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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?

  1. A
    days
  2. B
    days
  3. C
    days
  4. D
    days

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:

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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?
A
days
B
days
C
days
D
days

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