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
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