A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

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Suppose A, B and C take x,

x

and

x

days respectively to finish the work.

Then,	❨	1	+	2	+	3	❩	=	1
		x		x		x			2

⟹	6	=	1
	x		2

A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

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