Time and Work Questions

Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs. 750 per day. If A is paid 150 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?

Mahmood can do a piece of work in 40 hours. If he is joined by Janaki who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

X can complete a task in 8 days, whereas Y can complete the same task in 10 days. If they work together, in how many days will the task be completed?

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?

P and Q can do a project in 12 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 50% of the project if they work together?

Manjeet can do a work in 18 hours. If he is joined by Jaya who is 100% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A can do 1/3rd of a job in 3 days and B can do half of the job in 9 days. If they work on it together, then in how many days can they finish half of the job?

Amal is 5 times as good a workman as Bhairav and therefore is able to finish a job in 48 days less than Bhairav. Working together, they can do it in