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A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 134 times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in how many days?


A

days

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B

11 days

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days

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days

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E

7 days

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Solution

The correct option is B

11 days


(A’s 1 day’s work): (B’s 1 day’s work) be 7x and 4x respectively.

Let A’s and B’s 1 day’s work be 7x and 4x respectively.

Then,

7x+4x=1711x=17x=177

∴ A’s 1 day’s work =

(177×7)=111

So, A will complete the work in 11 days.


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