Numan does half the work as Gagan in 4/5 of the time. If together they take 16 days to complete a piece of work, then how long will it take Gagan to complete the work?

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  2. 24 days
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  4. 26 days

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Option 4 : 26 days
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Given:

Numan does half the work as Gagan in 4/5 of the time.

Together they take 16 days to complete a piece of work

Calculation:

According to the question,

Numan × 4/5 = Gagan × 1/2

⇒ Numan = Gagan × 5/8

⇒ Numan/Gagan = 5/8 

So, Numan’s efficiency = 5 unit/day. & Gagan’s efficiency = 8 unit/day.

Now,

Total work = 16 × (5 + 8)

⇒ 16 × 13

Time taken by Gagan = (16 × 13)/8

 26 Days

∴ Gagan will take 26 days to complete the work.

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