TIME AND WORK

- X is four times as efficient as Y in respect of doing a particular work. Working together they
complete the work in 16 days. In how many days y working alone will be able to half the work?

80

20

40

60

Efficiency of X = 4a

Efficiency of Y = a

Time taken by both to complete a work = 16 days

1/4a + 1/a = 1/16

(1+4)/4a = 1/16

5/4a = 1/16

a = 20

Hence X will do the work in 20 days

And Y will do the work in 80 days

Thus Y will do half of work in 40 days

96 men were engaged for a project of constructing a railway track of the length of 18 km in four
weeks. After one week it was observed that the work of 4m was completed. How many additional
men should be engaged for timely completion of the project?

1. 16

2. 14

3. 15

4. 12

A work is assigned to 6 men and 12 women and they could complete it in 3 days. It was also
observed that together they can do 7 times as much work a man and a woman can do.In how
many days would 14 women have done the work?

10

.6

12

Answer: Option D
A takes 10 days less than B to complete a work, and together they do it in 12 days. In how many
days can B alone do the work?

1. 12

2. 10

3. 9

4. 6

Solution:- Let B do the work independently in x no.s of days then

A.T.Q.

A will take ( x - 10 ) no.s of day

Then in a unit day

A works 1/x part of work and B works 1/(x-10) part of work, as they both complete it in 12 days then

1/ x + 1/(x -10) =1/12 (portion of work in a day)

x(x-10)/2x -10 = 12

x^2 - 10x = 24x + 120

(x-30) (x-4)

Possible value is x=30

Hence B will do the work in 30 days

10 men can complete a work in 8 days and 10 women take 12 days to complete the same work.
How many days will 3 men and 6 women take to complete the same work?

Solution:-1 men 1 day's work = 1/80

1 men 1 day's work = 1/120

(3 men + 6 women )’s day’s work = ( 1/80 + 1/120) = 7/80

5 men and 10 women will complete the work in 80/7 days.

Two gears which work in tandem have 16th and 20th teeth‘ respectively. If the former returns 15
times in 8 seconds.How many turns will the latter take in one-third of a minute.

72 men are engaged for a task with a timeline given beforehand It is found that is 38 6/13 of the
given time 36% of the task is accomplished. How many additional men are to be engaged so that
the timeline can be met?

A: 6

B: 8
C: 12

D: 9

X working alone takes 75 days more than Y to do a work, and working together they complete it in
20 days. If a certain sum has been earmarked as wages for this work, in what ratio should it get
distributed among X and Y?

A: 1:4

B: 1:5

C: 2:5

D: 2:3

Answer:1:4

Four men and two women can do a piece of work together in one day. If a women is twice as
efficient as a man, in how many days can a woman working alone do the work?

1. 2

2. 6

3. 4

4. 8

Answer: Option C

If A and B can do a piece of work in 60 days, B and C can do it in 100 days, A and C can do it in 75
days. In how many days can B alone do it?

200 days

150 days

100 days

75 days

Answer: Option B

A can do a job in 26 days. B is 30% more efficient than A. How many days can B alone do the same
job?

20 days

24 days

18 days

23 days

Answer: Option A

If 3 men and 4 women can finish the work in 24 days, 4 men and 8 women can finish the same
work in 15 days, in how many days will it take for one man alone to finish the same work?

200 days
240 days

120 days

150 days

A can do a piece of work in 72 days.He works at it for 8 days and then b alone finishes the
remaining work in 48 days.In how many days will A and B finish the work by working together?

A and B undertake a piece of work for Rs. 720. A alone can do it in 12 days while B alone can do it
in 16 days. If they get C to help them and finish to work in 6 days, what should be the C’s share of
the money earned.

1. Rs. 270

2. Rs. 360

3. Rs. 80

4. Rs. 90

Answer: Option D

If A and B can do a piece of work in 24 days , B and C can do it in 40 days , while A and C can do it
in 30 days, in how many days can A alone do it.

1. 40 days

2. 120 days

3. 60 days

4. 75 days

Solution :- B (120 days)

A can finish a work in 16 days and B can finish the same work in 20 days. After A had worked for 4
days, B also joined with A to finish the remaining work. In how many days will the remaining work
be finished?

1. 8(8/9) days

2. 8(1/9) days

3. 6(2/3) days

4. 6(1/3) days.

Answer: Option C 6(2/3) days

X is four times as efficient as Y in respect of doing a particular work. Working together they
complete the work in 16 days. In how many days y working alone will be able to half the work?

80

20

40

60
A and B can complete a certain task in 45 days and 60 days, respectively. Both worked together for
15 days, then B left. The remaining task was completed by A and C together in next 7

days. In how many days can C alone do 50% of the same task?

1. 30

2. 20

3. 15

4. 40

Answer: Option A

To complete a work P takes 25% more time than Q. If together they take 25 days to complete the
work, how much time shall Q take to do it alone?

Option

50 days

35 days

45 days

40 days

Answer: Option C

Aman can do a piece of work in 20 days, Aman and Chandrakant together can do the same work in
15 days. Aman, Bharat and Chandrakant together can complete the same work in 10 days. In how
many days Bharat and Chandrakant together can complete the work?

Options

25 days

27 days

20 days

15 days

Answer: Option C
Amar alone can complete 12.5% of a work in 2 days and Raghu alone can complete the whole
workin 16 days. If both work together, in how many days can they complete the whole work ?

10

12

Answer:- Option D

A can do a work in double the time than what B takes to do it and B can do the same work in
double the time than what C takes to do it. If A and B together can complete the work in 4 days,
then in how many days can C alone complete the same work ?
1. 7 days

2. 2 days

3. 3 days

4. 5 days

Solution:- Option C

A can do 25% of work in 4 days and B can do one-third of the same work in 4 days. C can complete
the work in the same time as A and B would take working together, how long will it take to
complete the same work?

Answer : Answer will be 48/7

A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can finish one third of his work in 5 days and C can finish
one fourth of this work in 10 days. A and B started doing the work together and A assumed that
they can complete the work in a certain time. But B left after three days and A engaged C with him
for completing the rest of the work. By how many days will the work be delayed

1. 1

2. 4

3. 3

4. 2

A alone can complete a work in 15 days and B alone can do the same work in 30 days. A starts the
work alone and on every alternate day B joins him. In how many days will the work be completed?

• 16 days

• 14 days

• 10 days

• 12 days

Two friends Suhail and Roshan decided to reach their friend’s house at 9 PM. They started their
journeys on their bikes from the same place at the same time. Suhail travelled at an average speed
of 40 km/h and reached his friend’s house at 9.15 PM whereas Roshan travelleed at an average
speed of 60 km/h and reached there at 8.30 PM. What is the distance between their friend’s
house and the starting point?

1. 90km

2. 80km

3. 60km

4. 100km

A can do a work in double the time than what B takes to do it and B condo the same work In
double the time than what C takes to do it. If A and B together can complete the work in 4 days.
then in how many days can C alone Complete the same work?

1. 3 days
2. 2 days

3. 5 days

4. 7 days

P and Q together can complete a work in 32 days with the help of R they can complete the work in
24 days. In how much time can R alone complete the work?

• 64 days

• 96 days

• 72 days

• 48 days

A can do a work in double the time than what B takes to do it and B can do the same work in
double the time than what C takes to do it. If A and B together can complete the work at 4 days. In
how many days can C alone complete the same work?

1. 7 days

2. 3 days

3. 2 days

4. 5 days

A can do 25% of a work in 4 days and B can do one third of the same work in 4 days C can
complete the work in the same time as A and B would take working together. If ail the three work
together. How long will it take to complete the same work?

1.27/8 days

2.19/3 days

3.24/7 days

4.17/5 days

Kavya takes twice the number of days than Vipin and Vipin takes thrice the number of days than
Navya to complete a work. If kavya, Vipin and Navya work together they can complete the work in
8 days. In how much time can Vipin alone complete the work

1. 36 days

2. 12 days

3. 15 days

4. 27 days