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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M can complete 3/4 part of a work in 12 days and N can complete 2/7 part of the same work in 8 days. In how many days will both complete 11/14 part of the total work?

A) 8 B) 9
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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If A, B and C can do a job working alone in 12, 18 and 36 days respectively. They all work together for 2 day, then B quits. How many days will A and C take to finish rest of the job?

A) 9 B) 6
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

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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

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

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A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 5 days, then what fraction of work is left?

A) 2/9 B) 3/10
C) 5/12 D) 1/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5/12

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A mason can build a wall in 70 hours. After 7 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the wall is yet to be built?

A) 0.9 B) 0.8
C) 0.5 D) 0.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.9

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A canal of a village can be cleaned by 24 villagers in 12 days. The number of days in which 36 villagers can clean the canal is ?

A) 18 B) 8
C) 72 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

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A can do 1/3rd of a job in 3 days and B can do half of the job in 9 days. If they work on it together, then in how many days can they finish half of the job?

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

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X and Y undertook to do a piece of work for Rs 5400. X alone could do this work in 18 days and Y alone could do this work in 24 days. With the assistance of Z they finished the work in 8 days. What is the share (in Rs) of Z?

 

A) 1200 B) 1500
C) 1600 D) 1800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1200

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