Amal and Vimal together can complete a task in 150 days, while Vimal and Sunil together can complete the same task in 100 days. Amal starts working on the task and works for 75 days, then Vimal takes over and works for 135 days. Finally, Sunil takes over and completes the remaining task in 45 days. If Amal had started the task alone and worked on all days, Vimal had worked on every second day, and Sunil had worked on every third day, then the number of days required to complete the task would have been
Amal and Vimal together can complete a task in 150 days, while Vimal and Sunil together can complete the same task in 100 days. Amal starts working on the task and works for 75 days, then Vimal takes over and works for 135 days. Finally, Sunil takes over and completes the remaining task in 45 days. If Amal had started the task alone and worked on all days, Vimal had worked on every second day, and Sunil had worked on every third day, then the number of days required to complete the task would have been
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Solution
We define variables for individual work rates. Let , , and represent the work rates of Amal, Vimal, and Sunil respectively (in units of work per day).
From the given information:
Amal + Vimal together:
Vimal + Sunil together:
We choose since it's divisible by both 150 and 100. This eliminates fractions and makes calculations easier.
With :
units per day
units per day
From the actual work scenario:
We rewrite as :
Factor out 75:
Substituting :
Rewrite as
Substituting :
unit per day
Finding others:
Since and : unit per day
Since and : units per day
Amal works every day (days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...)
Vimal works every 2nd day (days 2, 4, 6, 8, ...)
Sunil works every 3rd day (days 3, 6, 9, 12, ...)
Key insight: The pattern repeats every 6 days (LCM of 1, 2, and 3).
Day 1: Only A works = 1 unit
Day 2: A + V work = units
Day 3: A + S work = units
Day 4: A + V work = units
Day 5: Only A works = 1 unit
Day 6: A + V + S work = units
Total in 6 days = units
We need 300 units total.
complete cycles with remainder 1
Work done in 23 cycles = units
Days taken for 23 cycles = days
Remaining work = unit
On day 139 (day 1 of the new cycle), only Amal works and completes 1 unit.
Therefore, the total number of days required = 139 days