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by harsh.champ » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:38 am
If 4/5th of a bucket is filled in 1 minute,how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it?

(A)1/5 min
(B)1/4 min
(C)1/6 min
(D)1/2 min
(E)1/3 min


Can anyone suggest a shortcut approach!!
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by ajith » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:42 am
harsh.champ wrote:If 4/5th of a bucket is filled in 1 minute,how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it?

(A)1/5 min
(B)1/4 min
(C)1/6 min
(D)1/2 min
(E)1/3 min


Can anyone suggest a shortcut approach!!
4/5 takes 1 minute
1/5 will take 1/4 minutes
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