Jitesh and Kamal can complete a certain piece of work in 5 and 18 days, respectively, They started to work together, and after 3 days, Kamal left. In how many days will Jitesh complete the remaining work? 11

Explanation

​Given: Time taken by Jitesh = 5 days Time taken by Kamal = 18 days Working together for 3 days Formula Used: 1 Work rate = Time ​ Remaining Work Time = Individual Work Rate ​ Solution: 1 Jitesh’s 1-day work = 5 ​ 1 Kamal’s 1-day work = 18 1 1 18 + 5 23 Combined 1-day work = + = = 5 18 90 90 ​ ​ ​ ​ 23 23 Work done in 3 days = 3 × = 90 30 ​ ​ 23 7 Remaining work = 1 − = 30 30 ​ ​ 7 7 Time taken by Jitesh = 30 = ​ 1 6 ​ ​ 5 ​ Final Answer: 7 days ​ 6 ​ ​