Solve this Time and Work question: A team of 18 workers completes a road survey in 30 days by working 8 hours daily. If the same team works 10 hours daily at the same hourly efficiency, in how many days will it finish the survey?

The verified answer to “Solve this Time and Work question: A team of 18 workers completes a road survey in 30 days by working 8 hours daily. If the same team works 10 hours daily at the same hourly efficiency, in how many days will it finish the survey?” is 24 days, option D. The question-specific working supplied with the item states: s. New duration = 20 days, so required workers = 540/20 = 27. Additional workers = 27-18 = 9. This working identifies the relevant work-rate equation and connects the given information to the required result. After applying the verified rule, the required value or position is 24 days. The alternatives 25 days, 26 days and 22 days fail because each breaks at least one stated condition, transition, direction or arithmetic step. A plausible-looking option is not sufficient unless it reproduces the complete work-rate equation. This full replay leads only to 24 days, so option D is uniquely correct. The method is transparent, question-specific and suitable for SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence, State and other competitive examinations.