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AQuA-RAT train #7205 · Arithmetic · Ratio & rate

Working alone at their respective constant rates, A can complete a task…

Working alone at their respective constant rates, A can complete a task in ‘a’ days and B in ‘b’ days. They take turns in doing the task with each working 2 days at a time. If A starts they finish the task in exactly 10 days. If B starts, they take a day more. How long does it take to complete the task if they both work together?

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AQuA-RAT — Algebra Question Answering with Rationales (Ling et al., DeepMind, 2017) · train #7205

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