Time & Work · Question 18 · Easy

Sunita can stitch a set of uniforms in 18 days. Kabir works twice as fast as Sunita. In how many days can they stitch the set together?

  1. 9 days
  2. 12 days
  3. 27 days
  4. 6 days
Answer and explanation

Answer: D. 6 days

Explanation: Kabir takes 18 ÷ 2 = 9 days. Together they do 1/18 + 1/9 = 3/18 = 1/6 of the work per day, so they need 6 days.

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