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A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs. 5,290. A and B together are supposed to do 19/23 of the work and B and C together 8/23 of the work. Then A should be paid
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- Rs. 4,250
- Rs. 3,450
- Rs. 1,950
- Rs. 2,290
Correct Option: B
Part of work done by A and
| B = | 23 |
∴ Part of work done by C
| = 1 - | = | |||
| 23 | 23 |
Part of work done by B and C
| = | 23 |
∴ Part of work done by B
| = | - | = | ||||
| 23 | 23 | 23 |
∴ Part of work done by A
| = | - | = | ||||
| 23 | 23 | 23 |
∴ Ratio of the shares of wages of A, B and C
| = | : | : | = 15 : 4 : 4 | |||
| 23 | 23 | 23 |
∴ A’s share
| = | × 5290 = Rs. 3450 | 23 |
