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Murad can do a piece of work in hours. If he is joined by Joel who is more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

  1. A
    4 hours
  2. B
    6 hours
  3. C
    2 hours
  4. D
    11 hours

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the efficiency of Murad be unit/hour.Since Murad takes hours to complete the work:

Joel is more efficient than Murad:

When they work together, their combined efficiency is:

The time taken by both of them to finish the work together is:

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Murad can do a piece of work in hours. If he is joined by Joel who is more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?
A
4 hours
B
6 hours
C
2 hours
D
11 hours

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