LCM & HCF

1. The LCM and HCF of two numbers is 48 and 8. If one of the numbers is 16, find the
other number.
a) 24 b) 12 c) 32 d) 36

2. Find the HCF of ⅔,¾ and ⅘.

a) 1/60 b) 2/5 c) 1/12 d) 2/15

3. The HCF of 2 prime numbers is

a) their product b) their sum c) one d) zero

4. The HCF and LCM of two numbers is 2 and 70. If the sum of the numbers is 24, find the
smallest of the two numbers
a) 14 b) 10 c) 7 d) 12

5. The greatest number that will divide 82,111 and 140 leaving the same remainder in each
case is
a) 58 b) 47 c) 31 d) 29

6. Five bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2,5,6,8 and 9 seconds
respectively. How many times do they toll together in an hour?
a) 11 b) 12 c) 10 d) 6
7. The greatest 4-digit number which is divisible by 6,8 and 10 is
a) 9960 b) 9999 c) 9990 d) 9600

8. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 4 and 60. Which of the following could be those
numbers?
a) 24,60 b) 6,40 c) 12,20 d) 18,40

9. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:5 and their HCF is 8. The numbers are
a) 32,48,80 b) 8,12,20 c) 12,18,30 d) 16,24,40

10. Find the LCM of ⅓,¼ and ⅕.

a) 1 b) 1/60 c) 60 d) 1/12

11. How many multiples does the number 24 have?

a) 8 b) 6 c) 12 d) Infinite

12. The product of LCM and HCF of two positive integers x and y is 12. How many distinct
values can x take?
a) 6 b) 12 c) 3 d) 4

13. Harshini has three pieces of thread of length 15m, 18m and 24m. She is asked to cut
them into smaller pieces of equal length such that no piece of thread gets wasted. Find
the minimum number of smaller threads she will get.
a) 19 b) 72 c) 24 d) 15
14. Which of the following has only 2 factors?
a) 9 b) 8 c) 7 d) 6

15. The least number which when divided by 10,13 and 21 leaves 5 as the remainder in
each case is
a) 2735 b) 915 c) 1295 d) 3145

16. The traffic signals at 4 road crossings change every 30 seconds, 1minute, 45 seconds
and 75 seconds respectively. If they changed simultaneously at 9:00 am, at what time
will they change simultaneously again?
a) 9:12 am b) 9:15 am c) 9:20 am d) 9:30 am

17. The HCF of two positive integers is 24. Which of the following cannot be their LCM?
a) 180 b) 312 c) 240 d) 168

18. The sum of two numbers is 50 and their HCF is 10. The number of values the LCM can
take is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 5

19. The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder of 4, when divided by 6,9,15 and 18 is
a) 74 b) 94 c) 184 d) 364

20. Find the HCF of two co-prime numbers whose product is 330.
a) 330 b) 11 c) 1 d) 3
21. Find the HCF of 24,30,60,72 and 96
a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 12

22. Find the LCM of the first seven natural numbers.

a) 168 b) 84 c) 840 d) 420
 Work

1. A can complete a work in 6 days and B can complete a work in 3 days. If A and B work
together, in how many days can the work be completed?
a) 9 days b) 4.5 days c) 2 days d) 1.5 days

2. C takes 6 days to complete half of a work and D takes 5 days to complete 1/3rd of the
same work. They take turns to complete the task. If C works for the first 4 days, in how
many days will D complete the rest of the work without the help of C?
a) 10 days b) 12 days c) 8 days d) 9 days

3. If 6 men takes 9 days to complete a work, how many men can complete the work in 3
days?
a) 2 men b) 12 men c) 9 men d) 18 men

4. A can build up a structure in 8 days and B can break it in 4 days. A has worked for 4
days and then B joined to work with A for another 2 days only. In how many days will A
alone build up the remaining part of the structure?
a) 5 days b) 6 days c) 4 days d) 2 days

5. A contract is to be completed in 50 days and 105 men were set to work, each working 8
hours a day. After 25 days, ⅖ th of the work is finished. How many additional men be
employed so that the work may be completed on time, each man now working 9 hours a
day?
a) 35 men b) 40 men c) 45 men d) 30 men
6. Tarun, Varun and Arun are working together on a software project. Tarun alone can
complete in 100 days. Varun alone can complete in 120 days. Arun alone can complete
in 150 days. When working together, how long does it take for them to complete the
project?
a) 123.33 days b) 60 days c) 50.33 days d) 40 days

7. A and B together take 6 days to complete a task. B and C together take 12 days to
complete the same task. A and C together take 8 days to complete it. If A, B and C are
working together, how long does it take for them to complete the task?
a) 4(⅔) days b) 4 days c) 5(⅓) days d) 1(⅓)days

8. A and B can finish a piece of work in 20 day. B and C in 30 days and C and A in 40
days. In how many days will A alone finish the job?
a) 48 days b) 34(2/7) days c) 44 days d) 45 days

9. In a management company 6 boys and 8 girls can do a piece of work in 10 days while
26 boys and 48 girls can do the same in 2 days. Find the time taken by 15 boys and 20
girls in doing the same type of work?
a) 7 days b) 5 days c) 6 days d) 4 days

10. 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 Baht 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to
be paid to C?
a) 2400 Baht b) 2000 Baht c) 1200 Baht d) 400 Baht
11. A, B,C can do a work in 8,14,16 days respectively. A does the work for the first 2 days. B
continues from it and finishes 2/3rd of the remaining work. C finishes the remaining
work. How many days would have taken to complete the work?
a) 13 days b) 11 days c) 12 days d) 15 days

12. A can lay a 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) 4 days b) 9.6 days c) 9 days d) 10 days

13. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270
bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4
minutes?
a) 2700 b) 1080 c) 450 d) 1800

14. Amit can complete a task in 15 hours and Anish can complete the same task in 12
hours. Amit starts the task at 9:00 am and stops working at 2:00 pm. Anish starts
working on the task at 4:00 pm. At what time is the task completed?
a) 12:00 pm b) 2:00 am c) 12:00 am d) 10:00 pm

15. If 12 men work 8 hours a day to complete a work in 10 days, how many men working 12
hours a day can complete the work in 5 days?
a) 16 men b) 4 men c) 12 men d) 8 men
16. If 28 men can finish a work in 15 days, 21 men can finish the same work in
a) 24 days b) 14 days c) 15 days d) 20 days

17. If 10 workers can make 10 tables in 10 days, then how many days would it take for 5
workers to make 5 tables?
a) 1 day b) 5 days c) 10 days d) 25 days

18. B can work 3 times faster than A. they work together on a task and complete it in a day.
How long does it take for B alone to complete the task?
a) 32 hours b) 48 hours c) 3 days d) 4 days

19. Alex can do a work in 15 days and Vinod in 12 days. If they work on it together for 4
days, the fraction of work that is left is
a) 3/5 b) 4/7 c) 2/5 d) ¼

20. A and B can do a piece of work in 21 and 24 days respectively, They start the work
together and after some days, A leaves and B completes the rest of the task in 9 days.
After how many days A do?
a) 5 days b) 6 days c) 7 days d) 8 days

21. 12 men can do a work in 20 days while 20 women can finish the same work in 16 days.
Find the ratio between capacity of a man and a woman.
a) 3:4 b) 5:4 c) 4:3 d) 5:3
22. A alone can finish a work in X days. B alone can finish the same work in X+5 days.
Together, they take 6 days to complete the work. Find X.
a) 12 b) 8 c) 10 d) 9
 Age

1. The ratio of the ages of A and B is 2:3, If B is 3 years elder than A. Find the age of A
after 2 years?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

2. Two years ago, Harish was thrice as old as his brother Krish. Two years later, Harish will
be twice as old as Krish. Find the present age of Krish?
A. 14
B. 12
C. 8
D. 6

3. Ram is 5 years elder than Lakshman who is 4 years elder than Bharath. The sum of their
ages is 61. Find the age of Lakshman?
A. 25
B. 20
C. 15
D. 16

4. Ram and Raj are twins. The sum of their ages combines with their father’s age is 47.
Their father’s age at the time of their birth was 29. Find the age of Ram?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 11
D. 14

5. A wizard named Nepo says “I am only three times my son’s age. My father is 40 years
more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1,240 years old.” How old
is Nepo?
A. 360
B. 240
C. 120
D. 480
6. A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old
as his son’s age at that time. Hence the father’s present age is?
A. 36
B. 42
C. 45
D. 48

7. At present, Shyam is twice as old as his sister. Three years back, he was thrice her age.
Find his sister’s present age?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 12
D. 6

8. Today is Anish’s birthday. One year from today, he will be twice as old as he was 10
years ago. How old is Anish today?
A. 21 years
B. 22 years
C. 23 years
D. 25 years

9. The ages of Vikas and Nikash are in the ratio of 5:3. If Vikas is 8 years elder than
Nikash. Find the age of Nikash?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 20

10. The present ages of Ram and Raj differ by 7. Five years back, Raj was twice the age of
Ram. Find the age of Ram after 4 years?
A. 16
B. 20
C. 21
D. 25
11. Anju is three years older than Sanju who is five years older than Manju. The sum of their
ages is 73. Find the age of Sanju?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 28
D. 30

12. 5 years ago, 1/5 of Keith’s age was equal to 1/7 of Dora’s age. The average of their
present ages is 29. Find Keith’s age after 5 years?
A. 30
B. 38
C. 35
D. 25

13. The ratio of the ages of a mother and a daughter are in the ratio 3:1. The product of their
ages is 363. Find the daughter’s age after 4 years?
A. 11
B. 14
C. 15
D. 10

14. A father’s age is two and a half times more than his son’s age. 5 years ago, he was six
times the age of his son. Find the father’s present age?
A. 35
B. 40
C. 38
D. 31

15. A boy said to his friends, “When I was born, my father was as old as I am now”. If his
father’s age will be 60 after 6 years, find the son’s present age?
A. 25
B. 33
C. 27
D. 30
16. The ages of Pooja and Deepa are in the ratio 4:5. Four years ago, their ages were in the
ratio 8:11. Find Pooja’s present age?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 14
D. 9

17. A boy is 8 years older than his sister. Two years ago, he was twice his sister’s age. Find
his present age?
A. 20
B. 10
C. 18
D. 16

18. The sum of the ages of Lily and Nancy is twice the difference of their ages. Find the ratio
of Nancy’s age to Lily’s age?
A. 1:3
B. 3:1
C. 1:2
D. 2:1

19. Flora is twice Tara’s age. After 10 years, Tara will be two-third of Flora’s age. Find
Flora’s present age?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 18
D. 20

20. Nina is 9 years older than Angel. Two years ago, Angel’s age was half that of Nina’s.
Find Angel’s present age?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 15
D. 18
21. The total age of X and Y is 10 years more than the total age of Y and Z. Find the
difference between the ages of X and Z.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20

22. The present ages of A, B and C are in the ratio 3:5:8. Eight years ago, the sum of their
ages was 40. Find B’s present age?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 40

23. The ages of two person P and Q differ by 14 years. 6 years ago, P was thrice as old as
Q. Find the present age of Q?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18

24. Father’s age was five times his son’s age 5 years ago and will be three times the son’s
age after 2 years. What is the ratio of their present ages?
A. 5:2
B. 10:3
C. 8:3
D. 9:4
 Stream

1. A man can row upstream at a speed of 20 km/h and downstream at a speed of 27 km/h. Find
the speed of the stream
a) 2.5 km/h b) 3.5 km/h c) 7 km/h d) 23.5 km/h

2. The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/h. The speed of the stream is 2 km/h. The distance
travelled by a boat upstream in 3.5 h is?
a) 10.5 km b) 24.5 km c) 17.5 km d) 20 km

3. A boat travels 10 km upstream and 5 km downstream in 3 hrs. If the speed of the boat in still
water is 7 km/h, find the speed of the stream
a) 2 km/h b) 3 km/h c) 4 km/h d) 5 km/h

4.The time taken by a boat to travel upstream is twice the time taken by it to travel downstream.
If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 km/h, find the rate of current.
a) 2 km/h b) 2.5 km/h c) 3 km/h d) Data insufficient

5. A boat can travel 16 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 4 hours. It can travel 24 km

upstream and 18 km downstream in 4.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat.
a) 12 km/h b) 9 km/h c) 2 km/h d) 10 km/h

6. A motorboat with a speed of 15 km/h travels 72 km downstream in 4 hrs. Find the time
required to travel the same distance upstream.
a) 4 hours b) 4.5 hours c) 5 hours d) 6 hours
7. Find the ratio between the speeds of the boat and stream if the boat can travel 30 km
upstream in 3 hours and the same distance downstream in 2 hours.
a) 5:1 b) 3:2 c) 4:1 d) 2:3

8. Moving along a stream, a boat travels 16 km and moving against the stream, it travels 12 km.
The time taken for the entire journey is 5 hours. The upstream speed and downstream speed
are the ratio of 1:2. Find the speed of the stream.
a) 8 km/h b) 4 km/h c) 2 km/h d) 6 km/h

9. The speed of a boat in still water is 20 km/h and the speed of the stream is 5 km/h. The
distance travelled upstream in 20 minutes is
a) 15 km b) 10 km c) 3 km d) 5 km

10. A boatman starts from point A at 11:00 am and travels downstream to point B, stays there
for an hour and returns to point A at 4:00 pm. If the speed of the boat and stream are 12 km/h
and 3 km/h respectively, find the distance between A and B.
a) 45 km b) 22.5 km c) 36 km d) 27 km

11. The upstream and downstream speeds of a boat are 7 km//h and 11km/h respectively. Find
the speed of the boat.
a) 9 m/s b) 5 m/s c) 2 m/s d) 2.5 m/s

12.The time taken by a ship to travel 48 km downstream is equal to the time taken to travel 32
km upstream. If the velocity of the stream is 4 km/h, find the speed of the ship.
a) 16 km/h b) 20 km/h c) 18 km/h d) 24 km/h
13. A boat takes 5 hours to travel upstream from A to B and return back to A. If the speeds of
the boat and the stream are 10 km/h and 2 km/h respectively, find the distance between A and
B.
a) 20 km b) 25 km c) 24 km d) 18 km

14. The downstream speed of a boat is twice its upstream speed. Find the ratio of the speed of
the boat to the speed of the stream.
a) 3:1 b) 2:1 c) 1:2 d) 3:2

15.In one hour, a boat travels 9 km upstream. It takes the same time to travel 15 km
downstream. Find the speed of the stream.
a) 2.5 km/h b) 3 km/h c) 2 km/h d) 4 km/h

16. In a to and fro journey between two places, the average speed of a boat was 9.1 km/h. If the
upstream speed of the boat is 7 km/h, find the speed of the stream.
a) 2.1 km/h b) 3 km/h c) 2.9 km/h d) 3.5 km/h

17. The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/h and the speed of the stream is 2 km/h. The boat
travels to an island at a distance of 30 km, stays there for 2 hours and returns to the starting
point at 5:00 pm. At that time did the boat start to the island?
a) 7:00 am b) 8:00 am c) 9:30 am d) 6:15 am
18. The effective speed of a boat is 10.5 km/h against the stream and 16.5 km/h along the
stream. Find the speed of the stream.
a) 3.5 km/h b) 3.25 km/h c) 3 km/h d) 6.5 km/h

19. A man swims a distance of 35 km against the current in 5 hours and a distance of 39 km
downstream in 3 hours. Find the time taken by him to cover a distance of 40 km in still water.
a) 3.5 hrs b) 3.9 hrs c) 4.5 hrs d) 4 hrs

20. A man can row at a speed of 6 km/h in still water. He travels a distance of 16 km against the
current and comes back to the starting point in 6 hours. Find the rate of current.
a) 4 km/h b) 2 km/h c) 1 km/h d) 2.5 km/h

21. The current of a stream runs at a rate of 1.5 km/h. A man rows 10 km to an island and
returns back at the same distance immediately. If he can row 4.5 km with the stream in the
same time as 3 km against the stream, find the total time taken by him.
a) 4.5 hrs b) 3 hrs c) 259 mins d) 2(7/9) hrs

22. A swimmer swims 5 km upstream and 3 km downstream in 2 hour. If the speed of the
stream is 3 km/h, find the swimmer’s speed.
a) 6 km/h b) 5 km/h c) 4.5 km/h d) 7.5 km/h