document.write( "Question 625647: A does a work in 20 days. A did for 28 days. Then b came. They together take 76 days to complete the 7 job. Find howmany days B complete a work.
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\n" ); document.write( "A does a work in 20 days. A worked for 28 days.
\n" ); document.write( "Then B came. Working together, they take 76 days to complete 7 jobs.
\n" ); document.write( " Find how many days it takes B to complete a work.
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\n" ); document.write( "let b = time for B to do one job by himself
\n" ); document.write( "let one completed job = 1
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%2828%2B76%29%29%2F20\" + \"76%2Fb\" = 7
\n" ); document.write( "\"104%2F20\" + \"76%2Fb\" = 7
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 20b
\n" ); document.write( "104b + 20(76) = 20b(7)
\n" ); document.write( "104b + 1520 = 140b
\n" ); document.write( "1520 = 140b - 104b
\n" ); document.write( "1520 = 36b
\n" ); document.write( "b = \"1520%2F36\"
\n" ); document.write( "b = 42.22 days to do one job alone\r
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