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and each can do a work in . They began the work together but left after some time and completed the remaining work in . After how many days of the start of the work did leave?

  1. A
    26 days
  2. B
    19 days
  3. C
    18 days
  4. D
    25 days

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the number of days worked before leaving be .
* Work rate of per day
* Work rate of per day

For the first days, both and worked together:





For the last , worked completely alone:



The sum of work components equals total completed job:









Thus, left the work after .

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and each can do a work in . They began the work together but left after some time and completed the remaining work in . After how many days of the start of the work did leave?
A
26 days
B
19 days
C
18 days
D
25 days

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