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A takes more time to complete a work than B. If together they take to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it alone?

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

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the time taken by B to complete the work be days.
Then, time taken by A = days.

Ratio of time taken (A : B) = .
Since efficiency is inversely proportional to time, the ratio of efficiencies (A : B) = .

Let efficiency of A = units/day and efficiency of B = units/day.
Total work done together in :



Time taken by B alone to complete the work:

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A takes more time to complete a work than B. If together they take to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it alone?
A
B
C
D

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