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  • Meghana alone would take 32 hours more to complete a job than both Meghana and Ganesh together. If Ganesh worked alone, he took 12 1/2 hours more to complete it than both Meghana and Ganesh worked together. What time would they take if both Meghana and Ganesh worked together?


  • Options
  • A. 20 hrs
  • B. 18 hrs
  • C. 22 hrs
  • D. 20.5 hrs

  • Correct Answer
  • 20 hrs 

    Explanation

    Time taken by both Meghana and Ganesh to work together is given by =

    t 1   x   t 2  

    Where

    t 1   =   32   h r s t 2   =   12   1 2   h r s   =   25 2   h r s

     

    Therefore, time took by both to work together = 

    32   x   25 2   =   16   x   25   =   4   x   5   =   20   h r s

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