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Maths Puzzle
A is twice as good a workman as B. Together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. Then B can do a similar work by himself in :
(A) 54 days
(B) 27 days
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- B can complete work in 54 days and A can complete work in 27 days.
It is simple to get the ans.
If 3B ( A+B= 2B+B) can do work in 18 days,
one B will complete work in 54 days. - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(3)
- suppose b can do work in x days
a can do work in 2x days
1/x+1/2x=1/18
2x^2=54x
x=27
so b can do work in 27 days(ans)
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(5)
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