A can complete a work in 12 days, B in 15 days. When A and B worked alternatively, when started byOptions12 2/5 days11 2/5 days13 3/5 days13 2/5 days

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The problem is asking how long it would take for A and B to complete a task if they worked on it alternately, starting with A.

Here's how you can solve it:

Step 1: Determine how much of the work each person can do in a day.

A can complete the work in 12 days, so A can do 1/12 of the work in a day. B can complete the work in 15 days, so B can do 1/15 of the work in a day.

Step 2: Determine how much work they can do together in two days (since they are working alternately).

In two days, A and B can do (1/12 + 1/15) of the work. This simplifies to 9/60 + 4/60 = 13/60 of the work.

Step 3: Determine how many two-day periods it would take for them to complete the work.

The work is completed when the sum of the work done in each two-day period equals 1 (the whole work). So, we need to solve the equation (13/60) * x = 1, where x is the number of two-day periods. Solving for x gives x = 60/13 ≈ 4.62 two-day periods.

Step 4: Convert this into days.

Since each period is two days, it would take 4.62 * 2 = 9.23 days to complete the work.

However, since A and B are working alternately and A starts, the time will be rounded up to the next half day (since B would finish the remaining part of the work on the fifth day). So, the answer is 9.5 days, which is approximately 9 1/2 days or 9 days and 12 hours.

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