document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085310>Question 1085310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A takes 16 Days less than B to do a piece of work. If both working together can do it in 15 days ,in how many days will A alone complete the work. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let time taken by B be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time taken by A= x-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One day work of B =1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One day work of A =1/x-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They together complete the work in 15 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+B one day work = 1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(x-16) -1/x =1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-(x-16)/x^2-16x= 1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16/x^2-16x= 1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15×16=x^2-16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-16x-240=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On solving this eq my ans is not coming. Please give me the correct solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A takes 16 days less than B...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             RATES\r\n" );
document.write( "A            1/(x-16)\r\n" );
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document.write( "B            1/x\r\n" );
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document.write( "The time for A to do the job alone would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40-16=highlight%2834%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40-16=highlight%2834%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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