Previous year MCQs

Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 10 days and A,B and C together in 5 days. C alone can do it in

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 60 days

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “60 days”.
The correct answer is: (3) 60 days

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