Raju can finish a piece of work in 20 days. He worked at it for 5 days and then Jakob alone finished the remaining work in 15 days. In how many days can both finish it together?
Let the total work = W
Number of days required for Raju to complete the work = 20 days
$$=$$>Â Work done by Raju in 1 day = $$\frac{W}{20}$$
$$=$$>Â Work done by Raju in 5 days =Â $$\frac{5W}{20}=\frac{W}{4}$$
Remaining work =Â $$W-\frac{W}{4}=\frac{3W}{4}$$
$$\therefore\ $$Work done by Jakob in 15 days = $$\frac{3W}{4}$$
$$=$$> Work done by Jakob in 1 day = $$\frac{3W}{60}=\frac{W}{20}$$
$$=$$> Â Work done by Raju and Jakob in 1 day =Â $$\frac{W}{20}+\frac{W}{20}=\frac{2W}{20}=\frac{W}{10}$$
$$=$$> Â Number of days required for both Raju and Jakob to complete the work =Â $$\frac{W}{\frac{W}{10}}=10$$ days
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
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