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A Contractor employed a certain number of workers  to finish constructing a road in a certain scheduled time. Sometime later, when a part of work had been completed, he realised that the work would get delayed by three-fourth of the  scheduled time, so he at once doubled the no of workers and thus he managed to finish the road on the scheduled time. How much work he had been completed, before increasing the number of workers?

A) 10 % B) 14 ( 2/7 )%
C) 20 % D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14 ( 2/7 )%

Explanation:

Let he initially employed x workers which works for D days and he estimated 100 days for the whole work and then he doubled the worker for (100-D) days.

D * x +(100- D) * 2x= 175x 

=>  D= 25 days 

Now , the work done in 25 days = 25x 

Total work = 175x

Therefore, workdone before increasing the no of workers = 25x175x×100 % = 1427%

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A single reservoir supplies the petrol to the whole city, while the reservoir is fed by a single pipeline filling the reservoir with the stream of uniform volume. When the reservoir is full and if 40,000 liters of petrol is used daily, the suply fails in 90 days.If 32,000 liters of petrol is used daily, it fails in 60 days. How much petrol can be used daily with out the supply ever failing? 

A) 64000 liters B) 56000 liters
C) 78000 liters D) 60000 liters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 56000 liters

Explanation:

Let x liter be the per day filling and v litr be the capacity of the reservoir, then 

      90x + v = 40000 * 90     -----(1)

      60x + v= 32000 * 60     ------(2)

solving eq.(1) and (2) , we get

      x = 56000

Hence , 56000 liters per day can be used without the failure of supply.

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At Arihant Prakasham every book goes hrough 3 phases (or stages) typing, composing and binding. There are 16 typists, 10 composers and 15 binders. A typist can type 8 books in each hour, a composer can compose 12 books in each hour and a binder can bind 12 books in each hour. All of the people at Arihant Prakasham works for 10 hours a day and each person is trained to do only the ob of 1 category.How many books can be prepared in each day?

A) 1500 B) 1200
C) 1440 D) 1380
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1200

Explanation:

T                 C              B

16              10             15

8                12             12

128            120           180             <------- in one hour

1280          1200         1800            <------- in 10 hours

Since, restriction is imposed by composers i.e,since only 1200 books can be composed i 10 hours so not more than 1200 books can be finally pepared.

 

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A is twice efficient as B and together they do the same work in as much time as C and D together. If C and D can complete the work in 20 and 30 daysrespectively, working alone ,then in how many days A can complete the work individually:

A) 12 days B) 18 days
C) 24 days D) 30 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18 days

Explanation:

                                              A     +      B        =      C     +     D 

                                              |              |                 |             | 

    Ratio of efficiency         10x   +    5x               9x     +   6x 

                                             |________|                 |_________|   

                                                   15x                           15x 

Therefore , ratio of efficiency of A:C  =10:9 

Therefore,  ratio of days taken by A:C = 9:10 

Therefore, number of days taken by A = 18 days                 

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The ratio of efficiency of A is to C is 5:3. The ratio of number of days taken by B is to C is 2:3. A takes 6 days less than C, when A and C completes the work individually. B and C started the work and left after 2 days. The number of days taken by A to finish the remaining work is:

A) 4.5 B) 5
C) 6 D) 9 1/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

Explanation:

                       A   :   C    

 

Efficiency      5    :   3    

 

No of days   3x   :  5x     

 

Given that, 5x-6 =3x  => x = 3  

 

Number of days taken by A = 9  

 

Number of days taken by C = 15     

 

 

 

           B  :  C    

 

Days   2  :  3  

 

Therefore, Number of days taken by B = 10   

 

Work done by B and C in initial 2 days = 2110+115= 1/3  

 

Thus,  Rest work =2/3  

 

Number of days required by A to finish 2/3 work = (2/3) x 9 = 6 days

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Relation Between Efficiencies

6 boys and 8 girls finish a job in 6 days and 14 boys and 10 girls finish the same job in 4 days. In how many days working together 1 boy and 1 girl can finish the work?

Answer

Sol : In this kind of questions we find the work force required to complete the work in 1 day (or given unit of time) then we equate the work force to find the relationship between the efficiencies (or work rate) between the different workers.


 


Therefore, 6B+8G = 6 days


 => 6(6B+8G)= 1 day  (inversely proportional)


 => 36B+48G =1         ( by unitary method)


 


Again  14B+10G = 4days


 => 56B+40G =1


 


so, here it is clear that either we employ 36B and 48G to finish the work in 1 day or 56B and 40G to finish the same job in 1 day. thus , we can say


 => 36B+48G = 56B+40G


 => G= 2.5B


Thus a Girl is 2.5 times as efficient as a boy.


 


Now, since  36B+48G = 1


 => 36B+48(2.5 B)=1


 =>156B=1


i.e., to finish the job in 1 day 156 boys are required or the amount of work is 156 boys-days


 


Again    1G+1B=2.5B+1B=3.5B


 


Now, since 156 boys can finish the job in 1 day


so 1 boy can finish the job in 156 days


Therefore, 3.5 boys can finish the job in 1×1563.5= 47 days.


 


 

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Relation Between Efficiency and Time

A is twice as good a workman as B and is therefore able to finish a piece of work in 30 days less than B.In how many days they can complee the whole work; working together?

Answer

Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 2.


The time difference is (2 - 1) 1 day while B take 2 days and A takes 1 day.


If difference of time is 1 day, B takes 2 days.


If difference of time is 30 days, B takes 2 x 30 = 60 days.


So, A takes 30 days to do the work.


 


A's 1 day's work = 1/30


B's 1 day's work = 1/60


(A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1/30 + 1/60 = 1/20


A and B together can do the work in 20 days.

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Concept of Efficiency

A can do a job in 12 days and B can do the same job in 6 days, in how many days working together they can complete the job?

Answer

A's 1 days work = 1/12 


B's 1 days work =1/6


Therefore, (A+B)'s 1 day's work= 1/12 + 1/6 = 1/4       


Therefore, Time taken by both to finish the whole work = 114 = 4 days


 


Alternatively :


Efficiency of A =100/12 =8.33%


Efficiency of B =100/6=16.66%


Combined efficiency of A and B both = 8.33+16.66=25%


Therefore, Time taken by both to finish the work (working together) =100/25= 4days

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