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Time and work

1. A can do piece of work in 30 days while B alone can do it in 40 days. In


how many days can A and B working together do it? Ans 17 1/7

Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Answer with Explanation:


A can finish his work in 30 days
B can finish his work in 40 days
There fore As one days work = 1/30
Bs one days work = 1/40
(A+B)s one days work is = 1/30 + 1/40
43
= 120
- 7/120
1
A and B together finish the work = 7
120

= 120/7
= 17 1/7 days

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2. A and B together can complete a piece of work in 35 days while A alone can
complete the same work in 60 days. B alone will be able to complete the same
working in ans 84 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Subtraction of fraction

a c ad cb
b
- d
= bd

Answer with Explanation:


A and B finish one work with company = 35 days
(A + B)s one days work = 1/35
A alone finish the same work = 60 days
As one days work = 1/60
Bs one days work = (A + B)s one days work - As one days work
1 1
= 35
- 60
(take LCM)
12 7 5
= 420
= 420
= 1/84

B alone can complete the work = 84 days

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3. A can do a piece of work in 7days of 9 horse each and B can do it in 6 days
of 7 hours each. How long will they take to do it, working together 8 2/5 hours a
day ? ans 3 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Addition and multiplication of fraction

Answer with Explanation:


A do a work for 1 day = 9 hours
For 7 days = (7x9) hours = 63 hours
B can do a work for 1 day = 7 hours
For 6 days = 42 hours
A do a work = 63 hours As one hous work = 1/63
B do a work = 42 hours Bs 1 hours work = 1/42

1 1
(A+B)s 1 hours work = 63
+ 42
(take LCM)
23 5
= 126
= 126

(A+B)s working hours = 126/5


5
126 5
Number of days 8 2/5 hours each = 126
2 = 5
x 42
=3
8
5

Answer = 3 days

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4. A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B alone can do it in 10 days. B
works at it for 5 days and them leaves. A alone can finish the remaining in
ans : 7 1/ 2 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Subtraction of fraction

Answer with Explanation:


B finish the work within 10 days ( a work)

in 5 days the finishing value of work = 1/10 x 5 =

Remaining work = 1- =

A can do a work in 15 days ( one work)

A do a half work = 15/2 days = 7 days

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5. A can do 1/3 of the work in 5 days and B can do 2/5 of the work in 10 days
in how many days both A and B toether can do the wrok ans 9 3/8
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Addition with fraction

Answer with Explanation:


A can do 1/3 of work in = 5 days
Whole work done by A = 5 x 1/3 = 15 days
B do 2/5 of work in = 10 days
Whole work done by B = 10 x 5/2 = 50/2 = 25 days
As one day work = 1/15
Bs one day work = 1/25
1 1
(A+B)s 1days work = 15
+ 25
(take LCM)
53 8
= 75
= 75

(A+B) can finish their work in 75/8 = 9 3/8 days.

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6. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works at it for 10 days and then B
alone finished the remaining work in 42 days. The two togther could complete the
work in : ans 30 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Addition and subtraction of fractions

Answer with Explanation:


As 10 days work = 1/80 x 10 = 1/8
Remaining work = 1 1/8 = 7/8
7/8 part of awork done by B in 42 days
whole work will be done by B in 42 x 7/8 = 48 days

Now As one days work = 1/80


Bs one days work = 1/ 48
1 1
(A+B)s 1days work = 80
+ 48
(take LCM)
35 8
= 240
= 240
= 1/30

A and B finish the work in 30 days.

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7. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They workd at 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 ans : 60 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Subtraction

Answer with Explanation:

A and Bs one days work = 1/30

A and Bs 20 days work = 1/30 x 20 = 2/3

Remaining work = 1-2/3 = 1/3

Now 1/3 part of work done by a in 20 days

Whole work will be done by a in 20 x 3/1 = 60 days.

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8. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They
began to go the work together but A leaves after some days and than B completed
the reaminnig work in 23 days. The number o days after which A left the work was
ans: 9
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


As one days work = 1/45
Bs one days work = 1/40
1 1
(A+B)s 1days work = 45
+ 40
(take LCM)
89 17
= 360
= 360

Work done by B in k23 days = 1/40 x 23 = 23/40


40 23
Remaining work = 1 23/40 = 40
= 17/40
17
(A+B)s 1days work = 360

17/40 work done by (A + B) in 1 x 360/17 x 17/40 = 9 days.

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9. A does half as much work as B in three fourth of the time. If together they
take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it ?ans 30
days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition with variable

Answer with Explanation:


Let A takes x days to do the work
A takes ( 2 x x) = 3x/2 days to do work.
But given (A + B)s 1 days work = 1/18
1 1
x
+ 3x / 2
= 1/18
1 2
x
+ 3x
= 1/18
3 2 1
3x
= 18

Cross multiply
(3+2) 18 = 3x
90 = 3x
X = 30
B takes 30 days to do the work.

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10. A can do a certain job 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 ans 7
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio multiplication
A:b:: c:d
Ad = bc

Answer with Explanation:


Given B is 60% more than A
Assume A is 100 because percentage
B is 60 + 100 = 160
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 160 : 100 = 8:5

Now assume B take days x


Given A do the job = 12 days
The ratio is 12 : x
Comparing 8 : 5 :: 12 : x (apply above basic formula ad = bc)
8x = 60
X = 60 / 8 = 7 days
B takes 7 days to do the same piece of work.

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11. A can do a certain job in 25 days which B alone can do in 20 days. A stared
the work and was joined by B after 10 days. The number odays tkane in
completing the work was ans 16 2/3
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


As one day work = 1/25
Bs one day work = 1/20
(A+B)s one days work = 1/25 + 1/20 = 9/100 (take LCM)
A alone do the work for 10 days
As work value is 1/25x10 = 2/5
Remaining work is (1- 2/5) = 3/5
Now, 9/100 work is done by both in 1 day
3/5 work will be done by both in 100/9 x 3/5 x 1 = 20/3 days
Already given A do for 10 days
Total time is 10 + 20/3 = 50/3 = 16 2/3 days.

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12. A is twice as good a work man as B and together they finish a piece of work
in 14 days The number of days taken by A alone to finish the work. Ans: 21 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio comparison

A:b:: c:d
Ad = bc

Answer with Explanation:


Given A is twice as like as B

take x for B and 2x for A

we get (As one days work) : (Bs one days work) = 2:1

But given (A+B)s one days work = 1/14

Divide 1/14 in the ratio 2:1

As one days work = 1/14 x 2/3 = 1/21

A alone can do the work in 21 days.

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13. A is thrice as good a workman as B and Takes 10 days less to do a piece of
work than B takes.B alone can do the while work work in : ans 15 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given A is 3 times as like as B

Ratio of time taken by A and B = 1:3

Since, the ratio is 3:1

Ratio of time for the part is 1/3 : 1/1 (cross multiply)

Ratio of time for the both is 1:3

Now, if the difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days

If the difference of time is 10 days, B takes 3/2 x 10 = 15

B alone do the work in 15 days.

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14. A can do a piece work in 14 days which B can do in 21 days. They being
together but 3 days the completion of the work. A leaves of the total number of
days to complete the work is ans 10 1/5
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition, subtraction, multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


As one days work = 1/14
Bs one days work = 1/21
1 1
(A+B)s 1days work = 14
+ 21
(take LCM)
3 2 5
= 42
= 42

Now, 5/42 work is done by A and B in 1 day. Bs 3 days work = 3/21 =1/7
Remaining work = 1/1/7 = 6/7
6/7 work is done A and B in (42/5 x 6/7 x 1) = 36/5 days
Already B done the work for 3 days
15 36
The total time is 3 + 36/5 = 5
= 51/5 = 10 1/5 days

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15. If ramesh, suresh and hairsh can do a piece of work in 15 days, 10 days and
6 days respectively. How long will they take to do it, if all the three work it
together? ans 3 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given Rameshs one days work = 1/15
Sureshs one days work = 1/10
Harishs one days work = 1/6
1 1 1
(Ramesh + Suresh + Harish)s one days work = 15
+ 10
+ 6
(take LCM)
4 6 10 20
60
= 60
= 1/3

if all the three finish the work in 3 days.

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16. A and B can do a piece of working 72 days : B and C and do it in 120 days ;
A and C can do it in 90 days. In what time can A alone do it ? ans 120 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/72
(B+C)s one days work = 1/120
(C+A)s one days work = 1/90
Adding these three
(A+B) + (B+C) + (C+A) = 2 ( A+B+C)
2 ( A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/72 + 1/120 + 1/90 (take LCM 720)

10 6 8 24
720
= 720
= 1/30

(A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/30 x = 1/60

As one days work = (A+B+C) - (B+C)


= 1/60 1/120 = 1/120
A alone do the work for 120 days.

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17. A and B and C together can finish a piece of work in 4 days: alone can do it
in 12 days and B in 18 days, then C alone can do it in : ans 9 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition and multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B+C) s 1 days work =
As 1 days work = 1/12
Bs One days work = 1/18
(A+B)s one days work = 1/12 + 1/18 (LCM =36)
3 2
= 36
= 5/36

Cs one days work = (A+B+C)s one days work (A+B)s 1 days work
= - 5/36
95
= 36
= 4/36 = 1/9

C alone can do it in 9 days

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18. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days: B and C can do it in 24 days : A
and C can do it in 36 days. In how many days can they do it all working together?
Answer : 16
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/18
(B+C)s one days work = 1/24
(C+A)s one days work = 1/36
Adding these three
(A+B) + (B+C) + (C+A) = 2 ( A+B+C)
2 ( A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/18 + 1/24 + 1/36 (take LCM 72)

43 2 9
72
= 72
= 1/8

(A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/8 x = 1/16


Altogether can do their work in 16 days.

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19. A is twice as good as workman as B and together they complete a work in 15
days . in how many days can the work be complete by B alone ans 45
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given A is twice as like as B

(As one days work): (Bs one days work) = 2:1

Again given (A+B)s 1 days work = 1/15

Bs one days work = 1/3 X 1/15 = 1/45

B alone can complete the work in 45 days.

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20. 45 men can complete a wok in 16 days. Six days after they started working
30 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the
remaining work? Ans 6
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions multiplication and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


(45 x 16) men can complete the work in one day
1
1 mans one days work = 45 x16
= 1/720

45 mens 6 days work = 1/16 x 6 = 3/8


83
Remaining work = 1 3/8 = 8
= 5/8

45 + 30 = 75 mens one days work = 75/720 = 5/48


Now 5/48 work is done by them in one day
5/8 work is done by them in (48/5 x 5/8 x 1) = 6 days.

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21. 12 men can complete a work in 18 days six days after they started working
men joined them. How many days will all of them together complete the remaining
work? Ans 9
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions multi0plication and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


(12 x 18) men can complete the work in 1 day

1 1
1 mans 1 days work = 12 x18
= 216

12 mens 6 days work = 1/18 x 6 = 1/3

3 1
Remaining work = 1 1/3 = 3
= 2/3

Now 16 mens 1 days work = 16/216 = 2/27

2/27 work is done by them in 1 day

2 2
2/3 work is done by them in ( 27 x 3
x 1) = 9 days.

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22. Twelve men can complete a work in 8 days. Three days after started the
work 3 more men joined. In how many days will all of them together complete the
remaining work ans 4
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions subtraction and multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given 12 men can done a work in 8 days

1
1 mans 1 days work = 12 x8
= 1/96

12 mens 3 days work = 1/8 x 3 = 3/8


3 83 5
Remaining work = 1 - 8
= 8
= 8

15 mens 1 days work = 15/96

Now 15/96 work is done by them in 1 day

96 5
5/8 work is done by them in ( 15 x 8
x 1) = 4 days.

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23. A,B and C are employed to do apiece of work for Rs.529. A and C are
supposed to finish 19/23 of the work together. How much shall be paid to B?
Ans 9
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio comparison

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A +C)s one days work = 19/23

19 23 19
Bs alone do the work = 1- 23
= 23
= 4/23

(A +C) : B = 19/23 : 4/23 = 19 : 4

Bs Share = Rs. (529 x 4/23) = Rs. 92/-

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24. A job is completed by 10 men in 20 days and by 20 women in 15 days. The
days will it take for 5 men and 10 women to finish that work? Answer : 17 1/7
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Addition

Answer with Explanation:

Let 1 mans one days work = x

1 womans one days work = y

Then 10x = 1/20 and 20y = 1/15

So, x = 1/200 and y = 1/300

(5 men + 10 women)s one days work = 5/200 + 10/300 (LCM = 600)


15 20
= 600
= 7/120

They will finish the work in 120/7 = 17 1/7 days.

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25. A and B can do a piece of work in 5 days. B and C can do it in 7 days, A and C
can do it in 4 days. Who among these will take the least time if put to do it alone?
Answer : A
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/5
(B+C)s one days work = 1/7
(C+A)s one days work = 1/4
Adding these three
(A+B) + (B+C) + (C+A) = 2 ( A+B+C)
2 ( A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/5 + 1/7+ 1/4 (take LCM 140)
28 20 35 83 83
= (A+B+C) s 1 days work = x = 83/280
140 140 140

Now As one days work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (B+C)s one days work
83 40 43
= 83/280 1/7 = 280
= 280

Bs one days work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (C+A)s one days work =
83 70 13
83/280 1/4 = 280
= 280

Cs one days work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (A+B)s one days work =
83 56 27
83/280 1/5 = = Time taken by A, B, C is 280/43 , 280/13,
280 280

280/27 days respectively.


The time taken by A is least.

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26. A and B take 8 days, B and C 12 days. A, B and C take 6 days. A and C take
: Answer : 8 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions subtraction and addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/8

(B+C)s one days work = 1/12

(A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/6

A alone can do the work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (B+C)s one days work

2 1 1
= 1/6 1/12 = 12
= 12

C alone do the work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (A+B)s one days work

43 1
= 1/6 1/8 = 24
= 24

1 1 2 1 3 1
(A+C)s one days work = 12
+ 24
= 24
= 24
= 8

(A+C) can take 8 days to complete the work together.

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27. A and B take 12 days, B and C 15 days, C and A 20 days. A, B and C
together take: Answer : 10 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/12

(B+C)s one days work = 1/15

(C+A)s one days work = 1/20

Adding these three

(A+B) + (B+C) + (C+A) = 2 ( A+B+C)

2 ( A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/12+ 1/15+ 1/20 (take LCM 60)

543 12 1
= (A+B+C) s 1 days work = x = 1/10
60 60 5

A, B and C can do the work together in 10 days.

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28. A and B can complete a work in 4 days. A alone takes 12 days, in how many
days B alone can complete the work? Answer: 6
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/4

As one days work = 1/12

Bs one days work= (A+B)s one days work - As one days work
= - 1/12 (take LCM 12)

3 1 2
12
= 12
= 1/6

B alone can complete the work in 6 days.

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29. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 100
days for one man alone to complete the same work. How many days will be
required for one woman alone to complete the same work? Answer : 225
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given 10 men and 15 women finish in 6 days
Let 1 mans one days work = x and 1 womans one days work = y
10x +15y = 1/6 -------------- (1)
But given one alone complete in 100 days
x = 1/100
Substitute x in (1)
10 x 1/100 + 15y = 1/6
1/10 + 15y = 1/6
10 6 4
15y = 1/6 1/10 = 60
= 60
= 1/15

y = 1/15 x 1/15 = 1/225


One woman alone finishes the work in 225 days.

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30. A and B take 15 and 20 days respectively. They worked for 4 days, and then
the fraction of work left was: Answer : 8/15
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions subtraction and addition

Answer with Explanation:

Given As one days work = 1/15


Bs one days work = 1/20
43
(A + B)s one days work = 1/15 + 1/20 = 60
= 7/60
7 7
4 days (A+B)s work = 60
x4= 15
7 15 7 8
The remaining work = 1 - 15
= 15
= 15

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31. X can do in 40 days. He worked for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days.
How long together take to finish the work? Answer : 13 1/3
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition, multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Xs one days work = 1/40
8 days work = 1/40 x 8 = 1/5
Remaining work = 1-1/5 = 4/5
Now 4/5 work is done by Y in 16 days
Whole work will be done by Y in 16 x 5/4 = 20 days
Xs one days work = 1/40; Ys one days work = 1/20
3
(X+Y)s one days work = 1/40 + 1/20 (take LCM = 40) = 40

Both together will finish the work in 40/3 days = 13 1/3 days.

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32. A does 4/5 of the work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together
finish the remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone take to finish the whole
work? Answer: 37
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions multiplication and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given 4/5 work done by A in 20 days.

Whole work will be done in 20 x 5/4 = 25 days

Remaining work = 1- 4/5 = 1/5

1/5 work done by (A +B) in 3 days

Whole work will be done in 3 x 5/1 = 15 days

(A+B)s one days work = 1/15

As one days work = 1/25

Bs one days work = 1/15-1/25 = 2/75

B alone to do the work 75/2 days = 37 days.

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33. A takes 3 days and B 2 days. Both finished the work and got Rs.150. What is
the share of A ? Answer : 60
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given As one days work = 1/3

Bs one days work =

(A + B)s one days work = 1/3 + = 5/6


A' soneday ' swork
As share is ( A B )' soneday ' swork x Amount

1
3 x 150
5
6

1/3 x 6/5 x 150

60

The share of A is Rs. 60.

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34. A can lay railway track between given stations in 16 days and B can do the
same job in 12 days. With the help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C
alone can do the job in :
1 2 3
a. 9
5
days b. 9
5
days c. 9
5
days d. 10 days

Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given As one days work = 1/16

Bs one days work = 1/12

With the help of C, (A +B+C)s one days work =

Again (A+B)s one days work = 1/16 + 1/12 = 7/48

Cs one days work = (A+B+C)s one days (A+B)s one days work

= - 7/48 = 5/48

C alone can finish the work is 48/5 = 9 3/5 days.

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35. Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type
32 pages on a computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much
time will they take, working together on two different computers to type an
assignment of 110 pages?
a. 7 hours 30 minutes b. 8 hours
c. 8 hours 15 minutes d. 8 hours 25 minutes
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given Ronald takes 6 type 32 pages

1 hours to type = 32/6 = 16/3 page

Again Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages

one hours to type = 40/5 = 8 page

Both together to type in one hour = 16/3 + 8 = 40/3

Ie 40/3 page type in one hour

3
110 page will be type in 110 x 40
x 1 = 8.25 minutes.

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36. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in 12 days independently,
the number of days in which A and B can together finish the work is:
a. 4 days b. 6 days c. 8 days d. 18 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given A works twice as fast as B

Ie A finish work half of an hour in B.

Given B finish in 12 days

Ie A finishes in 6 days

As one days work = 1/6

Bs one days work = 1/12

(A+B)s one days work = 1/6 + 1/12 = 3/12 =

Both together finish the work in 4 days.

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37. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than
Sakshi. The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:
a. 15 b. 16 c. 18 d. 25
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio comparison

A:b:: c:d
Ad = bc

Answer with Explanation:


Ratio of times taken by A and B = 125 : 100
= 5;4
Ie 5 : 4 :: 20 : x
5x = 4 x 20
X = 80/5 = 16
X = 16 days.

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38. A is 50% as efficient as B. C does half of the work done by A and B together. If
C alone does the work in 40 days, then A, B and C together can do the work in:
1
a. 13 3 days b. 15 days c. 20 days d. 30 days

Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition

Answer with Explanation:


Given C done the work half of (A + B)

A B
Cs one days work = 2
--------(1)

But given C alone done the work 1/40

2c is the 1 days work of (A+B) [from (1)]

2 x 1/40 is the one days work of (A+B)

(A+B)s one days work = 1/20

(A+B+C)s one days work = 1/20 + 1/40 = 3/40

A, B and C together do the work in 40/3 = 13 1/3 days.

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39. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started
doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the
remaining work. The whole work was completed in:
a. 8 days b. 10 days c. 12 days d. 15 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition, multiplication and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given As one days work = 1/15

Bs one days work = 1/10

(A+B)s one days work = 1/15 + 1/10 = 1/6

(A+B)s 2 days work = 1/6 x 2 = 1/3

Remaining (1- 1/3) = 2/3

One work is done by A in 15 days

2/3 work is done by A in 15 x 2/3 = 10 days

The whole work finishing time is 10 + 2 = 12 days.

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40. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same
work in 24 days and C and A in 20 day. They all work together for 10 days when B
and C leave. How many days more will A take to finish the work?
a. 18 days b. 24 days c. 30 days d. 36 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions addition, multiplication and subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/30

(B+C)s one days work = 1/24

(C+A)s one days work = 1/20

Adding these three

(A+B) + (B+C) + (C+A) = 2 ( A+B+C)

2 ( A+B+C) s 1 days work = 1/30+ 1/24+ 1/20 (take LCM 120)

456 15 1
= (A+B+C) s 1 days work = x = 1/16
120 120 8

(A+B+C) s 10 days work = 1/16 x 10 =10/16 = 5/8


Remaining work = 1 5/8 = 3/8
A alone done the work = (A+B+C) s 1 days work - (B+C)s one days work
= 1/16- 1/24 = 1/48
1/48 days are need to finish one work for A
3/8 work done by A in 3/8 x 48/1 x 1 = 18 days.

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41. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs.529. A and B together
19 8
are supposed to do 23
of the work and B and C together 23
of the work. What

amount should A be paid?


a. Rs.315 b. Rs.345 c. Rs.355 d. Rs.375
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions subtraction and Multiplication

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 19/23

(B+C)s one days work = 8/23

8 23 8
As one days work = 1- 23 = 23
= 15/23

15
As share amount is Rs. = 23
x 529

Rs. 345/-

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42. A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20
days. If B does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B
together will complete the work?
a. 10 days b. 11 day c. 15 days d. 20 days
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Fractions Addition and Subtraction

Answer with Explanation:


Given (A+B)s one days work = 1/12
As one days work = 1/20
To get Bs one days work = (A+B)s one days work - As one days work
= 1/12 1/20 (take LCM = 60)
53
= 60
= 2/60 = 1/30

But B does the work only a day = 1/30 x 2 = 1/60


4
(A+B)s one days work = 1/20 + 1/60 = 60
= 1/15

A and B can finish the work together in 15 days.

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43. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the
same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and
woman?
a. 3 : 4 b. 4 : 3 c. 5 : 3 d. Data inadequate
Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio

Answer with Explanation:


Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days = 16/20

Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days = 15/16

The ratio is = 15/16 : 16/20

320 : 240

4:3

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44. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete
the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for 2
days, all of them stopped working. How many women should be put on the job
complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?
a. 15 b. 18 c. 22 d. None of these

Difficulty Level : Easy Moderately easy Difficult

Basic Formula:

Ratio comparison

Answer with Explanation:


Members Days
Men 12 4
Women 15 4

12 : 15 = 4 : 4
48 = 60
Members Days
Men 6 2
Women x 3
6 : x = 2:3 12 =3x x = 4

Now substitute x value in women whole work = 60/4 = 15 days

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