# Time and Work Questions

Q:

A does half as much work as Band C does half as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together ,all will finish the work in  ?

 A) 17 + 4/7 days B) 13 + 1/3 days C) 15 + 3/2 days D) 16 days

Explanation:

C alone can finish the work in 40 days.
As given C does half as much work as A and B together
=> (A + B) can do it in 20 days
(A + B)s 1 days wok = 1/20.
A's 1 days work : B's 1 days Work = 1/2 : 1 = 1:2(given)
A's 1 day’s work = (1/20) x (1/3) = (1/60) [Divide 1/20 in the raio 1:2]
B's 1 days work = (1/20) x (2/3) = 1/30
(A+B+C)'s 1 day's work = (1/60) + (1/30) + (1/40) = 9/120 = 3/40

All the three together will finish it in 40/3 = 13 and 1/3 days.

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Q:

50 men can build a tank in 40days, but though they begin the work together, 5 men quit every ten days. The time needed to build the tank is ?

 A) 50 days B) 48 days C) 47.5 days D) 49 days

Explanation:

50 men can build a tank in 40 days
Assume 1 man does 1 unit of work in 1 day
Then the total work is 50×40 = 2000 units

50 men work in the first 10 days and completes 50×10 = 500 units of work
45 men work in the next 10 days and completes 45×10 = 450 units of work
40 men work in the next 10 days and completes 40×10 = 400 units of work
35 men work in the next 10 days and completes 35×10 = 350 units of work
So far 500 + 450 + 400 + 350 = 1700 units of work is completed and

remaining work is 2000 - 1700 = 300 units

30 men work in the next 10 days. In each day, they does 30 units of work.

Therefore, additional days required = $\inline \fn_jvn \small \frac{300}{30}=10$

Thus, total 10+10+10+10+10 = 50 days required.

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Q:

K is 4 times as fast as L and working together, they can complete a work in 24 days. In how many days can L alone complete the work ?

 A) 30 days B) 40 days C) 120 days D) 80 days

Explanation:

Given K=4L
$\Rightarrow$ K+L = 4L+L = 5L
These 5L people can complete the work in 24 days, which means L alone can do the work in

$\fn_jvn&space;\small&space;\Rightarrow$24$\times$5=120 days.

Hence, K alone can do the work in $\inline \frac{120}{4}$ = 30 days.

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Q:

A can do a work in 9 days, B can do a work in 7 days, C can do a work in 5 days. A works on the first day, B works on the second day and C on the third day respectively that is they work on alternate days. When will they finish the work ?

 A) [7 + (215/345)] days B) [6 + (11/215)] days C) [6 + (261/315)] days D) [5 + (112/351)] days

Explanation:

After day 1, A finishes 1/9 of the work.

After day 2, B finishes 1/7 more of the total work. (1/9) + (1/7) is finished.

After day 3, C finishes 1/5 more of total work. Total finished is 143/315.

So, after day 6, total work finished is 286/315.

Now remaining work = 315 - 286 = 29 /315

On day 7, A will work again

Work will be completed on day 7 when A is working. He must finish 29/315 of total remaining work.

Since he takes 9 days to finish the total task, he will need 261/315 of the day.

Total days required is 6 + (261/315) days.

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Q:

A group of men can complete a job in K hours. After every 4 hours, half the number of men working at that point of time leave the job. Continuing this way if the job is finished in 16 hours, what is the value of K ?

 A) 7 hrs B) 7.5 hrs C) 8 hrs D) 8.25 hrs

Explanation:

Let there are L men

job requires LK man hours.

job completed in first 4 hrs = Lx4 = 4L
job completed in next 4 hrs = 4xL/2 = 2L
job completed in next 4 hrs = 4xL/4 = L
job completed in last 4 hrs = 4xL/8 = L/2
4L + 2L + L + L/2 = KL
K = 7+1/2 = 7.5 hours.