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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.

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