Question 34
MediumOriginal questionIshita is 50% more efficient than Farooq. Together they can catalogue a library in 18 days. How many days would Ishita take alone?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Let Farooq do 2 units per day; Ishita does 3 units. Together: 5 units per day.
Total work = units.
Ishita alone: days.
Worth noting
45 days is Farooq's time. 27 days wrongly treats efficiency as if it were time.
- Concept
- Efficiency ratio with a combined time
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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