Jitesh and Kamal can complete a certain piece of work in 7 and 16 days, respectively, They started to work together, and after 2 days, Kamal left. In how many days will Jitesh complete the remaining work?

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  1. \(\frac{231}{56}\)
  2. \(\frac{230}{57}\)
  3. \(\frac{233}{58}\)
  4. \(\frac{234}{56}\)

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Option 1 : \(\frac{231}{56}\)
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Given:

Jitesh can complete the work in 7 days

Kamal can complete the work in 16 days

They worked together for 2 days, then Kamal left

Formula used:

Work done by Jitesh in 1 day = 1/7

Work done by Kamal in 1 day = 1/16

Work done together in 1 day = (1/7) + (1/16)

Remaining work = Total work - Work done in 2 days

Calculation:

Work done together in 1 day = (1/7) + (1/16)

⇒ Work done together in 1 day = (16 + 7) / (7 × 16)

⇒ Work done together in 1 day = 23 / 112

Work done in 2 days = 2 × (23 / 112)

⇒ Work done in 2 days = 46 / 112

⇒ Work done in 2 days = 23 / 56

Remaining work = 1 - (23 / 56)

⇒ Remaining work = (56 - 23) / 56

⇒ Remaining work = 33 / 56

Jitesh's rate of work = 1 / 7

Time required by Jitesh to complete remaining work = Remaining work / Jitesh's rate of work

⇒ Time required by Jitesh = (33 / 56) / (1 / 7)

⇒ Time required by Jitesh = (33 / 56) × 7

⇒ Time required by Jitesh = 231 / 56

∴ The correct answer is option (1).

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