Chapter 15

Time and Work
Rule 1
W = 60 (cutting of trees is taken as work)

x
Theorem: If M , persons can do W works in D, days and
Putting the values in the formula,
persons can do W works in D days then we have a
very
general
MDW
l
formula
in
the
relationship
32x12x60
or, W
16 men can do a piece of work in 10 days. How many

men are needed to complete the work in 40 days?
Soln: Detail Method: To do a work in 10 days, 16 men are
needed, or, to do the work in 1 day, 16 x 10 men are
40x8
Ex. 1:
A can do a piece of work in 5 days. How many days

will he take to complete 3 works of the same type?
Soln: Quicker Method:
M,D W =
X
M D W,
cases, so M , = M = 1 (Useless to carry it)

2
>, = 5 days, W = 1 , D =? and W = 3
Quicker Method: M D W = M D W
X
M , = 16, Z), = 10, W = 1

2
Exercise
Thus, from M D,W
5x3 = D xlor,D =15days.

2
Mj = 7, D = 40, W = 1
Putting the values in the formula we have,
and
=M D W
2
1.
16xlO = M x 4 0
2
,V
A
or, 2 = 71 - men.
40
Ex. 2: 40 men can cut 60 trees in 8 hours. I f 8 men leave the
job, how many trees will be cut in 12 hours?
Soln: Detail Method:
40 men - working 8 hrs - cut 60 trees
1
As 'A' is the only person to do the work in both the
40
men are needed.
= 72 trees.
Ex.3:
16x10
needed. So to do the work in 40 days,
=?
Wehave,40x8x w = 32x 12x60
Illustrative Examples
M D,W = M D W
of
= MDW .
2
= 4 0 - 8 = 32, D =\2,W
2.
3.
4.
60
or, 1 men - working 1 hr - cuts
40x8
trees
60x32x12
Thus, 32 men - working 12 hrs - cut
= 72
40x8
trees.
Quicker Method:
U - 40, >, = 8 (as days and hrs both denote time)
5.
8 men can do a piece of work in 5 days. How many men

are needed to complete the work in 10 days?
a) 8 men
b)4men
c)2men
d) None of these
15 men can do a piece of work in 6 days. How many men
are needed to complete the work in 3 days?
a) 30 men
b) 25 men
c) 35 men
d) 40 men
20 men can cut 30 trees in 4 hours. I f 4 men leave the job,
how many trees will be cut in 6 hours?
a) 30 trees b) 36 trees c) 40 trees d) None of these
10 men can cut 15 trees in 2 hours. I f 2 men leave the job,
how many trees will be cut in 3 hours?
a) 15 trees b) 20 trees c) 16 trees
d) 18 trees
A can do a piece of work in 6 days. How many days will
he take to complete 2 works of the same type?
a) 12 days
b) 10 days c ) 6 days
d)3 days
Answers
l.c
3.b
4.d
5. a
PRACTICE B O O K O N Q U I C K E R M A T H S
360
Rule 2
2xyz
Theorem: If M persons can do W works in >, days work]
Let
xy + yz + xz
be 'r'then
ing T hours a day and M persons can do W works in

t
D, days working T hours a day then we have a very gen2
eral formula in the relationship of M D TyW =

l
f
'A'
alone will do the same work in
\
y-r
days or
MDTW
2
2xyz
Illustrative Example
5 men can prepare 10 toys in 6 days working 6 hours
a day. Then in how many days can 12 men prepare 16
toys working 8 hrs a day?
Soln: By using the above theorem
5x6x6xl6 = 12xD x8xl0
xy +
Ex:
yz-zx,
days,
B' alone will do the same work in
days or
5x6x6x16
. . ), =
, ,
= 3 days
2xyz
^yz + zx-jcy_)
12x8x10
Note: Number of toys is considered as work in the above
example.
days and
*
alone will do the same work in
Exercise
1.
The work done by a woman in 8 hours is equal to the

work done by a man in 6 hours and by a boy in 12 hours.
I f working 6 hours per day 9 men can complete a work-in
6 days then in/how many days can 12 men, 12 women
and 12 boys together finish the same work working 8
hours per day?
I
,
,2
t L Q . ^ i HXV It,
a) 1 days b) 3 days c) 3 days
d) 1 days
2.
3.
xz + xy-^z-
Ex:
A and B can do a pi^ct of work in 12 days, B and C in

15 days, C and A in 20 days. How long would each
take separately to do the same work?
Soln: Using the above theorem,
2x12x15x20
= 10 days.
r =
12x15 + 12x20 + 15x20
10x15
Now, A can do the work in = 30 days.
20-10
10x20
B can do the work in = 20 days.
10x12
= 60 days.
C can do the work in
12-10
1.
9x6x6
27 x j
days.
Exercise
9 * 6 * 6 = 27 *8-x' 2
t
2. a\d
days or
Answers
Hint: 8 Women = 6Men =12 Boys
J2M +,12^+ 1 2 ^ = 4 2 A / + A / + 6 M = 2 7 M
Now, applying the above formula, we have
x-r
2xyz
(BSRBPatnaPO-2001)
10 men can prepare 20 toys in 3 days working 12 hours a
day. then in how many days can 24_men prepare 32 toys
working 4 hrs a day?
a) 2 days
b) 3 days"
c) 4 days
days
20 men can prepare 40 toys in 24 days working 18 hours
a day. Then in how many days can 36 men prepare 48
toys working 16 hrs a day?
a) 16 days
b) 12 days c) 21 days
d) 18 days
1. d;
xr
A and B can fin ish a piece of work in 3 0 days, B and C in

40 days while C and A in 60 days. How long will they
take to finish it together?
2
2
a) 26- daysb) 16 - days c) 25 days
Q a y S
Rule 3
Theorem: If A and B can do a piece of work in x days, B
andCinydays,CandAinzdays,then(A+B
+ C) working
2xyz
together will do the same work in
xy + yz + xz
days
d) 24 days
2./ A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C in 15

days and C and A in 20 days. They all work at it for 6
days, and then A leaves, and B and C go on together for
4 days more. I f B then leaves, how long will C take to
complete the work?
a) 20 days
d) 15 days
Time a n d W o r k
3.
361
A and B can do a piece of work in 6 days, A and C in

5 days, B and C in 4 days. In what time could each do
Ex.:
A can do a piece of work in 5 days, and B can do it in

6 days. How long will they take if both work together?
it?
19
4
20 8 ^ , 7
13 ' 31
35
16
19
M 8 20 7
31'
1 3 ' 35
4
^19
7 8 20
35 ' 3 1 '
13
d) None of these
Soln: Detail Method: 'A' can do 7 work in 1 day.
' B ' can do work in 1 day.

6
1 1
Thus 'A' and ' B ' can do I J" "^ j work in 1 day.
A and B can mow a field in 3 days, A and C in 4 days,
B and C in 5 days. In what time could they mow it, all

working together?
* 75
74
> i04
3
74
> !o3-
>
days
103
Answers
la
30
T
8
= 2 days.
T T
Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem,
2. c; Hint: A, B and C together can do the work in

2x10x15x20
10x15 + 20x10 + 15x20
A + B can do the work in
120 days
30
work done by all in 6 days =
13
.
Remaining work =
5x6
5+6
days
-7
A
- TT- TT
3
20
1.
.13' 4
I 20
. . + 15 i ~ 12 >
w n
'
c n
s t 0 D e
done by C.
Now, from the question,
xlO
C alone can do the whole work in

10
10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15

women and complete the same work in 12 days. If all the
10 men and 15 women work together, in how many days
will the work get completed?
a) 6
120
d a y s
Exercise
work done by B and C in 4 days =
120
120 days
2.
13
[See Rule-6]
3.
. of the work is done by C in - = 10 days.
12
12
'
J
11
3. a;
Hint: Here x = 6, y = 4 and z = . Now apply the
4.b
- +
47
* W3
'A' and ' B ' can do the work in
b)7|
d)6~
3
- /
(SBI Associates PO-1999)

A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in 30
days. How long would they take to do it working together? ^ \
a) 12 days
d) 16 days
A can do a piece of work in 6 days. B takes 8 days. C
takes as long as A and B would take working together.
How long will it take B and C to complete the work together?
V'Wfif;
a) 2 - d a y
2
b) 2~ days c) 6 days
2
d) 4days
given rule.
Rule 4
ftrrfes
Theorem: If A can do a piece of work in x days and B can

do it in y days then A and B working together will do the
f
same work in
xy
x+ y
\
days.
[ X A^ does
of a piece of work in 15 days. He does the
remainder with the assistance of B in 4 days. In what

time could A and B together do it?
1
a) 13 days
b) 12 days
PRACTICE B O O K O N Q U I C K E R MATHS
362
work.
c) 12 days
5.
d) None of these
A can do a piece of work in 16 days, B in 10 days. A and

B work at it together for 6 days and then C finishes it in
3 days, in how many days could C have done it alone?
a) 40 days
b) 80 days
c) 90 days
d) 120 days
, can do a piece of work in 4 hours, B and C can do it in
3 hours, A and C can do it in 2 hours. How long would B
alone take to do it?
a) 14 hours b) 12 hours c) 10 hours d) 16 hours
can do a piece of work in 30 days while B can do it in
40 days. A and B working together can do it in
a) 70 days
3
_1
b) 42days c) 27 y y
Ud
6. b;
f 12
12
12
x8
1^ = 2
5
5
days.
+8
, 7
Hint:
10
10
[See Rule-6]
7, d
8. b;
Hint: A can do the whole work in (5 x 3 = 15) days.

B can do the whole work in
'
- ^ l
days. .
7 5
-9
25x15
25 + 15
A
d a y s
Rule 5
Theorem: Jf A, B and C can do a work in x, y and z days
respectively then all of them working together can finish
r
1
xyz
the work in
days.
\xy + yz + xz \
Ex:
J
_7_
o n e
hours.
A and B together can do the work in
( 6 x 8 _ 24^)
Hint: C completes the work in I ^ g
J days
'
4
c) 8days d) 10 days
5
(Railways 1991)
.-. B and C together complete the work in
4. a;
s c
x2
T~
7
24
B alone take to complete a piece of work
Hint: x = 15 days, y = 12 days, Now apply the above

rule.
f 24
1
40 I '
days
.-. The whole work is done by C in 40 * 3 = 120 days.
Hint: A, B and C together can do a piece of work in
2. a
3. b;
40
( 4x3\ 1 2 \
4 + 3 ~ 7 J hours.
Answers
1. c;
' 1 .
d) 1'ydays
(Railways 1989)
can do (1/3) of a work in 5 days and B can do (2/5) of
the work in 10 days. In how many days both A and B
together can do the work?
3
3
a) 7 days b) 9-days
4
8
d
Now, remaining work I
work is done by A and B in 4
days
.-. The whole work is done by A and B in
A can do a piece of work in 5 days, and B can do it in

6 days. I f C, who can do the work in 12 days, joins
them, how long will they take to complete the work?
Soln: By the theorem:
A, B and C can do the work in
4x10
5x6x12
360
5x6 + 6x12 + 5x12
162
2
9
days.
Exercise
40
= -r-=
5.d;
1 3
1
j days.
1.
Hint: A and B together can do the whole work in

16x10
16 + 10
80
-days.
13
.-. In 6 days A and B together can do
80
2.
x 0
. 39
=
40
A can do a piece of work in 5 days, B in 4 days and A, B

and C together in 2 days. In what time would C do it
alone?
a) 25 days
d) 20 days
A takes half as long to do a piece of work as B takes, and
if C does it in the same time as A and B together, and if all
three working together would take 7 days, how long
would each take separately?
Time a n d W o r k
363
a) 21 days, 42 days, 14 days

40
b) 20 days, 40 days, days
4/3 x
45
c) 15 days, 45 days, days
or, = 7
d) None of these
Five men can do a piece of work in 2 hours, which 7
women could do in 3 hours, or 9 children in 4 hours. How
long would 1 man, 1 woman and 1 child together take to
do the work?
Hence, A completes the work in 21 days, B in
1270
1221
d)None of these
b)
c)
221
" f 231
260
A takes twice as much time as B and thrice as much time
as C to finish a piece of work, working together they can
finish the work in 2 days, find the time each will take to
finish the work.
a) 12,6,4
b) 18,9,6
c) 24,12,8
d) None of these
If A does a piece of work in 4 days, which B can do in 5,
and C can do in 6, in what time will they do it, all working
together?
3. a;
6.
1 =
14
j days.
Hint: 1 men can do a piece of work in (2 * 5 = 10) days

1 woman can do the same work in (7 3 = 21) days.
1 child can do the same work in (9 * 4 = 36) days.
Now, applying the given rule, we have
the required answer
4. a;
10x21x36
10x21 + 21x36 + 10x36
7560
1260
1326
221
days.
Hint: Let A takes x days to complete the work.

x
x
B takes and C takes days.
50
b) days
X
60
c) days
=21 days
a)2 days
(21 x 2 =42)days and C in ^ |
1260
a)
x x
xx x
2 3
X
=2
jC
xx + x + xx
2 2 3
3
d) None of these
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 6, 12 and 24 days

respectively. They altogether will complete the work in
x
or, ~6 = 2
;. x= 12 days.
,
7
.4
5
a) 3 days b) days c) 4 days d) days
3
(Clerical Grade Exam, 1991)
Answers
1. d;
A takes 12 days, B takes I ~2~
) days and C
Hint: Applying the given rule, we have

takes
=2
the required answer = , , .
5x4+5x2+4xz
0r,20z=40+18z
or,2z = 40 .-. z = 20 days.
Hint: Let A takes x days to complete the work.
.-. B takes 2x days
From the question, C takes to complete the work
5
3
'12
days to complete the work.
5.c
6. a
2. a;
2xxx
Theorem: If A and B together can do a piece of work in x

days and A alone can do it in y days, then B alone can do
the work in
2 7 7 T 3*
Rule 6
d a y s
(See Rule 4)
xx2xx x
3
2
2x
xx2x + 2xxx + x*
3
3
xy
y-
days.
Ex:
A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days and

A alone can do it in 9 days. In how many days can B
alone do it?
Soln: Detail Method: A and B can do 7 of the work in 1

6
PRACTICE B O O K O N QUICKER MATHS
364
day.
7.
A alone can do of the work in 1 day.
B alone can do
I _ I
6 9
r r of the work in 1 day.

1o
.-. B alone can do the whole work in 18 days.
Quicker Method: By the theorem:
8.
6x9
B alone can do the whole work in
54
= =]8
9-6
3
240
a)
31
days.
Exercise
1.

respectively. In what time will they altogether do it?
,4
,2
,3
_3
a) 3 y days b) 3 days c) 3days d) y days
2
2.
3.
A and B working together could mow a field in 28 days

and with the help of C they could have mowed it in 21
days. How long would C take by himself?
a) 86 days
b) 48 days
c) 84 days
d) None of these
B can do a piece of work in 6 hours, B and C can do it in
4 hours and A, B and C in 2 hours. In how many hours
c) 3-y hours
10
11
242
b)
' 31
241
c)
' 31
d) None of these
A and B together can do. A piece of work in 8 days, B

alone can do it in 12 days, supposing B alone works at it
for 4 days, in how many more days could A alone finish
it?
a) 18 days
b) 24 days
c) 16 days
d) 20 days
A and B can together do a piece of work in 15 days. B
alone can do it in 20 days. A alone can do it in:
a) 30 days
b) 40 days
c) 45 days
d) 60 days
(Railways 1991)
A and B finish a job in 12 days while A, B and C can
finish it in 8 days. C alone will finish the job in:
a) 20 days
b) 14 days
c) 24 days
d) 16 days
(Hotel Management 1991)
Answers
l.c
can A and B do it?

a) 3 hours
A and B can reap a field in 30 days, working together.

After 11 days, however, B is called off and A finishes it
by himself in 38 days more. In what time could each
alone do the whole?
a) 60 days each
b) 15 days, 30 days
c) 20 days, 60 days
d) None of these
A, B and C together can do a piece of work in 6 days,
which B alone can do in 16 days and B and C together
can do in 10 days, in how many days can A and B together do it?
b) 3hours
28x21
2. c;
Hint: Required answer =
3. a;
Hint: Applying the given rule, we have
d) None of these
= 84 days.
28-21
C can do a the whole work in
6x4
6-4
12 days.
Now from the question,

4.
A and B together can do a piece of work in 4 days, B

12x
and C together can do it in 8 days, and A, B and C

together in 4 days. How long would A and C together
take to do it? In what time would B do it alone?
a) 8 days, 12 days
b) 4 days, 8 days
c) 6 days, 12 days
d) 8 days, 16 days
5.
6.
2
A does of a piece of work in 9 days, he then calls in B,
and they finish the work in 6 days. How long would B
take to do the whole work by himself?
a) 18 days
b) 16 days
c) 12 days
d) 21 days
A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days, B
alone could do it in 16 days. I f B stops after 3 days, how
long afterwards will A have finished the work?
required answer =
12-
96
8
28
= 3 days.
7
7
24
4. c;
Hint: C alone can do the work in - j |
= 24 days.
( 8x4
A alone can do the work in
8-4
Now applying the Rule-4, we have

A and C together can do the
24x8
,4
.4
.4 ,
.1
a) ' days b) -> days c) 4 days d) -- days
24 + 8
= 6 days
days.
work
in
ime a n d W o r k
365
6x4
B alone can do the work in
Q _
a;
Hint: A takes I ^
6-4
9. c;
Hint: A alone can do the work

Work done by B in 4 days
2 J ^ ^
a
s t 0
c o m
P'
e t e
(j?_g ~
J days.
12 ~ 3
whole work.
Remaining work
A and B do (1
I ~- ~ 7 lI work in 6 days.
2
l']2x8 _
days.
3,
is done by A in
2
f
- V
.-. A and B do the whole work in
days.
ll.c;
Hint: A alone can do the whole work in

48'
5
days.
3 1
Work done by, A and B together in 3 days = = .
1 1 1
1 48
2~ 2) 's done by A in ^ ~7/
Remaining work
24
.4
= y = 4--days.
a:
Hint: Work done in 11 days by A and B

h
Remaining work I
1 1
1
Theorem: To do a certain work B would take n times as

long as A and C together and C m times as long as A and B
together. If the three men together complete the work in x
days, then if the number of days taken by B = (no. of days
taken by A + B + C) x (n + 1) and the number of days taken
by C = (no. of days taken byA+B + C)* (m + 1).
Ex:
To do a certain work B would take three times as long

as A and C together and C twice as long as A and B
together. The three men together complete the work
in 10 days. How long would each take separately?
Soln: Detail Method: By the question
3 times B's daily work = (A + C)'s daily work.
Add B's daily work to both sides.
.-. 4 times B's daily work = (A + B + C)'s daily work
~ To
1 9
30
is done bv A in 38
B's daily work =
30x38
.-. the whole work is done by A in
60 days.
(30x60
B alone can do the whole work in
i.60-30
40
Also, 2 times C's daily work = (A + B)'s daily work.

Add C's daily work to both sides.
.. 3 times C's daily work = (A + B + C)'s daily work
= 60
J_
" 10
days.
Hint: A alone can do a piece o f work in
.-. C's daily work
10x6
10-6
15 + 16
30
= 15 days.
A and B together can do a piece o f work in

15x16
days.
30
days
'-.
Rule 7
4 5
16-10
12x8
Hint: C alone will finish the job in "^""vr
12 o
xlO
A- 1
.
.
2
45x10
,
the required answer =
= 25 = 18 days.
-10
2
( 16x6
lO.d
Now applying the given rule, we have
c:
x24 = 16 days.
240
31 days.
Now A's daily work
jq
40
30
24
.-. A, B and C can do the work in 24, 40 and 30 days

respectively.
[See Rule-4],
366
Quicker Method:
Number of days taker, by B
= (Number of days taken by A + B + C) x (3 + 1)
= 10(3+1) = 40 days
Similarly,
Number of days taken by C = 10 (2 + 1) = 30 days
Number of days taken by A
2. b;
Hint: B alone can do the work in (4 + 1) x 5 = 25 da;.

C alone can do the work in (3 + 1) x 5 = 20 days
25x20
B and C together can do the work in
25 + 20
days
j. c
:24
J_
J_
40
30
days.
Rule 8
Theorem: If x, men or y, women can reap a field in D'
days, then x
men and y
women take to reap
Exercise ,
1.
0.
A, B and C together can finish a piece of work in 12 days,

A and C together work twice as much as B, A and B
together work thrice as much as C. In what time could
each do it separately?
days
tin
+x,y
Ex.:
a) 28
b) 2 8 - , 36,48
42,48
c) 28, 3 6 - , 48
2.
d) None of these
To do a certain work B would take 4 times as long as A

and C together and C 3 times as long as A and B together. The three men together complete the work in 5
days. How long would take B and C to complete the
work?
1
1
2
3
a) 9 days b) 11 daysc) 26 daysd) 28 days
3.
To do a certain work B would take 2 times as long as A

and C together and C 3 times as long as A and B together. The three men together complete the work in 16
days. How long would take B and C to complete the
work?
2
a) 27 daysb)27days
3
4
c) 27days d) 27 days
Answers
l.b;
Hint: B completes the work in [12(2 + 1) = 36] days

and
C completes the same work in [12(3 + 1) = 48] days
B and C together complete the work in
36x48
144
36 + 48
days.

A takes to complete the same work
12x
144
144
144
-12
, 4 ,
= 2 8 - days.
5 >
5
If 3 men or 4 women can reap a field in 43 days, he

long will 7 men and 5 women take to reap it?
Soln: First Method:
3 men reap of the field in 1 day.
.-. 1 man reaps ^ T ~ T of the field in 1 day.
4 women reap ^
of the field in 1 day.

1
.-. 1 woman reaps
43x4

7
7 men and 5 women reap I 43 3

x
5
+
43^4

.-. 7 men and 5 women will reap the whole field ir
days.
Second Method:
3 men = 4 women
.-. 1 man = ~r women
28
.-. 7 men = women
28 j 43
.-. 7 men + 5 women = + 5 - women
Now, the question becomes:
I f 4 women can reap a field in 43 days, how long
43
women take to reap it?
The "basic-formula" gives
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that 10 men or 12 women finish the work in 10 days.
Now we can apply the given formula.
43
4x43 = x D ,
^
or, D , =
4x43x3
43
Rule 9
= 12 days.
Theorem: If a men and b boys can do a piece of work in
Quicker Method:
x days and a
Required number of days =
men and b boys can do it in y days, then

2
the following relationship is obtained:
1 man -
yb
- xt\
xa
-ya
2 days
7x4+5x3
The above formula is very easy to remember.

If we divide the question in two parts and call the first
?art as OR-part and the second part as AND-part then
7
Number of men in AND - part
43 x 3
Number of days x Number of men in OR - part
Similarly, you can look for the second part in denominator.

Second step of the quicker method
43x3x4
7 4 5 3
x
boys
Ex:
I f 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days

and 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days, how long
will 7 men and 10 boys take to do it?
12 men and 16 boys can do the work in 5 days .... (1)
13 men and 24 boys can do the work in 4 days .... (2)
Now it is easy to see that i f the no. of workers be
multiplied by any number, the time must be divided
by the same number (derived from: more workers less
time). Hence multiplying the no. of workers in (1) and
(2) by 5 and 4 respectively, we get
is
'he form of formula given in the Rule 8.

rcise
If 3 men or 5 women can reap a field in 43 days, how long
will 5 men and 6 women take to reap it?
a) 15 days
d) 12 days
If 2 men or 4 women can reap a field in 44 days, how long
will 3 men and 5 women take to reap th of the field?
a) 10 days
b) 8 days
c) 12 days d) None of these
If 6 men or 10 women can reap a field in 86 days, how
cmgwill 10 men and 12 women take to reap it?
21 30 days
d) 40 days
If 4 men or 6 boys can finish a piece of work in 20 days,
n how many days can 6 men and 11 boys finish it?
i 1 8 days
b)6 days
c)7 days
d ) 9 days
(LIC Exam, 1991)
iO men can finish a piece of work in 10 days whereas it
takes 12 women to finish it in 10 days. I f 15 men and 6
"omen undertake to complete the work how many days
will they take to complete it?
a)ll
b)5
c)4
d)2
(BankPO Exam, 1991)
ers
2.c
3. a
4.b
Hint: 10 men and 12 women can finish a piece of work
in the same no. of days ie 10 days. Hence we can say
5(12 men + 16 boys) can do the work in = 1 day
4(13 men + 24 boys) can do the work in = 1 day

or,5(12m+16b) = 4(13m + 24b)
or, 60 m + 80 b = 52 m + 96 b... (*)
or,60m-52m = = 96b-80b
or, 8 m = 16 b
.'. 1 man = 2 boys.
Thus, 12 men + 16 boys = 24 boys + 16 boys = 40
boys
and 7 men + 10 boys = 14 boys + 10 boys - 24 boys
The question now becomes:
" I f 40 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days how long
will 24 boys take to do it?"
Now, by "basic formula", we have
40x5=24xD
(*)(*)
40x5 _ 1
o r , D = ~ ^ ~ - 3 days.
2
Note: During practice session (*) should be your first step

to be written down. Further calculations should be
done mentally. Once you get that 1 man = 2 boys,
your next step should be (*) (*) This way you can
get the result within seconds.
Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem,
1 men =
24x4-16x5
16
12x5-4x13
= 2 boys.
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Thus, 12 men + 16 boys = 24 boys + 16 boys = 40
boys
and 7 men + 10 boys = 14 boys + 10 boys = 24 boys
Now, by basic formula, we have
40 x 5 = 24 x D
3. a;
Hint: Let 5 men and 2 boys can do the work in x da\

Hence a man and a boy together can do the same
work in 4x days.

n = ^or D
4
^
= Q 8-days.
1
Note: Also see Rule-15

4. b; Hint: Applying the given rule, we have
Exercise
1.
2.
3.
4.
I f 12 men and 16 days can do a piece of work in 5 days

and 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days, compare the
daily work done by a man with that done by a boy.
a) 1:2
b)2:l
c) 1 :3
d) 3 : I
IfSOmenand 14 boys can reap a field in 21 days, in how
many days will 20 men and 4 boys reap it, supposing
that 3 men can do as much as 5 boys?
a) 36 days
d) 45 days
If 5 men and 2 boys working together can do 4 times as
much work per hour as a man and a boy together, compare the work of a man with that of a boy.
a) 2 : 1
b) 3 :1
c) 4 :1 d) Data inadequate
I f 1 must hire 2 men and 3 boys for 6 days to do the same
piece of work as 11 men and 5 boys could do in 1
5.
days, compare the work of a boy with that of a man.

8)7:3
b)3:7
c)2:5
d)5:2
8 children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in
9 days. Each child takes twice the time by a man to finish
the work. In how many days will 12 men finish the same
work?
a) 8
b)9
c)12
d) 15
(BankPO Exam, 1988)
2. a;
Hint: Applying the above theorem,

aman'swork
24x4-16x5
16
aboy'swork
12x5-4x13
Man
Boy
Hint: Here relationship between men and boys is

given.
20M + 4B = ~
.-. D, = 36 days.
112
xD
x]
16x9
12
12 days.
Rule 10
Theorem: A certain number of men can do a work in D
days. If there were 'x' men less it could be finished in i
days more, then the number of men originally are]
x(D + d)~
d
A certain number of men can do a work in 60 days. Iff]
there were 8 men less it could be finished in 10 day*|
more. How many men are there?
Soln: Using the above formula, we have
Ex:
the original number of men
_ 8(60 + 10)_
10
56 .
Exercise
2.
boys.
From the formula, 64 x 21 =
12 men finish the work in
1.
6x2
.-. Boy: Man = 3 : 7 .

Hint: 2 children = 1 man
.-. 8 children + 12 men = 16 men
From the question,
Since 16 men can complete a certain piece of work
9 days
5.c;
3 men = 5 boys .-. I man = boys.
Now, 30A/ + 14 = ^ ^ - + 14 = 64boys and
-x5-6x3
Answers
1. b;
4xx]-xx2
:: r = 2 : 1 ,
3.
A certain number of men can do a work in 45 days.

there were 4 men less it could be finished in 15
a) 28 men
b) 16 men
c) 24 men
d) 20 men
A certain number of men can do a work in 30 da>f
there were 6 men less it could be finished in 20 d?w
a) 15 men
b) 12 men
c) 18 men
d) 20 men
A certain number of men can do a work in 50 da> s
there were 6 men less it could be finished in 12
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a) 30 men
b) 32 men
c) 28 men
d) 31 men
A certain number of men can do a work in 70 days. I f
there were 2 men less it could be finished in 10 days
a) 15 men
b) 17 men
c) 16 men
d) 12 men
Answers
: b
2. a
(MBA, 1983)
Answers
l.b
2. a
3.c
4. a
Rule 12
Theorem: If a person can finish a work in d days at h
x
3.d
4.c
hours a day and another person can finish the same work
Rule 11
in d days at h hours a day, then the no. of days in which
Theorem: If A is 'n' times as fast (or slow) as B, and is

therefore able to finish a work in 'D' days less (or more)
;han B, then the time in which they can do it working to-
they can finish the works working together 'h' hours a day
Dn
gether is given by
days
n -l
2
(h,d,jh d )
2
is
A is thrice as fast as B, and is therefore able to finish

a work in 60 days less than B. Find the time in which
they can do it working together.
A is thrice as fast as B, means that if A does a work in
1 day then B does it in 3 days.
Hence, i f the difference be 2 days, then A does the
work in 1 day and B in 3 days. But the difference is 60
days. Therefore, A does the work in 30 days and B in
90 days.
Now A and B together will do the work in
days
(M;)+(M;)
I can finish a work in 15 days at 8 hrs a day. You can

,2
finish it in 6 days at 9 hrs a day. Find in how many
Lv
days we can finish it working together 10 hrs a day.

Soln: Detail Method: First suppose each of us works for
only one hour a day.
Then I can finish the work in 15 * 8 = 120 days
20
and you can finish the work in x9 = 60 days
Now, we together can finish the work in
120x60
= 40 days
120 + 60
'
But here we are given that we do the work 10 hrs a
day. Then clearly we can finish the work in 4 days.
Quicker Method: Applying the above formula, we
have
days = = 22.5 days

30 + 90
2
Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem, we
have
60x3 60x3 45
the required answer = 3 - l
2
= 22.5 days.
?
Exercise
A is twice as fast as B, and is therefore able to finish a
work in 30 days less than B. Find the time in which they
can do it working together.
aj/TS days
d) 22 days
1 A. is 4 times as fast as B, and is therefore able to finish a
>* work in 45 days less than B. Find the time in which they
a) 12 days
d) 20 days
1 A is thrice as fast as B, and is therefore able to finish a
work in 40 days less than B. Find the time in which they
a) 16 days
b) 10 days c) 15 days d) None of these
A is thrice as good a workman as B and is therefore able
to finish a work in 80 days less than B. Find the time in
which they can do it working together,
a) 30 days
d) 25 days
Ex:
20
15x8x x 9 1
3
20
10
15x8 + x9
3
4 days.
Exercise
1.

finish it in 15 days at 5 hrs a day. Find in how many days
we can finish it working together 10 hrs a day.
50
70
60
40
a) days b) days c) days d) days
2.
3.

a) 5 days
b) 4 days
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2.
a )
25
b) 9 days
d a y S
c) 3 days
d) 4 days
20
Answers
l.c
a)
2. a
3.
3.c
Rule 13
Theorem: If A can do a work in x days, B takes y days to
complete it and C takes as long as A and B would take
working together, then B and C together take to complete
the work =
A can do a work in 4 days. B takes 5 days to complete I

C takes as long as A and B would take working together
How long will it take B and C to complete the work to
gether?
xy
9 * . A and C together take to com2x + y
plete the work =
x + 2y
to complete the work =
d a
v s
4.
days
Illustrative Eample
Ex:
6.
l.b
O 2 daysd) 3 da\
10
A can do a work in 10 days. B takes 15 days to complett

it. C takes as long as A and B would take working togethcr. How long will it take A, B and C to complete the
work together?
a)6 days
b)3 days
c ) 4 days
d)8 days
A can do a work in 20 days. B takes 5 days to complete
it. C takes as long as A and B would take working together. How long will it take A, B and C to complete the
work together?
b)4 days
c)3 days
d)6 days
2. a
3.c
4.d
5.b
6.a
Theorem: A is n times as good a workman as B. If together

they finish the work in x days, then A and B separately cam
6x8
6 + 16
\x Jays jjjjjJ+
l)x4aysrm
\ J
Ex:
'
A can do a work in 3 days. B takes 4 days to complete it.

C takes as long as A and B would take working together.
How long will it take B and C to complete the work together?
d) days
{ ) '
spectively.
Exercise
c) days
Rule 14
6x8
48 12 , 5 .
= ,
r= = =\
2(6 + 8) 28
7
7
b) days
d )
A can do a work in 8 days. B takes 6 days to complete n

C takes as long as A and B would take working together
How long will it take A and C to complete the work together?
do the same work in
a) days
Answers
12 + 8
= = 2 days
22
11
(A + B + C) together take to complete the work
1.
c )
A can do a work in 6 days. B takes 7 days to complete I

C takes as long as A and B would take working togethe*
How long will it take A and C to complete the work to
gether?
a)2 days
6x8
48 12
2
= = 2 days
20
5
5
(A + C) together take to complete the work
20
1
,2
-3
a) 2 days b) 3 days c) 2 days d) 2days
2{x + y)
(B + C) together take to complete the work =
b )
22
_1
a) 2 days b ) 2 days
and A, B and C together take
A can do a work in 6 days. B takes 8 days to complete

it. C takes as long as A and B would take working
together. How long will it take B and C, A and C, and
A, B and C to complete the work together?
Soln: Using the above formula, we have,
17
25
A is twice as good a workman as B. Together, the>

finish the work in 14 days. In how many days can it be
done by each separately?
Let B finish the work in 2x days.Since A is twice as
active as B therefore, A finishes the work in x days.
(A + B) finish the work in
3x
= 14
orx = 21
.-. A finishes the work in 21 days and B finishes the
work in 21 * 2 = 42 days.
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gether, then the comparison of the work of a man with th at
Quicker Method I: Using the above theorem:

A finishes the work in
(2 + l ) x l 4
, ,
= 21 days.
B finishes the work in (2 + 1) 14 = 42 days.

Quicker Method II: Twice + One time = Thrice active
person does the work in 14 days. Then one-time active person (B) will do it in 14 * 3 = 42 days and twice
;
14 ,
active person (A) will do it in = 21 days.
see in the above case: ,D,
ED
2
= D
3
rcise
d) 1 0 - days
A and B together can do a piece of work in 8 days. I f A

does twice as much work as B in a given time, find how
long A alone would take to do the work?
a) 10 days
d) 16 days
does thrice as much work as B in a given time, find how
a) 12 days
d) 18 days
4.
5.

a) 16 days
b) 9 days
c) 18 days
d) 21 days
does thrice as much work as B in a given time, find how
a) 4 days
d) 12 days
6 men and 3 boys working together can do 5 times as

much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Compare the work of a man with that of a boy.
a)2:l
b)3:l
c)3:2
d)4:l
much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Compare the work of a man with that of a boy.
a)2:l
b)3:l
c) 1 :1
d) 1:2
Answers
l.a
2.c
Rule 16
Theorem: If A and B can do a work in x andy days respectively, they began the work together, but A left after some
time and B finished the remaining work in z days; then the
no. of days after which A left is given by
xy
{x + y
y-z
days
EK
A and B can do a work in 45 and 40 days respectively.

They began the work together, but A left after some
time and B finished the remaining work in 23 days.
After how many days did A leave?
Soln: Detail Method: B works alone for 23 days.
23
.-. Work done by B in 23 days
work
40
:
23
.-. A + B do together 1
Answers
l.d
2.b
3.a
4.b
5. a
Theorem: If a, men and 6, boys working together can do n

times as much work per hour as a men and b boys to2
17
= work
40
40
40x45
40x45
40 + 45
85
17
40x45
A + B do work in
17 _
Now, A + B do 1 work in
Rule 15
2
That is, a man is twice as efficient as a boy.
2.
c) 10 days
~Bo~y~T^\~~\, a = land 6 = 1 ]
or, 3 *
A and B together can do a piece of work in 7 days. If A

b) 20 days
Man _ 4 x 1 - 2 _ 2
Thus, our answer verifies the above statement,
a) 21 days

much work per hour as a man and a boy together.
Compare the work of a man with that of a boy.
Soln: Applying the above formula, we have
1.
14 = 2 x 2 1 = 1 x 42
1.
EK
= ...>, And we
Exercise
1
K
Ea or, E = , whee K is a constant
D
D
or, ED = constant
3
Note: Efficient person takes less time. In other words we

may say that "Efficiency (E) is indirectly proportional to number of days (D) taken to complete a
work". Then mathematically
or, ,D, = ,>, = > = E D
Man _ nb ~b,
"
_ ^
2
of a boy is given by
days.
days.
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Quicker Method: Applying the above formula,
40x45 Y 4 0 - 2 3
40 + 45
40
Ex:
= 9 days.
Exercise
1.
1 man or 2 women or 3 boys can do a work in 44 days.

Then in how many days will 1 man, 1 woman and 1
boy do the work?
A and B can do a work in +0 and 35 days respectively.

They began the work together, but A left after some time
and B finished the remaining work in 10 days. After how
many days did A leave?
a) 13 daysb) 13 days
,, 1
c) '3 days d) 14 days

5
days d) o days
6
6
a)4 days
b)5 days
c)3 days
d)6 days
A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They
worked for it for 20 days and then B left. The remaining
work was done by A alone in 20 more days. A alone can
finish the work in:
a) 54 days b) 60 days c) 48 days d) 50 days
(Central Excise 1988)
5
a) 6 days
4.
c)
b) 5 days
Answers
:20
Theorem: If x, men or x women or x boys can do a

work in 'D' days, then the no. of days in which I man, 1
woman and 1 boy do the same work is given by thefollowing formula,
number
of required
days =
2
xx
Exercise
1.
2.
3.
4.
2 men or 3 women or 4 boys can do a work in 52 days,

Then in how many days will 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy
do the work?
3 men or 4 women or 5 boys can do a work in 47 days,
do the work?
a) 40 days
b) 50 days c) 60 days d) 45 days
1 man or 3 women or 4 boys can do a work in 38 days,
do the work?
a) 24 days
1 man or 2 women or 4 boys can do a work in 56 days,
do the work?
Answers
+ X,X; +x,x
1*3
days.
2.c
3.a
4.d
Theorem: A group of men decided to do a work in x days,

but 'n' of them became absent. If the rest of the group did
the work in 'y' days, then the original number of men is
given by
ny
y-x
men.
A group of men decided to do a work in 10 days, but
five of them became absent. I f the rest of the group
did the work in 12 days, find the original number of
men.
the required answer
5x12
12-10
= 30 men.
Exercise
1.
xx
24 days.
Ex:
y = 60 days.
^\e 17 >
X,X
2+6+3
Rule 18
- ^ - = 30 days.
x+y
B left the work, ie y = time taken by A to complete the
whole work and z = 20 days.
Now, applying the given formula, we have
30 x
44x1x2x3
1x2+2x3+1x3
44 x 1 x 2 x 3
l.d
l.c
2.c
3.a
4. b; Hint: In the given formula, we have
Dxx,
the no. of required days
A group of men decided to do a work in 13 days, but 6 of

them became absent. I f the rest of the group did the
work in 15 days, find the original number of men.
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3.
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a) 30 men
b) 35 men
c) 40 men
d) 45 men
A group of men decided to do a work in 12 men, but 8 of
a) 18 men
b) 20 men
c) 22 men
d) 24 men
A group of men decided to do a work in 15 days, but 2 of
b) 4 men
c) 7 men
d) 6 men
a) 5 men
Answers
l.d
Rule 20
D(x +
Theorem: A certain number of men can do a work in 'D'

days. If there were 'x'men more it could befinished in'd'
lx(D-d)
days less, then the number of men originally are
.
or
No. of more workers x Number of days taken by the second group
No. of less days
days and it would have been
Ex.:
A builder decided to build a farmhouse in 40 days. He

employed 100 men in the beginning and 100 more
after 35 days and completed the construction in stipulated time. If he had not employed the additional men,
how many days behind schedule would it have been
finished?
Soln: Detail Method: Let 100 men only complete the work
in x days.
Work done by 100 men in 35 days + Work done by
200 men in
(40-35 = ) 5 d a y s = l .
35 200x5 ,
or, +
=1
lOOx
x
45
or, = 1 ' x = 45 days
Ex.:

there were 8 men more it could be finished in 10 days
less. How many men are there?
Soln: Applying the above rule, we have
original number of workers
Therefore, i f additional men were not employed, the

work would have lasted 45 - 40 = 5 days behind schedule time.
Quicker Approach:
200 men do the rest of the work in 40 - 35 = 5 days.
No. of more workers x No. of days taken by the second group

No. of less days
8x(60-10) _ 8x50 _
10
10
5x200
men.
.-. 100 men can do the rest of the work in
Exercise
2.
3.
2.b
-- 0
1
days.

there were 3 men more it could be finished in 5 days less.
How many men are there?
a) 36 men
b) 18 men
c) 27 men
d) 30 men
a) 20 men
b) 24 men
c) 28 men
d) 32 men
a) 25 men
b) 20 men
c) 15 men
d) 30 men
Answers
l.c
y(D-d)
y)-yd
days behind the schedule.

3.a
2.b
Rule 19
1.
Theorem: A builder decided to build a farmhouse in 'D'

days. He employed 'x'men in the beginning and 'y' more
men after'd' days and completed the construction in stipulated time. If he had not employed the additional men, th e
the men in the beginning would have finished it in
3.a
.-. required number of days = 1 0 - 5 = 5 days.

have
100(40-35)
5 days.
the required number of days =
100
Exercise
1.

employed 150 men in the beginning and 120 more after
30 days and completed the construction in stipulated
time. If he had not employed the additional men, how
many days behind schedule would it have been finished?
a) 12 days
d)8 days
2. ^A builder decided to build a farmhouse in 50 days. He
employed 50 men in the beginning and 50 more after 40
days and completed the construction in stipulated time.
If he had not employed the additional men, in how many
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3.
4.
days would it have been finished by the men in the beginning?

d) 75 days
employed 150 men in the beginning and 130 more after
45 days and completed the construction in stipulated
time. I f he had not employed the additional men, how
many days behind schedule would it have been finished?
employed 40 men in the beginning and 20 more after 10
days and completed the construction in stipulated time.
I f he had not employed the additional men, in how many
days would it have been finished by the men in the beginning?
a) 50 days
b) 60 days
c) 40 days
tion of work. Find in how many days the work was finished?
a)5 days
b)8 days
c) 10 days d) 12 days
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10,12 and 15 days
respectively, they start working together but C leaves
after working 3 days and B, 4 days before the completion of work. Find in how many days the work was finished?
2.
,2
,1
a) 6days b) 5 days c)
3.
d) 5 days
a) 3 days
2.b
3.c
Theorem: A, B and C can do a work in x, y and z days

respectively. They all begin together. If A continues to work
till it is finished, C leaves after 'orking d
days and B d
days before its completion, then Jie time in which work is

x(yz + d z + d y)
1
finished, is given by
Theorem: There is a sufficient food for 'M' men for 'D'

days. If after'd' days'm' men leave the place, then the rest
of the food will last for the rest of the men for
D-d
M-m
A, B and C can do a work in 8, 16, 24 days respectively. They all begin together. A continues to work
till it is finished, C leaving off 2 days and B one day
before its completion. In what time is the work finished?
Let the work be finished in x days.
Then, A's x day's work + B's (x - 1) day's work + C's
(x - 2) day's work = 1
x x-l
x-2
' 8 l 6 ~
2 T
*
y Quicker Method: Applying the above formula, we
have
+
= 5 d a
8 x l 6
1 6 x 2 4
3072 + 448
3520
704
404
8 x 2
xM
Ex:
There is a sufficient food for 400 men for 31 days.

After 28 days, 280 men leave the place. For how many
days will the rest of the food last for the rest of the
men?
Soln: Detail Method: The rest of the food will last for
(31 - 28) = 3 days if no body leaves the place.
Thus the rest of the food will last for 3
( 400
10 days.
HT20,
Note: For less persons the food will last longer, therefore, 3
400
A
s =
is multiplied by

after working 4 days and B, 2 days before the comple-
days for
the 120 men left.
= 5 days.
Exercise
400
120
8[(l6x24)+(l x 24)+(2 x 16)]

(
) (
) (
4)
3.d
Rule 22
days
Ex:
1.
Answers
l.c
2. a
xy + xz + yz
i
i
,11
b) 3 ays c) 3- days d) 2days
4.a
Rule 21
o r
2
daysd) 6 days

after working 2 days and B, 1 days before the completion of work. Find in how many days the work was finished?
Answers
l.a
, a more than one fraction.
Quicker Method: Using the above formula, we have

The required answer = - - * 4 0 0 = lfj days.
4U0 zoO
Exercise
1.
There is a sufficient food for 200 men for 36 days. After

33 days, 140 men leave the place. For how many days
Time a n d W o r k
2.
3.
4.
375
will the rest of the food last for the rest of the men?
a) 5 days
d) 15 days
a) 19 days
d) 15 days
a) 12 days
d) 10 days
10 days, 75 men leave the place. For how many days will
the rest of the food last for the rest of the men?
a) 10 days
b)8 days
c)5 days
d) 15 days
Answers
l.b
2.c
3.
4.
a) 12 days
d) 48 days
2.b
3.d
4.a
Rule 24 y
Theorem: A takes as much time as B and C together take to

finish a job. If A and B working together finish the job in x
days. C alone can do the same job in y days, then B alone
"/
t 2xy
->.... \
can do the same work in
days and A alone can do
y-x
2xy
the same work in
Theorem: A team of xpersons is supposed to do a work in

'D' days. After 'd ' days, 'y' more persons were employed
t
and the work was finished' d ' days earlier, then the num2
ber of days it would have been delayed if 'x' more persons

\y{D-{d d )}-d x
were not employed is given by
days and the number of days in which the work would have
l+
days.
~{x +
been finished is given by
Ex:
A takes as much time as B and C together take to

finish a job. A and B working together finish the job
in 10 days. C alone can do the same job in 15 days. In
how many days can B alone do the same work?
Soln: Quicker Method I: Using the above theorem, B alone
can do the same work in
2x15x10
y\D-d )-d,y
2
days
A team of 30 men is supposed to do a work in 38 days.

After 25 days, 5 more men were employed and the
work finished one day earlier. How many days would
it have been delayed if 5 more men were not employed?
Soln: Quicker Approach:
35 men do the rest of the job in 12 days (12 = 3 8 - 2 5
-1)
.-. 30 men can do the rest o f the j o b in
15x10
(A + B) + (C) can do in ,
,
15 + 10
12x35
6 days.
= 14 days.
30
Since A's days = (B + C)'s days.

B + C can do in 6 x 2 = 12 days.
15x12
.-. B [ B = {B + C } - C ] c a n d o i n
Ex:
60 days
15-10
Quicker Method II:
2 =
Thus the work would have been finished in 25 + 14

= 39 days that is, ( 3 9 - 3 8 ) = 1 day after the scheduled
time.
have
5{38-(25 + l)}-1x30
30
5x12-30
1 day .
30
days.
Exercise
2.
c) 24 days
4.a
Rule 2 3 7
1.
b) 60 days
Answers
l.a
3.d
days, and C alone in 30 days, in what time could B alone

do it?
a) 40 days
d) 35 da> s
A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and
C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 12
do it?
a) 36 days
d) 48 days
days, and C alone in 15 days, in how many days can A
alone do the same work?

do it?
a) 25 days
d) 20 days
Exercise
1.

After 35 days, 15 more men were employed and the work
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finished 2 days earlier. How many days would it have
been delayed i f 15 more men were not employed?
,1
,1
b) days c) I days d) 1 day
o
o
finished 1 day earlier. How many days would it have
been delayed if 2 more men were not employed?
a) 1 day b) 2 days c) 1.5 days d) None of these
finished 2 days earlier. In how many days would it have
been finished if 5 more men were not employed?
finished 3 days earlier. In how many days would it have
been finished if 9 more men were not employed?
a) 2 days
2.
3.
4.
32
the required answer
2.a
Exercise
1.

respectively, they work at it together, A stops the work
after 4 days and B is called off 2 days before the work is
done. In what time was the work finished?
a) 12 days b) 14 days c) 16 days d)8 days
after 2 days and B is called off 1 day before the work is
a)4 days
b)6 days
c)7 days
d)3 days
2.
3.
4.c
j. c
Rule 25 y>
a) 6 days
4.
y(x-d,)+d x
2
6
d) 6 days
c) 10 days
Answers
l.d
days
b) 8 days

a) 10 days b)8 days
d days A left. If B left the work d^ days before the completion of the work, then the whole work will be completed in
+ 32
= 2 x 4.5 = 9 days.
Theorem:A,B and C can do a work in x days, y days and z

days respectively. They started the work together but after
2.a
3.d
y+ z
4.c
Rule 26
Ex:
64
16
Answers
l.b
y(l6-4)+(3xl6)
Theorem: A started a work and left after working a, days.
,.4
A, B and C can do a work in 16 days, 2 days and
32 days respectively. They started the work together

but after 4 days A left. B left the work 3 days before
the completion of the work. In how many days was
the work completed?
Suppose the work is completed in x days,
As 4 day's work + B's (x - 3) day's work + C's x day's
work = 1
4 (x-3)S
x ,
or + + = 1
' 16
64
32
16 + 5JC-15 + 2 X
64
or, Ix +1 = 64
.". x = 9 days.
have
Then B was called and he finished the work in b, days.

Had A left the work after working for a
days, B would
have finished the remaining work in b days. Then, each

2
of them ieA and B, working alonefinishthe whole work in

b a,
2
-b,a
a b,
days and
a,b
days respectively.
Ex:
A started a work and left after working for 2 days.

Then B was called and he finished the work in 9 days.
Had A left the work after working for 3 days, B would
have finished the remaining work in 6 days. In how
many days can each of them, working alone, finish
the whole work?
Soln: Detailed Method: Suppose A and B do the work in x
and y days respectively. Now, work done by A in 2
days + work done by B in 9 days = 1
Time a n d W o r k
2
or, ~
9_
-
377
days can each of them, working alone, finish the whoie
work?
b) 10 days, 30 days
a) 5 days, 20 days
d) 5 days, 30 days
c) 15 days, 30 days
3 6 ,
Similarly, ~ + -'
y
To solve the above equation put = a and
l.b
Thus
2a + 9 b = l
(1) and 3a + 6b = 1 ....(2)
Performing (2) x 3 - (1) * 3 we have
5a = 1
1
a = or, *
5
1
and y = T
,c
1 '
n
Answers
2. a
3.b
Rule 27
Theorem: A can do a work in x days and B can do the same
work in y days. If they work together for'd' days and A
goes away, then the number of days in which Bfinishes the
-> days.
work is given by y-\ +
days.
Quicker Method: In such case: (Using the above theorem)

3x9-2x6
A will finish the work in ~
9
15 _
= .5 days.
3
days.
Ex:
A can do a work in 25 days and B can do the same

work in 20 days. They work together for 5 days and
then A goes away. In how many days will B finish the
work?
Soln: Detail Method
For B, we should use the above result.

A + B can do the work in 5 days = 5
2 3
B does 1 = - work in 9 days.
5 5
:. B does 1 work in 9 x - 15 days.
25
20
Exercise
1.
Rest of the work = 1 _9_

20
A started a work and left after working for 1 day. Then B

. . 1
was called and he finished the work in 4 days. Had A
5x45
_9_
25x20
20
20
9
11
= days.
20
20
have
B will do the rest of the work in = 1
left the work after working for 1 days, B would have
2.
finished the remaining work in 3 days. In how many days

can each of them, working alone, finish the whole work?
a) 5 days, 15 days
b) 2.5 days, 7.5 days
c) 3.5 days, 8.5 days
d) None of these
A started a work and left after working for 3 days. Then
the required answer = 2 0 - ( l + ^ - j x 5

= 2 0 - 9 = 11 days.
Exercise
B was called and he finished the work in 13 days. Had
1.
A left the work after working for 4 days, B would
3.
have finished the remaining work in 9 days. In how many

days can each of them, working alone, finish the whole
work?
a) 7.5 days, 22.5 days
b) 7 days, 9 days
c) 5 days, 1~5 days
d) 23.5 days, 8.5 days
A started a work and left after working for 4 days. Then
B was called and he finished the work in 18 days. Had A
left the work after working for 6 days, B would have
finished the remaining work in 12 days. In how many
A can do a piece o f work in 6 y days and B in 5 days.

They work together for 2 days and then A leaves B to
finish the work alone. How long will B take to finish it?
a)l
2.
3.
b)3 days
c)2 days
d) 1 day
A can do a piece of work in 50 days and B in 40 days.

a) 11 days
d) 26 days
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a) 3 days
4.
can he finish of the work?
1
A
c) 3 days d) 4 days
b) 4 days
a) 20 days
c) 4 days
A can do apiece of work in 12 days and B in 10 days.

3.
They work together for 2 ^ days and then A leaves B
i:
a) days b) days
a) 1 day
c) 6 days
d) days
2.c
3.d
Theorem: If A can complete part of a work In x days,
then the part of the work will be done in y days. We can

x _ y
calculate the value of yfrom the given equation ^ ~ ^ .
a
Part of work done
c) 3 days
3.a
38 men, working 6 hours a day can do a piece of Work

in 12 days. Find the number of days in which 57 men
working 8 hrs a day can do twice the work. Assume
that 2 men of the first group do as much work in 1
hour as 3 men of the second group do in 1 hr.
Soln: Detailed Method:

2 x 1 men of first group = 3><1.5 men of second group
or, 2 men of first group = 4.5 men of second group
38 men of first group
4.5
:
3
A can do of a work in 12 days. In how many days
y (19x4.5) men do 1 work, working 6 hrs/day in

12 days.
.-. 1 man does 1 work working 1 hr/day in
(12 x 19x4.5 x 6) days.
.-. 57 men do 2 work working 8 hrs/day in
12xl9.x4.5x6

8
374" =
12
0r>
'
> < 4 X
Quicker Method:
Ratio of efficiency of persons in first group to the
second group
= 2
= E, : E =(3x1.5):2x1 = 4.5:2
2
d 3 y S
M^.T.E.Wj = M D T E W,
2
38x12x6x4.5x2
Ram can do of a work in 16 days. In how many days
.'. D , =
Note: (*)

12
(*)(*)
a) 1 day
2.
b) 3 days
c) 2 days
(*)
Now, use the formula:
Exercise
1.
2 = 27 days.
57x8
(SBIPO Exam 1987)

Soln: Using the above theorem, we have
x38 = 19x4.5
= constant for a person
12
d) None of these
Rule 29 V
Ex.:
Rule 28
Note:
2.c
4.d
No. of days worked
b) 2 days
Answers
l.c
Answers
l.a
Sudhir can do of a work in 8 days. In how many days

1
to finish the work alone. How lone will B take to finish it?
Ex:
b)5 days
d) Data inadequate
d) 2 days
Vinay can do of a work in 5 days. In how many days
(*)(*)
_ ,
= 27 days.
57x8x2x1
Less number of persons from the first group
do the same work in less number of days,
so they are more efficient.
M represents the number of men.
D represents the number of days.
T represents the number of working hours.
E represents the efficiency.
W represents the work and
the suffix represents the respective groups.
Time a n d W o r k
Exercise
1.
2.
40 men, working 8 hours a day can do a piece of work in

15 days. Find the number of days in which 60 men working 4 hrs a day can do twice the work. Assume that 3
men of the first group do as much work in 2 hour as 4
men of the second group do in 3 hrs.
a) 60 days
b) 40 days c) 80 days d) None of these
30 men, working 4 hours a day can do a piece of work in
10 days. Find the number of days in which 45 men working 8 hrs a day can do twice the work. Assume that 2
men of the first group do as much work in 2 hour as 4
men of the second group do in 1 hr.
,1
a) 6-days
.2
.3
.1
3
6
6
Answers
l.a
2.b
3.c
Answers
1. c;
3.
than if both A and B would together. If B worked alone,

he took 4 hours more to complete the job than A and B
worked together. What time, would they take if both A
and B worked together?
a) 5 hours
b) 8 hours c) 9 hours d) None of these
A alone would take 27 hours more to complete the job
he took 3 hours more to complete the job than A and B
worked together. What time, would they take if both A
a) 8 hours
b) 10 hours c) 9 hours
d) 6 hours
Hint: 3><2 men of first group = 4 x 3 men of second

group
.-. Ratio of efficiency of persons in first group to the
second group = , : = 2 : 1 . Now apply the given
2
formula.
2. b
Rule 30 Y
Rule 31
Theorem: If A working alone takes 'x' days more than A
Amount of work =
and B, and B working alone takes 'v' days more than A and
Number of days actually worked

alone time
and assuming that A, B and C have worked for
B together then the number of days taken by A and B work-
d, days, d
days and d days respectively, then

3
ing together is given by \[xy \
d,
amount of work by A = , amount of work by
Ex:
Theorem: If A, B and C can do a job alone in x days, y

days and z days respectively.
.-. alone time for A =xdays
alone time for B=y days
alone timefor C = z days
Now consider the following cases,
Case I: To find the amount of work done by A, B and C
separately.
Using the formula,
A alone would take 14 hours more to complete the j ob

than if both A and B would together. If B worked
B = and amount of work by C =

alone, he took 3 hours more to complete the job
f*8o7*3&
"
''?W<4 fester*
Case II: If the job is complete, then add the amount of work
r
than A and B worked together. What time, would they

take if both A and B worked together?
Soln: Applying the above theorem, we have
done by A, B and C and equate it to 1.

d
d
d
ie + + = 1, if the job is half complete the
x
y
z
following equation is obtained,
the required answer = ^ - = 7 hours.
Exercise
1.

he took 4 hours more to complete the job than A and
B worked together. What time, would they take if both A

a) 6 hours
b) 5 hours c) 7 hours
d) 8 hours
(Income Tax and Excise Fram, 1985)
Ex:
A man, a woman or a boy can do a job in 20 days, 30

days or 60 days respectively. How many boys must
assist 2 men and 8 women to do the work in 2 days.
(MBA 1992)
Soln: Let the required number of boys be x.
Now, using the above theorem,
(2 men's work for 2 days) + (8 women's work for
380
2 days) + (x boy's work for 2 days) = 1
Answers
1. b;
or, f 2 x 2 x l + f 8 x 2 x l + f x x 2 x
I
20) {
30) {
60.
A and B in 1 day do J_
12 '
.-. x = 8 boys.
Exercise
A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days
which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has
been working at it for 5 days, and B for 7 days. C finishes
it in 13 days. In how many days could each do the work
by himself?
a) 16,48 and 26 days respectively
b) 16,48 and 24 days respectively
c) 26,48 and 24 days respectively
d) 16,46 and 24 days respectively
2. A can do ajob in 20 days, B in 30 days and C in 60 days.
If A is helped on every 3rd day by B and C, then in how
many days, the job is finished?
[ITI1989]
d) 24 days
3. A can do a job in 12 days, B in 15 days. They work
together for 2 days. Then B leaves and A alone continues the work. After 1 day C joins A and work is completed in 5 more days. In how many days can C do it
alone?
d) 30 days
4. A and B can do ajob in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They began the work together but A leaves after
some days and B finished the remaining job in 5 days.
After how many days did A leave?
a)2 days
b)4 days
c)3 days
d)6 days
5. A and B can do ajob in 16 days and 12 days respectively. 4 days before finishing the job, A joins B. B has
started the work alone. Find how many days B has
worked alone?
[ Bank P O l 9891
a)8 days
b) 10 days c ) 4 days
d)5 days
6. A man, a woman or a boy can do a job in 20 days, 30
days or 60 days respectively. How many boys must assist 2 men and 8 women to do the work in 2 days?
[MBA 1992]
a) 8 boys
b) 10 boys c) 12 boys d) 16 boys
7. A can do ajob in 3 days less time than B. A works at it
alone for 4 days and then B takes over and completes it.
I f altogether 14 days were required to finish the job, how
many days would each of them take alone to finish it?
a) 13 days, 16 days
b) 12 days, 15 days
c) 15 days, 12 days
d) 15 days, 18 days
8. A can do a piece of work in 24 days, while B alone can do
it in 16 days. With the help of C they finish the work in 8
days. Find in how many days alone C can do the work?
[MBA 1988]
d) 50 days
Hint: Let the whole work be 1
B and C in 1 day do J_
16 '
As 5 day's work + B's 7 day's work + C's 13 day's
work = 1
Or, As 5 day's work + B's 5 day's work + B's 2 day's
work + C's 2 day's work + C's 11 day's work = 1
1.
5
2
. + + C'5 11 day'swork= 1
12 16
C's 11 day's work = h
24
12 16
+
,-. C's 1 day's work =
24
.-. B's 1 day's work = _ L _ - _ L - _ L

16 24 " 4 8
1
1
.-. A's day's work = -
12 48 16
2. b;
.-. A, B and C can do the work in 16, 48 and 24 da\

respectively.
Hint: Since A is helped by B and C on every 3rd day
A works for 3 days while B and C work for 1 day
1
20
3. c;
30
60
1
+
3rd day]
.-. Total time for the job = 3 x 5 = 15 days.
Hint: Let C do it alone in x days
A's amount of work +B's amount of work +C's amour:
of work = 1
'.
or,
4. c;
( 2 + , + 5 )
A=,-f- 12
8
7rK) K) '
+
5 1
^
or = 7 .-. x = 25
15
.-. C can do it alone in 25 days.

Hint: In this problem, total time for the work is not
known and also it is not to be found out. Hence tota
time for the work is not to be considered.
I f A leaves after x days ie A works for x days and B
works for x + 5 days,
then applying the given rule, we have
No. of days A worked
Alone time for A
No. of days B worked _ ;

Alone time for B
it
Erne a n d W o r k
x
o
381
x+5
'TI lrr
+
'
. . A leaves after 3 days.

Hint: I f B works alone for x days; A's amount of work
+ B' s amount of work = 1
' l?
r
~i2~-
X =
Ex. 1: A and B working alone can finish a job in 5 days and

7 days respectively. They work at it alternately for a
day. I f A starts the work, find in how many days the
job will be finished?
Soln: Applying the above theorem:
Step I: P =
Hint: Using the given rule we have (2 men's work) +

(8 women's work) + (x boy's work) = 1
3x7
xy
x+ y
29
=
Hint: Let A alone takes x days to finish the work and

hence B alone takes (x + 3) days.
Now, using the given rule, we have
A's amount of work + B's amount of work = 1
4
10
,
or, - +
r =l
*=12
x x+ 3
.-.A alone takes 12 days and B alone takes (12 + 3 =
15) days to complete the work.
8
8 8
. Hint: + 77
.'. * = 48 days.
24 16 x
-
_ 5 x 7 + 3(5-7)
6 + 16 + *
- 1 .-. x = 8boys.
30
(nearest integer value)
_ xy + p(x-y)
1 8 * ,
or, - + + = 1
' 5 15 30
Step II: x - y = 5- 7 = -2, Here, formula (a) will be applied

.*. Total time to finish the job i f A starts the work
1 + 1 8 x 2 x ) + f xx2x U- !
or, 2 x 2 x
20
30
60
r,
35 -
^ 7 * j2
'
.4
T 7
= 5
days
'
Ex. 2: A and B working separately can do a work in 9 and 12

days respectively. A starts the work and they work
on alternate days. In how many days will the work be
completed?
Soln: Applying the above theorem,
12x9
Step I: P = 12 + 9
108
21
5 (nearest integer value)
Step I I : x - y = 9 - 1 2 = -3, Here formula (b) will be applied.

.-. Total time to finish the job i f A starts the work
_ sy-p(jt-y)^(9xl2)-5(9-12)
V
12
108 + 15
41
1
= = - = 10-
Rule 32
days
)rem: Two persons A and B can finish a job alone in x

Now we try to solve the above examples by Detail
i y days respectively. If they start working on alternate
Method.
then to find the total job completion time, following Ex.1: Detail Method:
weps are taken.
ce: This formula is applicable only when* andy are inteIn the first day A does 7 of the work
w : I f A starts the work
Hep I : First calculate the value of p; where p = nearest inte-
In the second day B does of the work
ger value to be considered

n
ar+y*
in the first 2 days
(a) When, x - y = 2, 4 then, apply the following

formula.
12
in 4 days 35
T (Total job completion time)
_ xy +
p(x-y)
Now,
1
1
(b) When, x-y
~~
12
35J
of the work
24
35"
1 _
J- ~
_ + _:
0 1
work
of the work remains to be done.
= l, 3 , then apply the following
formula,
T (Total job completion time^ =
In fifth day A does of the work

11
B will finish the work
35
5,
35
of the work
382
Step II: x - y = 5- 7 = -2; Here, formula (a) will be applied

,", Total time to finish the job i f B starts the work
i n
35 * 7
d 3 y S
.-. the total time required
xy-p{x-y)
4 + l + - J = 5 - days.
{5xl)-3{5-l)
35 3(-2)
1 1
Ex. 2: Detail Method: (A + B)'s day's work = - + =
41
6
y = 5 - days.
A and B working separately can do a work in 9 and

days respectively. B starts the work and they work 1
alternate days. In how many days will the work
completed?
Soln: Applying the above theorem, we have
Ex.2:
We see that 5 = Oust less than 1) ie (A + B)

x
36
36
work for 5 pairs of days ie for 10 days.
(1
Now rest of the work I
3 5
35 I ~ 35 is to be done by
Step I: p =
Step II:
1 1
A can do : work in 9 x = day
36
36 4
Total days =10 + = 10 days.
4
4
Note: Two persons A and B can finish a job alone in x and
y days respectively. If they start working on alternate days, then to find the total job completion time,
following steps are taken.
Case: If B starts the work
Step I: First calculate the value of p;
where p = nearest integer value to be considered
/
,
Exercise
1.
2.
Step II:
a) when, x - y = 2, 4 , then apply the following
formula,
xy-pjx-y)
y
b) when x-y
i.
= 1, 3 , then apply the following
formula,
T (Total job completion time)
J xy +
p{x-y)
x
Ex. 1: A and B working alone can finish ajob in 5 days and
7 days respectively. They work at it alternately for a
day. I f B starts the work, find in how many days the
job will be finished?
Soln: Apply the above theorem:
Step hpx+y
35 ,
'
7 3 (Nearest integer value)
12
5 (nearest integer value)
x- y-9 -12 = -3, Here formula(b) will be applied

total time to finish the job is B starts the work
xy+
p(x-y)
Two women, Ganga and Jamuna, working separately cm

mow a field in 8 and 12 hours respectively. If they worn
for an hour alternately, Ganga beginning at 9 am, whaj
will the mowing be finished?
. 1
a) 6 - p m
y.
T(Total job completion time)
12 + 9 ~ 21
9x12 + 5(9-12) _ 108-15 _ 31 _ 1

-10days.
9
~
9
' 3 ~ 3
s
x +
12x9 _ 108
b) 8pm
c) 3pm
d)Noneoftha
Ram and Mohan can do ajob alone in 10 and 8 dzyd

respectively. On 1 st January Ram starts the job and ths
they work on alternate days. When will the work be fn
ished?
a) 8th January
b) 10th January
c) 9th January
d) None of these
A and B working, separately can plough a field m 6
10 hours respectively. At 8 A M A starts the work
they work in stretches of one hour alternately, when
the ploughing be completed?
a) 3:20 PM
b) 2.20 PM
c) 12.30 PM
d) None of these
Answers
l.a;
Hint: P
8x12
8 + 12
* 5 H e r e x - y = 8-12 = -4
)
Hence apply the formula (a).

96-20
76
.-. reqd answer = - = -
= 9 - hour
2
2
Ganga started at 9 am hence she completes the
Time a n d W o r k
383
at 9 am + 9 hrs = 6 nm.
2
2
v
3.
8x10
c;
Hint: P
58
18
5 , here x - y = 10 - 8 = +2, hence
apply the formula (a).

required answer
80 + 10
;
10
9 days.
4.
Since Ram starts on 1 st January

.-. work will be completed on 9th day ie on 9th of
January.
5. a;
do the work in 24 days and B alone can do the same work

in 36 days. Find in what time C alone can do that work?
a) 9 days
d) 24 days
A, B and C together can do a work in 4 days. A alone can
a) 8 days
b) 27 days
c) 9 days
d) 18 days
A, B and C together can do a work in 12 days. A alone
can do the work in 36 days and B alone can do the same
work in 54 days. Find in what time C alone can do that
work?
a) 9 days
b) 18 days
c) 24 days
d) 27 days
Answers
6x10
Hint: P = * 4
16
l.a
2.c
3.c
Here x - y = 6 -10 = 4, hence formula (a) will be applied.
4.d
Rule 34
Theorem: If A and B can do a work in x andy days respectively and A leaves the work after doingfor 'a' days, then B
6x10 + 4(6-10)
.-. required time =
6
22
1
= - / - hours.
~{x-a)y~
does the remaining work in
days.
.-. required answer = 8 am + 7 - hours = 3:20 pm.
Rule 33
T h eo rem: If A, BandC together can do a work in x days, A
ilone can do the work in 'a' days and B alone can do the
*ork in 'b' days, then C will do the same work in
Ex:
A can complete a work in 25 days and B can do the

same work in 10 days. I f A after doing 4 days, leaves
the work, find in how many days B will do the remaining work?
the required answer
_ ( 2 5 - 4 ) x l 0 _ 21x10 42 _ 2
Tt
zrz - - 8 davs.
25
23
5
5
0
x ab
ab - x(a + b)
days.
Exercise
lustrative Example
1.
A, B and C together can do a work in 6 days. A alone

can do the work in 18 days and B alone can do the
same work in 27 days. Find in what time C alone can
do that work?
: i n: Applying the above formula, we have
H
6x18x27
c
18x27-6(18 + 27)
2.
- 13 i
days.
.ericse
3.
d) None of these
A can complete a work in 20 days and B can do the same

work in 25 days. I f A after doing 5 days, leaves the work,
find in how many days B will do the remaining work?
a) 18 days
b) 8 days
4
c) 17 days
d) None of these

work in 28 days. I f A after doing 10 days, leaves the
work, find in how many days B will do the remaining
work?
a) 25 days
d) 24 days
work in 18 days. I f A after doing 4 days, leaves the work,
find in how many days B will do the remaining work?
a) 10 days
d) 16 days
Answers
l.a
2.b
3.c
384
Rule 35
(8-5)24 _
Theorem: If A and B can do a work in x andy days respectively, and B leaves the work after doing for 'a' days, then
the required answer

2.c
3.b
9 days.
4.d
15x10
5.d;
days.
A does the remaining work in
Ex:
A can do a work in 15 days and B alone can do that

work in 25 days. If B after doing 5 days leaves the job,
find in how many days A will do the remaining work.
_ (25-5)xl5
25
20x15
=
12 days
Exercise
2.
3.
4.
A and B working together can do a piece of work in 6

days, B alone could do it in 8 days. Supposing B works
at it for 5 days, in how many days A alone could finish
the remaining work?
a) 9 days
b)8 days
c)6 days
d) 12 days
the remaining work?
a) 9 days
d) 10 days
the remaining work?
Rule 36
Theorem: A and B can do a piece of work in x andy dan
respectively and both of them starts the work together. Ifi
leaves the work 'a' days before the completion of work,
then the total time, in which the whole work is completed.
25
1.
x+y
Ex:
and B can do a piece of work in 15 days and 3

days. Both starts the work together for some tire,
but B leaves the job 7 days before the work is c c i pleted. Find the time in which work is finished.
Answers
1. a;
Hint: First apply the Rule-6. and find the no. of days
in which A alone could do the whole work ie
6x8
(25 + 7)15 '

25 + 15
12 days.
Exercise
1.
A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days and 30

Both starts the work together for some time, but B lea
the job 5 days before the work is completed. Find rae|
time in which work is finished,
a) 7 days
b) 12 days c) 14 days d) 16 da\
A and B can do a piece of work in 25 days and 35 az
Both starts the work together for some time, but B lea
the job 7 days before the work is completed. Fine
time in which work is finished.
v
2.
a) 17 days
3.
4.
rt
v1
works at it for 2 days, in how many days A alone
could finish the remaining work?
a) 5 days
b)8 days
c ) 7 days
d) 15 days
A can complete a job in 9 days. B in 10 days and C in 15
days. B and C start the work and are forced to leave after
2 days. The time taken to complete the remaining work
is:
(NDA Exam 1987|
a) 13 days b) 10 days c ) 9 days
d ) 6 days
days.
days, B alone could do it in 12 days. Supposing B
5.
15 + 10
days. (See Rule-5)

Here, y = 6 days, and x = 9 days.
Now applying the given rule, we have
(6-2)x9
days.
the required answer
Hint: B and C together can do the work in
5.
x-l^jiii-. -rtitrr hTiriftun-Wit mW

b) 17 - days
c) 18 days
d) 20 day

Both starts the work together for some time, but B I
the job 15 days before the work is completed. Fine
a) 24 days
b) 28 days c) 20 days d) 16 da\
Both starts the work together for some time, but B I
the job 6 days before the work is completed. Find
a) 18 days
Time a n d W o r k
385
Both starts the work together for some time, but B leaves
the job 7 days before the work is completed. Find the
time in which work is finished.
work completed?
a) 2 days
b) 4 days
d) 8 da\
Answers
l.d
a) 3 days
c) 5 days
2.a
3.c
4.c
b) J J days
5
Rule 38
c) 13 j days
d) None of these
xb \
Answers
l.c
2.b
Theorem: A can do a piece of work in x days. If A does the

work only for 'a' days and the remaining work is done by B
in 'b' days, the B alone can do the work in
4. c
3.a
5.c
X-M
days.
Rule 37
Ex:
A can do a piece of work in 12 days. A does the work
Theorem: A and B can do a piece of work in x andy days
for 2 days only and leaves the job. B does the remainrespectively and both of them starts the work together. If A
ing work in 5 days. In how many days B alone can do
leaves the work 'a' days before the completion of the work,
the work?
then the total time in which the whole work is completed
_ (x + a)y
{ )
Exercise
Ex:
1.
A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days and 20 days

respectively. Both starts the work together but A
leaves the work 5 days before its completion time.
Find the time in which work is finished.
2.
the required answer = x _ ^ = jo days.
10 + 20
+
Exercise
They begin together. But 3 days before the completion
of the work, A leaves off. In how many days is the work
completed?
a) 10 days
6 days.
12-2
x+y
1.
12x5
the required answer
b) 5 days
3.
J
Mm
c) > days d) days
I U

completed?
A can do a piece of work in 15 days. A does the work for

3 days only and leaves the job. B does the remaining
work in 8 days. In how many days B alone can do the
work?
a) 12 days
b) 10 days c) 15 days d)8 days
work?
a)5 days
b) 15 days
c) 9 days
d) None of these
work?
a) 17 days
4.
1
1
3
a) 12days b) 13 days c) 11 days d) 25 days
completed?
a) 10 days
d) 25 days
5.
,

.
-1
They begin together. But 2 days before the completion of the work, A leaves off. In how many days is the
l.b
b) 18 days
1
3

work?
a) 11 days
d) 14 days
A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works at it for 10
days and then B alone finishes the work in 42 days. The
two together could complete the work in:
a) 24 days
d) 35 days
(Clerical Grade Exam, 1991)
Answers
2.a
3.c
4.a
386
80x42
5.c;
Hint: B alone can do the work in
80-10
48 days.
The two together could complete the work in
a) 6 days
days
Answers
l.a
48x80
= 30 days.
80 + 48
2
2
b) 6 days c) 7 y days d)
2.c
(See Rule-4)
3.b
4.d
Rule 40
Theorem: A completes a work in 'x'days. B completes the

same work in 'y' days. A started working alone and after
'a' days B joined him. Then the time in which, they will
Theorem: A and B can do a piece of work in x andy days
respectively. Both starts the work together. But due to some take together to complete the remaining work is given by
problems A leaves the work after some time, and li does the
(x-a)y
remaining work in 'a' days, then the time after which A
x+ y
{y-a)x
leaves the work is given by
days.
x+ y
Ex:
Ram completes a work in 10 days. Shyam completes
the same work in 15 days. Ram starts working alone
Ex
and after 5 days B joins him. How many days will the\
respectively. They start the work together but after
now take together to complete the remaining work?
some days, A leaves the job. B alone does the reSoln: Applying the above rule, we have
maining work in 23 days. Find after how many days
(10-5)15 i
does A leave the job?
the required answer
Soln: Using the above theorem, we have
25
Rule 39
d a y S
the required answer = i23)45 _ ^ ^

45 + 40
Exercise
1.
Exercise
1.

2.
3.
4.

respectively. They start the work together but after some
days, A leaves the job. B alone does the remaining work
in 10 days. Find after how many days does A leave the
job?
,2
A
a) v days b) days c) 6 days
2.
...'2
d) 5 days

job?
a) 12 days
b) 8 days
c) 10 days
d) 16 days
job?
a)7 days
b)6 days
c)8 days
d ) 9 days
job?
3.
A completes a work in 12 days. B completes the same

work in 15 days. A started working alone and after I
days B joined him. How many days will they now take
together to complete the remaining work?
a)5
b)8
c)6
d)4
(BSRB Calcutta PO 19991
work in 25 days. A started working alone and after 2
a) 12 days
b) 10 days c)8 days
d) 16 days
3
a) 1 days
4.
5.
3
b) 3 days c) 2 days
3
d) 2 days

a)6 days
b)8 days
c) 10 days
d) 12 days
work in 20 days. A started working alone and after 1 da>
B joined him. How many days will they now take together to complete the remaining work?
a) 8 days
b) 7 days
Time a n d W o r k
6.
Mahesh and Umesh can complete a work in 10 and 15

days respectively. Umesh starts the work and after 5
days Mahesh also joins him. In all, the work would be
completed in:
a) 9 days
b) 7 days
c) 11 days
d) None of these
(Clercial Grade 1991)
days will 10 men and 8 women together take to complete

the same job?
[BSRB Delhi PO. :0>v
a) 6
6.
Answers
l.a
6. a;
2.b
3.d
4.b
5.a
Hint: Here A = Umesh, B = Mahesh
.-. x = 15 days and y = 10 days
Now, applying the given rule, we have the time taken
by A and B together to complete the remaining work
(15-5)10 _
=
"loTl5""
4days
.-. total time consumed to complete the work

= 5 + 4 = 9 days.
Miscellaneous
1.
2.
3.
4.
Twenty-four men can complete a work in sixteen days.

Thirty-two women can complete the same work in
twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started
working and worked for twelve days. How many more
men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 2
days?
[Bank of Baroda PO, 1999]
a) 48
b)24
c)36
d) None of these
25 men and 15 women can complete a piece of work in 12
days. All of them start working together and after working for 8 days the women stopped working. 25 men completed the remaining work in 6 days. How many days will
it take for completing the entire job if only 15 women are
put on the job?
[Guwahati PO, 1999]
a) 60 days
b) 88 days
c) 94 days
d) None of these
10 men and 15 women finish a work in 6 days. One man
alone finishes that work in 100 days. In how many days
will a woman finish the work?
[BSRB Hyderabad PO, 1999]
d) 225 days
A can do a piece of work in 12 days, B can do the same
4) ... ^ 4 Q h a S ^ t t a t t f t l i ^
5.
7.
3
in 18 days can complete of the same job. How many
c)12
d) None of these
If 5 men and 3 boys can reap 23 hectares in 4 days and if

3 men and 2 boys can reap 7 hectares in 2 days, how
many boys must assist 7 men in order that they may reap
45 hectares in 6 days?
a) 2 boys
b) 6 boys
c) 4 boys
d) 5 boys
25 men can reap a field in 20 days. When should 15 men
leave the work, i f the whole field is to be reaped in
37^- days after they leave the work?
a) 6 days
b) 4 days
c) 5 days
d) None of these
8. A can copy 75 pages in 25 hours, A and B together can
copy 135 pages in 27 hours. In what time can B copy 42
pages?
a) 21 hrs
b) 5 hrs 36 sees
c) 18 hrs
d) 24 hrs
9. 15 men would finish a piece of work in 210 days. But at
the end of every 10 days, 15 additional men are employed.
In how many days will it be finished?
a) 30 days
d) 60 days
10. A piece of work was to be completed in 40 days, a number of men employed upon it did only half the work in 24
days, 16 more men were then set on, and the work was
completed in the specified time, how many men were
employed at first?
a) 16 men
b) 32 men
c) 24 men
d) 48 men
11. Ramesh can finish ajob in 20 days. He worked for 10
days alone and completed the remaining job working
with Dinesh, in 2 days. How many days would both
Dinesh and Ramesh together take to complete the entire
job?
a) 4
b)5
c)10
d) 12
[BSRB BankPO Exam, 1991]
12. A can do a piece of work in 12 days. B is 60% more
efficient than A. The number of days, it takes B to do the
same piece of work, is:
, 1
b)6-
work in 8 days, and C can do the same job in th time

required by both A and B. A and B work together for 3
days, then C completes the job. How many complete
days did C work?
[NABARD, 1999]
a) 8
b)6
c)3
d) None of these
12 men take 18 days to complete ajob whereas 12 women
b) 13
13.
c)8
d)6
[CBI Exam, 19911

12 men can complete a work within 9 days. After 3 days
they started the work, 6 men joined them to replace 2
men. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?
a) 2
b)3
c)4
1
d)4-
[BSRB BankPO Exam, 1991 ]
388
14. A can do a piece of work in 5 hours, B in 9 hours and C
in 15 hours. I f C could work with them for 1 hour only,
the time taken by A and B together to complete the work
is:
Now, in 2 days part o f the work is done by
a) 2 hours
b) 3 hours
c) 3 hours d) 4 hours
I
5
77 =
men
2 24
6
2. d;
lClerical Grade, 1991]

15. A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the
time. If together they take 18 days to complete a work,
how much time shall B take to do it?
a) 40 days
b) 35 days
c) 30 days
d) None of these
[LIC AAO Exam, 1988]
16. Two workers A and B working together completed ajob
in 5 days. I f A worked twice as efficiently as he actually
25 men and 15 women can complete, a piece of work

in 12 days.
8
2
.. work done by them in 8 days = - ~ .
Remaining work is completed by 25 men in 6 days.
.-. Time taken by 25 men to complete the whole work
3x6
1
did and B worked as efficiently as he actually did, the
From the question,

Time taken by 25 men to complete the whole work
work would have completed in 3 days. Find the time for

A to complete the job alone.
(MBA, 1982)
3-2
36
1
1
3
1
17. Mohan can mow his lawn in x hours. After 2 hours it
begins to rain. The unmoved part of the lawn is
.
2
2-x
a)
b)
3. d;
x-2
a)8(x+y)
b ) 8 x + ^-
12
18
36
) 16(x + y )
36 days
work is completed by 15 women in
one day.]
One man alone finishes the work in 100 days.
.-. 10 men finish the work in 10 days.
From the question,
1
1
1
15 women finish in one day, ~ - 77 work
6
5.b;
12 M x 18 = 12 W x 18 x
Answers
24 men complete the work in 16 days
12
.-. 16 men complete I T 7 7g
15
W= - M
4
10M + 8 W = 1 0 M + 8 x - M = 1 6 M
4
.-. 16 men can complete the same work in
J% P
10
.-. 15 women finish the whole work in 15 days.

.-. 1 women finishes the whole work in 15 x 15
= 225 days.
4. d
d)(2x+y)4
[MBA, 1985]
16
d)
c)
x
[ITI, 1988]
18. If factory A turns out x cars an hour and factory B turns
out y cars every 2 hours, the number of cars which both
factories turn out in 8 hours is
.
Lb;
18 days.
a r t
w o r
' '
c
12x18 _ 27
1
- T 7 - = - 1 3 - days
T
days
6 . a;
32 women complete the work in 24 days

16
14
.-. 16 women complete * = part of work in

(12 + 2=) 14 days
So, the remaining part of the work which is done by
sixteen men + sixteen women and the reqd additional
no. of men in1-2 days
2 24 J ~ 2 24 ~ 2 4 ~ ( P )
+
art
5 men + 3 boys can reap 23 hectares in 4 days

(i)
3 men + 2 boys can reap 7 hectars in 2 days (ii)
.-. from(l).
14 (5 men + 3 boys) can reap 23x14 hectares in 4 days
....(iii)
Now, from (2)
23 (3 men + 2 boys) can reap 7 x 2 x 23 hectares in 4
days ....(iv)
.-. 14(5 men + 3 boys) = 23 (3 men + 2 boys)
.-. 70 men + 42 boys = 69 men + 46 boys
Time a n d W o r k
25;
1 men = 4 boys
Now, 5 men + 3 boys = 23 boys
.-. 23 boys can reap 23 hectares in 4 days
.-. 1 boy can reap 1 hectare in 4 days
.-. 4 boys can reap 1 hectare in 1 day
4 x 45 boys can reap 45 hectares in 1 day
Now,
1
2 3
++ +.
21 21 21
Hence total time to complete the whole work = 1 0 - 1 0

+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10 = 60 days.
10. b; Let x men are employed at first.
4x45
.-. ~ boys can reap 45 hectares in 6 days
7.c;
1
x men do of the work in 24 days
.-. 30 boys can reap 45 hectares in 6 days

But 30 boys = 28 boys + 2 boys = 7 men + 2 boys
Hence 2 boys must assist 7 men.
25 men can reap the field in 20 days.
.-. 1 man do the whole work in 24 x 2 x x = 48x days.

J
a j f lI
(x+ 16) men do the remaining
work
20x25
.-. 10 men can reap the field in r r or50davs.
10
when 15 men leave the work, 10 men remain and
1
37& or of the field.

4
50
1
1
^ r ^n I in (40
- 2 4 = 16) days.
.-. 1 man do the whole work in 16 * 2 (x + 16) days.
or,48x = 32(x+ 16).-. x = 32men.
these can reap in 37 days
21;
21
=1
21
11. a; Ramesh alone finished of the work in 10 days.

1
f,
I
Remaining ofthe job was finished by Ramesh and
Hence all men must work till I
or ofthe field
Dinesh together in 2 days.
Therefore, they both together can finish the complete
job in 4 days.
12. a; A's 1 day's work =
is reaped.
8. a;
1
20
Now 25 men reap of the field in or 5 days.
4
4
In 25 hours A can copy 75 pages
12
75
1
1
2
B's 1 day's work = + 60% of = .
In 1 hour A can copy = 3 pages

15
_ 1
.-. B can do the work in - ie 7 days
2
2
In 27 hours A and B can copy 135 pages

In 1 hour A and B can copy 135 . pages
27
1
13. d; 12 men can complete ~ of the work in 3 days and the
.-. In 1 hour B can copy ( 5 - 3 = 2) pages

.-. B can copy 42 pages in 21 hours.
9. d;
10 days' work by 15 men
10
remaining of the work in 6 days.
210
21
At the end of every 10 days 15 additoonal men are
employed ie for the next 10 days we have
15 + 15 = 30 men.
1 man can complete of the work in ( l 2 x 6 ) = 72

days.
. Next 10 day's work by 30 men =

21
Hence, in 20 days only ^ 21 2T ~ 2T J
+
.-. 12-2 + 6 = 1 6 men can complete of the work in
w o r
l s
c o m
pleted.
To complete the whole work we have to reach the
20 work
value o f I T^Y
72
1
- = 4 - days.
"
14. a;
1
,
5
A)
17
, , ie. work is finished in 1 hour.
9 151
45
1
Remaining work = 1 ~
17
28
45 ~ 45 '
390
1 1 14
(A + B)'s 1 hour's work = 7 + - = .
5 9 45
Since efficiency of A and B are 2 and 7 respectively,
ii
. x 2 x 3 + x x3 = 1
" x
y 3
45
work is done by A and B in 1 hour.
J__
6
28
(45
2 8 , ,
work will be done by A and B in I y j 7^" I - x
hours.
1 1
.(ii)
>x
y~
-
x
y~5
Now, subtracting eqn (i) from eqn (ii) we have
or
25
1
x = = 6 days.
4
4
17. d; Mohan mows the whole lawn in x hours.
e
15. c;
Suppose B takes x days to do the work.

,
A takes |
3x
33 ]
j ie days to do it.
'4
A
Now, (A + B)'s 1 day's work = 77 .

1o
1
2
1
.-. - + = 7 r o r x = 30.
x 3x 18
16. b; Efficiency is proportional to work done per day and
work done per day x number of days worked = amount
of work done
Considering efficiency of A and B initially as 1
Suppose A alone can do the work in x days and B
alone can do the same work in y days.
5_ 5
Then, ~
= total work done = 1
2
.-. Mohan mows, in 2 hours, of the lawn.
x
. 2
x-2
.-. Unmowedpart=
P art
18. d; Factory A turns out x cars in one hour. Factory B

turns out cars in one hour .
2
In one hour both the factories A and B can turn out
cars.
.-. i n 8 hours both factories turn out ST*
ie 4(2*+y) cars.
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Time and Work

W = 60 (cutting of trees is taken as work)

Theorem: If M , persons can do W works in D, days and

Putting the values in the formula,

persons can do W works in D days then we have a

16 men can do a piece of work in 10 days. How many

A can do a piece of work in 5 days. How many days

cases, so M , = M = 1 (Useless to carry it)

>, = 5 days, W = 1 , D =? and W = 3

M , = 16, Z), = 10, W = 1

Thus, from M D,W

5x3 = D xlor,D =15days.

Putting the values in the formula we have,

As 'A' is the only person to do the work in both the

men are needed.

Wehave,40x8x w = 32x 12x60

8 men can do a piece of work in 5 days. How many men

Theorem: If M persons can do W works in >, days work]

ing T hours a day and M persons can do W works in

D, days working T hours a day then we have a very gen2

eral formula in the relationship of M D TyW =

alone will do the same work in

B' alone will do the same work in

alone will do the same work in

The work done by a woman in 8 hours is equal to the

A and B can do a pi^ct of work in 12 days, B and C in

A and B can fin ish a piece of work in 3 0 days, B and C in

2./ A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B and C in 15

A and B can do a piece of work in 6 days, A and C in

A can do a piece of work in 5 days, and B can do it in

Soln: Detail Method: 'A' can do 7 work in 1 day.

' B ' can do work in 1 day.

A and B can mow a field in 3 days, A and C in 4 days,

B and C in 5 days. In what time could they mow it, all

Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem,

2. c; Hint: A, B and C together can do the work in

A + B can do the work in

work done by all in 6 days =

C alone can do the whole work in

10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15

work done by B and C in 4 days =

'A' and ' B ' can do the work in

(SBI Associates PO-1999)

Theorem: If A can do a piece of work in x days and B can

of a piece of work in 15 days. He does the

remainder with the assistance of B in 4 days. In what

A can do a piece of work in 16 days, B in 10 days. A and

Hint: A can do the whole work in (5 x 3 = 15) days.

A and B together can do the work in

.-. B and C together complete the work in

B alone take to complete a piece of work

Hint: x = 15 days, y = 12 days, Now apply the above

work is done by A and B in 4

A can do a piece of work in 5 days, and B can do it in

5x6 + 6x12 + 5x12

Hint: A and B together can do the whole work in

A can do a piece of work in 5 days, B in 4 days and A, B

a) 21 days, 42 days, 14 days

Hence, A completes the work in 21 days, B in

Hint: 1 men can do a piece of work in (2 * 5 = 10) days

Hint: Let A takes x days to complete the work.

(21 x 2 =42)days and C in ^ |

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 6, 12 and 24 days