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Ahmed, Mustafa and Yasir working together can harvest their field in 6 days. Working alone Mustafa takes twice as long as Ahmed to harvest the field. Yasir takes 3 times as long as Ahmed. How long would
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Ahmed, Mustafa and Yasir working together can harvest their field in 6 days. Working alone Mustafa takes twice as long as Ahmed to harvest the field. Yasir takes 3 times as long as Ahmed.

How long would it take each working alone?

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a: ahmed, m:mustafa, y:yasir

a+m+y=6
m=2a
y=3a
a+2a+3a=6
6a=6

a=1 day
m=2 days
y=3 days
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