A can finish a piece of work in 15 days and B can do it in 10 days. They worked together for 2 days and then B goes away. In how many days will A finish the remaining work?
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A can finish a piece of work in 15 days and B can do it in 10 days. They worked together for 2 days and then B goes away. In how many days will A finish the remaining work?

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A's 1 day work = B's 1 day work = (A + B)'s 1 day work = = = = (A + B)'s 2 day work = = Remaining work = = = No. of days taken by A to finish the remaining work = = = = Hence, A will take 10 days to finish the remaining work.

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A can finish a piece of work in 15 days and B can do it in 10 days. They worked together for 2 days and then B goes away. In how many days will A finish the remaining work?

Direct & Inverse Variations

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