The ratio of efficiencies of A and B to do a certain work is 5:2. A takes X hours to complete the work, and C destroys the work in X + 5 hours. All th...

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The ratio of efficiencies of A and B to do a certain work is 5:2. A takes X hours to complete the work, and C destroys the work in X + 5 hours. All three start working at 7 a.m. and finish at 1 p.m. C works only for the duration A works. Find the time taken by C alone to completely destroy the finished work.

Statement (I): A can complete <spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katexmathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mn>8</mn><mn>9</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotationencoding="application/xtex">89</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katexhtml"ariahidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.1901em;verticalalign:0.345em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlisttvlistt2"><spanclass="vlistr"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.8451em;"><spanstyle="top:2.655em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="sizingresetsize6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">9</span></span></span></span><spanstyle="top:3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="fracline"style="borderbottomwidth:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:3.394em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="sizingresetsize6size3mtight"><spanclass="mordmtight"><spanclass="mordmtight">8</span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlists"></span></span><spanclass="vlistr"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.345em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mn>8</mn><mn>9</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">\frac{8}{9}</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.1901em;vertical-align:-0.345em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.8451em;"><span style="top:-2.655em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">9</span></span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.394em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">8</span></span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.345em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span> of the work in 16 hours.

Statement (II): The efficiency ratio of B to C is 5:1.

Which of the following is true?

Options

A.

Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B.

Statement (II) alone is sufficient but statement (I) alone is not sufficient.

C.

Either statement (I) or statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question.

D.

Both statements together are necessary, but neither alone is sufficient.

E.

Statement (I) alone is sufficient but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.

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