Problems on Time and Work : Question 1 :

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 how many days?

15 days

25 days Correct

20 days

30 days

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Explanation:

(A + B)’s one day’s work = 1/10. --- (i)

C’s one day’s work = 1/50

(A + B + C)’s one day’s work = (1/10 + 1/50) = 6/50 = 3/25. ---- (ii).

Also, A’s one day’s work = (B + C)’s one day’s work.

From (i) and (ii), we get :2*(A’s one day’s work) = 3/25.

=> A’s one day’s work = 3/50

B’s one day’s work = (1/10 - 3/50)

= 2/50

Thus, B alone could complete the work in 25 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 2 :

Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 8 hours, B and C can fill it in 12 hours. A, B and C together can fill it in 6
days. A and C together will fill it in how many days?

15

24

20

8 Correct

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Explanation:
Let the total units of work be 48.

Units of work completed by A and B in one day = 6.

Units of work completed by B and C in one day = 4

Units of work completed by A, B, and C in one day = 8.

From the above information we get the work completed by A and C in one day is 6 units.

Therefore, the number of days taken by A and C to complete the whole work = 48/6 = 8 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 3 :

Ajay can complete a piece of work in 4 days. Balu takes double the time taken by Ajay, Charan takes
double that of Balu, and Danush takes double that of Charan to complete the same task. They are
paired in groups of two each. One pair takes two thirds the time needed by the second pair-to
complete the work. Which is the first pair?

A, B

A, C

B, C

A, D Correct

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Explanation:
Time taken by Ajay, Balu, Charan, Dhanush is 4 days, 8 days, 16 days and 32 days respectively.

Therefore, grouping Ajay and Dhanush work will be two third of the work that will be completed by
grouping Balu and Charan.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 4 :

5 persons working eight hours daily can complete a wall in 10 days. When they have Worked for 4
days, 5 more persons are brought to work. The wall can now be completed in?

one more day

two more days

three more days Correct

four more days

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Explanation:

Let D be the number of required days

Using the chain rule,

M 1 x T1 = M 2 x T2 + M 3 x T 3

5 x 8 x 10 = (4 x 5 x 8) + (10 x 8 x D)

D = 3.

Hence, the wall will be completed in 3 more days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 5 :
24 men working at 8 hours a day can finish a work in 10 days. Working at the rate of 10 hours a day,
the number of men required to finish the same work in 6 days is?

30

32 Correct

34

36

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Explanation:
Using Using the chain rule,

M 1 x T1 = M 2 x T2

Therefore, 24 x 8 x 10 = 10 x X x 6

X= 32

Hence, the number of men required to finish the work = 32.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 6 :

39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons,
working 6 hours a day, complete the work?

10

13 Correct

14

15

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Explanation:
According to the chain rule,

M 1 x T1 = M 2 x T 2

Therefore, 36 x 12 x 5 = 30 x 6 x X

X = 13

Hence, the number of days = 13.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 7 :

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:

20 days

22 1/2 days Correct

 25 days

30 days

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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 = 3/2 x 60 = 90 days.

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

A’s and B’s one day work = 1/30 + 1/90 = 2/45.

Therefore, A and B together can do the work in = 45/2 = 22 1/2 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 8 :

A company has a job to prepare certain number of cans and there are three machines A, B and C for
this job. A can complete the job in 3 days, B can complete the job in 4 days and C can complete the
job in 6 days. How many days the company will it take to complete the job if all the machines are
used simultaneously?

4 days

4/3 days Correct

3 days

12days

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Explanation:
Let the total number of cans to be prepared be 12.

The number of cans prepared by A in 1 day = 4.

The number of cans prepared by B in 1 day = 3.

The number of cans prepared by C in 1 day = 2.

Thus, the total number of cans that can be prepared by all the machines working simultaneously in a
single day = 9.

Therefore, the number of days taken to complete the whole work = 12/9 = 4/3 days.
Problems on Time and Work : Question 9 :

Seven men can complete a work in 12 days. They started the work and after 5 days, two men left. In
how many days will the work be completed by the remaining men?

5 days

6 days

9 days

None of these Correct

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Explanation:

7 x 12 men complete the work in 1 day

Therefore, 1 man’s 1 day’s work = 1/84

7 men’s 5 days work = 5/12

Remaining work = 1- 5/12 = 7/12

5 men’s 1 day’s work = 5/84

5/84 work is don by them in 1 day

7/12 work is done by them in ((84/5) x (7/12)) = 49/5 days = 9 4/5 days

Problems on Time and Work : Question 10 :

Ajay and Balu together can do a piece of work in 12 days. Balu and Charan together can do the same
work in 16 days. After Ajay has been working at it for 5 days and Balu for 7 days, Charan finishes it in
13 days. In how many days will Charan alone be able to do the work?

16 days

24 days Correct

36 days

48 days

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Explanation:
Let the total work be 48 units.

Ajay and Balu’s One day work = 48/12 = 4 units.

Balu and Charan’s one day work = 48/16 = 3 units.

Ajay’s one day work = 4 - Balu’s one day work.

Balu’s one day work = 3 - Charan’s one day work.

Therefore, Ajay’s one day work = 1 + Charan’s one day work.

Also given,

5 x Ajay’s one day work + 7 x Balu’s one day work + 13 x Charan’s one day work = 48

Equating all the equations formed, we get Charan’s one day work is 2 units .

Hence, Charan can finish the whole work in 48/2 = 24 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 11 :

Anil does a work in 90 days, Bittu in 40 days and Chintu in 12 days. They work one after another for a
day each, starting with Anil followed by Bittu and then by Chintu. If the total wages received are Rs
360 and Anil, Bittu, Chintu share them in the ratio of the work done, find their respective individual
wages.

Rs 40, Rs 60 and Rs 260

Rs 36, Rs 81 and Rs 243 Correct

Rs 42, Rs 86 and Rs 232

Rs 38, Rs 88 and Rs 234

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Explanation:
Let the total work done be 360 units.

Therefore, work done by Anil, Bittu and Chintu in single day are 4 units, 9 units and 30 units
respectively.

Each of them working for 9 days Anil and Bittu will be able to complete 4 units and 9 units of their
work on the 9th day but Chintu

will be doing remaining 3 units of work.

Hence, individual work done by them to complete the whole work is 36 units, 81 units and 243 units
till the end of 9th day for each of them.

Thus, respective wages on the basis of work done is Rs 36, Rs 81 and Rs 243 respectively for Anil,
Bittu and Chintu.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 12 :

A and B undertake to do a piece of work for Rs 600. A alone can do it in 6 days while B alone can do
it in 8 days. With the help of C, they can finish it in 3 days, Find the share of each?

300, 225, 75 Correct

200, 225, 80

400, 300, 100

None of these

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Explanation:

C’s one day’s work = (1/3) - (1/6 + 1/8) = 1/24

Therefore, A : B : C = Ratio of their one day’s work = 1/6 : 1/8 : 1/24 = 4 : 3 : 1.

A’s share = Rs (600 x 4/8) = 300

B’s share = Rs (600 x 3/8) = 225

C’s share = Rs[600 - (300 + 225)] = Rs 75

Problems on Time and Work : Question 13 :

A can do a certain work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A. How many days does B alone
take to do the same job?

15/2 Correct

14/2

15/4

14/4

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Explanation:
Let the total units of work done be 60.

Units of work done by A in one day = 5.

Given, B is 60% more efficient than A.

Thus, B will be able to finish 8 units of work in a day.

Therefore, time taken by B alone to complete the total work = 60/8 =15/2 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 14 :

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?

12 days

15 days

18 days Correct

20 days

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Explanation:

A’s two day’s work = 2/20 = 1/10

(A + B + C)’s one day’s work = 1/20 + 1/30 + 1/60 = 6/60 = 1/10

Work done in 3 days = (1/10 + 1/10) = 1/5

Now, 1/5 work is done in 3 days

Therefore, Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 15 :

In a nuts and bolts factory, one machine produces only nuts at the rate of 100 nuts per minute and
needs to be cleaned for 5 minutes after production of every 1,000 nuts. Another machine produces
only bolts at the rate of 75 bolts per minute and needs to be cleaned for 10 minutes after production
of every 1,500 bolts. If both the machines start production at the same time, what is the minimum
duration required for producing 9,000 pairs of nuts and bolts?

130 minutes

135 minutes

170 minutes

180 minutes Correct

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Explanation:
Total number of nuts produced in 10 minutes = 1000.

An extra 5 minutes is required to clean those nuts.

Thus, the total time required in producing 1000 nuts = 15 minutes.

Now, total number of bolts produced in 20 minutes = 1500.

Here also an extra 10 minutes is required to clean those bolts.

Thus, the total time required in producing 1500 bolts = 30 minutes.

Also, 2000 nuts will be produced in 30 minutes. Hence, the rate of production of nuts is greater than
the rate of production of bolts.

Thus, in order to determine the minimum duration required for producing 9,000 pairs of nuts and
bolts, we only need to determine the time required for producing 9000 bolts.

Hence, the time required for producing 9000 bolts = (9000 x 30)/ 1500 = 180 minutes

Problems on Time and Work : Question 16 :

A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20 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?

10 days

11 days

13 days

15 days Correct

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Explanation:
Let us assume the total work to be done is 60 units.

According to the question,

A and B finish the work in 12 days working together which implies 5 units of work is done by them in
a single day, i.e,

A + B = 5 ----- (1)

Also, we know A alone can finish the work in 20 days which implies he can do 3 units of work in a
single day.

Hence, B’s one day work is

3+B=5

=> B = 2.

But B works half a day only which implies he is doing only 1 unit of work in a single day and hence
only 4 units of work is done in a single day.

Thus, total number of days taken by A and B working together to complete the work is 60/4 = 15
days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 17 :

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per
minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank
in gallons is?

100

110

120 Correct

140

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Explanation:
Let the total time taken by both the pipes be 120 minutes to fill the tank.

Therefore, the number of gallons filled by both the tanks in one minute = (6 + 5) = 11 gallons.

At the same time a waste pipe is also opened which can empty 3 gallons per minute.

Hence, the number of gallons filled in one minute = (11 - 3) = 8 gallons.

Therefore, the number of gallons filled when all the three pipes are opened for 15 minutes = 8 x 15
= 120 gallons.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 18 :

A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works at it for 10 days & then B alone finishes the remaining
work in 42 days. In how much time will A and B, working together, finish the work?
 30 days Correct

20 days

25 days

35 days

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Explanation:

Work done by A in 10 days = 10/80 = 1/8

Remaining work = (1 - (1/8)) = 7/8

Now, work will be done by B in 42 days.

Whole work will be done by B in (42 x 8/7) = 48 days

Therefore, A’s one day’s work = 1/80

B’s one day’s work = 1/48

(A+B)’s one day’s work = 1/80 + 1/48 = 8/240 = 1/30

Hence, both will finish the work in 30 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 19 :

Pipe A fills a tank in 30 minutes. Pipe B can fill the same tank 5 times as fast as pipe A. If both the
pipes were kept open when the tank is empty, how much time will it take for the tank to overflow?

4 mins

6 mins

5 mins Correct

3 mins

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Explanation:
Let the total capacity of tank be 90 liters.

Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by A = 3 liters.

Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by B = 15 liters.

Therefore, capacity of the tank filled by both A and B in 1 minute = 18 liters.

Hence, time taken by both the pipes to overflow the tank = 90/18 = 5 minutes.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 20 :

If 34 men completed 2/5th of a work in 8 days working 9 hours a day. How many more man should
be engaged to finish the rest of the work in 6 days working 9 hours a day?

100
 102 Correct

109

106

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Explanation:
Using the chain rule,

M 1 x T1 = M 2 x T2

Thus, (34 x 8 x 9) / 2/5 = (M2 x 6 x 9) / 3/5

M2 = 68.

Therefore, required number of men = (68 + 34) = 102

Problems on Time and Work : Question 21 :

Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Elan 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?

3 hours

6 hours

4 hours

8 hours Correct

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Explanation:

Number of pages typed by Ronald in one hour = 32/6 = 16/3

Number of pages typed by Elan in one hour = 40/5 = 8

Number of pages typed by both in one hour = ((16/3) + 8) = 40/3

Therefore, time taken by both to type 110 pages = 110 x 3/40 = 8 hours.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 22 :

Ram and Shyam together can do a piece of work in 30 days. Ram having worked for 16 days, Shyam
finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall Shyam finish the whole work
alone?

30 days

40 days

60 days Correct

70 days
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Explanation:
Let us assume the total work to be done is 120 units.

According to the question,

Ram and Shyam finish the work in 30 days which implies 4 units of work is done by them in a single
day, i.e.,

R + S = 4. ------ (1)

Also, Ram works for 16 days and the remaining work is finished by Shyam in 44 days, i.e.,

16R + 44S = 120 ------ (2)

Equating the equations (1) and (2), S = 2 units and R = 2 units.

Shyam alone finishes 2 units of work in one day.

Therefore, the number of days taken by Shyam alone to finish the whole work = 120/2 = 60 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 23 :

A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the work
together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The
number of days after which A left the work was?

12

11

10

9 Correct

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Explanation:
Let the total units of work to be done be 360.

The units of work done by A in a single day = 8

Similarly, the units of work done by B in a single day = 9.

A and B’s one day work = 17 units

A and B worked together for some days = 17X ( Assume)

B’s work alone for 23 days = 23 x 9 = 207

So, the work done by A and B together = (360 - 207) = 153 units

Therefore, 17X = 153

=> 9 units

Therefore, the number of days after which A left the work was 9 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 24 :

A is 50% as efficient as B. C does half the work done by A & B together. If C alone does the work in 40
days, then A, B and C together can do the work in how many days?

11 1/3 days

13 1/3 days Correct

12 1/3 days

15 1/3 days

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Explanation:

A’s one day’s work : B’s one days work = 150 : 100 = 3 : 2.

Let A’s & B’s one day’s work be 3X and 2X days respectively.

Then C’s one day’s work = 5X/2

= > 5X/2 = 1/40

= > X = ((1/40) x (2/5)) = 1/100

A’s one day’s work = 3/100

B’s one day’s work = 1/50

C’s one day’s work = 1/40

Thus, A, B and C can do the work in 13 1/3 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 25 :

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 work. How long did the work last?

8 days

10 days Correct

12 days

13 days

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Explanation:
Let the total units of work to be completed be 60.

Units of work completed by X in a single day = 60/20 = 3 units.

Units of work completed by Y in a single day = 60/12 = 5 units.

Thus, 8 units of work can be done by them in a single day working together.
X works for 4 days alone = 12 units of work.

Remaining work = (60 - 12) = 48 units.

Now, X and Y works together to complete the remaining work = 48/8 = 6 days

Hence, total days taken to complete the work = (6 + 4) 10 days.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 26 :

Abhishek starts to paint a fence on one day. On the second day, two more friends of Abhishek join
him. On the third day 3 more friends of him join him and so on. If the fence is completely painted
this way in exactly 20 days, then find the number of days in which 10 girls painting together can
paint the fence completely, given that every girl can paint twice as fast as Abhishek and his
friends(Boys)? (Assume that the friends of Abhishek are all boys).

20

40

45

77 Correct

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Explanation:

Number of men working on first day = 1

Number of men working on second day = 3

Number of men working on second day = 6 and so on..

Total number of boys till the end of the work = [n(n + 1) (n + 2)] / 6

= [20 x 21 x 22] / 6 = 1540

Given that every girl paints twice as fast as Abhishek’s friends.

Hence, 20 girls work is being done.

Thus, the number of days taken to paint the fence = 1540/20 = 77.

Problems on Time and Work : Question 27 :

Twelve children take sixteen days to complete a work which can be completed by 8 adults in 12
days. Sixteen adults left and four children joined them. How many days will they take to complete
the remaining work?

3 days

4 days

6 days Correct

8 days
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Explanation:

One child’s one day work = 1/192.

One adult’s one day’s work = 1/96.

Work done in 3 days = ((1/96) x 16 x 3) = 1/2

Remaining work = 1 – 1/2 = 1/2

(6 adults+ 4 children)’s 1 day’s work = 6/96 + 4/192 = 1/12

1/12 work is done by them in 1 day.

1/2 work is done by them in 12 x (1/2) = 6 days

Problems on Time and Work : Question 28 :

A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many boys
must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4 of a day?

41 Correct

43

31

81

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Explanation:

(1 man + 1 woman)’s 1 day work = 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12

Work done by 1 man and 1 women in 1/4 day = ((7/12) x (1/4)) = 7/48

Remaining work = 1 - 7/48 = 41/48

Work done by 1 boy in 1/4 day = ((1/12) x (1/4)) = 1/48

Therefore, Number of boys required = ((41/48) x 48) = 41

Problems on Time and Work : Question 29 :

A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days. They work for 5 days. The rest of work finished by C
in 2 days. If they get Rs 1500 for the whole work, the daily wages of B and C are?

275

250

225 Correct
 300

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Explanation:

Part of work done by A = 5/10 = 1/2

Part of work done by B = 1/3

Part of work done by C = (1- (1/2 + 1/3)) = 1/6

A’s share : B’s share : C’s share = 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/6 = 3 : 2 : 1.

A’s share = (3/6) x 1500 = 750

B’s share = (2/6) x 1500 = 500

C’s share = (1/6) x 1500 = 250

A’s daily wages = 750/5 = 150/-

B’s daily wages = 500/5 = 100/-

C’s daily wages = 250/2 = 125/-

Daily wages of B & C = 100 + 125 = 225/-

Problems on Time and Work : Question 30 :

12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4
days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for 2 days, all of them stopped working. How
many women should be put on the job to complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3
days.

15 Correct

18

22

Data inadequate

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Explanation:

One man’s one day’s work = 1/48

One woman’s one day’s work = 1/60

6 men’s 2 day’s work = ((6/48) x 2) = 1/4

Remaining work = 3/4

Now, 1/60 work s done in 1 day by 1 woman.

Thus, 3/4 work will be done in 3 days by (60 x (3/4) x (1/3)) = 15 women.