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A and B together can complete a task in 12 days. A alone can complete the task in 18 days. In how many days can B alone complete it?
Let the total amount of work that needs to be done be $$W$$, and the efficiencies of $$A$$ and $$B$$ be $$a$$ and $$b$$, respectively.
The amount of work done by $$A$$ and $$B$$ together in 12 days is,
$$12(a+b)=W$$ --(1)
The amount of work done by $$A$$ alone in 18 days is,
$$18(a)=W$$
$$a=\dfrac{W}{18}$$ --(2)
Substituting (2) in (1), we get,
$$12\left(\dfrac{W}{18}\ +\ b\right)\ =\ W$$
$$\dfrac{2W}{3}\ +\ 12b\ =\ W$$
$$12b\ =\ \dfrac{W}{3}$$
$$W\ =\ 36b$$
So, $$B$$ alone can complete the total work in 36 days.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
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