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Ajit is two times as good a workman as Badrinath and therefore is able to finish a job in days less than Badrinath. Working together, they can do it in:

  1. A
    10 days
  2. B
    30 days
  3. C
    15 days
  4. D
    20 days

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the efficiency of Badrinath be .Since Ajit is twice as good, the efficiency of Ajit is .The ratio of time taken to complete a job is inversely proportional to their efficiencies:

Let the time taken by Ajit be days and Badrinath be days.The difference in days is given as :

Thus:Time taken by Ajit = daysTime taken by Badrinath = daysTotal work can be calculated as:

Combined efficiency of Ajit and Badrinath = units/day.Time taken working together:

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Ajit is two times as good a workman as Badrinath and therefore is able to finish a job in days less than Badrinath. Working together, they can do it in:
A
10 days
B
30 days
C
15 days
D
20 days

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