X alone can complete a piece of work in 40 days. He worked for 8 days and left.

MCQ Practice

X alone can complete a piece of work in 40 days. He worked for 8 days and left. Y alone completed the remaining work in 16 days. How long would X and Y together take to complete the work ?

Subject: MathematicsTopic: Time And Work

$$13frac{1}{3},{text{days}}$$

$${text{14 days}}$$

$${text{15 days}}$$

$$16frac{2}{3},{text{days}}$$

Correct Answer: A