and together can do a piece of work in days. If works alone for the last days, it is completed in days. In how many days can alone do it?
- Adays
- Bdays
- Cdays
- Ddays
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let 's daily work be and 's daily work be .
Together, they complete the work in days:
In the second scenario, the work is completed in days with working alone for the last days. This means they worked together for the first days.
Equating the two:
Since , substitute into the total work equation:
Since completes units of work per day, the time taken by alone is:
Together, they complete the work in days:
In the second scenario, the work is completed in days with working alone for the last days. This means they worked together for the first days.
Equating the two:
Since , substitute into the total work equation:
Since completes units of work per day, the time taken by alone is: