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 does 30% of a work in 30 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work in 20 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?

A) 40 days B) 80 days
C) 120 days D) 20 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40 days

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S, T and U can complete a work in 40, 48 and 60 days respectively. They received Rs 10800 to complete the work. They begin the work together but Tleft 2 days before the completion of the work and U left 5 days before the completion of the work. S has completed the remaining work alone. What is the share of S(in Rs) from total money?

A) 4320 B) 4500
C) 4860 D) 4960
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4860

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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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Q:

Sister can bake 50 cakes in 25 hours, Sister and Mummy together can bake 75 cakes in 15 hours. How many cakes Mummy can bake in 15 hours?

A) 25 B) 45
C) 20 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45

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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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A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A. Then B can do the same piece of work in

A) 8 days B) 7.5 days
C) 6.4 days D) 5.5 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.5 days

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A and B together can complete a task in 12 days. However, if A works alone, completes half the job and leaves and then B works alone and competes the rest of the work, it takes 25 days in all to complete the work. If B is more efficient than A, how many days would it have taken B to do the work by herself?

A) 18 B) 22
C) 20 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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8 men can complete a work in 16 days. 16 women can complete the same work in 24 days. In how many days can 4 men and 8 women complete the same work?

A) B)
C) D)
 
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