Answer & Explanation

1.
A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the
fraction of the work that is left is :
1
A.
4
7
C.
B.
10
8
D.
15
15
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
1
A's 1 day's work =
15
1
B's 1 day's work =

1
(A + B)'s 1 day's work =
15
7
1-
20
x4
60
Therefore, Remaining work =
20
=
7
60
7
15
8
15
15
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2.
A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12
days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
A.
C.
1
5
3
5
days
B.
days
D.
2
5
days
10
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =

A's 1 day's work =
B's 1 day's work =
4
1
16
1
,
.
.
.
.
C's 1 day's work =
1
4
16
12
48
So, C alone can do the work in
=9
12
7
48
3
48
days.

3.
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do
the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A.
12 days
B.
15 days
C.
16 days
D.
18 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
1
A's 2 day's work =
20
1
20
1
30
1
Work done in 3 days =

Now,
x2
10
60
+
1
10
10
60
1
10
1
5
work is done in 3 days.
Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

4.
A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B.
Working together, they can do it in:
A.
20 days
B.
C.
25 days
D.
Answer: Option B
22
30 days
1
2
days
.
.
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3.
The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day.
If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.
3
If difference of time is 60 days, B takes
x 60
= 90 days.
So, A takes 30 days to do the work.

1
A's 1 day's work =
30
1
B's 1 day's work =

1
30
90
45
A and B together can do the work in
4
90
1
= 22
90
=
2
45
days.

5.
A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs.
3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
A.
Rs. 375
B.
Rs. 400
C.
Rs. 600
D.
Rs. 800
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
C's 1 day's work =
1
3
8
6
3x
A's wages : B's wages : C's wages =

C's share (for 3 days) = Rs.
:
1
24
1
8
3
:
x 3200
1
24
7
24
1
24
= 4 : 3 : 1.
= Rs. 400.
6.
If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same
in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:
A.
4 days
B.
5 days
C.
6 days
D.
7 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 boy's 1 day's work = y.
Then, 6x + 8y =
and 26x + 48y =
10
Solving these two equations, we get : x =
100
15
(15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work =
100
and y =
20
200
2
1
.
200
1
=
.
4
15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.

7.
A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together
can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
A.
8 hours
B.
10 hours
C.
12 hours
D.
24 hours
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
A's 1 hour's work =
(B + C)'s 1 hour's work =
3
1
(A + C)'s 1 hour's work =

(A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work =
2
=
;
.
7
4
7
B's 1 hour's work =
12
12
12
B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.

8.
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 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:
A.
15 days
B.
20 days
C.
25 days
D.
30 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
10
1
C's 1 day's work =

1
10
50
+
1
50
6
50
. .... (i)
25
A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .... (ii)

3
From (i) and (ii), we get: 2 x (A's 1 day's work) =
25
3
A's 1 day's work =

1
B's 1 day's work
10
3
50
2
50
50
=
.
1
25
So, B alone could do the work in 25 days.

9.
A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work
in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?
A.
C.
23 days
37
B.
37 days
D.
40 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Whole work is done by A in

Now,
1-
4
5
i.e.,
20 x
= 25 days.
work is done by A and B in 3 days.
Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

A's 1 day's work =
, (A + B)'s 1 day's work =
25
B's 1 day's work =
15
1
75
So, B alone would do the work in
25
2
150
= 37
15
2
75
.
.
days.

10.
A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books
in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M.
while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work.
Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished ?
A.
11:30 A.M.
B.
12 noon
C.
12:30 P.M.
D.
1:00 P.M.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
(P + Q + R)'s 1 hour's work =
1
8
1
10
1
12
37
120
37
Work done by P, Q and R in 2 hours =
120
Remaining work =
11
So,
10
60
work will be done by Q and R in
60
60
60
12
37
23
60
11
60
.
.
work is done by Q and R in 1 hour.
60
23
37
1-
(Q + R)'s 1 hour's work =

Now,
x2
11
23
60
23
hours
11
2 hours.
So, the work will be finished approximately 2 hours after 11 A.M., i.e., around 1 P.M.
11.
A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and
left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
B's 10 day's work =
15
Remaining work =
Now,
1
3
x 10
2
1-
=
=
2
3
1
3
.
.
work is done by A in 1 day.
18
work is done by A in
18 x
1
3
= 6 days.

12.
4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in
10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?
A.
35
B.
40
C.
45
D.
50
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 woman's 1 day's work = y.
1
Then, 4x + 6y =
and 3x + 7y =
11
Solving the two equations, we get: x =
400
10
1
,y=
1
1 woman's 1 day's work =
400
.
400
1
10 women's 1 day's work =
400
x 10
1
40
Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.

13.
A and B can together finish a work 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left.
After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the
work?
A.
40
B.
50
C.
54
D.
60

14.
P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Q can complete the same work in 8 days
working 10 hours a day. If both P and Q work together, working 8 hours a day, in how many days
can they complete the work?
A.
C.
5
11
5
11
B.
D.
6
11
6
11
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
P can complete the work in (12 x 8) hrs. = 96 hrs.
Q can complete the work in (8 x 10) hrs. = 80 hrs.
1
P's1 hour's work =
and Q's 1 hour's work =
96
(P + Q)'s 1 hour's work =
96
hrs.
11
480
11
1
8
60
11
480
480
So, both P and Q will finish the work in

Number of days of 8 hours each =
80
80
11
days = 5
5
11
days.

15.
10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How
many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cannot be determined
E.
None of these
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1

1
1 child's 1 day's work =
140
5
(5 women + 10 children)'s day's work =
70
70
10
140
1
14
1
14
1
7
5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7 days.

16.
X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work alone and
then after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last?
A.
6 days
B.
10 days
C.
15 days
D.
20 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
1
Work done by X in 4 days =
20
Remaining work =
1
So,
15
work will be done by X and Y in
12
8
60
5
2
15
.
.
.
work is done by X and Y in 1 day.
15
20
1-
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work =

Now,
x4
4
5
= 6 days.
Hence, total time taken = (6 + 4) days = 10 days.

17.
A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job
which A alone could have done in 23 days?
A.
11 days
C.
20
3
17
days
B.
13 days
D.
None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 100 : 130 = 10 : 13.
Suppose B takes x days to do the work.
10
Then, 10 : 13 :: 23 : x
23 x 13
x=
10
A's 1 day's work =
1
23
10
299
23
10
B's 1 day's work =

299
x=
10
299
23
299
13
Therefore, A and B together can complete the work in 13 days.

18.
Ravi and Kumar are working on an assignment. Ravi takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Kumar 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
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
32
Number of pages typed by Ravi in 1 hour =
6
40
Number of pages typed by Kumar in 1 hour =
5
16
Number of pages typed by both in 1 hour =
Time taken by both to type 110 pages =

=8
110 x
+8
16
3
= 8.
40
3
hours
40
hours (or) 8 hours 15 minutes.

4
19.
A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they
will complete the same work in:
A.
1
24
day
B.
11
7
24
day
C.
days
D.
4 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
Formula: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work =

1
24
1
Formula: If A's 1 day's work =
12
24
.
.
then A can finish the work in n days.

24
So, all the three together will complete the job in
days
3
7
days.

20.
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
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ratio of times taken by Sakshi and Tanya = 125 : 100 = 5 : 4.
Suppose Tanya takes x days to do the work.
5 : 4 :: 20 : x
x=
4 x 20
5
x = 16 days.
Hence, Tanya takes 16 days to complete the work.
21.
A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working
12
together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:
A.
4 days
B.
6 days
C.
8 days
D.
12 days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
x
Suppose A, B and C take x,

1
Then,
and
days respectively to finish the work.
2
1
x = 12.
So, B takes (12/2) = 6 days to finish the work.
22.
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
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
15
6
1-
1
3
13
10
1
Work done by A and B in 2 days =

Remaining work =
x2
1
6
1
=
=
.
.
2 .
3
Now,
15
work will be done by a in
15 x
= 10 days.
Hence, the total time taken = (10 + 2) = 12 days.

23.
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 days. 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
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
1
2(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =
30
24
1
20
Work done by A, B, C in 10 days =

Remaining work =
Now,
So,
3
8
11
16
24
8
3
8
1
16
5
16
8
1
48
48
work will be done by A in
48 x
3
8
= 18 days.

24.
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 in :
14
8
1
2x8
10
120
Therefore, (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =
A's 1 day's work =
15
.
.
.
.
.
A.
4 days
B.
6 days
C.
8 days
D.
18 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ratio of rates of working of A and B = 2 : 1.
So, ratio of times taken = 1 : 2.
1
B's 1 day's work =

1
A's 1 day's work =
12
; (2 times of B's work)
1
12
3
12
So, A and B together can finish the work in 4 days.

25.
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 a woman?
A.
3:4
B.
4:3
C.
5:3
D.
Data inadequate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
(20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day.
1
320
(16 x 15) men can complete the work in 1 day.

1
15
1 man's 1 day's work =
240
1
So, required ratio
240
320
= 4 : 3 (cross multiplied)
26.
A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together
can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in :
A.
4 days
B.
6 days
C.
8 days
D.
12 days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1

8
1
(B + C)'s 1 day's work =

(A + C)'s 1 day's work
6
1
2x
12
24
3
12
1
24
1
8
So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days.

27.
A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced
16
to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:
A.
5 days
B.
6 days
C.
10 days
D.
10
days
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1
(B + C)'s 1 day's work =
Remaining work =
So,
36
12
5
12
.
.
.
12
24
work is done by A in
12
1-
x3
36
12
Work done by B and C in 3 days =
Now,
24 x
= 10 days.
12

28.
X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days.
How long will they together take to complete the work?
C.
13
A.
days
20 days
B.
15 days
D.
26 days
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
1
Work done by X in 8 days =
40
Remaining work =
Now,
4
5
x8
1work is done by Y in 16 days.
17
1
5
=
=
1
5
4
5
.
.
Whole work will be done by Y in

1
X's 1 day's work =
16 x
= 20 days.
, Y's 1 day's work =
40
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work =
40
20
40
Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in
20
3
= 13
1
3
40
.
.
days.

29.
A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 1
by A alone in :
A.
C.
days
3
12
B.
days
times as efficient as B. The same job can be done
D.
11 days
16
days
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
7
(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) =
:1
7 : 4.
Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.

Then, 7x + 4x =
11x =
A's 1 day's work =
1
7
1
77
x=
x7
77
1
11

30.
A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes the
remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone?
A.
30 days
B.
40 days
C.
60 days
D.
70 days
18
.
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let A's 1 day's work = x and B's 1 day's work = y.
Then, x + y =
and 16x + 44y = 1.
30
Solving these two equations, we get: x =

B's 1 day's work =
19
1
60
and y =
1
60
60
.

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