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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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  1. Question 1

    21 Jul 2023 S4

    63
    Ajeet 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:

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  2. Question 2

    21 Jul 2023 S4

    53
    A 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?

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  3. Question 3

    25 Jul 2023 S3

    57
    A 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?

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  4. Question 4

    9 Sep 2024 S1

    57
    Fill pipe P is 2121 times faster than fill pipe Q. If Q can fill a cistern in 110110 minutes, find the time it takes to fill the cistern when both fill pipes are opened together.

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  5. Question 5

    14 Sep 2025 S3

    64
    The ratio of the time taken by A and B to complete a task is 3:23 : 2. If B can complete the task alone in 18 hours, how many hours will they take to complete the task if they work together?

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