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Jaggu can make one wooden chair in 3 days and Rabbu can make the same chair in 4 days. If they work together, in how many days will they make 14 chairs of the same kind?
18 days
16 days
24 days
20 days
24 days
Find the LCM of individual days (3 and 4) to assume total units, find 1-day work rates, and divide total chairs by the combined rate.
Jaggu can make 1 chair in 3 days, Rabbu can make 1 chair in 4 days. Total chairs to be made = 14 chairs.
Time=Combined 1-day WorkTotal Work
Find the LCM of individual days (3 and 4) to assume total units, find 1-day work rates, and divide total chairs by the combined rate.
Multiplying individual days directly instead of adding their 1-day work rates (rates are additive, not times).
Step 1: Calculate individual 1-day work rates
Jaggu completes 1 chair in 3 days, so his 1-day work is 31 of a chair. Rabbu completes 1 chair in 4 days, so his 1-day work is 41 of a chair.
Jaggu’s Rate=31,Rabbu’s Rate=41
Step 2: Find combined 1-day work rate
When working together, their combined 1-day work is the sum of their individual rates: 31+41=127 of a chair per day.
Combined Rate=31+41=127 chairs/day
Step 3: Calculate total time required for 14 chairs
To make 14 chairs together, divide the total number of chairs by their combined daily rate: Time=7/1214=14×712=24 days.
Time=12714=14×712=24 days
C is correct because working together at a combined