Correct Answer: (3) 21 hours
Note: A copies 25 pages in 25 hrs.
∴ Efficiency of A = 7525=3\frac{75}{25} = 32575=3
A + B together copy 135 pages in 27 hrs
∴ Efficiency = 13527=5\frac{135}{27} = 527135=5
A+B−A=5−3=2A + B - A = 5 - 3 = 2A+B−A=5−3=2
or, A + B = 5
B = 5 - A
B = 2 efficiency
B takes copying 42 pages
=422=21 hrs= \frac{42}{2} = 21 \text{ hrs}=242=21 hrs