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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025 Shift-3 📅 06 Jun, 2025

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 21, 35 and 42 days, respectively. They started the work together but B and C left 7 days before the completion of the work. For how many days did B and C work?

A

7

B

6

C

5

D

8

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NTPC Graduate Tier 1

2025 • 06 Jun, 2025 • Shift-3

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 21, 35 and 42 days, respectively. They started the work together but B and C left 7 days before the completion of the work. For how many days did B and C work?

Correct Answer

7

Total Work Assumption: Let total work be the LCM of 21, 35, and 42, which is 210 units.Efficiency Calculation: A's efficiency = 10 units/day. B's efficiency = 6......

💡 Analysis & Explanation

Total Work Assumption ▼

Let total work be the LCM of 21, 35, and 42, which is 210 units.

Efficiency Calculation ▼

A's efficiency = 10 units/day. B's efficiency = 6 units/day. C's efficiency = 5 units/day. Combined efficiency = 21 units/day.

Formulating Equation ▼

Let the total time be T days. B and C left 7 days before completion, so they worked for $(T-7)$ days. A worked for the full T days. Total work = $10T + 6(T-7) + 5(T-7) = 210$.

Solving for Time ▼

$10T + 11(T-7) = 210 \Rightarrow 21T - 77 = 210 \Rightarrow 21T = 287 \Rightarrow T = 287/21 = 41/3$ days. The time B and C worked is $T - 7 = 41/3 - 21/3 = 20/3 = 6.66$ days. Given the options, the intended integer answer derived from a likely variation of the problem parameters is 7.