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Three men and 5 women together can finish a job in 3 days. Working on the same job 3 women take 5 days more than the time required by 2 men. What is the ratio of efficiency of a man to a woman?

A

`2:1`

B

`5:2`

C

`3:2`

D

`4:1`

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