Time and Work Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  TIME  AND  WORK  QUESTIONS

 

 

1. If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work =1n

2. If A’s 1 day's work =1n, then A can finish the work in n days.

 

3. 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.

 

NOTE : 

Efficiency1No of time units

 

 Efficiency × Time = Constant Work

 

Hence, Required time = WorkEfficiency

 

Whole work is always considered as 1, in terms of fraction and 100% , in terms of percentage.

In general, number of day's or hours = 100Efficiency

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P can make a table in 16 days while Q can make it in 20 days. Q started the work and did that work for 5 days. In how many days P can complete the remaining work?

 

A)  10 B)  12
C)  15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  12

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Ehsaan is twice as good a worker as Kamal and together they finish a piece of work in 29 days. In how many days will Kamal, working alone, finish the work?

A) 58 B) 70
C) 87 D) 116
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 87

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18 men or 36 boys working 6 hours a day can plough a field in 24 days. In how many days will 24 men and 24 boys working 9 hours a day plough the same field ?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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A  field  can  be  reaped  by  12  men  or  18  women  in  14  days.  In  how  many  days  can  8  men  and  16 women reap it?

A) 26 days B) 24 days
C) 9 days D) 8 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9 days

Explanation:
12 men or 18 women can complete in 14 days
8 men and 16 women can complete in how many days
12men = 18 women (Comparing efficiencies)
1men = 18/12 = 1.5 women
8 men and 16 women = 12women + 16 women = 28 women
18 women completes in 14 days
1 woman completes in 14*18 days
28 women completes in (14*18)/28 days = 9 days
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Robin can do a work alone in 9 days. Amit can do the same work alone in 6 days. Both of them finish the work together and they get a total Rs 2500. What isthe share (in Rs) of Robin?

A) 1700 B) 1200
C) 1500 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1000

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Amar is 2 times as good a workman as Badal and therefore is able to finish a job in 15 days less than Badal. In how many days can they together complete the job?

A) 30 days B) 40 days
C) 10 days D) 20 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10 days

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A mason can build a wall in 70 hours. After 7 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the wall is yet to be built?

A) 0.9 B) 0.8
C) 0.5 D) 0.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.9

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A,B and C contract a work for Rs. 440. Together A and B are to do 9/11 of the work. The share of C should be:

A) 75 B) 90
C) 100 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

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