Two friends are eating a jar full of candies. Had P eaten alone, it would have taken him 10 minutes to finish the candies in the jar. Had Q eaten alone, it would have taken her 5 minutes to finish half the jar. Since both of them are eating simultaneously, how many minutes would it take them to empty the jar?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Together they eat 1/10 + 1/10 = 1/5 of the jar per minute.
The time to finish the jar is 5 minutes.
The answer is B.
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