8 TIME &WORK

In solving questions on Time and Work' the following simple facts should be
remembered.
1. If a person can do a work in 8 days. It is evident that in 1day he will do 1/8th of the whole work.
Conversely if a man does 1/8th of the work in lday, he will do the whole work in 8 days.
2. If the number of men engaged to do a piece of work be increased in a certain ratio. The time required
to do the same work will be decreased in the same ratio and vice versa Thus if the number of men be
changed in the ratio of 7: 12 the time required will be changed in the ratio of 12:7.
3
IfA is twice or thrice as good a workman as B, Awill take one-half or one -third of the time taken by B
to do a certain piece of work

Allthe above points can be written in the following way: If Mi persons working H, hours a days can do
Widays works in D, days &M2 persons working H2 Hours a day can do W: works in D. days, thenthe
Formula for above relation to given by M1 Di Hi Wa = M2 D2 H2 Wi

SOLVED EXAMPLES
Ex. 1 If 16 men can do a piece of work in 7 days, in how many days wil1 14 men do it?
Sol. M(men) D(days)
16 7
14
Using,M,D = Ma D2
16 x7 = 14 x X
X= 16 x7/ 14
X=8 days
Ex.2 If 30 men can dig a trench 80m long in 70 days, in how many days will 50 men dig a trench
120m 1long?
Sol. M D W
30 70 80
50 ? 120
Using M,D,Wa = MD>W1
30 x 70 x 120 = 50 x Xx 80
30x 70 × 120
X= -=63 days
50x 80
Ex. 3 If 24 men can do a piece of work in 24 days working 7 hours a day, in how many days will 42
men finish the same work, working 8 hours a day?
Sol. M D H
24 24 7
42 8
Using M,D,H} = M, D, Ha
24 x 24 x 7= 42 x X x 8
X= 24 × 24 x7-=12 days
42 x 8

Ex. 4 If a number of men can dig a trench 310mn long, 4m wide &3m deep in 7 days of 10 hours each,
Sol.
inD how many days
H
of 7 hours each will they dig a trench 155m long 6mwide &4m deep.
W
7 10 310 x 4 x 3
7 155 x 6x 4
Using, D, H;W2 = D,H,Wi
7x 10x 155 x 6x4 = Xx7 x 310 x 4 x3
X=
7x10x155 x6x 4
7x310x4x3
=10days

IfX can complete the work in Adays &Ycan complete the work in B days then together they
AB
can comnplete the work in C days given by C=
A+ B

If X and Y working together can do a piece of work in Adays whereas Yalone can do thel
same Work B days.
AB AB
Then, X alone will cómplete the work in -days(B > A) and days(A > B)
B-A A -B

IfX can complete the work in Adays &Ycan complete the work in B days &Z can complete
the work in Cdays then together they can complete the work in
ABC
AB +BC +CA
Ex, 5 A can do a piece of work in 8 days & Bin 10 days. How long will A & Btake to do the work
together?
Sol. A's one day work = 1/8
B's one day work = 1/10
5+4 9
(A+B)'s one day= 1/8+ 1/10=
40 40
No. of days taken by A&B together to complete the work = 40/9 days
Or
By using formula given above, we have no. of days taken by A&B to complete the work
8×10
=
= 80/18 = 40/9 days.
8+10

Ex. 6 If X completes a work in 15days and Ycompletes the same work in 10 days, the together they
complete the work in how many days?
15x10 150
Sol. Z =
15+10 25
=6days
Ex. 7 A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days &% A alone can do it in 16 days. In how
many days B alone do it?
Sol. (A+B)'s one day= 1/12
A's one day work = 1/16
B's one day work =1/12 - 1/16
= 1/48 .:. Balone can complete the work in 48 days.

Ex. 8 Acan do a piece of work in &days, B in 10 days and C in 15 days. All begin the work together,
but A leaves the work after 2 days and B leaves it 2 days before the work is finished. How long
did the work last?

Sol. A's 1day's work =1/8

B's 1 day's work = 1/10
C's 1 day's work= 1/15
For first two days all of them worked together,
:. (A+B+C)'s 2 days work = (1/8+ 1/10+ 1/15) X 2 = 7/12
B leaves 2 days before the work in finished. This means that Cworked alone for 2 days
C's 2 days work =
15 15
7, 2 43
Total work done during the first two and last two days =
12 15 60
Remaining work =143 / 60 = 17 /60
This much work has done by B and C working together.
Now (B+C)'s 1day's work = 1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6
.: Time taken by (B+C) to do 17/60 of the work.
17 17_7
x6+
10
days
60 10
7
:. The work lasted for (2 + 2 + 110 days -510 days

Ex. 9 If8men and 16 boys can finish a work in &days but 20 men and 24 boys can finish it in 4 days.
How many days will 12 men and 24 boys take to finish the same work?
Sol. We shall frst compare the work of the man with that of boy and for that we shall equal the two groups
can finish the work during the same period that is one day.
Strength of group that can fnish the work in 8 days = 8 men + 16 boys
Strength of group that can finish the work in 1 day = 8 (8men + 16 boys )
=64 nen + 128 boys (1)
Strength of group that can finish thework in 4 days = 20men + 24 boys
1day = 4 (20 men + 24 boys)
= 80nmen + 96 boys (2)
Equating (1) & (2)
64M + 128B = 80M + 96B ’32B = 16M 2B = 1 M
.:8M + 16B = 8 x 2B +16B +32 boys
12M + 24B = 12 X 2B + 24B >24 B+ 24B = 48boys
Now question becomes - if 32 boys can finish a work in 8 days,in how many days will 48 boys finish
the same work?
B D
32
48 ?
B|Di = B2D2
32 x 8 = 48 x X
32 x 8 16
X= -= 5 3 days
48 3
 EXERCISE 6) B and C can complete a piece of work in
12 days, C and A can do it in 8 days. All
the three can do it in 6 days. A and B
1) A can do a piece of work in 15 days and tougher can complete it in
B can do the same work in 12 days. If
both work together, then in how many
a) 3 days b) 5 days
days will they be able to finish the same c) 4 days d) 6 days
work? e) 8 days
16 20
a days b) days 7) A and B can complete a piece of work in
3 3 72 days and 18 days respectively. A
21 19 begins to do the work and they work
c)
4
days d) days alternatively one at a time for one day
3
15 each. Thewhole work will be complete in
e) days how many day?
a) 1423 b) 14
2) A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B can
do it in 8 days whereas C can do the c) 16 d) 29
same in 12 days. In how many days will 4
they be able to finish the work, if they e) 17
work together on it?
a)
11 6 8) A and Bcan do a piece of work in 30
days b) days days, while B and C can do the same
5
7 work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days.
c) days d) days They all work together for 10 days, when
3 B andCleave. How many days more will
12 A take to finish the work?
e) days a) 18 days b) 24 days
c) 30 days d) 36 days
e) 45 days
3) A can do a piece of work in 24 days but
with the help of B, the same work is 9) P is thrice as good a workman as Qand
finished in 20 days. In how many days therefore become able to finish a job in
will B be able to complete the work 48 days less than Q, working together,
alone?
they do it in
a) 105 days b) 120 days a) 18 days b) 24 days
c) 100 days d) 70 days c) 20days d) 12 days
e) 80 days e) 16 days
4) If A and B together can finish a piece of 10) A and Bcan do a job together in 12 days.
work in 20 days, B and Cin 10days and A is 2 times as efficient as B. In how
Cand A in 12 days, then A, Band C many days can B alone complete the
jointly can finish the same work in work?
2 a) 20
a) 4=days b) 30 days b) 36
c) 12 d) 9
4 e) 18
c) 8days
7
d)
60
days
11) A is G0% more efficient than B and can
e) 5days
7
alone do a work in 23 days. The number
of days, in which A and B, working
tougher can finish the job is
5) A and B can do a piece of work in 10 a) 10 b) 13
days. B and C can do it in 12 days. A and c) 20 d) 21
C can do it 15 days. How long will A take e) 24
to do it alone?
a) 24 days b) 30 days
c) 16days d) 80 days e) 70 days
12) A can do a job in 12 days while B can do
the same in 15 days. They undertake to PRACTICE SET1
complete the job for Rs. 450. What will
be the share of A in the income? 1) 6 men or 12 women can do a piece of
a) Rs. 100 b) Rs. 200 work in 20 days. In how many days can 8
c) Rs. 250 d) Rs. 150 men and 16 women do twice as big as
e) Rs. 180 this work?
a) 2 b) 5 c) 15
13) 20 men or 24 women can complete a d) 10 e) None of these
piece of work in 20 days. If 30 nen and
12 women undertake to complete the 2) A wall of 100m can be built by 7 men or
work, then the work will be completed in 10 women in 10 days. How many days
a) 10 days will 14 men and 20 women take to build
b) 12 days a wall of 600 m?
c) 15 days d) 16 days
e) 27 days a) 15 b) 20 c) 25
d) 30 e) 35
14) 3 boys and 4 girls can do a piece of work
in 8days, while 4 boys and 4 girls finish 3) If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field
it in 6 days. In who many days will 2 in 43 days, how long will 7 men and 5
boys and 4 girls finish the work? women take to plough it?
a) 9 days b 10 days a) 10 days b) 11 days
c) 11 days d) 12 days c) 9 days d) 12 days
e) 15 days e) 14 days

15) 4 men can complete a piece of work in 4) If 5 men or 8 womnen can do a piece of
work in 12 ays, how many days will be
two days. 4 women can complete the taken by 2 men and 4 women to do the
same piece of work in 4 days where 5 same work?
children can complete same piece of
1
work in 4 days. If 2 men, 4 women and a) 15 days b) 13-days
10 chiidren work together, in how many 2
days can the work be completed?
a) 1 day b) 3 days 3-days
3
d) 10 days
c) 2 days d) 4 days
e) 6 days e) 14 days

ANSWER KEY 5) If 16 men or 20women can do a piece of

work in 25 days, in what time wil 28
men and l5 women do it?
A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. A.
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A 2
a) 14days b) 33-days
6 7 D A 9 A 10 B 7 3
11 12 13 A 14 D 15 A
c) l82 days d) 10 days
4
e) 15 days
6) A, Band C can do a job in 6 days, 12
days and 15 days, respectively. After
of the work is completed, leaves the
job. Rest of the work is done by A and B
together. Time taken to finish the work
is

a) 5days
6 b) s-days
 b) s
c)
1
3days d) 34 days a) 5
2
-days
2
c) 6 d) 8
1
e) 3;days e) 7
13) A can complete a piece of work in 18
7) A can do piece of work in 12 days and B days, B in 20 days and C in 30 days. B
in 15 days. They work together for 5 and C together start the work and are
days and then B left. The days taken by forced to leave after 2 days. The time
A to finish the remaining work is taken by A alone to complete the
a) 3 b) 5 remaining work is
c) 10 d) 12 a) 10days b) 12 days
e) 17 c) 15 days d) 16 days
e) 20 days
8) A and Bcan together finish a work in 30
days. They worked ether for 20 days, 14) K lone can complete a piece of work in
A finished the remaining work in 20 40 days. He worked for 8 days and left. Y
days. The number of days, in which B alone complete the remaining work in 16
alone can finish the work, is days. How long would X and Y together
a) 54 b) 60 take to complete the work?
c) 50 d) 48 1
e) 58 a) 13 days b) 14 days
3
9) A and B together can complete a work in d) 16=days
3 days. They start together but after 2 c) 15 days
3
days, B left the work. If the work is
completed after 2 more days, B alone e) 17 days
could do the work in
15) A and Bcan do a piece of work in 12
a) 4 days b) 6 days days and 15 days, respectively. They
c) 8 days d) 10 days began to work together but A left after 4
e) 15 days days. In how many more days would B
A can do a piece of work in 20 days and alone complete the remaining work?
10) 20 25
Bin 30 days. They work together for 7 a) b)
days and then, both leave the work. 3 3
Then, C alone finishes the remaining c) 6 d) 5
work in 10 days. In how many days will e) 7
C finish the full work?
a) 25 days b) 30 days ANSWER KEY
c) 24 days d) 20 days
e) 10 days A. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A.
2 A 3 D 4 C 5 D
11) A can do a work in 12 days. When he had 6 7 A B B 10
worked for 3 days, Bjoined him. If they 11 A 12 C 13 14 A 15
complete the work in 3 nore days, in
how many days can B alone finish the
work?
a) 6 days b) 12 days
c) 4 days d) 8 days
e) 10days
12) A alone can complete a work in 18 days
and B alone in 15 days. B alone worked
at it for 10 days and then left the work.
In how may more days, will A alone
complete the remaining work?
 HINTS & SOLUTIONS 5) d) 16 M = 20 W

1M =
1)c) By given condition 6 M = 12 W 4
1M =2 W 5
Now, 8 m + 16w= (8 x2 + 16) = 32 W 28 M + 15 W 28x +15=50W
4
According to question = M,D,_ M,D, M, DË = M2 D2
W, 20x 25 = 50 x D2
12x 20 32x D, = D, D, = 10days.
1 2
=15 days.
6) c)
A-6 days
2) a) 7 M = 10 W B’ 12 days 120
10 C’ 15 days
1M = One day work of A = 20
7
One day work of B = 10
14 M + 20W = (10 x14+20=40W One day work of C = 8
7
Initially of work was done
8
So,
M,D,_M,D,
120
W Remaining work = 120- =105
10×10 40x D, No. of days taken by A and B =

100 600 105

3) d)
D2 = 15 days.
3 M = 4 W
30 7-3-days.
2 2

7) a)
1 M =
one day work
3 A’ 12days 60
B’15 days
7 M = 7x=
4 28. 5 days work of A& B =5x9 = 45
3 Remaining work = 15
28 43 Time taken by A to complete the remaining
7 M+5 W= +5= -W 15
3 3 work =
5
=3 days.
M, DË = M2 D2
43
4 x 43=
3
-x D 8) b)
A&B’ 30 days
D2 = 12 days. Remaining work by A’ 20 days 60 units
5M = 8 W
(A & B)'s one day work=2
4) c) 20 day's work of A & B = 2x 20= 40 units.
1 M = W Remaining work =20 units.
5 So, 20 day's work of A = 20 units
16 One day work of A = l units
2M So, one day work of B = 1unit
5
So, required no. of days = 60
16 36
2M + 4 W = +4=
5 5 9) b) A
& B = 3days
M1 D; = M2 D2
Remaining by A = 2 days
F6 units
36 One day work of A& B =2
8 x 12 = -x D, Two day's work of A& B=4
So, one day work ofA = 1
40
D2=
3 -13-days
3
One day work of B = 1
Bcan complete the work in 6 days.
 64
10) c) one day work Y's one day work = =4
16
A’20 days X

B’30 days
One day work of A& B =5
}60 (X & Y)'s one day work =2+4 6
So, both together will complete the work in
7 day's work of A & B = 35 80 1
Remaining work = 25 6
=13-days.
3
25
C's one day work = -= 2.5
10 15) c) one day work
So, C can do the whole work in
60
A’12 days 5} 60
= 24days. B’15 days
2.5
4 day's work of A& B =9x4 =36
11) a) Remaining work = 24
A’12 days- 12 units So, B will complete remaining work in =
Remaining by A&B’3 days 24
A's one day work =1 units = 6days.
A's 3 day's work =3 units 4
Remaining work =9 units
One day work of A& B =3units
So, B's one day work =3- 1= 2
B will complete whole work in =
12
= 6days.
2

12) c)
one day work
A’18 days
B’ 15 days 2}90
11

B's 10 day's work = 60

Remaining work=30
30
A will do remaining work in = =6days.
5

13) c)
one day Work
A= 18 days 10
B =20 days
C= 30 days 6
(B+ C)'s two day's work = (9 + 6) x 2 = 30
Remaining work will be done by A in
150
10
=15days.

14) a)
X’40 days 80
Rermaining Y ’ 16 days
X's one day work = 2
Y's 8 day's work = 2 x 8 = 16
Remaining work= 64
 EXERCISE 2 8) If 6 men working 8 hours a day earns Rs.
840 per week, then men working 9 hours
26 women can complete a work in 18 a day will earn per week.
1) a) Rs. 840 b) Rs. 1620
days. In how many days will 13 women
c) Rs. 1500 d) Rs. 775
complete half of that work?
a) 39 e) None of these
b) 35
c) 37 d) 36
e) None of these 9) 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours, each to
do a piece of work. How many days of 6
hours, each would 21 womnen take, if 3
2) If 24 men can do a job in 40 days.
women do as much work as 2 men?
Number of men reqd. to do the job in
32 days is a) 18 b) 20
a) 10 b) 20 c) 25 d) 30
c) 30 d) 40 e) 35
e) 50 5 men can prepare 10 toys in 6 days
10)
working 6 hours a day. Then in how
3) If 56 workers can reap a field in 8 days.
If the work is to be completed in 7 days, many days can 16 men prepare 32 toys
working 9 hours a day?
extra no. of workers needed are
b) 10 a) 6 b) 4
a) 9 c) 8 d) 2
c) 8 d) 7 e) None
e) None of these
If 10 person can clean 100 units area in 11) 32 men can complete a work in 12 days.
4) How many men will complete that work
8 days working 10 hours per day. How in 16 days?
much area will be cleared by 12 persons a) 16 b) 24
in 10 days if each person is working 8 c) 20 d) 28
hours day? e) None
a) 120 units b) 140 units
c) 100 units d) 80 units
12) Some men promised to do a job in 18
e) None days, but 6 of them went on leave, so the
remaining took 20 days to complete the
5) 18 men can reap a field in 50 days. In job. How many men Were there
how many days will 30 men reap the originally?
field? b) 50
a) 40
2 d) 60
a) 30days b) 31 days c) 75
3 e) None
c) 32.5 days d) 30 days
e) None 13) K can do 3/4 of a work in 12 days. In
how many days X can finish the 1/2 of
6) If 6 men working 7 hours a day can reap the work?
a field in 24 days, in how many days will a) 16 days b) 24 days
14 men reap the field, working 8 hours, c) 8 days d) 12days
a day? e) 15 days
a) 9 a days b) 8 days
c) 9 days d) 8'/3 days 14) A contractor undertakes to dig a canal
e) None of these 12 km long in 350 days and employs 45
men. After 200 days he finds that only
7) 38 men can complete a work in 16 day. 4.5 km of canal has been completed.
In how many days will 32 men complete Find the number of extra men he must
the same work? employ to finish the work in time?
a) 19 b) 27 a) 100 b) 45
c) 18 d) 24 c) 35 d) 125
e) None e) 55
15) 15 men do a work in 12 days, they work
8 hrs. a days. In how many days will 15
PRACTICE SET -2
women do their work working 6 hrs. a 1) A certain number of men can do a piece
days if 3 women work as mnuch as 2
of work in 40 days. If there were 45 men
men? more the work could have been finished
a) 20 days b) 18 days in 25 days. Find the original number of
c) 22 days d) 24 days men employed in the work.
e) None a) 70 b) 85 c) 65
d) 75 e) None of these.
ANSWER KEY
2) Seventy-five men are employed to lay
| A. Q. A. A. Q. A. Q. A. down a railway line in 3 months. Due to
1 E 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 D certain emergency conditions, the work
6 7 A D 10 B was to be finished in 18 days. How many
11 B 12 D 13 C 14 E 15 D more menshould be employed to
complete the work in the desired time?
a) 300 b) 325 c) 350
d) 375 e) 365

3) 15 men take 20 days to complete a job

working 8 hrs in a day. The number of
hours a day should 20 men take to
complete the job in 12 days?
a) 5 h b) 10 h c) 15 h
d) 18 h e) 20 h

4) If a job is to be completed in 10 days, it

requires 270 persons. If 180 person take
upthe same job, they will finish it in
a) 27 days b) 12 days
c) 15 days d) 18 days
e) None of these

5) A certain number of men can finish a

piece of work in 100 days. However, if
there were 10 men less, then it would
take 10 days more for the work to be
finished. How many men were there
originally?
a) 110 b) 75 c) 50
d) 100 e) 150

6) How many days will 1648 person take to

construct a wall, if 721 persons can build
the same in 48 days?
a) 21 days b) 20 days
c) 23 days d) 24 days
e) 22 days
7) If 10 mnasons working 7 h daily can build
28 water tanks in 16 days, how many
days will 12 masons working6 h daily
take to build 36 water tanks?
a) 20 b) 21 c) 22
d) 19 e) 23
8) A farmer can plough a filed working 6 h 15) 7 men can complete a piece of work in
per day in 18 days. The worker has to 12 days. How many additional men will
work how many hours per day to finish be required to complete double the work
the same work in 12 days? in 8 days?
a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 a) 28 b) 21
d) 13 e) None of these c) 14 d) 7
e) 12
9) 50 persons can do a work in 12 days
working 6 h per day. 60 persons can do
the same work in 8 days, working x h per ANSWER KEY
days. The value of x is
A. A. Q. A. A. Q. A.
a) 15 b)
7; c) 53 1
6
D 2 A
<<A
3 B
B
4 C
B
5
10
A

d) 5 <mA 7
15
e) Can't be determined 11 B 12 C 13 D 14

10) 18 boys can do a piece of work in 24

days. In how many days can 27 boys do
the same work?
a) 16 b) 32 c) 23
d) 48 e) 20

11) 30 men can repair a road in 18 days.

They are joined by 6 more workers. Now,
the road can be repaired in
a) 14 days b) 15 days
c) 16 days d) 17 days
e) 18 days
12) 80 persons can finish a work within 16
days by working 6 hrs per day. The
number of hours per day, should 64
persons work to finish that very job
within 15 days is
a) 5 h b) 7 h c) 8 h
d) 6 h e) 9 h

13) Some persons can do a piece of work in

12 days. Two times the number of such
person will do half of the work in
a) 9 days b) 6 days
c) 5 days d) 3days
e) 7 days
14) 45 men can complete the work in 16
days. Four days after they started
working, 36 more mnen joined them. How
many days will they now take to
complete the remaining work?
a) 6 days b) 8 days
c) 6 days d) 7
days
4
e) 7 days
 HINTS & SOLUTIONS 6) a) Let 1648 persons ca construct a wall in x
days.
.. Given, MË = 1648 M2 = 721
1)d) Let number of persons in beginning M1 =X, DË =X days D =48 days
DË = 40, M2 = (x + 45) and D
= 25 ..MD, = MD2
By the formula 721x 48
M;Di = MaD2 1648xx=721x48x=
1648
’Xx 40 = (x +45) × 25 x = 21 days
’X x = (x +45) x 5 1648 persons requires 21 days to
’ 8x- 5x = 225 construct a wal1.
225
=75
3 7) a) Given that,
’ x = 75 MË =10, TË =7, DË = 16, WË = 28
and Mz = 12, T, =6, D, -?, W= 36
2) a) 75 men can lay down railway line in 3
months i.e.,
(3 x 30 = 90 days) We know that, MDT_M,D,T,
Now, let x men can lay down railway line in W W,
18 days. Or M,DT;W2 =M,D,W;T2
We know that,
M,D1 =MD2 MDTW, 10×7×16×36
Here, MË =75, DË = 90 .. D, = =20days
M2 = X M,WT, 12x6x28
D, = 18 Number of days taken = 20 days
Putting values, we get
75 x90 = xx 18 8) b) Given, HË = 6h, DË =18, H, -?, D2 = 12
By the Formula
78×90
X= =X=75 x6 H,D, = H,D2
18 6x18
X=375 men .:. H, = =9h
375 12
men can lay down railway line in
375 days. 9) b) Here, M1 = 50, Ti=6
Now, number of more man required will be = 375 DË =12, M2 = 60, D, =8
75 =300 men Let T2 = X
3) b) MË = 15, D, = 20, HË = 8 By the Formula
M2 = 20, D, = 12, H, =? MËTD1= M2TD2
By the formula ’50 x6x 12 = 60 xxx 8
MD,H1 = MD2H2 ..x=
50x6x12
15 x 20 x 8 = 20 x 12 x HT 60×8 2
15× 20x& 10) a) Here, Mi = 18
H, = =10h
Ma = 27
20x 12
4) c) Here, M1 = 270, DË =24
M, = 180
DË = 10. D =X By the Formula
By the formula MD1 = MD2
M,DË = MD2 ’ 18 x 24 = 27 x D2
’270 x 10 = 180 × x 18× 24
270 × 10
.. D, = =16days
27
X=
180
=15 Days 11) b) Here, MË=30, M, = 36, DË = l8
5) a) Here, MË = x, M2 = (x - 10) By the Formula
DË = 100, D2 = 110 MD, = MD
By the formula ’ 30 x 18 = 36 x D2
MD,H1 = MDHa 30x18
x100 = (x - 10) x 100 .:. D, = =15days
10x = 11x 110
36
X= 110
12) c) Given, MË = 80, M, = 64 TIME &% WORK (MISC.)
DË = 16, D2 = 15; TË = 6, T =?
By the Formula
MD,Ti = MaDT2 1) A can do a piece of work in 30 days,
’ 80 x 16 x 6 = 64 x 15 x T while B can do it in 40 days. In how
80 x16x6 many days can A and Bworking together
=8h do it?
64x15 a) 70 days b) 42 4 days
Hence, the number of hours = 8 c) 27 '/7 days d) 17 '/7 days
e) 40 days
13) d) By the Formula
2) A and B can do together do a piece of
MD_ M,D, work in 15 days. Balone can do it in 20
W, W, days. In how many days can A alone do
it?
Mx12 2M xD, a) 30 days b) 40days
W c) 45 days d) 60days
2 e) 25 days
Mx12
4MD: 3) A can do a certain job in 25 days while B
can do it in 20 days. A started the work
.:. D2 = 3 days and just was joined by Bafter 10 days.
The work lasted for
14) c) Given, M, = 45 D, =16 a) 12 % days b) 14 2/9 days
Wi = 1 M2 = (45+36) = 81 c) 15 days d) 162/3 days
D, =? e) 7 days
W, =3/4 4) Mahesh and Umesh can complete a work
in 10 days and 15 days respectively.
According to the question, Umesh starts the work and after 5 days
1 Mahesh also joins him. In al1, the work
45 men's 4 day's work = would be completed in
4
a) 7 days b) 9 days
1 d) None of these
Remaining work= |-- c) 11days
4 4 e) 5 days
By the Formula
5) Twelve men can complete a work in 8
M,D, M,D, days. Three days after they started the
W, W, work, 3 more men joined them. In how
45x16 81x D, many days wil all of them together
1 3 complete the remaining work:
a) 2 b) 4 c) 5
4 d) 6 e) 8
45×16 2
27x4 -=6=days
’ D, = 6) The rates of working of A and B are in
the ratio 3 : 4. The number of days taken
by them, to finish the work are in the
15) c) Given, MË =7, D1= 12, W1 = 1 ratio:
and M2=?, D =8, W2 =2 a) 3: 4 b) 9:16 c) 4 :3
By the Formula
d) None of these e) 2: 1
MD,W2 = MD2Wi
’7x 12 x 2= Ma x 8& x 1 7) A is twice as good a workman as B and
7x12x2 together they finish a piece of work in
’ M, =21
14 days. A alone can finish the work in
8
:. Numnber of additiornal men a) 11 days b) 21 days c) 28 days
= 21 -7= 14 d) 42 days e) 15 days
8) A is thrice as good as workman as B and 32 pages on a computer, while Kumar
takes 10 days less to do a piece of work takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How
than B takes. Bcan do the work in much time will they take, working
a) 12 days b) 15 days c) 20 days together on two different computers to
d) 30 days e) 7 days type an assignment of 110 pages?
a) 7 hours 30 minutes b) 8 hours
9) A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is c) 8 hours 15 minutes
60% more efficient than A. The number d) 8hours 25 minutes
of days, it takes B to do the same piece e) 5 hours 7 minutes
of work, is :
a) 6 days b) 6 4 days 16) A and B can do a piece of work in 30
c) 7 ½ days d) 8 days e) 5 days days, while Band C can do the same
work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days.
10) A can do a piece of work in 14 days They all work together for 10 days when
which B can do in 21 days. They begin B and C leave. How many days more will
together but 3 days before the A take to finish the work?
completion of the work, A leaves off. The a) 18 days b) 24 days c) 30 days
total number of days to complete the d) 36 days e) 15 days
work is
a) 6 3/s days b) 8% days 17) 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do
c) 10'/s days d) 13½ days a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs.
e) 3 days each would 21 women take, if 3 women
do as much work as 2 men?
11) A alone can finish a work in 10 days and a) 18 b) 20 c) 25
B alone can do it in 15 days. If they work d) 30 e) 35
together and finish it, then out of a total
wages of Rs. 75, A will get: 18) Twenty women can do a work in sixteen
a) Rs. 30 b) Rs. 37.50 days. Sixteen men can complete the
c) Rs. 45 d) Rs. 50 e) Rs. 23 same work in fifteen days. What is the
ratio between the capacity of a man and
a woman?
12) A can do a piece of work in 6 days and B
alone can do it in 8 days. A and B a) 3: 4 b) 4 :3 c) 5:3
undertook to do it for Rs. 320. With the d) Data inadequate e) 1:9
help of C, they finished it in 3days. How
much is paid to C? 19) A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and c
a) Rs. 37.50 b) Rs. 40 c) Rs. 60 can do the same work in 12 days. A, B
d) Rs. 80 e) Rs. 45 and C together can finish it in 6 days. A
and C together will do it in :
13) 16 men can complete a work in 24 days a) 4 days b) 6 days c) 8 days
and 48 children can complete the same d) 12 days e) 3 days
work in 16 days. 12 men started working 20) A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He
and after 14 days, 12 children joined then calls in B and they together finish
them. How many days will they now the remaining work in 3 days. How long
take to complete remaining work? B alone would take to do the whole
a) 10 b) 14 c) 12 work?
d) 8 e) None a) 23 days b) 37 days
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14) A wall is built by 17 men in 24 days. In c) 37-2 days d) 40 days e) 20 days
how many days can 18 men do the work
if the working hours per day are reduced ANSWER KEY
in the ratio of 5:4?
A. Q. A. A. Q. A. A.
a) 281/3 b) 292/3 c) 284/3 D 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 B
d) 283/2 e) None of these
6 C 7 B 8 B 10 C
15) Ravi and Kumar are working on an 11 12 B 13 C 14 A 15
assignment. Ravi takes 6 hours to type 16 A 17 D 18 B 19 C 20