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 If 'A' can do a work in 20 days and ' B ' can do the same work in 30 days, how many days will it take when both 'A' and ' B ' work together ?

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 If 'A' can do a work in 20 days and ' B ' can do the same work in 30 days, how many days will it take when both 'A' and ' B ' work together ?

A). 10 days

B). 12 days

C). 14 days

D). 16 days


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12 days



A can do 1/20 work in 1 day and B
Can do 1/30 work in 1 day. so (A + B) can do 
1/20 + 1/30 = 5/60 = 1/12 work in 1 day
Because, A + B can do 1/12 work in 1 day
Therefore, A + B can do 1 work in 1/(1/12) = 12 days.

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