A work is done by two people in 24 minutes. One of them
alone can do it in 40 minutes. How much time will the other
person wiil take to complete it

Answer Posted / swetha iyer

1/40-1/24=1/x

reciprocal of 1/x gives you the answer.


This problem is based on Time and Work.

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