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Gauthan and Karthik can do a piece of work in 10 days and 20 days respectively. With the help of Nilesh, they can complete the whole work in 5 days. In how many days can Nilesh alone complete the work ?

A

10

B

20

C

15

D

30

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B
Find the part of the work by all the three in one day and part of the work done by Gautham and Karthik in one day.
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