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Time and Work · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 36 of 105

Time and Work: A, B and C can do some work in 36 days. A and B together do twice as much work as C alone and A and C together can do twice as much work as B alone. Find the time taken by C to do the whole work.

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Time and Work
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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45-60 sec

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A, B and C can do some work in 36 days. A and B together do twice as much work as C alone and A and C together can do twice as much work as B alone. Find the time taken by C to do the whole work.

TopicTime and Work
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.25
Test Duration30 min

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Final Answer: Option B - 96 days
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