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Time and Work · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 6 of 105

Time and Work: A and B can complete a task in 30 days when working together after A and B have been working together for 11 days, B is called away and A, all by himself completes the task in the next 28 days. Had A been working alone, the number of days taken by him to complete the task would have been

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Time and Work
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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A and B can complete a task in 30 days when working together after A and B have been working together for 11 days, B is called away and A, all by himself completes the task in the next 28 days. Had A been working alone, the number of days taken by him to complete the task would have been:

TopicTime and Work
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.25
Test Duration30 min

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