Practice Test Discussion

Q)

A man, a woman and a boy together complete a piece of work in 3 days. If a man alone can do it in 6 days boy alone in 18 days, how long woman take to complete the work?

[NICL (AO), 2013]


  • Explanation

    According to the question,

    In 1 day,

    (1 man+ 1 women +1 child)'s can complete 13th of the work

    ∴ 1 Woman can complete =13-16-1186-3-118=19th of the work

    So, the woman alone can complete the work in 9 days.

    Hence option A is the correct.

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