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 A and B together can do a work in 6 days. If A alone can do the work in 10 days then in how many days can B alone do it ?

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 A and B together can do a work in 6 days. If A alone can do the work in 10 days then in how many days can B alone do it ?

A). 7 days

B). 10 days

C). 15 days

D). 19 days


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15 days



A + B can do 1/6 of the work in 1 day
A alone can do 1/10 of the work in 1 day
Therefore, B alone can do 1/6 - 1/10 = 1/15 of the work in 1 day
So B alone can do the whole work in 15 days.

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