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Harpreet, Ishaan and Jaya can each paint a classroom mural alone in 14, 21 and 42 days respectively. If all three work on it together, how many days will the mural take?

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  • A7
  • B8
  • C6
  • D11

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Combined rate = 1/14 + 1/21 + 1/42 = (3 + 2 + 1)/42 = 1/7 of the mural per day, so 7 days.
Answer: A) 7

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