a sum of money is sufficient to pay b ' s wages for 12 days and c ' s wages for 24 days . the same money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for ?
let the total money be $ x b ' s 1 day work = $ x / 12 c ' s 1 day work = $ x / 24 a + b 1 day work = $ x / 8 money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for 8 days answer is c
inverse(add(divide(const_1, 24), divide(const_1, 12)))