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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Both X and Y together can complete a work in 12 days and Y alone can complete the same work in 30 days. In how many days will X alone complete the work?

 

A) 15 B) 20
C) 18 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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Parvesh is three times as efficient as Dinesh. Parvesh takes 20 days less than Dinesh to complete a book. If both of them work together, then in how many days the book will be completed?

A) 7.5 B) 8
C) 10 D) 6.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7.5

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30 women do half of the total work in 30 days. How many more women will be required to complete the remaining work in 10 days?

A) 45 B) 30
C) 60 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60

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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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Smita can finish a work in 12 days and Sam can finish the same work in 9 days. After working together for 4 days they both leave the job. What is the fraction of unfinished work?

A) 2/9 B) 1/4
C) 1/2 D) 7/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/9

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In a camp 180 students had ration for 20 days. How many students should leave the camp if the ration should last for 25 days?

 

A) 36 B) 24
C) 28 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 36

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Surya works 3 times as fast as Ramya and is able to complete a work in 40 days less than the number of days taken by Ramya. Find the time in which they can complete the work together.

A) 20 days B) 15 days
C) 25 days D) 30 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 days

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B is thrice as efficient as A and C is 0.75 times as efficient as A. What is the ratio of number of days taken by A, B and C when they work individually?

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

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