Question

The total time taken and the number of paintings done by two artists are:

Which artist takes less time to complete a single painting ?

• A. Artist A
• B. Artist B
• C. Both artists complete at the same speed
• D. Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both artists complete at the same speed

You know, time taken to complete $1$ painting will be:
$=Totaltime÷Totalno.ofpaintings$

So, for $Artist$ $A$,

Time taken for $1$ painting will be
$=1444hours÷76$.

Similarly, for $Artist$ $B$,

Time taken for $1$ painting will be
$=1501hours÷79$.

Calculating both the divisions by standard algorithm method,


Also, by applying box method of division,


In both cases, the final quotient comes out to be $19$.

∴ Both artists complete a painting at the same time.