Topic-Time & Work : Explanation

1 1 1 1 1 7 1
1. A’s day’s work = ; 5. C’s day’s work −  +  = − =
15 3  6 8  3 24 24
1 1 1 1
B’s day’s work = ; A’s wages: B’s wages : C’s wages = : : = 4 : 3 : 1.
20 6 8 24
1 1 7  C’s share (for 3 days)
(A+B)’s day’s work =  +  =
 15 20  60  1 
= Rs.  3   3200  = Rs.400.
7  7  24 
(A+B) ‘s day’s work =   4  =
 60  15 6. Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x and 1 boy’s 1 day’s work = y .
 7 8 1 1
Therefore, Remaining work =  1 −  = Then, 6x + 8y = and 26x + 48y =
 15  15 10 2
1 Solving these two equations, we get
2. (A+B+C)’s day’s work = , 1 1
4 :x= and y =
1 100 200
A’s day’s work = ,  15 20  1
16 (15 men+20 boy)’s 1 day’s work =  + =
1  100 200  4
B’s 1 day’s work =  15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.
12.
1  1 1  1 7  5 1
 C’s 1 day’s work =− +  =  −  = 7. A’s 1 hour’s work = ;
4  16 12   4 48  48 4
1
48 3 (B+C)’s 1 hour’s work = ;
So, C alone can do the work in = 9 days. 3
5 5
1
1  1 (A+C)’s 1 hour’s work =
3. A’s 2 day’s work =   2  = 2
 20  10 1 1 7
1 1 1 6 1 (A+B+C)’s 1 hour’s work =  +  = .
(A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work = + + = =  4 3  12
 20 30 60  60 10  7 1 1
1 1 1 B’s 1 hour’s work =  −  = .
Work done in 3 days =  +  =  12 2  12
 10 10  5  B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.
1 1
Now, work is done in 3 days 8. (A+B)’s 1 day’s work =
5 10
 Whole work will be done in ( 3  5 ) = 15 days 1
C’s 1 day’s work =
4. Ration of times taken by A and B 1 : 3 50
The time difference is (3 − 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day. 1 1 6 3
(A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = = ...........(i)
If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.  10 50  50 25
3  A’s 1 day’s work = (B + C) ' s day’s work ........(ii)
If difference of time is 60 days, B takes   60  = 90 days
2 
So, A takes 30 days to do the work 3
From (i) and (ii), we get: 2  (A’s 1 day’s work) =
1 25
A’s 1 day’s work =
30 3
 A’s 1 day’s work = .
1 50
B’s 1 day’s work =
90 1 3 2 1
 B’s 1 day’s work  −  = = .
1 1 4 2  10 50  50 25
(A+B)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = =
 30 90  90 45 So, B alone could do the work in 25 days.
45 1
 A and B together can do the work in = 22 days
2 2

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  5 1  2
9. Whole work is done by A in  20   = 25 days 13. (A+B)’s 20 day’s work =   20  = .
 4  30  3
 4 1  2 1
Now,  1 −  i.e., work is done by A and B in 3 days. Remaining work =  1 −  =
 5 5  3 3
Whole work will be done by A and B in ( 3  5 ) = 15 days 1
Now, work is done by A in 20 days.
1 1 3
A’s 1 day’s work = , (A+B)’s 1 day’s work = . Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in
25 15
1 1 4 2 ( 20  3 ) = 60days
 B’s 1 day’s work =  −  = =
 15 25  150 75 14. P can complete the work in (12  8 ) hrs. = 96hrs.
75 1 Q can complete the work in ( 8  10 ) hrs = 80hrs
So, B alone would do the work in = 37 days.
2 2 1 1
 P’s 1 hour’s work = and Q’s 1 hour work = .
 1 1 1  37 96 80
10. (P+Q+R)’s 1 hour’s work =  + +  =
 8 10 12  120 1 1  11
(P+Q)’s 1 hour’s work =  +  = .
 37  37  96 80  480
Work done by P,Q and R in 2 hour =   2  =
 120  60  480 
So, both P and Q will finish the work in   hrs.
 37  23  11 
Remaining work =  1 −  =
 60  60  Number of days of 8 hours each
 1 1  11  480 1  60 5
(Q+R)’s 1 hour’s work =  +  = =   = days = 5 days.
 10 12  60  11 8  10 11
11 1
Now, work is done by Q and R in 1 hour. 15. 1 woman’s 1 day’s work =
60 70
23 1
So, work will be done by Q and R in 1 child’s 1 day’s work =
60 140
 60 23  23 (5 women+10 children)’s day’s work
   = hours  2hours 5 10   1 1 1
 11 60  11 = + = + =
So, the work will be finished approximately 2 hours after 11 A.M.,  70 140   14 14  7
i.e., around 1 P.M.  5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7 days.
1  1
16. Work done by X in 4 days =   4  =
1  2  20  5
11. B’s 10 day’s work =   10  =
 15  3  1 4
Remaining work =  1 −  = .
 2 1  5 5
Remaining work =  1 −  = .
 3 3 1 1 8 2
1
(X+Y)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = =
Now, work is done by A in 1 day.  20 12  60 15
18 2
1  1 Now, work is done by X and Y in 1 day.
 work is done by A in  18   = 6days 15
3  3 4  15 4 
So, work will be done by X and Y in    = 6days
5  2 5
12. Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x and 1 woman’s 1 day’s work = y
Hence, total time taken = ( 6 + 4 ) days = 10 days
1 1
Then, 4x + 6y = and 3x + 7y = . 17. Ration of times taken by A and B = 100 : 130 = 10 : 13
8 10
Suppose B takes x days to do the work.
11 1
Solving the two equations, we get x = ,y =  23  13  299
400 400 Then, 10 : 13 :: 23 : x  x =    x= .
 10  10
1
 1 woman’s 1 day’s work = 1
400 A’s 1 day’s work =
 1  1 28
 10 women’s 1 day’s work =   10  = . 10
 400  40 B’s 1 day’s work = .
299
Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.
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 1 10  23 1
(A+B)’s 1 day’s work =  + = = .
 23 299  299 13 1 1 1  15 1
23. 2(A+B+C)’s 1day’s work =  + +  = = .
Therefore, A and B together can complete the work in 13 days.  30 24 20  20 8
32 16 1 1
18. Number of pages typed by Ravi in 1 hour = = . Therefore, (A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work = = .
6 3 2  8 16
40 10 5
Number of pages typed by kumar in 1 hour = = 8. Work done by A, B, C in 10 days = = .
5 16 8
 16  40  5 3
Number of pages typed by both in 1 hour =  + 8  = . Remaining work =  1 −  = .
3  3  8 8
 3 1 1 1
 Time taken by both to type 110 pages  110   hours A’s 1 day’s work =  −  = .
 40   16 24  48
1 1
= 8 hours (or) 8 hour 15 minutes. Now, work is done by A in 1 day.
4 48
1 3  3
19. Formula: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A’s 1 day’s work = So, work will be done by A in  48   = 18days.
n 8  8
1 1 1 7 24. Ratio of rates of working of A and B = 2 : 1
(A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work =  + +  = .
 24 6 12  24 So, ratio of times taken = 1 : 2.
1 1
Formula: If A’s day’s work = , then A can finish the work in n days. B’s 1 day’s work =
n 12
So, all the three together will complete the job in 1
 A’s 1 day’s work = ; (2 times of B’s work)
 24  3 6
  days = 3 days. 1 1  3 1
 7 7 (A+B)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = =
20. Ratio of times taken by Sakshi and Tanya = 125 : 100 = 5 : 4  6 12  12 4
Suppose Tanya taken x days to do the work So, A and B together can finish the work in 4 days.

5 : 4 :: 20 : x  x = 
 4  20  25. ( 20  16 ) women can complete the work in 1 day.

 5  1
 1 woman’s 1 day’s work =
 x = 16days. 320
Hence, Tanya takes 16 days to complete the work. (16  15 ) men can complete the work in 1 day.
x x 1
21. Suppose A, B and C takes x, and days respectively to finish the work.  1 man’s 1 day’s work =
2 3 240
1 2 3 1 1 1
Then,  + +  = So, required ratio = :
x x x 2 240 320
6 1 1 1
 = = :
x 2 3 4
 x = 12. = 4 : 3 (cross multiplied)
So, B takes (12/2) = 6 days to finish the work. 1
26. (A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work = ;
1 1 1 6
22. (A+B)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = .
 15 10  6 1
(A+B)’s 1 day’s work = ;
1  1 8
Work done by A and B in 2 days =   2  =
6  3 1
(B+C)’s 1 day’s work = .
 1 2 12
Remaining work  1 −  = .  1 1 1 
 3 3  (A+C)’s 1 day’s work =  2   −  + 
1  6   8 12 
Now, work is done by A in 1 day.
15 1 5 
= − 
2  2  3 54 
 work will be done by a in  15   = 10days.
3  3 3 1
= =
Hence, the total time taken = (10 + 2 ) = 12days. 24 8
So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days.

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 Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in
1 1  7  40  1
27. (B+C)’s 1 day’s work =  +  =   = 13 days .
 9 12  36 3 3
7  7 7
Work done by B and C in 3 days =   3  = . 29. (A’s 1 day’s work):(B’s 1 day’s work) = : 1 = 7 : 4.
 36  12 4
 7 5 Let A’s and B’s 1 day’s work be 7x and 4x respectively.
Remaining work =  1 −  = 1 1 1
 12  12 Then, 7x + 4x =  11x =  x= .
7 7 77
1
Now, work is done by A in 1 day. 1  1
24  A’s 1 day’s work =   7  = .
5 5  77  11

So, work is done by A in  24   = 10 days. 30. Let A’s 1 day’s work = x and B’s 1 day’s work = y
12  12 
1
1  1 Then, x + y = and 16x + 44y = 1.
28. Work done by X in 8 days =   8  = 30
 40  5 1 1
 1 4 Solving these two equations, we get: x = and y =
Remaining work =  1 −  = 60 60
 5 5 1
 B’s 1 day’s work =
4 60.
Now, work is done by Y in 16 days.
5 Hence, B alone shall finish the whole work in 60 days.
 5
Whole work will be done by Y in  16   = 20 days
 4
1 1
 X’s 1 day’s work = , Y’s 1 day’s work = .
40 20
 1 1  3
(X+Y)’s 1 day’s work =  +  = .
 40 20  40

ANSWERS
1.(D) 2.(C) 3.(B) 4. (B) 5.(B) 6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(C) 9.(C) 10.(D)
11.(C) 12.(B) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(C) 16.(B) 17.(B) 18.(C) 19.(C) 20. (B)
21.(B) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(A) 25.(B) 26.(C) 27.(C) 28.(A) 29.(B) 30.(C)

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