Aman can do a piece of work in 24 day, Bijay in 32 days and Chintu in 64 days. All begin to do it together, but Aman leaves after 6 days and Bijay leaves 6 days before the completion of the work. How many days did the work last? 

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  1. 20 days
  2. 18 days
  3. 15 days
  4. 24 days

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Option 1 : 20 days
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Given:

Aman's work days = 24

Bijay's work days = 32

Chintu's work days = 64

Aman leaves after 6 days

Bijay leaves 6 days before completion

Formula used:

Total work = LCM of work days

Efficiency = Total work / Work days

Calculations:

Let total work = 192 units (LCM(24, 32, 64) = 192)

Aman's efficiency = 192 / 24 = 8 units/day

Bijay's efficiency = 192 / 32 = 6 units/day

Chintu's efficiency = 192 / 64 = 3 units/day

Work done by all in 6 days = 6 × (8 + 6 + 3) = 6 × 17 = 102 units

Remaining work = 192 - 102 = 90 units

Let the total number of days be x.

Bijay worked for (x - 6) days.

Chintu worked for x days.

Work done by Bijay and Chintu = 6 × (x - 6) + 3 × x = 90

⇒ 6x - 36 + 3x = 90

⇒ 9x - 36 = 90

⇒ 9x = 126 = 14

∴ The work lasted for 14 days.

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