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Time and Work · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 5 of 105

Time and Work: A is thrice as efficient as (b) Working together they complete the work in 3 days. If B takes 8 days more than A, what is the number of days taken by A to finish the whole work, alone?

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Time and Work
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
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A is thrice as efficient as (b) Working together they complete the work in 3 days. If B takes 8 days more than A, what is the number of days taken by A to finish the whole work, alone?

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

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