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TIME AND WORK


If a piece of work is done in x number of days, then the work done in one day = 1/x.

1. Work from Days:


1
If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work = .
n
2. Days from Work:
1
If A's 1 day's work = , then A can finish the work in n days.
n
3. Ratio:

If A is thrice as good a workman as B, then:

Ratio of work done by A and B = 3 : 1.

Ratio of times taken by A and B to finish a work = 1 : 3.

Solved Questions
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

1
B.
10

7
C.
15

8
D.
15

1
A's 1 day's work = ;
15
1
B's 1 day's work = ;
20
1 1 7
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = .
15 20 60
7 7
(A + B)'s 4 day's work = x4 = .
60 15
7 8
Therefore, Remaining work = 1- = .
15 15

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. 91 days
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B. 9 days
5

3
C. 9 days
5

D. 10

1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = ,
4
1
A's 1 day's work = ,
16
1
B's 1 day's work = .
12
1 1 1 1 7 5
C's 1 day's work = - + = - = .
4 16 12 4 48 48
48 3
So, C alone can do the work in = 9 days.
5 5

3 A can do a piece of work in 25 days and B in 20 days. They work together for
5 days and then A goes away. In how many days will B finish the remaining
work?
A17 days

B11 days

C10 days
DNone of these

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

4 A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 15 days .They worked together on it for 6 days and
then, A left . In how many days will B finish the remaining work ?
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5 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 before B and C leave. How many
days more will A take to finish the work?

Additional Questions

1. Among five friends, A is heavier than B; C is lighter than D; B is lighter than D but heavier than E. Who among
them is the heaviest?

(a) B

(b) C
(c) A

(d) Can’t say

2 . Pune is bigger than Jhansi, Sitapur is bigger than Chittor. Raigarh is not as big as Jhansi, but is bigger than
Sitapur. Chittor is not as big as Sitapur. Which is the smallest?

(a) Jhansi

(b) Pune

(c) Chittor

(d) Sitapur

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