SOLUTION: A and B together can finish a piece of work in 12 days. it A alone can finish the same work in 20 days, in how many days B alone can finish it?

Question 896108: A and B together can finish a piece of work in 12 days. it A alone can finish the same work in 20 days, in how many days B alone can finish it?
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A and B together can finish a piece of work in 12 days.
it A alone can finish the same work in 20 days,
in how many days B alone can finish it?
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let b = time required by B alone to do the job
Let the completed job = 1
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Each will do a fraction of the job, the two fractions add up to 1
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+ = 1
multiply equation by 20b, cancel the denominators and you have
12b + 20(12) = 20b
240 = 20b - 12b
240 = 8b
b = 240/8
b = 30 hrs alone
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Check this on your calc: enter (12/20) + (12/30)

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