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$$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{2}$$ can do a piece of work together in 8 days, $$B_{2}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ can do the same work together in 16 days, while $$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ can do it together in 32 days. What percentage of the total work can all the 3 people, working together, do in 4 days?
Let's assume the total work is 32 units.
$$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{2}$$ can do a piece of work together in 8 days.
Efficiency of $$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{2}$$ together = $$\frac{32}{8}$$ = 4 units/day  Eq.(i)
$$B_{2}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ can do the same work together in 16 days.
Efficiency of $$B_{2}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ together = $$\frac{32}{16}$$ = 2 units/day   Eq.(ii)
while $$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ can do it together in 32 days.
Efficiency of $$B_{1}$$ and $$B_{3}$$ together = $$\frac{32}{32}$$ = 1 unit/day   Eq.(iii)
By Eq.(i), Eq.(ii) and Eq.(iii), the efficiency of all the 3 people together = $$\frac{4+2+1}{2}$$ = $$\frac{7}{2}$$ = 3.5 units/day
total work can all the 3 people, working together, do in 4 days =Â $$3.5\times4$$ = 14 units
Percentage of the total work can all the 3 people, working together, do in 4 days =Â $$\frac{14}{32}\times\ 100$$
 = $$\frac{700}{16}$$
=Â 43.75%
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