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Prabodh has done 1/2 of a job in 30 days, Sapan completes the rest of the job in 45 days. In how many days can they together do the job?

  1. A
    18 days
  2. B
    48 days
  3. C
    27 days
  4. D
    36 days

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

1. Find Prabodh's rate of work:
Prabodh does
2
1

of the job in 30 days.
Therefore, time taken by Prabodh to complete the full job (P) is:

P=30×2=60 days
Prabodh's 1-day work rate =
60
1



Find Sapan's rate of work:
The remaining work is 1−
2
1

=
2
1

of the job. Sapan completes this rest of the job in 45 days.
Therefore, time taken by Sapan to complete the full job (S) is:

S=45×2=90 days
Sapan's 1-day work rate =
90
1



Combined work rate:
Combined 1-day work rate of Prabodh and Sapan together:

Rate=
60
1

+
90
1

=
180
3+2

=
180
5

=
36
1


Since their combined work rate is
36
1

per day, they can complete the entire job together in 36 days.

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Prabodh has done 1/2 of a job in 30 days, Sapan completes the rest of the job in 45 days. In how many days can they together do the job?
A
18 days
B
48 days
C
27 days
D
36 days

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