Question 925578: To complete a work 'A' takes 50% more time than 'B'. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time will 'B' take to do it?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x, how much time for A to do the work alone.
A better way might be:
x, how much time for B to do the work alone.
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this way, solving for x gives you what the question asked: the time for B to do the work.
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To complete a work 'A' takes 50% more time than 'B'. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time will 'B' take to do it?
Alone, B takes:  days
You can do the check!!
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