A alone can do a work in 12 days and B alone can do the same work in 30 days. A and B work together for six days, and then C replaced both. If C complete the 50% of the remaining work, then find the percentage of the work done by C?
Correct Answer :
15%
Solution :
The correct option is 15%.
To find the percentage of the work done by C, we first calculate the amount of work completed by A and B during the 6 days they worked together.
Let the total work be represented as 1 unit.
A alone can complete the work in 12 days, so A's work rate per day is:
B alone can complete the work in 30 days, so B's work rate per day is:
When A and B work together, their combined daily work rate is:
Finding a common denominator of 60, we get:
Since A and B work together for 6 days, the work they complete is:
Converting this fraction into a percentage:
The remaining work is:
C replaces A and B and completes 50% of this remaining work. The percentage of the total work done by C is:
Thus, C completes 15% of the total work.
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