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Sarthak can fill a sandpit with sand in while Vivan takes to fill it. Ali can empty all of the sand from a filled sandpit in . If all three start working when the pit is empty, in how many days will the sandpit be full again?

  1. A
    60
  2. B
    61
  3. C
    62
  4. D
    56

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's determine the daily work efficiency of each individual.
* Sarthak's daily filling efficiency =
* Vivan's daily filling efficiency =
* Ali's daily emptying efficiency =

When all three work together, the net work done per day is:



Find the LCM of , and :

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*



Now convert the fractions:





Since of the sandpit is filled in one day, the total time required to completely fill the sandpit is:

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Sarthak can fill a sandpit with sand in while Vivan takes to fill it. Ali can empty all of the sand from a filled sandpit in . If all three start working when the pit is empty, in how many days will the sandpit be full again?
A
60
B
61
C
62
D
56

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