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 A take twice as much time as B or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in?

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 A take twice as much time as B or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in?

A). 4 hours

B). 6 hours

C). 8 hours

D). 12 hours


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6 hours



Suppose A, B and C take x, x/2 and x/3 respectively to finish the work.

Then, (1/x + 2/x + 3/x) = 1/2 

6/x = 1/2 => x = 12 

So, B takes 6 hours to finish the work.

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