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A is twice as good a workman as B and together they finish a piece of
work in 18 days.In how many days will A alone finish the work.

21days
25days
22days
27days
Explanation:

if A takes x days to do a work then B takes 2x days to do the same work
= > 1/x+1/2x = 1/18
= > 3/2x = 1/18
= > x = 27 days.
Hence, A alone can finish the work in 27 days.
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