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A can do a job in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days. If they work together, how long will it take them to complete the job? ​​
Question

A can do a job in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days. If they work together, how long will it take them to complete the job? ​​

A.

5 days

B.

6 days

C.

8 days

D.

9 days

Correct option is B

Given
A can do a job in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days.
Solution
Work done by A in 1 day = 110\frac {1}{10}​​
Work done by B in 1 day = 115\frac {1}{15}​​
Together in 1 day = 110\frac {1}{10}​ + 115\frac {1}{15}​​
LCM of 10 and 15 = 30
So = 330\frac {3}{30}​ + 230\frac {2}{30}​ = 530\frac {5}{30}​ = 16\frac {1}{6}​​
That means A and B together complete 16\frac {1}{6}​ of the job per day.
So, total time to finish = 6 days.
Thus, correct option is (b).

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