Time and Work

40 Questions Total work

A B C
Time taken= 8hr 10 hr 5hr
Efficiency= 5Q/hr 4Q/hr 8Q/hr

Time taken * Efficiency = Total work

Total work is always constant

T α 1/E E α 1/E
 A can do a work in 10 days and B can
do the same work in 20 days.
2W/D A 10
1W/D B 20 20

Q1 In how many days A and B together complete the work?

A+B = 2+1 = 3W/D
= 20/3 = 6 2
3
Q2 A and B work on alternate days
A B
2 1
3W 2D
*6 *6
18W 12D
2W 1D
20W 13D
Q3 If both start the work together and after 3 days A left, then in how
many days B complete the remaining work?
A+B = 2+1=3W/D
3 * 3 = 9W
B
B 11/1 = 11 D
Q4 If both start work together but A left before 3 days, in how many
days work will be completed?
last 3 days 1*3 = 3W
17/3 = 5 2 D
3
=5 2 +3=8 2 D
3 3
 Ex:-A can do a work in 10 days, B in 20 days and C
in 15 days.
6W/D A 10
3W/D B 20 60
4W/D C 15

Q1 In how many days A,B,C work together?

A+B+C = 6+3+4 = 13W/D
= 60/13 = 4 8 D
13
Q2 If B & C assist A on alternate days?
A+B A+C
9W 10W
19W 2D
*3 *3
57W 6D =6 1 D
3W 3 1D 3
9 3
Q3 If A, B, C start working together . After 2 days A left & after 4 days
B left the work. In how many days work. In how many days
work will be complete.
A+B+C = 6+3+4
= 13W/D * 2 = 26W
B+C = 3+4 = 7W/D * 2 = 14W
40W
Remaining Work 20W
= 20 = 5D
4
2+2+5 = 9D
Q4 If A, B , C start working together . A left before 2 days & B left
before 4 days. In how many days work will be completed ?
Last 2 days C OR
4 * 2 = 8W 60+12+12 = 84W
Then A+C 10 * 2 = 20W 84 = 6 6 D
= 28 W 13 13
Remaining work = 32
= 32 = 2 6 D
13 13
2+2+2 6 = 6 6 D
13 13
EXAMPLE:-
A 10D 6W/D
B 20D 3W/D 60 Total Work
C 15D 4W/D
Q1 A+B+C = 13W/D
60 4 8 D
13 3
Q2 B & C assist A on alternate days
A+B B+C
9W 10W
19W 2D
*3 *3
57W 6D
3W 3 D
9
6 1 D
3
TYPE 2:- A can do 2/5 part in 12 days and B can
do 3/4 part in 15 days then A+B = ?
A 2/5 = 12 D
12*5 = 30D
2 60
TOTAL
B 3/4 = 15D WORK
15*4 = 20D
3
A + B = 60 = 12D
5
TYPE 3:-
A+B 10D 6W/D
B+C 12D 5W/D 60 TOTAL WORK
C+A 15D 4W/D
2(A+B+C) = 15
A+B+C = 15/2 = 7.5 E
1. A+B+C = 60/7.5 = 8D

2. A 7.5-5 = 2.5
60/2.5 = 24 D
3. B 7.5-4 = 3.5
60/3.5 = 120/7 D
4. C 7.5-6 = 1.5
60/1.5 = 40D
TYPE 4:-
A+B 6D
1W/D A 18D
B ?
B 2W/D 18/2 9D
Example :-
A : B A+B = 10D
4 : 3
Time taken * Eff = Total Work
10 * 7 = 70
A 70/4 = 35/2D B 70/3D
EXAMPLE :-
A : B
Eff 4 : 3
T 3 : 4 40

30 1 Unit 10 days
4 A 30 120
3 B 40
Q3 A left after 3 days and B after 4 days
Eff (A+B+C) =13 * 3 Days =39W
Eff (B+C) = 7 * 1 Days = 7W
46W
C 60W 46W = 14 = 7 = 3 1
4 2 2
3+1+3 1 = 7 1 D
2 2
Q4 A left before 3 days and B before 4 days
60+18+12 = 90 D
13 13
Problems:-
Q1 A can do a piece of work in 30 days & B can do the same work in 60
days. In how many days A & B do this work together?
A 30 days 2W/D 60
B 60 days 1W/D
A+B = 60 = 20 Days
3
Q2 A, B & C can do a piece of work in 12:15:20 Days in how many days
will all 3 do this work alone?
A 12 D
B 15 D 60 Total work
C 20 D A+B+C = 12
A+B+C=60 =5Days 5+4+C= 12
12 9+C = 12
C = 12-9
C=3 60 = 20D
3
Q3 A can do piece of work in 10 days & B can do a same work in
15 days . Both A & B start the work together & after 3 days B
left . In how many days A will do the remaining work ?
A 10 D 30
B 15 D
A+B A
w
3*5 15 = 5 Days
=15W 3
Q4 A can do a piece of work in 20 days & B in 25 Days both A & B
start a work and after 8 days A left in how many days will the
work be completed ?
A 20 D 5w/D TOTAL
100
B 25 D 4w/D WORK
A+B = 9 * 8 = 72W
B = 28 = 7 days
4
Q5 A can do a piece of work in 12D & B can do the same work in
18DBoth A & B start the work & after some days A left & B
complete the remaining work in 8D after how many A left ?
A 12D 3W/D
36
B 18D 2W/D
A+B 5 *D = 20 20/5 =4 Days
B 2 *8D =16
Q6 A & B can do a piece of work in 10 days . A work for 2 & Half
B work for 8 & half day then half of the work has been completed
in how many days will be do this work alone ?
A =2 1 = 5
2 2 85 TOTAL
B = 8 1 = 17 WORK
2 2
A+B = 10 D
Q7 A and B can do a piece of work in 14 D. A works for 3 and a
half day & B works for 11 and a half day then half of the work
has been completed in how many days B will do this work
alone?
A+ B = 14 D

31 + 11 1 = 1 W
2 2 2
7 23 1 W
7*A=B*9 TW 16*14 = 224
A=9 B 224 = 32D
B 7 7
Q8 A start a work and left after working 4 days. B had finished
the remaining work in net 14 D. Had A left the work after
working for 6 days then B would have finished the work in
next 12 days then find how many day A & B will complete the
work?
A B 4 * 3 + 18 * 1
4 18 12 + 18 = 30

6 12 A 30/3 = 10D
A*2=B*6 B 30/1 = 30D
A= 3
B 1
Q9 A & B can complete a work in 8 days but if A & B work
twice and one third of their efficiency then the work is
completed in 6 days. In how many days A alone can
complete the work?
A + B = 8D
(A + B) * 8 = (2A + B/3) * 6
8A + 8B = 12 A +2B
4A = 6B
A = 6 = 3
B 4 2
(A + B) * 8 = 5 * 8 = 40 = 13 1 D
3 3
Q10 A & B can do a piece of work in 5 days. If A work
with twice of his efficiency & B work with half of his
efficiency then total work will be completed in 4 days.
In how many days will A & B do the work alone?
(A + B) * 5 + (2A + B/2)*4
5A + 5B = 8A + 2B
3A = 3B
A= 1
B 1
(A+B) * 5 = (1 + 1) * 5
= 2 * 5 = 10 D
Q11 A & B can do a piece of work in 12 days. B & C can
do same work in 16 days. A works for 5 days, B works
for 7 days & c complete the remaining in 13 days. In
how many days will A, B & C do this work alone?
A+B = 12D 48
B+C = 16D
A 5D A+B B+C C
B 7D 5D 2D 11D
C 13D *4 *3 *2
20W 6W 22W
Q12 A & B can do a piece of work in 12 days. B & C do the same
work in 6 2/3 days. A work for 3D, B for 4D & C completed the
remaining work in 7D. In how many days will A, B & C do this
work alone?
A+B = 12D
60
B+C = 6 2 D = 20 D
3 3
A = 3D A+B B+C C
B = 4D 3D 1D 6D
C = 7D *5 *9 *6
15W 9W 36W
C=6 C = 60/6 = 10
B=3 B = 60/3 = 20
A=2 A = 60/2 = 30
Q13 A is 40% more efficient then B if B can complete
this work in 24 D. In how many days both A & b
complete this work?
A : B
140 : 100
Eff 7 : 5
24 * 5 = 120/12 = 10D
Q14 A works twice as much as B if A can complete this work in
12 Days then in how many days will A & B Both completed this
work ?
A:B 24 = 8
E 2:1 3
T 1: 2
12 D 24 D
Q15 B works 4 times as much as A if B takes 15 days less then A
to completed this work in how many days will A & B complete
this work alone ?
A:B
E 1:4
T 4:1 5
3 = 15 15 = 5
1=? 3
20
Q16 A does half as much as B in 3 / 4 th of the time if together thy take
18 days to complete a work how much time shall B take to do it
alone ?
A:B A = 1 w = 1 th
T 3:2 2 4
E 2:3 1w = 2 * 3 = 3
5 * 18 = 90 4 2
A = 90 B = 90
2 3
Q17 A does half as much work as B in 1 / 6 th of the time if together
they take 10 D to complete a work how much time shall B take to
do it alone ?
A = 1w = 1 th A:B
2 6 T 1:3
1w = 2 * 1 E 3:1
A = 40 = 13 1D 4 * 10 =400
3 3
B 40 = 40 D
1
Q18 A does 4 / 5 part of the work in 20 Days & rest of the
work is done by A & B in 3 Days. In what time can B do
the whole work ? 5
A 4 = 20 20 * 5 = 25D 3W/D
75W
5 1 4
A + B = 1 = 3 = 5 * 3 = 15D 5W/D
5 1 1
B = 75 = 37.5 Days
2
Q19 3 men A ,B & C complete a work in such a way that A works for all
the days B works for 1 & 2 day & C work for 3 ,4 & 5 th day if B & C
can do as much work in 2 days . As alone in 3 days in how many
days A, B, C alone do the work if B & C can complete the whole
work without the help of A in 6 days ?
A = 5D B+C *2=A*3
B = 2D A =2
C = 3D B+C 3
3 * 16 = 18 Total work
A B+C C
5D 2D 1D
*2 *3 *2
10 D 6D 2D
Efficiency
C=2 A = 18 = 9D
B=1 2
A=2 B = 18 = 18D
C = 18 = 9D
2
Q20 A takes 3 times as long as B & C together to complete a
work . B takes 4 times as much as A & C together to complete
a work if all the 3 working together can complete the work in
22 days then find the no. Of days A , B & C alone will take to
complete this work ?
A + B + C =22D A:B+C
B: A+C T =3+1
T= 4 : 1 E = 1 : 3 = 4 * 5 = 20
E = 1 : 4 = 5 * 4 =20 e d E = 5 : 15
A 5 T . W 20 * 22 = 440
B 4 20 A 20 * 440 =110
C 11 B 20 * 440 = 88
C 20 * 440 = 242
Q21 B take 2 times as long as A & C together to complete a work.
C takes 3 times as much as A &B together to complete a work
if all the 3 working together can complete the work in 36
Days. Then find the no. Of days A B & C alone will take to
complete the work ?
B:A+C C:A+B
T =2 : 1 T=3: 1
E =1 : 2 = 3 * 4 = 12 E =1 : 3 = 4 * 3 = 12
4:8 3 : 9
A 5 T .W = 12 * 36 D
B 4 12 A = 5 * 432 = 180
C 3 12 36
B 4 * 432 = 144
12
C 3 * 432 =108
12
Q22 Amit and sujit together can complete target of data entry in 5
days. Sujit speed is 80% of Amit speed & the total key depression
are 576000.What is the Amit speed in key depression per hour if
they works for 8hrs per day?
AMIT : SUJIT
5 : 4
AMIT = 5/9 * 576000
5*8
= 320000 = 8000
40
Q 23. 1 man 3 women & 4 boys can do a piece of work in 96 hrs. 2 men
& 8 boys can do it in 80 hrs. 2 men & 3 women can do it in 120 hrs
then find 5 men & 12 boys can do it in ?
1M + 3W + 4B = 96 hrs
2M + 8B = 80 hrs 480W
2M + 3W = 120 hrs
Comparing Eq 2 & 1
1M + 4B = 3 4B = 2
3W = 2 B = 2/4 = 1/2
2M = 2
M=1
5M + 12B = ?
5*1 + 12 * ½ = 11 = E
D = TW = 480 = 43 7
E 11 11
Q24 P & Q together can do a job in 6 days. Q & R can finish the same
job in 60/7 days. P start the work & work for 3 days. Q & R
complete the remaining work in 6 days then the diff of days in
which R & P can complete the job alone?
P + Q = 6D
Q + R = 60/7D
Q + R = 1 DAY WORK = 7/60 * 60 = 7/10
P = 3D = 3W
P = 10 D
P + Q = 6D
Q = 30/2 = 15D
Q+R = 60/7
R = 60/3 = 20D
Q25 P ,Q & R are 3 typist working together can type 216 page in
4 hrs. In one hour R can type as many page more than Q as Q
can type more than P. R can type as many pages in 5 hrs as P
in 7 hrs how many pages does P Q R type per hour ?
P 5
R 7 35 P = 7 * 3 = 21
Q 6 Q = 6 * 3 = 18
R = 5 * 3 = 15
18 * 4 = 216 W
x = 3
P*7=R*5 P Q R
P = 5 7x 6x 5x
R 7 7+5 =6
2
Q26 3 typist working together 8 hrs per day can type 900 pages
in 20 days the no. Of pages type by A in 4 hours equal to the
no. Of page type by C in 1 hr. how many pages type by C in 1
hr. If in a day B type as many page more than A as C type
more than B ?
A = 4 hrs A B C
C = 1 hr 4 1 2.5 4
B = 2.5 = E 4+1 = 2.5
2
8 * 7.5 * 20 = 900 = w
x = 6=3
8 4
C = 4 * 3 = 3 page /hr
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