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Rahul, Rakshita and Gurmeet, working together, would have taken more than 7 days to finish a job. On the other hand, Rahul and Gurmeet, working together would have taken less than 15 days to finish the job. However, they all worked together for 6 days, followed by Rakshita, who worked alone for 3 more days to finish the job. If Rakshita had worked alone on the job then the number of days she would have taken to finish the job, cannot be

Options

A

16

B

21

C

17

D

20

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Correct Answer :

Option B

21

Solution :

The correct option is 21.

Let the rate of work done per day by Rahul, Rakshita, and Gurmeet be r, k, and g respectively. Let the total work to be completed be 1 unit.

Step 1: Set up equations and inequalities from the given statements
1. All three working together would have taken more than 7 days to finish the job:
1r+k+g>7r+k+g<17      --- (Inequality 1)

2. Rahul and Gurmeet working together would have taken less than 15 days to finish the job:
1r+g<15r+g>115      --- (Inequality 2)

3. They all worked together for 6 days, and then Rakshita worked alone for 3 more days to complete the job:
6(r+k+g)+3k=1
Simplifying this equation:
6(r+g)+9k=1
We can express r+g in terms of k:
r+g=1-9k6      --- (Equation 3)

Step 2: Determine the bounds for Rakshita's rate of work (k)
Using Inequality 1:
(r+g)+k<17
Substituting Equation 3 into Inequality 1:
1-9k6+k<17
Multiply the inequality by 6:
1-9k+6k<67
1-3k<67
3k>1-67
3k>17k>121      --- (Bound 1)

Next, using Inequality 2:
r+g>115
Substituting Equation 3 into Inequality 2:
1-9k6>115
Multiply the inequality by 6:
1-9k>615
1-9k>25
9k<1-25
9k<35k<345k<115      --- (Bound 2)

Combining both bounds, we get:
121<k<115

Step 3: Find the bounds for the number of days taken by Rakshita alone
If Rakshita works alone, the number of days she would take to complete the job is D=1k.
Taking the reciprocal of the inequality:
15<D<21
Thus, the number of days Rakshita takes to finish the job alone must be strictly between 15 and 21.

Since D must be strictly less than 21, the number of days she would take cannot be 21.

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