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  1. X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days. How long will they together take to complete the work?

  2. A.
    13 1/3 days
    B.
    15 days
    C.
    20 days
    D.
    26 days

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    Answer : Option A

    Explanation :

    Work done by X in 8 days = 1-sym-oparen-h1 1 x 8 1-sym-cparen-h1 = 1 .
    40 5
    Remaining work = 1-sym-oparen-h1 1 - 1 1-sym-cparen-h1 = 4 .
    5 5
    Now, 4 work is done by Y in 16 days.
    5
    Whole work will be done by Y in 1-sym-oparen-h1 16 x 5 1-sym-cparen-h1 = 20 days.
    4
    Therefore X's 1 day's work = 1 , Y's 1 day's work = 1 .
    40 20
    (X + Y)'s 1 day's work = 1-sym-oparen-h1 1 + 1 1-sym-cparen-h1 = 3 .
    40 20 40
    Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in   40 1-sym-cparen-h1 = 13 1 days.
    3 3


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