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Worker A takes 8 hours to do a job. Worker B takes 10 hours to do the same job. How long should it take both A and B, working together but independently, to do the same job?


A

40/9 hrs

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B

4 hrs

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C

50/9 hrs

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D

60/9 hrs

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E

None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A

40/9 hrs


A’s 1 hour’s work = 18

B’s 1 hour’s work = 110

(A+B)’s 1 hour’s work = (18+110)=940

∴ Both A and B together will finish the work in 409hours.


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