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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Smita can finish a work in 12 days and Sam can finish the same work in 9 days. After working together for 4 days they both leave the job. What is the fraction of unfinished work?

A) 2/9 B) 1/4
C) 1/2 D) 7/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/9

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If two flood gates A and B function simultaneously, the reservoir will be filled iu 6 hours. Gate A fills the reservoir 5 hours faster than gate B. How many hours does the faster flood gate take to fill the reservoir?

A) 7 hrs B) 13 hrs
C) 5 hrs D) 10 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10 hrs

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A work can be completed by 28 women in 36 days. If 4 women leave after working for 18 days, then how many days will be needed to complete the remaining work?

A) 24 B) 21
C) 27 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21

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A and B together do a job in 12 days and A could do the job in 20 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

A) 30 B) 25
C) 24 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

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Ajit is two times as good a workman as Badrinath and therefore is able to finish a job in 30 days less than Badrinath. Working together, they can do it in

A) 10 days B) 30 days
C) 15 days D) 20 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 days

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10 people can build a wall in 12 days. Six people, each only half as efficient as those in the first group, will be able to complete 3/5 of such a wall in

A) 24 days B) 20 days
C) 18 days D) 25 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 days

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The labourers A, B, C were given a contract of Rs. 750 for doing a certain piece of work. All the three together can finish the work in 8 days. A and C together can do it in 12 day, while A and B together can do it in 13 1/3 days. The money will be divided in the ratio

A) 4:5:6 B) 4:7:5
C) 5:7:4 D) 5:6:8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4:5:6

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Manish, Mukesh and Sachin are Accountants. Mukesh can filea return in 5 hours and Sachin in 4 hours alone. All three together can do it in 2 hours. In what time (in hrs) will Manish do the work?

A) 15 B) 20
C) 17 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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