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Time and Work · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 23 of 105

Time and Work: A can do a piece of work in 20 days. He works for 5 days and then B finishes it in 10 more days. In how many days will A and B together finish the work?

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Time and Work
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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A can do a piece of work in 20 days. He works for 5 days and then B finishes it in 10 more days. In how many days will A and B together finish the work?

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

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Final Answer: Option D - 6 days
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