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Suraj is one third as good as workman as Pankaj and together they finish a piece of work in 36 days. The number of days taken by Suraj alone to finish the work is

Q: Suraj is one third as good as workman as Pankaj and together they finish a piece of work in 36 days.

Ratio of efficiency of Pankaj & Suraj = 3:1 & they do a job in 36 days so let total work = (3+1) `xx` 36 = 144 units Hence Suraj alone will finish this job in = 144/1 = 144 days

A 190 days

B 144 days

C 249 days

D 48 days

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