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Out of two men X and Y, X is twice as good as Y to perform the work assigned to them. If X can finish the assigned work in 40 days less than Y, then in how many days they together can finish the work if they work together?

A)  \[31\,\,\frac{1}{3}\]                  

B)  \[26\,\,\frac{2}{3}\]

C)  \[30\,\,\frac{1}{3}\]                  

D)  \[24\,\,\frac{5}{6}\]

E)  None of these