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Option 3 : Any one of them alone is sufficient.
Time taken by X and Y together to make 25% of total bricks = 4.8 days
Time taken by X and Y together to make 25% of total bricks = 4.8 × 4 = 19.2days
(1/X) + (1/Y) = (1/19.2) ----(1)
Total number of bricks made by Z in a day = 50
From I:
Total number of bricks = (72cm × 80cm × 50cm) / (3cm × 4cm × 5cm) = 4800
Total time taken by Z = 4800/50 = 96 days
Let number of days taken by X and Y alone is 3a and 2a respectively.
From equation (1)-
(1/3a) + (1/2a) = (1/19.2)
(2 + 3)/6a = (1/19.2)
a = 16
Time taken when X and Z work together =
1/ = 1/ = 32 days
Statement I alone is sufficient.
From II:
Total time taken by Z = 4800/50 = 96 days
Total time taken by Y = 4800/150 = 32 days
From equation (1)
(1/X) + (1/32) = (1/19.2)
(1/X) = (4/192)
X = 48 days
Time taken when X and Z work together =
1/ = 32 days
Statement II alone is sufficient.
From III:
Total number of bricks = (1.008 × 1003)/(5cm × 6cm × 7cm) = 4800
Total time taken by Z = 4800/50 = 96 days
Total time taken by Y = 96 × (100/300) = 32 days
From equation (1)
(1/X) + (1/32) = (1/19.2)
(1/X) = (4/192)
X = 48 days
Times taken when X and Z work together =
1/ = 32 days
Statement III alone is sufficient.