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 school has 8 periods of 45 minutes each, every day. How long will each period be if the school has to have 9 periods everyday, assuming the working hours to be the same?

A) 40 min B) 35 min
C) 30 min D) 45 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40 min

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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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P and Q can do a project in 12 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 50% of the project if they work together?

A) 6 days B) 3 days
C) 18 days D) 1.5 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 days

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A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 12 days. They work together for 3 days. Then B leaves and A alone continues. 2 days after that C joins and the work is completed in 2 days more. In how many days can C do it, if he works alone ?

A) 30 days B) 50 days
C) 40 days D) 60 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 days

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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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P alone can do a piece of work in 8 days and Q alone can do the same work in 10 days. In how many days will both together complete the same work?

A) 40/9 B) 20/9
C) 60/7 D) 40/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40/9

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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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A can do a piece of work in 18 days. He worked at it for 12 days and B finished the remaining work in 8 days. B alone can do the whole work in

A) 16 days B) 24 days
C) 28 days D) 29 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24 days

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