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1) Aravindh and Biju can complete a work 4) A, B and C can complete a work in 10

in 30 days, 60 days respectively. Aravindh days, 15 days and 20 days respectively. A

and Biju started the work together. After 2 started the work. B joined after two days

days, Biju left, and the remaining work was and C joins them on every third day. In how

done by Aravindh. In how many days the many days the work will be completed?
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remaining work gets completed? a) 6 days b) 8 days
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a) 27 days b) 28 days c) 11(1/5) days

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d) 6 days
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c) 29 days d) 19 days 3
e) 8 days
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e) 21 days
5) A, B and C can complete a work in 12
2) A, B and C can complete a work in 15
days, 48 days and 60 days respectively. A
days, 20 days and 25 days respectively. A
started the work. B and C joined A on 4 th
and B started the work. After two days, C
and 6 th day, respectively. B left 2 days
joined them. After another three days, A
before the completion of work. In how
left. In how many days the remaining work
many days the work will be completed?
is completed?
a) 8 days b) 9(24/29) days
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a) 10 days b) 3 days
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c) 11(4/29) days d)12 days
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c) 3 days d) 4 days
27 e) 11(12/29) days

e) 3(5/7) days 6) Arjun, Vishnu and Kishore can

3) P, Q and R can complete a work in 12 complete a work in 20 days, 30 days

days, 24 days and 60 days respectively. P and 40 days respectively. Vishnu and

started the work. Q and R joined after two Kishore started the work together.

days and four days respectively. After After 2 days Arjun joined them.

another two days P left. In how many days Kishore and Arjun left four days and

the work was completed? two days respectively before the

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a) 11 days b) 10 days completion of work. In how many days
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c) 9 days
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d) 14 days the work is completed?
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1 a) 8 days b) 12 days
e) 11 days
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c) 9(1/13) days d) 7 days

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e) 11 (7/13) days complete the work, in how many days A

7) A, B and C can complete a work in 20 and C will complete the entire work?

days, 25 days and 30 days respectively. A a) 4 days b) 6 days

started the work and C worked for last 5 c) 5 days d) 10 days

days. After some days, B joined him. If the e) 12 days

entire work is completed in 10 days, then 11) A is 33.33 % more efficient than B.

after how many days B joined? Together they can complete a work in 30

a) 7/3 days b) 5/3 days days. Then B alone will complete in how

c) 4/3 days d) 3 days many days.

e) 5/4 days a) 70 b) 40

8) A, B and C can complete a work in 15 c) 28 d) 36

days, 20 days and 25 days respectively. C e) 37

started the work and A worked for last 5 12) B is 20% more efficient than C. A takes

days. After some days, B joined him. If the 25% less time than C. If A alone can

entire work is completed in 10 days, then complete the work in 20 days, then in how

after how many days B joined? many days A, B and C can complete it?

a) 36/7 days b) 35/8 days a) 200/29 b) 400/29

c) 4 days d) 4 2/3 days c) 400/53 d) 200/53

e) 5 days e) None of these.

9) A is twice efficient as B. B takes thrice 13) A and B is thrice efficient as C. B and C

the time of C. If B alone takes 30 days to takes one fourth the time of A. If A and C

complete the work, in how many days C will work together they will complete the work

complete the entire work? in 22 days. In how many days B alone will

a) 12 days b) 6(2/3) days complete it?

c) 10 days d)20 days a) 16 days b) 18 days

e) 15 days. c) 33 days d) 21 days

10) A is thrice efficient as B. B takes twice e) 28 days

the time of C. If B alone takes 20 days to 14) A and B can complete a work in 12 days

they started to work together. After 4 days

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B left, and the remaining work was 42 men and 72 women can complete the

completed in 10 days. In how many days A same piece of work?

alone will complete the work? a) 108 days b) 156 days

a) 12 days b) 14 days c) 136 days d) 172 days

c) 15 days d) 20days e) cant determined

e) 25 days 19) 17 women and 22 children can

15) A and B can complete a work in 35 complete a project work in 20 days working

days they started to work together. 4 hours per day. In how many days

After 14 days B left, and the remaining (approximately) 19 women and 21 children

work was completed in 24 days. In can complete the same project working 13

how many days B alone will complete hours per day if the efficiency of a women

the work? is equal to the efficiency of a children?

a) 52 days b) 28 days a) 8 days b) 9 days

c) 24 days d) 56 days c) 5 days d) 6 days

e) 48 days e) 10 days

16) 20 men can complete a piece of work 20) X number of persons working 12 hours

in 15 days. In how many days can 40 men per day can build a 600 m wall in 16 days.

can complete the same piece of work? If 6 more persons join them by working 12

a) 15 days b) 20 days hours per day, they can build a 900 m wall

c) 7.5 days d) 14 days in 15 days. How many persons were

e) 16 days working there at the beginning?

17) 4 men or 5 women can complete the a) 9 b) 10

work in 10 days. In how many days 6 men c) 12 d) 8

and 12 women can complete the work. e) 13

a) 2.33 days b) 10(5/39) days 21) There is enough food for 150 soldiers

c) 2.5 days d) 2(22/39) days for 20 days. After 10 days 90 soldiers left

e) 10/3 days the camp. For how many days will the rest

18) 7 men and 12 women can complete a of the food lasts for rest of the soldiers?

piece of work in 18 days. In how many days a) 30 days b) 25 days

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c) 50 days d) 60 days a) 181 b) 118

e) 40 days c) 113 d) 122

22) There is enough food for 280 soldiers e) 151

for 40 days and each person eats 900 gms 25) A contractor undertakes to build a

food every day. After 20 days 80 soldiers water tank in 30 days. So, he employs 120

left the camp. Now for how many days will men for this purpose, and they work for 6

the rest of the food lasts for the rest of the hours per day. After 15 days he finds that

soldiers if each soldier eats 700 gms food only 2/5th of the work is completed. Then

every day? how many additional employees should be

a) 40 days b) 36 days recruited for the completing the remaining

c) 30 days d) 45 days work within the given time?

e) 20 days a) 35 b) 60

23) A team of 20 boys is supposed to do a c) 40 d) 20

work in 40 days. After 20 days, 20 more e) 25

boys were employed for the work, due to 26) A can complete a work in 25 days. B

which the work is completed five day can complete 40% of the work in 16 days

earlier. How many days would it have been and C can complete of work in 30 days.

delayed if 20 more boys were not Then all the three can complete the work in

employed? how many days.

a) 52 days b) 10 days a) 10(4/9) b)11(2/9)

c) 30 days d) 50 days c) 10(10/59) d) 11(11/57)

e) 60 days e) 7(10/59)

24) 39 men can complete a piece of work 27) A can complete a work in 10 days. B

in 28 days while 42 women can complete can complete of the work in 18 days and C

the same work in 26 days. 24 men started can do 11.11 % of the work in 4 days. If A

working and after working for 16 days all of starts working and he was assisted by B

them left. How many women should be put and C on every third day. In how days the

on job to complete the remaining work if it work is completed?

is to be completed in 6 days? a) 9(1/33) b) 8 2/23

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c) 9(1/13) d) 11(1/13) c) 15(15/28) d) 5(5/28))

e) 7(1/33)) e) 7(5/7)

28) A and B can do a work in 20 days while 31) A and B can complete a work in 9 days.

B and C in 33
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days and the work is A alone works for 6 days and B completes
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completed by A, B, C by working for 10, 12, the remaining work in 13 days by doing

24 days. In how many days A alone would alone. In how many days B alone does the

complete the whole work? complete work.

a) 50 days b) 25 days a) 21(1/2) days b) 28 days

c) 40 days d) 35 days c) 30 days d) 21 days

e) 20 days e) 20 days

29) A and B, B and C do a work in 10 days 32) P and R complete a work in 24 days

and 15 days. If A works for 5 days and B doing together. If P works for 6.4 days and

works for 10 days and C completes the R for 20.4 days, they finish half work. In

remaining work in 10 days, then A and C how much time P alone can complete the

would complete the work in how many work?

days? a) 40 days b) 29 days

a) 2 days b) 15 days c) 39 days d) 35 days

c) 8 days d) 10 days e) 25 days

e) 6 days 33) A alone would take 16 hrs more to

30) A can complete a work in 20 days. B complete a work than A and B working

can complete 20% of the work in 10 days together. B takes 4 hrs more to complete a

and C can complete it in 30 days. A and C work alone than A and B working together.

decided to work on alternate days In how many days A alone can do it.

respectively for the first 5 days, then B a) 29 days b) 28 days

joins them. In how many days the work will c) 25 days d) 24 days

be completed if B works at his half e) 12 days

efficiency and A left 4 days before the 34) A alone can do a piece of work in 25

completion of work? days. B alone can do the same work 15

a) 15 b) 15(5/7) days more than the time taken by A alone.

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They work together to get a total wage of and worked together for 4 days, and the

Rs. 3900. What is the share of B? remaining work is completed by D in 9

a) Rs. 2500 b) Rs. 1000 days. If the total wage is Rs. 6300, what is

c) Rs. 1500 d) Rs. 2100 the share of D?

e) Rs. 2000 a) Rs. 2200 b) Rs. 3500

35) A, B and C together can complete a c) Rs. 3600 d) Rs. 3400

piece of work in 16 days. A, B and C started e) Rs. 2800

Directions:(36-40):

Situation 2
Project Situation 1

No. Of Workers Days Required No. Of Workers Days Required

40
1 S 60 S+9

R R-1 R+9 R-9

2

3 𝑽𝟐 196 𝑻𝟐 324

Q.36) If 180 people were working for Q.38) If 0.5R people work on project 2 for

Project 1, how many days did it take to 80 days and then 0.5R people join the

complete the work? project after 80 days, how many days will

a) 3 days b) 2 days it take to complete the Project 2?

c) 4 days d) 6 days a) 134 days b) 120 days

e) 8 days c) 156 days d) 140 days

Q.37) If in Team M, total no. of workers = e) 160 days

0.5V × 2T, then what is the number of days Q.39) If 270 people were working for

required by team M to complete Project V? Project 1, how many days did it take to

a) 290 days b) 260 days complete the work?

c) 252 days d) 280 days a) 3 days b) 2 days

e) 268 days c) 4 days d) 6 days

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e) 8 days

Q.40) If in Team Z, total no. of workers =

0.25V × 3T, then what is the number of

days required by team Z to complete

Project 3?

a) 350 days b) 336 days

c) 320 days d) 380 days

e) 368 days

Answer key:

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (e) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b)

8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b)

14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19.

(d) 20. (b) 21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (b)

25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30.

(c) 31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (c)

36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (b)

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