Ram Lal is a renowned packager of fruits in Varanasi. He packs 70 mangoes or 56 guavas every day working 7 hours a day. His wife also helps him. She packs 30 mangoes or 24 guavas working 6 hours per day. Ram Lal has to pack 3300 mangoes and 2400 guavas with help of his wife. They works alternately, each day 10 hours. His wife started packaging firs day and works every alternate days. Similarly, Ram Lal started his work second day and and worked alternatively till the completion of the work. In how many days the work will finished?

Correct Answer: 84
Mango Packing rate of Ram Lal = $$\frac{{70}}{7}$$ = 10 per hourGuavas Packing rate of Ram Lal = $$\frac{{56}}{7}$$ = 8 per hourMango Packing rate of Ram Lal's Wife = $$\frac{{30}}{6}$$ = 5 per hourGuavas Packing rate of Ram Lal's Wife = $$\frac{{24}}{6}$$ = 4 per hour On comparing,8 Guavas = 10 Mangoes1 Guavas = $$\frac{{10}}{8}$$ Mangoes2400 Guavas = $$\frac{{10 \times 2400}}{8}$$   = 3000 MangoesThis means that they need to pack (6300 + 3000) MangoesCombined Mango Packing rate of Both = 10 + 5 = 15 per hourWe will take 2 days = 1 time unit.Working 10 hours a day they will pack 150 Mangoes in 1 time unitTotal time taken to pack 6300 Mangoes = $$\frac{{6300}}{{150}}$$  = 42 time unitSo, total time taken = 2 × 42 = 84 days