased speed of 12km/hr takes about 5 hrs. What was the length covered in this journey?

687


sam and mala have a conversation. sam says i am vertainly not over 40. mala says i am 38 and you are atleast 5 years older than me. Now sam says you are atleast 39. all the sattements by the two are false. How hold are they realy.

1041


One clock rings 7 O'clock in 7 sec.In how many seconds it will ring 10 O'clock.

703


where is genarak driving aptitude

1677


In Bangalore, during income tax deduction for a single person, the percentage increased by 3% and for middle house-holders, it decreased by 3%. What can you infer?

676


Adam stands facing towards northwest direction.He walks 61 m and then turns southwards and walks another 60 m. How far is he from the starting point.?

720


Ramesh owns 2/3 of the travel business and sells 3/4 of his shares for Rs. 75000. What is the value of his travel business?

901


A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?

818