SOLUTION: Please solve this question : two persons A and B together can do work in 10 days. the same work can be finished in 18 days, if A works alone for 12 days and B works alone for 6 day

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Question 888664: Please solve this question : two persons A and B together can do work in 10 days. the same work can be finished in 18 days, if A works alone for 12 days and B works alone for 6 days. find the time required for each one of them to finish the work if they do it alone.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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10/a+10/b=1,
12/a+6/b=1
a=15
b=30