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Sankar and Vishnu work alternately in a tailoring shop on an order of stitching 21 suits. Sankar starts the work, stitches 3 suits in two days, and takes a break, during which Vishnu stitches 3 suits in three days, and then takes a break. This pattern is repeated till all the 21 suits are stitched. How many days did it take the duo to complete the work?

A18 days

B15 days

C17 days

D16 days

Answer:

C. 17 days

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