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:

Some carpenters promised to do a job in 15 days but 3 of them were absent and remaining did the job in 20 days. What was the original number of carpenters?

A) 10 B) 15
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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Manjeet can do a work in 18 hours. If he is joined by Jaya who is 100% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A) 6 hours B) 3 hours
C) 12 hours D) 24 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6 hours

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A, B and C can do job in 9, 12 and 36 days respectively if they worked alone. A leaves after they have worked together for 3 days. In how many days can B and C do the rest of the job?

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

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A,B and C together can finish a task in 7.5 days. C is thrice as productive as A and B alone can do the task in 15 days. In how many days can A and C do the job if B goes on leave?

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

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A can paint a house in 45 days and B can do it in 15 days. Along with C, they did the job in 5 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in how many days?

A) 12 B) 9
C) 15 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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Q:

A can do a work in 36 days and B in 12 days. If they work on it together for 3 days, then what fraction of work is left?

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

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P and Q can complete a task in 50 and 20 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 70% of the task if they work together?

A) 20 days B) 20 days
C) 40 days D) 10 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10 days

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A can do a work in 16 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 8 days, then what fraction of work is left?

A) 1/3 B) 1/6
C) 2/9 D) 1/10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1/10

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