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A does a work in 12 days and B does the same work in 18 days.In how many days they together will do the same work?

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A does a work in 12 days and B does the same work in 18 days.In how many days they together will do the same work?

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Solution

To solve this problem, we first need to find the rate at which A and B can complete the work individually.

  1. The rate of A is 1 work per 12 days, or 1/12 of the work per day.
  2. The rate of B is 1 work per 18 days, or 1/18 of the work per day.

To find out how fast they can complete the work together, we add their individual rates together:

(1/12 work/day) + (1/18 work/day) = (18 + 12) / (12 * 18) = 30 / 216 = 5/72 work/day

This is the rate at which A and B can complete the work together. To find out how many days they will take to complete the work, we take the reciprocal of this rate:

72/5 days/work = 14.4 days/work

So, A and B together will complete the work in approximately 14.4 days.

This problem has been solved

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