Recent questions tagged time-and-work

Description : Madhesh does half work as much as vinith in three eighth of the time. If together they take a day to complete the work, how much time shall vinith take to do it? a) 21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24

Last Answer : A Suppose vinith takes x days to do the work Madhesh takes (2*3/8 x) = 6/8x i.e., 3/4x days to do it (madhesh + vinith’s) 1 day work = 1/9 Therefore 1/x +4/3x = 1/9 (3+4) / 3x = 1/9 7/3x = 1/9 3x = 9*7 X = 63/ 3 =21 Vinith takes 21 days to do the work.

Description : Pump A can fill the empty bunker in 6 hours, but due to a leak in the bottom it is filled in 7.5 hours, if the bunker is full and then Pump A is closed then in how many hours the leak can empty it? a) 30 hours. b) 45 hours. c) 50 hours. d) 35 hours.

Last Answer : A Efficiency of A = 16.666% Effective of leak = 13.333%when there is leakage So, efficiency of leakage =( Efficiency of A- Effective of leak) =16.666%-13.333%= 3.333% It means due to leakage a full bunker will be empty in 30 hours.

Description : Faucet A basically used as inlet pipe and Faucet B is used as outlet pipe. Faucet A and B both are opened simultaneously, all the time. When Faucet A fills the tank and Faucet B empty the tank, it will take thrice the ... efficiency of Faucet A and Faucet B respectively? a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 1:3 d) 3:1

Last Answer : B Efficiency when both pipes used to fill = A + B And efficiency when Faucet A is used to fill and Faucet B is used to empty the tank = A-B So (A+B)/(A-B)=3/1 A/B+1/(A/B-1)=3/1 A/B+1=3(A/B-1) 3A/B-A/B=4 2A/B=4 A/B=2 Thus, the ratio of efficiency of Faucet A and B =2:1

Description : 48 boys complete a work in 36 days. After they have worked for 24 days, 24 more boys join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work? a) 8 days b) 6 days c) 4 days d) 3 days

Last Answer : A 1 boy’s 1 day’s work = 1/(36*48) =1/1728 48 boy’s 24 day’s work=48*24/1728=2/3 Remaining work = 1-2/3=1/3 72 boy’s 1 day’s work =72/1728=1/24 1/24 work is done by them in 1 day. So, 1/3 work is done by them in 24/3= 8 days

Description : P, Q and R together earn Rs.420 per day, while P and R together earn Rs.296 and Q and R together earn Rs.164. The daily earning of R is : a) Rs.50 b) Rs.80 c) Rs.40 d) Rs.60

Last Answer : D (P+Q+R)’s earning = Rs. 420 (P+R)’s earning=Rs 296 (Q+R)’s earning=Rs 164 Q’s daily earning = Rs. (420 ⎯296) = Rs.124 P’s daily earning = Rs. (420 ⎯164) = Rs.236 Now (P+Q)’s earning=Rs 360 R’s daily earning = Rs. [420 ⎯360] = Rs.60

Description : A and B together can complete a work in 24 days. A alone can complete it in 40 days. If B does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together will complete the work? a) 24 days b) 15 days c) 21 days d) 19 days

Last Answer : A B’s 1 day’s work = (1/24 -1/40) =(5-3)/120 =2/120=>1/60 Now, (A + B)’s 1 day’s work = (1/40 +1/60) =(3+2)/120 =5/120 So, A and B together will complete the work in 120/5 = 24 days.

Description : A motor bike tyre has two punctures. The 1st puncture alone would have made the tyre flat in 27 minutes and the 2nd alone would have done it in 18 minutes. If air leaks out at a constant rate, how long does it take ... flat? a) 20 4/3 minutes b) 15 4/7 minutes c) 10 4/5 minutes d) 25 4/3 minutes

Last Answer : C 1st puncture made the tyre flat in 27 mins 2nd puncture made the tyre flat in 18 mins 1 minute’s work of both the punctures = (1/27 + 1/18) =(2+3)/54 =5/54 So, both the punctures will make the tyre flat in 54/5 mins =>10 4/5 minutes

Description : 8 men and 8 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days. 9 women and 7 boys can finish the same work in 10 days. Also 7 men and 6 women can finish the same work in 10 days. In how many days 1man, ... boy can finish the work, at their double efficiency? a) 25 days b) 20 days c) 15 days d) 10 days

Last Answer : A Efficiency of 8 men and 8 boys = 10% Efficiency of 9 women and 7boys = 10% Efficiency of 7 men and 6 women = 10% So, Efficiency of 15 men, 15women and 15boys = 30% So, efficiency of 1 man ... efficiency Efficiency of 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy = 4% Required number of days = 100/4=25 days

Description : Rakchita can do a piece of work in 28 days, while Shreya can do the same work in 42 days.They started the work together but 6 days before the completion of the work, Rakchita left the work. The total number of days to complete the work is a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 

Last Answer : D 6 days before the completion of the work Rakchita left the work means in last 6 days only Shreya has worked alone So, in last 6 days worked done by Shreya = 6*1/42=6/42=1/7 So, the rest = 1-1/7 =6/7 So 6/7work was done by Rakchita and Shreya worked together=6/7*70/10 =420/70=6 days

Description : A cistern can be filled in 25 minutes. There is a leakage which can empty it in 50 minutes. In how many minutes cistern can be filled? a) 20 mints b) 25mints c) 45 mints d) 50 mints

Last Answer : D Efficiency of filling faucet= 100/25 = 4% ⇒ Efficiency of leakage faucet = 100/50= 2% ⇒ Net filling efficiency = (4-2)% =2% So, t cistern can be filled in = 100/2 = 50 minutes

Description :  P and Q undertake to do a piece of job for Rs.1200. P alone can do it in 12 days while Q alone can do it in 16 days. With the help of R , they finish it in 6 days. Find the share of P,Q & R. a) 400,600,200 b) 200,400,600 c) 450,400,250 d) 600,450,150

Last Answer : D R;s 1 day work = 1/6 – (1/12 + 1/16) =1/6 – 1/12 – 1/16 = (8-4-3)/48 = 1/48 P:Q:R = ratio of 1 day work = 1/12:1/16 : 1/48 =4:3:1 P’s share = Rs(1200*4/8) =Rs.600 Q’s share = Rs(1200 * 3/8) =Rs.450 R’s share = Rs(1200 * 1/8) =Rs.150

Description : 2 male, 6 female, and 8 girls can do a work in 192 hrs, 4 male and 16 girls can do it in 160 hrs, 4 male and 6 female can do it in 240 hrs.10 male and 24 girls can do it in. a) A.87 3/ 11 hrs b) B.78 4 /11 hrs c) C.88 6 /12 hrs d) 80 4 /5 hrs

Last Answer : A Let 1 males 1 hr work = x 1 female 1 hour work = y 1 girl 1 hour work = z Then 2x + 6y + 8z = 1/192 ------>1 4x + 16z = 1/160 --------->2 4x + 6y = 1/240 ------------->3 Adding 2 and ... 1/192 + 1/160 =(5+6) / 960 = 11/960 10 male and 24 girls can do work in 960/11 hrs i.e., 87 3 /11 hrs

Description : If 24 women and 32 girls can do a piece of work in 5 days; 26 women and 48 girls can do it in 4 days then the ratio of the daily work done by a women to that of a girl is. a) 2:1 b) 1:3 c) 3:1 d) 1:2

Last Answer : A Let 1 women's 1 day work = x 1 girl's 1 day work = y Then 24x+32y = 1/5 =>6x+8y = 1/20 ------->1 26x + 48y = 1 / 4 => 13x + 24y = 1/8 -------->2 Multiply 1 by 3 18x + 24y = 3/20 13x + ... 200 = (10 - 6)/ 200 = 4/200 8y = 1/50 Y=1/400 Required ratio = x:y = 1/200: 1/400 =400:200 =2:1

Description : A sum of amount of money is adequate to pay peter’s salary for 42 days and Harish’s salary for 56 days. The same money is adequate to pay the salary of both for. a) 12 days b) 24 days c) 36 days d) 48 days

Last Answer : B Let the total money be Rs.x Peter’s 1 day salary = Rs. x/42 Harish 1 day salary = Rs. x/56 (peter+harish)’s 1 day salary = Rs(x/42+x/56) =(4x+3x)/168 =7x/168 =x/24 Money is adequate to pay the salary of both for 24 days.

Description : Praneetha and Pooja together can do a piece of work in 24 days ,which pooja and priya can do in 32 days. After praneetha has been working at it for 10 days and pooja for 14 days, Priya finishes it in 26 days. In how many days Priya alone will do the work? a) 12 days b) 24 days. c) 48 days d) 50 days

Last Answer : C Praneetha's 10 day's work + Pooja 14 day's work + Priya's 26 days work = 1 (Praneetha's +pooja's) 10 day's work + (pooja + priya)'s 4 day's work +priya's 22 days work = 1 =>10/24 + 4/32 + priya' ... 13/24 =11/24 Priya's 1 day's work = 11/24 * 1/22 =1/48 Priya can finish the work in 48 days.

Description : 8 male can finish a work in 6 days.12 female can complete the same work in 9 days. 6 male and 4 female started working and after 4 days 3 more female joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work? a) 76/41 days b) 25/62days c) 3/31days d) 4/77days

Last Answer : A 1 male's 1 day work = 1/48 1 female's 1 day work = 1/108 Work done in 4 days = 4 (6/48 +4/108) =4(1/8+1/27) =1/2+4/27 =(27+8)/54 =35/54 Remaining work = (1 - 35/54) = 19/ ... (27+14)/216 =41/216 Now 41/216 work is done by them in 1 day Therefore time taken = 216/41 * 19/54 = 76/41 days

Description :  6 male , 8 female and 12 children can complete a work in 14 days .a female does twice the work of a male does and a child does half the work a male does . how many female alone can complete this work in 14 days? a) 15 b) 10 c) 12 d) 14

Last Answer :  D Let 1 female ‘s 1 day work= x Then 1 male’s 1 day work =x/2 And 1 child’s 1 day work =x/4 So 6x/2 + 8x +12x/4 =1/14 3x+8x+3x = 1/14 14x = 1/14 X=196 1 female alone can complete the work in 196 days So, to complete the work in 14 days number of female required = 14.

Description : 60 girls can do a work in 48 days. 48 boys can finish the same work in 45 days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a boys and girls? a) 2:1 b) 3:6 c) 2:4 d) 4:3

Last Answer : D  Total number of girls =60 Total number of boys =48 (60*48) girls can complete the work in 1 day 2880 girls can complete the work in 1 day 1 girls 1 day work =1/2880 (48*45) boys can complete the work ... day 1 boys 1 day work =1/2160 So required ratio =1/2160 : 1/2880 =2880 : 2160 =4:3

Description : Arul can do a certain work in 9 days while Ravi can do the same work in 7 days. Both of them complete the work together and get Rs.288. what is the share of Arul? a) Rs.124 b) RS.126 c) Rs.128 d) Rs.130

Last Answer : B Arul’s 1 day work = 1/9 Ravi’s 1 day work = 1/7 Arul’s salary : Ravi’s salary = Arul’s 1 day work : Ravi’s 1 day work = 1/9 : 1/7 = 7 :9 Arul’s share = Rs.(7/16 *288) =Rs.126

Description : M & N do a certain work in 40 days and 24 days respectively. M started the work alone and then after 8 days N joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last? a) 16days b) 18days c) 20 days d) 22 days

Last Answer : C Work done by M in 8 days = 1/40*8 =1/5 Remaining work = 1-1/5 = 4/5 (M+N)’s 1 day work = 1/40 + 1/24 =(3+5)/120 =8/120 =1/15 Now 1/15 work is done by M & N in 1 day. So 4/5 work will be done by X and Y is, =15 / 1 * 4/5 =12 days Hence total time taken = 12+8 = 20 days

Description : A bakery P can sold 500 breads in 4 hours, bakery Q can sold the same number of bread in 5 hrs while bakery R can sold them in 6 hrs. All the bakeries are opened at 8 a.m while bakery P is closed ... complete their target. Approximately at what time will the work be finished? a) 10 b) 8 c) 12 d) 6

Last Answer : A (P+Q+R)'s 1 hour work = (1/4 +1/5+ 1/6) =(15+12+10)/60 =37/60 Remaining work = 1- 37/60 = 23/60 (Q+R)'s 1 hour work = (1/5 +1/6) =11/30 Now 11/30 work is done by Q and R ... R in(30/11*23/60) =23/22 hrs = 1hr So the work will be finished approximately 1 hr after 9.am i.e., around 10 a.m

Description : Sai and Ram working together completed a job in 10 days. If sai worked twice as efficiently as he actually did and ram worked 2/3 as efficiently as he actually did, the work would have been completed in 6 days. Sai alone could complete the work in. a) 40/3 days b) 42/4 days c) 44/6 days d) 43/3 days

Last Answer : A Let sai's 1 day work = x Ram's 1 day work = y Then x+y = 1/10 ===>1 and 2x +2y /3 = 1/6 (6x+2y )/3 = 1/6 6x + 2y =1/2 ====>2 Multiply 1 by 6 =>6x+6y = 6/10 2 = ... /10 - 1/40 = 4-1/10 =3/40 Sai's 1 day work = 3/40 So sai alone could complete the work in 40/3 days.

Description : Vinay can do a work in 28 days. Vikram is 75% more efficient than vinay. The number of days taken by vikram to do the same piece of work.  a) 12 days b) 14 days c) 16 days d) 18 days

Last Answer : C Given a certain work done by vinay = 28 days Efficient percentage of vikram = 75% Ratio of time taken by vinay and vikram = 175 : 100 = 7:4 Suppose vikram takes ‘x’ days to do the work. 7:4 :: 28 : x 7x = 4*28 X= 4*28/7 X= 4*4 = 16 days So vikram takes 16 days to do the work.

Description : M & N can do a work together in 12 days. M is 2 ½ time as efficient as N. the same work can be done by M alone in. a) 84/5 b) 6/84 c) 82/5 d) 6/82

Last Answer : A M’s 1 day work = 2 ½ = 5/2 N’s 1 day work = 1 Ratio of M and N = 5/2 : 1= 5:2 Let M’s and N’s 1 day work be 5x and 2x respectively. Then 5x+2x = 1/12 7x=1/12 X= 1/(12*7) X=1/84 M’s 1 day work = 1/84 * 5 = 5/84 Hence M alone can finish the work in 84/5 days.

Description : Karthik is 2 times as good workman as Raghu and together they complete a piece of work in 42 days. The number of days taken by Karthik alone to finish the work is. a) 55 days b) 60 days c) 63 days d) 67 days

Last Answer : C Karthik’s 1 day work : Raghu’s 1 day work = 2:1 (Karthik + Raghu)’s 1 day work = 1/42 Divide 1/42 in the ratio 2:1 Therefore karthick’s 1 day work = 1/42 * 2/3 =1/63 Hence karthik alone can finish the work in 63 days.

Description : P and Q finished a work in 36 days; Q and R can do it in 60 days; P and R can do it in 45 days. In what time can P alone do it. a) 30 days b) 60 days c) 90 days d) 120 days

Last Answer : B (P+Q)'s 1 day work = 1/36 ---1 (Q+R)'s 1 day work = 1/60 ----2 (P+R)'s 1 day work = 1/45 ----3 Adding 1 & 2 & 3 we get 2(P+Q+R)'s 1 day work = 1/36 + 1/60+ 1/45 =(5+3+4)/180 = 12/ ... +R)'s 1 day work - (Q+R)'s 1 days work = 1/30 - 1/60 = 2-1/60 = 1/60 P alone can do the work in 60 days.

Description : X and Y can do a job in 24 days, Y & Z can do the same job in 36 days. X,Y,Z together can finish it in 18 days. X and Z together will do it in. a) 24 b) 36 c) 12 d) 26

Last Answer : A (X+Y+Z) s 1 day work =1/18 (X+Y)'s 1 day work = 1/24 (Y+Z)'s 1 day work = 1/36 (X+Z)'s 1 day work = 2[X+Y+Z]'s 1 day work - [(X+Y)'s 1 day work + (Y+Z)'s 1 day work]= 2 [1/18]- (1/24 + ... /24 + 1/36) = 1/9 -1/24 - 1/36 =(8-3-2)/72 =3/72 = 1/24 So X & Z together will do the work in 24 days

Description : X,Y and Z can do a certain job in 72,108 and 144 days respectively. They started the job but X left 16 days before the completion of the job while Y left 24 days before the completion. The number of days for which Z worked is. a) 12 days b) 24 days c) 36 days d) 48 days

Last Answer : D Suppose the work was finished in a' days Then X's (a - 16) day's work + Y's (a - 24) days + Z's a days work = 1 (a-16)/72 + (a-24)/108 + a/144 =1 lcm of 72,108,144 is 432 (6(a-16) + 4( ... = 432 6a - 96 +4a - 96 =3a = 432 13a - 192 = 432 13a = 624 => a =48 Therefore Z worked in 48 days.

Description : Nandhu, naren and abishek can do a piece of work in 10,15, and 30 days respectively. In how many days can Nandhu do the work if he is assisted by naren and abishek on alternate days? a) 6.6 days b) 7.5 days c) 8.4 days d) 9.1 days 

Last Answer : B Nandhu's 1 day work = 1/10 Naren's 1 day work = 1/15 Abishek's 1 day work =1/30 Nandhu's 2 day's work =(1/10*2) =1/5 (nandhu + naren+abishek)'s 1 day work = 1/10+1/15+1/30 =3+2+1/30 =6/30 ... +1/5 = 2/5 Now 2/5 work is done in 3 days Whole work will be done in 3 *5/2 = 15/2 = 7.5 days

Description : Rishwi can finish a work in 6 days working 4 hours a day. Dhiviksha can complete the same work in 4 days working 5 hrs a day. If both rishwi and dhiviksha work together, working 4 hrs a day, in how many days can they finished the work? a) 30/11 b) 11/120 c) 11/30 d) 30/13

Last Answer : A Rishwi can complete the work in (6*4) = 24 hrs Dhiviksha can complete the work in (4*5) = 20 hrs Rishwi's 1 hr work = 1/24 Dhiviksh's 1 hr work = 1/20(Rishwi and dhivikasha)'s 1 hr work = (1/24 ... fininsh the work in (120/11)hrs Number of days of 4 hrs each = 120/11*1/4 =120/44 =30/11 days

Description : 4 male and 6 female do a piece of work in 20 days while 6 male and 4 female can do the same work in16 days. In how many days can 4 male and 2 female do the work? a) 3 62/142 b) 2 18/124 c) 4 81/165 d) 1 67/133

Last Answer : D Let 1 male's 1 day's work = x 1 female's 1 day's work = y Then 4x + 6y = 1/20 ---------->A 80x + 120y = 1 -----------1 6x + 4y = 1/16 ----------B 96x + 64y = ... (1/400) =132/200+1/200 = 133/200 So 4 male and 2 female together can finish the work in 200/133 = 1 67 /133 days

Description : 90 persons can complete a job in 32 days. 12 days after they started working, 60 more persons joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work? a) 10 days b) 12 days c) 14 days d) 16 days

Last Answer : B (90 * 32) persons can complete the work in 1 day. 1 person 1 day's work = 1/(90 *32) i.e., 1/2880 90 person's 12 day's work = 1/32 * 12 = 3/8 Remaining work =(1- 3/8) = 5/8 150 persons 1 ... 5/96 work is done by them in 1 day . Therefore 5/8 work is done by them, = (96/5*5/8) =12 days.

Description : Pranesh can do a piece of job in 60 days. He works at it for 4 days and then sarvesh alone finishes the remaining work in28 days. In how much time will pranesh and sarvesh working together, finish the work? a) 35 days b) 30 days c) 25 days d) 20 days

Last Answer : D Work done by pranesh in 4 days = 1/60 *4 =1/15 Remaining work = 1-1/15 =(15 - 1)/15 =14/15 Now 14/15 work done by sarvesh in 28 days Whole work will be done by sarvesh in(28*15 /14) = 2* 15 =30 ... 's work = 1/60 + 1/30 = (1+2) /60 = 3/60 =1/20 Hence both will finish the work in 20 days

Description :  Arfath is thrice as good workman as deekshith and together they finish a piece of work in 27 days. In how many days will arfath alone finish the work? a) 9 days b) 10 days c) 11 days d)12 days

Last Answer : A Arfath’s 1 days work = 3 Deekshith 1 day’s work = 1 Arfath 1 day’s work : Deekshith 1 days work = 3:1 (Arfath + deekshith )’s 1 day’s work = 1/27 Divide 1/27 in the ratio 3:1 Arfath’s 1 days work = 1/27 *3/1 = 3/27 =1/9 Hence Arfath’s alone can finish the work in 9 days

Description : Adam and Smith are working on a project. Adam takes 18 hrs to type 108 pages on a computer, while Smith takes 15 hrs to type 120 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two different computers to type a ... ? a) 23 hrs 24 min b) 45 hrs 42 min c) 25 hrs 42 min d) 42 hrs 45 min

Last Answer : C Number of pages typed by Adam=108 Number of pages typed by Adam in 1 hour = 108/18=6 Number of pages typed by Smith =120 Number of pages typed by Smith in 1 hour = 120/15 =8 Number of pages typed by both in ... (6 + 8) = 14 Time taken by both to type 360 pages, = (360 * 1/14) =25 hrs 42 min

Description : After finishing the work by Aswin for 9 days, Ajay finds that only 1/4 of the work has been done. He employs Ajay who is 80% as efficient as Aswin. How many days more would Ajay take to complete the work? a) 32 b) 28 c) 34 d) 26

Last Answer : C Aswin has completed 1/4 of the work in 9 days Then he can complete the total work in 1/4 ---- 9 1 ---- ? = 36 days But given Ajay is only 80% as efficient as Aswin Ajay = 1/36*80/100=1/45 Ajay can ... work can be completed in 1 ------ 45 3/4 ------ ? =3/4*45 =33.75=34 days (approx.)

Description : M do a piece of work in 45 days and N can finish it in 40 days. They work together for 5 days and then M leaves. In how many days will N finish the remaining work? a) 30 5/9 b) 29 4/9 c) 31 3/5 d) 29 5/9

Last Answer : A Time taken by M to finish the work = 45 days. M's 1 day's work = 1/45 Time taken by N to finish the work = 40 days. N's 1 day's work = 1/40 (M + N)'s 1 day's work = (1/40+1/45) = ... be done by N in (55/72*40) days = 30and 5/9 days. Hence, the remaining work is done by B in 30 and 5/9 days.

Description : P,Q, & R can complete a piece of job together in 20 days. All the 3 started working at it together and after 8 days P left. Then Q & R together completed a job in 20 more days. P alone could complete the work in. a) 60 b) 50 c) 40 d) 30

Last Answer : B Work done by P,Q & R in 8 days = 1/20 * 8 =2/5 Remaining work = (1 - 2/5) = 3/5 Now 3/5 work is done by Q & R in 20 days Whole work will be done by Q & R in(20*5/3) =100/3 days (P+Q+R ... (Q+R)'s 1 day work =1/20 - 3/100 =5-3/100 =2/100 =1/50 P alone could complete the work in 50 days..

Description : P and Q can do a piece of job in 24 days; Q and R can do it in 30 days while R and P can finish it in 40 days. If P, Q, Rworks together, in how many days will they finish the job? In how many days will each ... finish it, working alone? A) 15,25,35,45 B) 20,30,40,120 C) 20,30,40,50 D) 20,25,30,60 

Last Answer : B Time taken by (P + Q) to finish the job = 24days. (P + Q)'s 1 day's job = 1/24 Time taken by (Q +R) to finish the job = 30days. (Q + R)'s 1 day's job = 1/30 Time taken by (R + P) to finish the ... - {(P + Q)'s 1 day's job } = (1/20 -1/24)=1/120 Hence, R alone can finish the job in 120 days.

Description : X does half as much work as Yand Z does half as much work as X and Y together. If Z alone can finish the work in 120 days, then together ,all will finish the work in ? a) 14 1/2 b) 40 c) 24 1/2 d)17 1/3

Last Answer : B Z alone can finish the work in 120 days. As given Z does half as much work as X and Y together => (X + Y) can do it in 60 days (X+ Y)s 1 days wok = 1/60. X's 1 days work : Y's 1 days Work = 1 ... (1/90) + (1/120) =(2+4+3)/360 =9/360 = 1/40 All the three together will finish it in 40 days

Description : Hanisha can do a work in 25 days, while sudha can do the same work in 50 days. They started the work jointly.Few days sughana also joined them and thus all of them completed the whole work in 12 days. All of them were paid total Rs.900. What is the Share of sughana? a) 252 b) 346 c) 454 d).359

Last Answer : A Efficiency of Hanisha = 1/100*25 =25/100=1/4=>4% Efficiency of sudha = 2% Thus, in 12 days working together they will complete only 72% of the work. [(4+2)*12] =72 Hence, the remaining work will ... which is =(100-72)=28% Thus, sughana will get 28% of Rs. 900, =28/100*900 which is Rs.252

Description : A officer undertakes to complete a job in 250 days. He employs 300 male for 50 days and they complete 1/2 of the work . He then reduces the number of male to 100, who work for 120 days, after which there ... male must be employed for the remaining period to finish the work? a) 25 b) 50 c) 45 d) 35

Last Answer : B 300 male in 50 days do = 1/2work 1 male in 1 day does = ½*1/50*1/300 work 100 male in 120 days do = ½ *1/50*1/300 *100*120 =2/5 work Total work done = ½ + 2/5 =(5+4)/10=9/10 ... is done in 50 days by 300 male 1/10 work is done in 60 days by =300*50*1*2/10*60 =50 male

Description : A task is done by 46 persons not all of them have the same capacity to task. Every day exactly 2 persons, do the task with no pair of persons working together twice. Even after all possible pairs have worked ... in which all the persons together will finish the whole task? a) 44 b) 45 c) 46 d) 47

Last Answer : D 46 persons task in pairs, with no same pair of persons working together. Each person will be working with other 45 which means each persons will work for 45 days in pair. Let the time taken by each ... +1/T46)= 1/47 If all the persons work together they will finish the whole task in 47 days.

Description : Among 4 persons A, B, C and D. A takes twice as much time as B to complete a piece of work. B takes twice as much time as C and C takes twice as much time as D to complete the same work. One group of three of the ... is the group that takes 11 days? a) A.B.C b) A,B,D c) B,C,D d) None of the above

Last Answer : B From the given information B is twice as efficient as A. C is twice as efficient as B. D is twice efficient as C. If work done by A in a day is 'n' units, the work done in a day by B, ... of times taken to complete the work by the former and later groups is 11:7 A, B and D take 11 days.

Description : 6 boys and 5girls can do a job in 8 days. When 7 boys and 10 girls work on the same job, the work gets completed in 5 days. How many days will a boy take to do the job, if he works alone on it? a) A.25 b) B.50 c) C.75 d) D.100

Last Answer : D Let the amount of work done by a boy in a day be B′ and the amount of work done by a girl in a day be G′. Therefore, 6 boys and 5 girls will do 6B+5G amount of work in a day. If 6 boys and 5 ... 1/100 i.e. a boy does 1/100th of the work in a day. Hence he will take 100 days to do the work.

Description : P and Q together can complete a job in 30 days. Q and R together can complete the same job in 40 days. P and R together can complete the same job in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by P ... R when completing the same job alone? a) A.2:5 b) B.1:2 c) C.3:4 d) D.2:3

Last Answer : B Efficiency of P and Q= 1/30 per day ___________1 ⇒ Efficiency of Q and R = 1/40 per day_________2 ⇒ Efficiency of R and P = 1/40 per day _________3 Taking equation 2 and 3 together ⇒ Q + R = ... 120 days he they work alone. ⇒ Ratio of number of days in which P and R can complete the job 1:2.

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