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  1. A does half as much work as B in three- fourth of the time. If together they take 18 days to complete a work, how much time shall B take to do it alone?
    1. 30 days
    2. 35 days
    3. 40 days
    4. 45 days
Correct Option: A

Using basics of Rule 2,
Let B completes the work in x days

∴ Work done by A in
3x
days
4

=
1
2

⇒ Time taken by A in completing the work
= 2 ×
3x
=
3x
days
42

∴ (A + B)’s 1 day’s work
=
1
+
2
=
3 + 2
=
5
x3x3x3x

5
=
1
⇒ 3x = 90
3x18

⇒ x = 30
Hence, time taken by B in completing the work = 30 days



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