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

Q:

Rakshanth is twice as good as tradesman as Verma and together they finish a piece of work in 19 days. In how many dayswill Verma alone finish the work?

A) 38 B) 57
C) 76 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 57

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Ramesh and Rahman can do a work in 20 and 25 days respectively. After doing collectively 10 days of work, they leave the work due to illness and Suresh completes rest of the work in 3 days. How many days Suresh alone can take to complete the whole work ?

A) 32 days B) 28 days
C) 29 days D) 30 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30 days

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A and B can complete a task in 20 days, B and C can complete it in 30 days while C and A can do the same task together in 24 days. How many days will each of and C take to complete the task individually? 

 

A) 50 and 54  B) 54 and 72 
C) 48 and 80  D) 56 and 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48 and 80 

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A work can be completed by 18 boys in 24 days. If 6 boys leave after working for 12 days, then how many days will be needed to complete the remaining work?

 

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

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Shivam is 10% less efficient than Vivek. If Vivek can make a helmet in 9 days, then in how many days Shivam can complete the same work?

 

A) 15 B) 12
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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If A alone can do a job in 40 days then, in how many days can B alone do the job if together they can do the job in 8 days?

A) 15 B) 10
C) 20 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Rashika can do a work in 5 days. Rashmi can do the same work in 7 days. Both of them finish the work together and they get Rs 240 for the work. What isthe share (in Rs) of Rashika?

 

A) 120 B) 100
C) 140 D) 160
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 140

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A man engaged a servant on a condition that he would pay him Rs. 80 and a pair of jeans after service of one year. Servant served for only 9 months and receives a pair of jeans and an amount of Rs. 55. The price of the jeans is ________.

 

A) Rs. 80   B) Rs. 60
C) Rs. 40 D) Rs. 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 20

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