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 A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days and A alone can do it in 9 days. In how many days can B alone can do it?

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 A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days and A alone can do it in 9 days. In how many days can B alone can do it?

A). 12 days

B). 15 days

C). 18 days

D). 21 days


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18 days



A and B can do work 1/6 in 1 day
A alone can do 1/9 work in 1 day
B alone can do (1/6 -1/9) =1/18 work in 1 day
=> complete work can be done in 18 days by B

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