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:

12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?

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

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A can do a work in 20 days and B in 10 days. If they work on it together for 5 days, then what fraction of work is left.

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

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P, Q and R together can make a table in 40 minutes. P and Q together can make it in 60 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will R alone take to make the table?

A) 100 B) 120
C) 90 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 120

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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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Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs. 750 per day. If A is paid 150 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?

A) 450 B) 250
C) 300 D) 500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 300

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30 men can do a piece of work in 16 days working 8 hrs a day. How many men are needed to complete another work, which is twice the first one, in 10 days working 12 hrs a day?

 

The following are the steps involved in solving the above problem. Arrange them in sequential order.

 

 

A) CBAD B) BACD
C) ABCD D) ACBD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) CBAD

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Robin can do a work in 10 hours. Pradeep and Robin together can do the same work in 4 hours. Pradeep and Nitin together can do the samework in 5 hours. In how many hours Nitin alone can complete the same work?

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20

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A can do a work in 36 days and B in 12 days. If they work on it together, then in how many days will they be able to do the work?

A) 8 B) 6
C) 10 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9

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