An officer was appointed on maximum daily wages on contract money of Rs. 4956. But on being absent for some days, he was paid only Rs. 3894. For how many days was he absent?

A. 32 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 3 days
D. 4 days
Part of task completed by A in a day = 1/x Part of task completed by B in a day = 3/x (B is thrice as efficient as A) (1/x)+(3/x) = 1 4/x = 1 x = 4 B completes 3/4th of the task in a day. He takes 4/3 days to complete the entire task. 4/3 days = (4/3*24) hours = 32 hours