BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Target Test Prep · GMAT

Choose how you want to prepare

Learn live with an expert or move at your own pace. Every option includes the complete TTP study system.

★★★★★5.0559 reviews
GMATLiveTeach 7 seats left
Chris Peckover
NEXT LIVE COHORT

Oct 13 to Jan 7, 2027

with Chris Peckover

Schedule
Tue, Thu · 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET
Included
40 live hours + 6 months of GMAT OnDemand
  • Live instruction and real-time questions
  • Class recordings and assigned practice
View class & enroll
Limited cohort · enrollment openTarget Test Prep
EALiveTeach 5 seats left
Logan Thompson
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Sep 6 to Dec 6, 2026

with Logan Thompson

Schedule
Sun · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Included
Live EA class + 6 months of EA OnDemand
  • Expert-led weekly online sessions
  • EA Masterclass access between classes
View EA class & enroll
Limited cohort · enrollment openTarget Test Prep
GMATOnDemand Start anytime
SELF-PACED MASTERCLASS

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Complete access from day one. Study on your schedule.

130-point score guarantee
$0to start then $127/mo
  • Personalized study plan and analytics
  • Thousands of lessons and practice questions

Compare the format, schedule, and included access before enrolling. Prices and seat counts shown reflect the supplied offer details.

Dave and Diana at work

Expert replies
by sanju09 » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:07 am
If Dave works alone he will take 20 more hours to complete a task than if he worked with Diana to complete the task. If Diana works alone, she will take 5 more hours to complete the complete the task, then if she worked with Dave to complete the task? What is the ratio of the time taken by Dave to that taken by Diana if each of them worked alone to complete the task?

A. 4 : 1

B. 2 : 1

C. 10 : 1

D. 3 : 1

E. 1 : 2
The mind is everything. What you think you become. -Lord Buddha



Sanjeev K Saxena
Quantitative Instructor
The Princeton Review - Manya Abroad
Lucknow-226001

www.manyagroup.com
Join the discussion
Source: — Problem Solving |

by bluementor » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:31 am
Time taken if both worked together = T
Ratio of Dave : Diana = (20 + T) : (5 + T)

We can setup the following work equation:

1/(T+5) + 1/(T+20) = 1/T
(25 + 2T)/((20+T)(5+T)) = 1/T
25T + 2T^2 = 100 + 25T + T^2
T^2 = 100
T = 10

Therefore ratio = (20 + 10) : (5 + 10) = 30:15 = 2:1

Choose B.

-BM-
Join the discussion

by sureshbala » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:34 am
Let the time taken when Dave and Diana work together be x hrs.
Given that time taken by Dave alone = x+20hrs
and time taken by Diana alone = x+5 hrs.

Instead of going for a traditional way you can answer it quickly with a simple logic.

Dave and Diana together = xhrs
Dave alone= x+20.

Now from these two statements we can conclude that, work done by Dave in 20 hrs is done by Diana in x hrs. So Dave:Diana=20:x

Similarly,
Dave and Diana together = xhrs
Diana alone = x+5,
We can conclude that work done by Diana in 5 hrs is done by Dave in x hrs. So Dave: Diana = x:5

So we have 20/x = x/5
i.e x =10.

Hence the time ratio of Dave and Diana = 20:x = 2:1
Join the discussion