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A man and a boy together can complete a work in 24 days. If for the last 6 days the man alone does the work it is completed in 26 days. How long the boy will take to complete the work alone.
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document.write( "Based on the explanation, it appears as though the job was completed in a TOTAL of 26 days as opposed to
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document.write( "24 planned days, with the boy and man working 18 days together. Thus, the man seemed to have completed
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document.write( "the remaining 1/4 of work in 8 (26 - 18) days\r
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document.write( "If all this is true, then:
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document.write( "Time boy takes, alone to do job is:  days
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