Time & Work

1.
Work from Days:

If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work =
1
.
n
2. Days from Work:
If A's 1 day's work =
1
, then A can finish the work in n days.
n
3. Ratio:
If A is thrice as good a workman as B, then:
Ratio of work done by A and B = 3 : 1.
Ratio of times taken by A and B to finish a work = 1 : 3.
1. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the
fraction of the work that is left is :
A.
1
4
B.
1
10
C.
7
15
D.
8
15
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
A's 1 day's work =
1
;
15
B's 1 day's work =
1
;
20
(A + B)'s 1 day's work =

1
+
1

=
7
.
15 20 60

7
x 4

=
7
.
60 15
Therefore, Remaining work =

1 -
7

=
8
.
15 15
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2. A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12
days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
A. 9
1
days
5
B. 9
2
days
5
C. 9
3
days
5
D. 10
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =
1
,
4
A's 1 day's work =
1
,
16
B's 1 day's work =
1
.
12
C's 1 day's work =
1
-

1
+
1

=

1
-
7

=
5
.
4 16 12 4 48 48
So, C alone can do the work in
48
= 9
3
days.
5 5

3. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can
A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A. 12 days B. 15 days
C. 16 days D. 18 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A's 2 day's work =

1
x 2

=
1
.
20 10

1
+
1
+
1

=
6
=
1
.
20 30 60 60 10
Work done in 3 days =

1
+
1

=
1
.
10 10 5
Now,
1
work is done in 3 days.
5
Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

4. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than
B. Working together, they can do it in:
A. 20 days B. 22 1 days
2
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3.
The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day.
If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.
If difference of time is 60 days, B takes

3
x 60

= 90 days.
2
So, A takes 30 days to do the work.
A's 1 day's work =
1
30
B's 1 day's work =
1
90

1
+
1

=
4
=
2
30 90 90 45
A and B together can do the work in
45
= 22
1
days.
2 2

5. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for
Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to
C?
A. Rs. 375 B. Rs. 400
C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
C's 1 day's work =
1
-

1
+
1

=
1
-
7
=
1
.
3 6 8 3 24 24
A's wages : B's wages : C's wages =
1
:
1
:
1
= 4 : 3 : 1.
6 8 24
C's share (for 3 days) = Rs.

3 x
1
x 3200

= Rs. 400.

6. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the
same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:
A. 4 days B. 5 days
C. 6 days D. 7 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 boy's 1 day's work = y.
Then, 6x + 8y =
1
and 26x + 48y =
1
.
10 2
Solving these two equations, we get : x =
1
and y =
1
.
100 200
(15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work =

15
+
20

=
1
.
100 200 4
15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.

7. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C
together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
A. 8 hours B. 10 hours
C. 12 hours D. 24 hours
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
A's 1 hour's work =
1
;
4
(B + C)'s 1 hour's work =
1
;
3
(A + C)'s 1 hour's work =
1
.
2
(A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work =

1
+
1

=
7
.
4 3 12
B's 1 hour's work =

7
-
1

=
1
.
12 2 12
B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.

8. A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B
together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
10
C's 1 day's work =
1
50

1
+
1

=
6
=
3
. .... (i)
10 50 50 25
A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .... (ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get: 2 x (A's 1 day's work) =
3
25
A's 1 day's work =
3
.
50
B's 1 day's work

1
-
3

=
2
=
1
.
10 50 50 25
So, B alone could do the work in 25 days.

9. A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining
work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?
C.
37
D. 40 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Whole work is done by A in

20 x
5

= 25 days.
4
Now,

1 - 4

i.e., 1 work is done by A and B in 3 days.
5 5
Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 x 5) = 15 days.
A's 1 day's work =
1
, (A + B)'s 1 day's work =
1
.
25 15
B's 1 day's work =

1
-
1

=
4
=
2
.
15 25 150 75
So, B alone would do the work in
75
= 37
1
days.
2 2

10. A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of
books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started
at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete
work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished ?
A.11:30 A.M. B. 12 noon
C.12:30 P.M. D. 1:00 P.M.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
(P + Q + R)'s 1 hour's work =

1
+
1
+
1

=
37
.
8 10 12 120
Work done by P, Q and R in 2 hours =

37
x 2

=
37
.
120 60
Remaining work =

1 -
37

=
23
.
60 60
(Q + R)'s 1 hour's work =

1
+
1

=
11
.
10 12 60
Now,
11
work is done by Q and R in 1 hour.
60
So,
23
work will be done by Q and R in

60
x
23

=
23
hours 2 hours.
60 11 60 11
So, the work will be finished approximately 2 hours after 11 A.M., i.e., around 1 P.M.
11. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days
and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work?
A.5 B. 5
1
2
C.6 D. 8
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
B's 10 day's work =

1
x 10

=
2
.
15 3
Remaining work =

1 -
2

=
1
.
3 3
Now,
1
work is done by A in 1 day.
18

1
work is done by A in

18 x
1

= 6 days.
3 3

12. 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete
it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?
A.35 B. 40
C.45 D. 50
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 woman's 1 day's work = y.
Then, 4x + 6y =
1
and 3x + 7y =
1
.
8 10
Solving the two equations, we get: x =
11
, y =
1
400 400
1 woman's 1 day's work =
1
.
400
10 women's 1 day's work =

1
x 10

=
1
.
400 40
Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.

13. A and B can together finish a work 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B
left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can
finish the work?
A.40 B. 50
C.54 D. 60
Answer: Option D
Explanation:

1
x 20

=
2
.
30 3
Remaining work =

1 -
2

=
1
.
3 3
Now,
1
work is done by A in 20 days.
3
Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in (20 x 3) = 60 days.

14. P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Q can complete the same work in 8
days working 10 hours a day. If both P and Q work together, working 8 hours a day, in how
many days can they complete the work?
A.5
5
11
B. 5
6
11
C.6
5
11
D. 6
6
11
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
P can complete the work in (12 x 8) hrs. = 96 hrs.
Q can complete the work in (8 x 10) hrs. = 80 hrs.
P's1 hour's work =
1
and Q's 1 hour's work =
1
.
96 80
(P + Q)'s 1 hour's work =

1
+
1

=
11
.
96 80 480
So, both P and Q will finish the work in

480

hrs.
11
Number of days of 8 hours each =

480
x
1

=
60
days = 5
5
days.
11 8 11 11

15. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work.
How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
A.3 B. 5
C.7 D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
70
1 child's 1 day's work =
1
140
(5 women + 10 children)'s day's work =

5
+
10

=

1
+
1

=
1
70 140 14 14 7
5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7 days.

16. X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work
alone and then after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the
work last?
A.6 days B. 10 days
C.15 days D. 20 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Work done by X in 4 days =

1
x 4

=
1
.
20 5
Remaining work =

1 -
1

=
4
.
5 5
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work =

1
+
1

=
8
=
2
.
20 12 60 15
Now,
2
work is done by X and Y in 1 day.
15
So,
4
work will be done by X and Y in

15
x
4

= 6 days.
5 2 5
Hence, total time taken = (6 + 4) days = 10 days.

17. A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to
complete a job which A alone could have done in 23 days?
A.11 days B. 13 days
C.20
3
days
17
D. None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 100 : 130 = 10 : 13.
Suppose B takes x days to do the work.
Then, 10 : 13 :: 23 : x x =

23 x 13

x =
299
.
10 10
A's 1 day's work =
1
;
23
B's 1 day's work =
10
.
299

1
+
10

=
23
=
1
.
23 299 299 13
Therefore, A and B together can complete the work in 13 days.

18. Ravi and Kumar are working on an assignment. Ravi takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Kumar takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take,
working together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?
A.7 hours 30 minutes B. 8 hours
C.8 hours 15 minutes D. 8 hours 25 minutes
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Number of pages typed by Ravi in 1 hour =
32
=
16
.
6 3
Number of pages typed by Kumar in 1 hour =
40
= 8.
5
Number of pages typed by both in 1 hour =

16
+ 8

=
40
.
3 3
Time taken by both to type 110 pages =

110 x
3

hours
40
= 8 1 hours (or) 8 hours 15 minutes.
4

19. A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working
together, they will complete the same work in:
A.
1
day
24
B.
7
day
24
C.3
3
days
7
D. 4 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Formula: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work =
1
.
n

1
+
1
+
1

=
7
.
24 6 12 24
Formula: If A's 1 day's work =
1
, then A can finish the work in n days.
n
So, all the three together will complete the job in

24
days
= 3
3
days.
7 7

20. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The
number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:
A.15 B. 16
C.18 D. 25
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by Sakshi and Tanya = 125 : 100 = 5 : 4.
Suppose Tanya takes x days to do the work.
5 : 4 :: 20 : x x =

4 x 20

5
x = 16 days.
Hence, Tanya takes 16 days to complete the work.

21. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work.
Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:
A.4 days B. 6 days
C.8 days D. 12 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Suppose A, B and C take x,
x
and
x
days respectively to finish the work.
2 3
Then,

1
+
2
+
3

=
1
x x x 2

6
=
1
x 2
x = 12.
So, B takes (12/2) = 6 days to finish the work.

22. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the
work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work.
The whole work was completed in :
A.8 days B. 10 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:

1
+
1

=
1
.
15 10 6
Work done by A and B in 2 days =

1
x 2

=
1
.
6 3
Remaining work =

1 -
1

=
2
.
3 3
Now,
1
15

2
work will be done by a in

15 x
2

= 10 days.
3 3
Hence, the total time taken = (10 + 2) = 12 days.

23. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same work in 24 days
and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10 days when B and C leave. How many
days more will A take to finish the work?
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
2(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =

1
+
1
+
1

=
15
=
1
.
30 24 20 120 8
Therefore, (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =
1
=
1
.
2 x 8 16
Work done by A, B, C in 10 days =
10
=
5
.
16 8
Remaining work =

1 -
5

=
3
.
8 8
A's 1 day's work =

1
-
1

=
1
.
16 24 48
Now,
1
48
So,
3
work will be done by A in

48 x
3

= 18 days.
8 8

24. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in 12 days independently, the number
of days in which A and B can together finish the work in :
A.4 days B. 6 days
C.8 days D. 18 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ratio of rates of working of A and B = 2 : 1.
So, ratio of times taken = 1 : 2.
B's 1 day's work =
1
.
12
A's 1 day's work =
1
; (2 times of B's work)
6

1
+
1

=
3
=
1
.
6 12 12 4
So, A and B together can finish the work in 4 days.

25. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in
fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman?
A.3 : 4 B. 4 : 3
C.5 : 3 D. Data inadequate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
(20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day.
1
.
320
(16 x 15) men can complete the work in 1 day.
1 man's 1 day's work =
1
240
So, required ratio =
1
:
1
240 320

=
1
:
1
3 4

= 4 : 3 (cross multiplied)

26. A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C
together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in :
A.4 days B. 6 days
C.8 days D. 12 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
;
6
1
;
8
(B + C)'s 1 day's work =
1
.
12
(A + C)'s 1 day's work =

2 x
1

-

1
+
1

6 8 12

=

1
-
5

3 24

=
3
24

=
1
.
8
So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days.

27. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are
forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:
A.5 days B. 6 days
C.10 days D. 10
1
days
2
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
(B + C)'s 1 day's work =

1
+
1

=
7
.
9 12 36
Work done by B and C in 3 days =

7
x 3

=
7
.
36 12
Remaining work =

1 -
7

=
5
.
12 12
Now,
1
24
So,
5
work is done by A in

24 x
5

= 10 days.
12 12

28. X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16
days. How long will they together take to complete the work?
A.13
1
days
3
B. 15 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Work done by X in 8 days =

1
x 8

=
1
.
40 5
Remaining work =

1 -
1

=
4
.
5 5
Now,
4
work is done by Y in 16 days.
5
Whole work will be done by Y in

16 x
5

= 20 days.
4
X's 1 day's work =
1
, Y's 1 day's work =
1
.
40 20
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work =

1
+
1

=
3
.
40 20 40
Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in

40

= 13
1
days.
3 3

29.
A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 1 times as efficient as B. The same job can be
done by A alone in :
A.9
1
days
3
B. 11 days
C.12
1
days
4
D. 16
1
days
3
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) =
7
: 1 = 7 : 4.
4
Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.
Then, 7x + 4x =
1
11x =
1
x =
1
.
7 7 77
A's 1 day's work =

1 x 7

= 1 .
77 11

30. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes
the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone?
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let A's 1 day's work = x and B's 1 day's work = y.
Then, x + y =
1
and 16x + 44y = 1.
30
Solving these two equations, we get: x =
1
and y =
1
60 60
B's 1 day's work =
1
.
60
Hence, B alone shall finish the whole work in 60 days.

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