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A worker has to complete a job of 175 units. On each day starting from the second, he does 75% of the part of the job he did on the previous day. Find the number of days in which the job is completed if he did 36 units of work on the 3rd day.

A

3

B

4

C

5

D

6

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The correct Answer is:
B
Let the work done on the first day be x.
Then the work done on the third day `=(3)/(4)xx(3)/(4)x` which is equal to 36 units
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