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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Ram and Hari can cut 12 kgs nuts in 2 days. After 5 days, Hari left the work. Ram took 8 more days to cut the rest of the nuts. If total of 58 kgs of nuts were cut, the time taken by Hari to cut 10 kg of nuts is

A) 1 day B) 2 days
C) 3 days D) 4 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4 days

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A can do 75% of a job in 18 days and B can do 25% of the job in 12 days. If they work on it together, in how many days can they do 75% of the job?

A) 16 B) 8
C) 20 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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Vijay can do a work in 8 hours. Vijay and Puneet together can do the same work in 6 hours. Puneet and Sachin together can do the same work in 4 hours. Sachin alone can complete the same work in how many hours?

A) 22/5 B) 28/5
C) 24/5 D) 26/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24/5

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Mansukh can do a piece of work in 10 hours. If he is joined by Jayanti who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A) 2 hours B) 6 hours
C) 4 hours D) 3 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 hours

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A can do a piece of work in 6 days working 8 hours a day while B can do the same work in 4 days working 10 hours a day. If the work has to be completed in 5 days, so how many hours do they need to work together in a day?

A) 59/11 B) 48/11
C) 70/11 D) 65/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 48/11

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A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B in 12 days. With help of C, they finish the work in 4 days. In how many days C alone can do the same work?

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

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Ranjith can complete a task in 25 days while Anji can finish it in 20 days. They work together on the task for 5 days and then Ranjith leaves. In how many days will Anji finish the remaining work?

A) 15 days B) 10 days
C) 11 days D) 9 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11 days

Explanation:

Lcm of 25 and 20 is 100. So total work = 100 units
Ranjith can do 4 units per day while anju can do 5 units per day
They together complete 5 days of work i.e 9 x 5 = 45 units
The remaining 55 units of work is done by anju in 55/5 days (or) 11 days

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The time taken by 4 men to complete a job is double the time taken by 5 children to complete the same job. Each man is twice as fast as a woman. How long will 12 men, 10 children and 8 women take to complete a job, given that a child would finish the job in 20 days.

A) 4 Days B) 3 Days
C) 2 Days D) 1 Day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 Day

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