Two workers $A$ and $B$ working together completed a job in $5$ days. If $A$ worked twice as efficiently as he actually did and $B$ worked $1/3$ as efficiently as he actually did,the work would have been completed in $3$ days. To complete the job alone,$A$ would require (in days):

  • A
    $5 \frac{1}{5}$
  • B
    $6 \frac{1}{4}$
  • C
    $7 \frac{1}{2}$
  • D
    $8 \frac{3}{4}$

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