George takes 8 hours to copy a 50-page manuscript while Sonia can copy the same manuscript in 6 hours. How many hours would it take them to copy a 100-page manuscript, if they work together ?

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Number of pages typed by Gorge in 1 hour
$$\eqalign{ & = \frac{{50}}{8} \cr & = \frac{{25}}{4} \cr} $$
Number of pages typed by Sonia in 1 hour
$$\eqalign{ & = \frac{{50}}{6} \cr & = \frac{{25}}{3} \cr} $$
Number of pages typed by Gorge and Sonia together in 1 hour
$$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{{25}}{4} + \frac{{25}}{3}} \right) \cr & = \left( {\frac{{75 + 100}}{{12}}} \right) \cr & = \frac{{175}}{{12}} \cr & \therefore {\text{Required time}} \cr & = \left( {100 \div \frac{{175}}{{12}}} \right){\text{hours}} \cr & = \left( {\frac{{100 \times 12}}{{175}}} \right){\text{ hours}} \cr & = \frac{{48}}{7}{\text{ hours}} \cr & = 6\frac{6}{7}{\text{ hours}} \cr} $$