SOLUTION: A and B can paint a wall in 3 days. A can do it alone in 5 days. how many days would it take for B alone?

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Question 1034699: A and B can paint a wall in 3 days. A can do it alone in 5 days. how many days would it take for B alone?
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A and B can paint a wall in 3 days. A can do it alone in 5 days. how many days would it take for B alone?
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The rate of A+B is  of the job-per-day.
The rate of A   is  of the job-per-day.

Hence, the rate of B is  =  =  of the job-per-day.

Answer. It will take  =  for B to complete the job working alone.

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