Efficiency ratio and one worker's time: time working together
This type of question, asked 4 times: 21 Jul 2023 S4, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 9 Sep 2024 S1, 14 Sep 2025 S3. All 5 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
21 Jul 2023 S4
63Ajeet works 4 times as fast as Sohan. If Sohan can complete a work in 20 days independently, the number of days in which Ajeet and Sohan can together finish the work is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
21 Jul 2023 S4
53A is 40% more efficient than B. How much time will they take to work together to complete a job, which A alone could have done in 31 days?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
25 Jul 2023 S3
57A is 50% more efficient then B. B worked to finish the same work in 20 days. If A and B worked together, then how much time will they take to finish the same work?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
9 Sep 2024 S1
57Fill pipe P is times faster than fill pipe Q. If Q can fill a cistern in minutes, find the time it takes to fill the cistern when both fill pipes are opened together.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
14 Sep 2025 S3
64The ratio of the time taken by A and B to complete a task is . If B can complete the task alone in 18 hours, how many hours will they take to complete the task if they work together?Tap an option to check your answer.