Amit can complete a piece of work in 5 hours; Jeevan and Paul together can complete It In 4 hours, while Amit and Paul together can complete It In 3 hours. Approximately, how many hours will Jeevan alone take to complete the work (rounded off to the nearest integer)?  

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  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 8

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Option 3 : 9
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Given: 

Amit can complete a piece of work in 5 hours; Jeevan and Paul together can complete It In 4 hours, while Amit and Paul together can complete It In 3 hours.

Concept used:

Efficiency = (Total work / Total time taken)

Efficiency = work done in a single day 

Calculation:

Let total work is 60 units ( LCM of 3,4 and 5 and 18) 

The efficiency of Amit is 60 /5 = 12 units

The efficiency of  Jeevan and Paul together is 60 / 4 = 15 units

The efficiency of Amit and Paul together is 60/3 = 20 units

The efficiency of Amit is 60 /5 = 12 units

The efficiency of paul is 20 - 12= 8units

The efficiency of Jeevan is 15 - 8 = 7 units

 Jeevan alone take to complete the work 60 / 7 = 9 hr(approx)

∴ The correct option is 3

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