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How long will it take to complete the project if A quits 10 days before the project finishes, assuming B takes 30 days to complete it alone?

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18 days

To understand how long it will take to complete the project with the given conditions, it’s important to first consider the roles of both individuals A and B in the project.

If B alone takes 30 days to finish the project, this means B has a work rate that can be calculated from this duration. Assuming A and B work together, their combined efforts lead to a shorter completion time. However, since A quits 10 days before the project is completed, we need to determine the timeline of events based on B's contribution and the impact of A leaving early.

To solve the timeline, let’s denote the total duration of the project when both A and B are working together as 'x' days. If A quits 10 days before the end of the project, it implies that A and B initially worked together for (x - 10) days. After A quits, B continues the work alone for the last 10 days of the project.

If B takes 30 days to complete it alone, we can consider that in those last 10 days, B would have completed 1/3 of the project (since 10 days is 1/3 of 30 days). Therefore, the portion of the project that must be

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