Question

Anil can do a piece of work in 5 days and Ankur in 4 days. How long will they take to do the same work, if they work together? \

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Answer:

The given details are, Anil can do a piece of work in 5 days Work done by Anil in 1 day = 1/5 Ankur can do same work in 4 days Work done by Ankur in 1 day = 1/4 Work done by both in 1 day = 1/5 + 1/4 = (5+4)/20 (by taking LCM for 5 and 4 which is 20) = 9/20 ∴ Total work done together is 1/(20/9) = 20/9 = 2 2/9 days.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/667335/anil-can-piece-work-days-and-ankur-days-how-long-will-they-take-same-work-they-work-together?show=667338#a667338