Question 8.
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
Question Explanation
Let the work done by Rahul, Rakshita, and Gurmeet be a, b, and c units per day, respectively, and the total units of work are W.
Hence, we can say that 7(a+b+c) < W ( Rahul, Rakshita, and Gurmeet, working together, would have taken more than 7 days to finish a job).
Similarly, we can say that 15(a+c) > W ( Rahul and Gurmeet, working together would have taken less than 15 days to finish the job)
Now, comparing these two inequalities, we get: 7(a+b+c) < W < 15(a+c)
It is also known that they all worked together for 6 days, followed by Rakshita, who worked alone for 3 more days to finish the job. Therefore, the total units of work done is: W = 6(a+b+c)+3b
Hence, we can say that 7(a+b+c) < 6(a+b+c)+3b < 15(a+c)
Therefore, (a+b+c) < 3b => a+c < 2b, and 9b < 9(a+c) => b < a+c
=> a+b+c < 3b => 7(a+b+c) < 21b , and 15b < 15(a+c)
Hence, the number of days required for b must be in between 15 and 21 (both exclusive).
Hence, the correct option is B
