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A and B together can do a piece of work in 8 days, but A alone can do it in 12 days. How many days would B alone take to do the same work?

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Work done by A and B together in 1 day =18 of the work
Work done by A in 1 day =112 of the work

Work done by B in 1 day =18112=3224=124

Number of days taken by B alone to do the same work

=1124=24days

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