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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A and B can do a piece of work in 24 and 30 daysrespectively. Both started the work and worked for 6 days.Then B leaves the work and C joins and the remaining workis completed by A and C together in 11 days. Find the days in which C alone can do the work

A) 80 B) 100
C) 120 D) 130
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 120

Explanation:

(1/24 + 1/30) x 6 + (1/24 + 1/C) x 11 = 1

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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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If 5 person together can make 5 mats in 5 hrs, then 10 person in 10 hours will make

A) 20 mats B) 10 mats
C) 15 mats D) 5 mats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 mats

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A, B and C can finish a job working alone in 12, 8 and 24 days respectively. In how many days they can finish the job if they worked together?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12 days. They worked together for 5 days and then A alone finished the rest work in 14 days. A alone can complete the work in _____.

A) 24 days B) 22 days
C) 20 days D) 18 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 days

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A is twice as good as B and together they finish a piece of work in 16 days. The number of days taken by A alone to finish the work is

A) 20 days B) 21 days
C) 22 days D) 24 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24 days

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Vikram and Vivek can finish a work in 50 days. They worked together for 20 days and then left. How much work has been done by them?

A) 3/5 B) 1/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2/5

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A painter can paint a fence in 24 hours. After 6 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the fence is yet to be painted?

A) 0.6 B) 0.2
C) 0.75 D) 0.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.75

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