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 A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it ?

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 A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it ?

A). 20 days

B). 30 days

C). 40 days

D). 50 days


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30 days



That is , A = 3B/2/1/2 = 3B/2 

Replacing A by 3B/2, we get 

3B/2× B/3B/2 + B = 18 days 

3 B ×B/5B =18 

3B = 90 

B = 30 days, B alone can finish the work in 30 days.

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