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A Can Do a Piece of Work in 10 Days and B in 15 Days. How Long Will They Take Together to Finish It? - Mathematics

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A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B in 15 days. How long will they take together to finish it?

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Solution

A's 1-day work =`1/10`

B's 1-day work =`1/15`

(A + B)'s 1-day work =`1/10+1/15`

`=(3+2)/30=5/30`

`=1/6`

∴ Both A and B together can finish the work in = 6 days

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Chapter 10: Direct and Inverse Variations - Exercise 10 (E) [Page 133]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 10 Direct and Inverse Variations
Exercise 10 (E) | Q 1 | Page 133

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