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A is twice as fast in work as B is. If B can do a piece of work in 10 days, then A can do the same work in:

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A is twice as fast in work as B is. If B can do a piece of work in 10 days, then A can do the same work in:

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A is twice as fast as B. This means that A can complete the work in half the time it takes B.

Since B can complete the work in 10 days, A, being twice as fast, can complete the same work in half that time.

So, A can complete the work in 10/2 = 5 days.

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