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A can complete a piece of work in 14 days, while A and B together can complete it in days. How long will B alone take to complete it?
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A can complete a piece of work in 14 days, while A and B together can complete it in days. How long will B alone take to complete it?

A.


B.


C.


D.


Correct option is D

Given: 
Time taken by A to finish the work = 14 days 
Time taken by A and B together to finish the work = 312days3\frac{1}{2}days ​​
Concept Used: 
Total Work = Efficiency × Total time taken\text{Total Work } = \text{ Efficiency } \times \text{ Total time taken} 
Solution: 
LCM of 14 and 7 is 14 .
Total work is 14 unit 
Efficiency of B = Efficiency of {A+B} - Efficiency of A 
                         =  4 - 1 
                         = 3 units
 time taken to complete the work alone by B  = 143\frac{14}{3}​ days ​

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