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1. 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
Answer
Explanation:
Part of work completed by A in a day = 1/X
Part of work completed by B in a day = [1/(X+5) (1/X) + (1/(X+5)]
1/6 (2X+5)/(X²+5X) = 1/6 X²+5X
= 6(2X+5) X²-7X-30=0
Solving, X=10
2. 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 & Explanation
Answer
Explanation:
A's 2 day's work = 1x (2/20) = 1/10 .
A + B + C.'s 1 day's work = (1/20) + (1/30) + (1/60) = (6/60) = (1/10)
Work done in 3 days = (1/10) + (1/10) = (1/5) .
Now, (1/5) work is done in 3 days.
Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.
3. Twelve men can complete a work in 8 days. Three days after they started the work, 3 more men joined. In many days will all of them together complete the remaining work?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6
Answer
Explanation:
1 mans 1 days = 1/96
12 men’s 3 days work = (1/8) * 3 = 3/8.
Remaining work 1 — (3/8) = 5/8 15 men 1 day’s work = 15/96
Now, 15/96 work is done by them in 1 day
5/8 work is done by them in (96/15) * (5/8) = 4 days.
4. If 6 men can make 10 sofas in 2 days, then 8 men can make 8 sofas in
A. 1.8 days
B. 1.5 days
C. 1.2 days
D. 1 day
Answer
Explanation:
Time is directly proportional to number of sofas inversely proportional to number of people No. of days = (6/8)*(8/10)*2 = 1.2 days
5. A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 1 times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in:
A. 28/3 days
B. 11 days
C. 49/4 days
D. 19/3 days
Answer
Explanation:
(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) = (7/4) : 1 = 7 : 4.
Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.
Then, 7x + 4x = 1/7
11x = 1/7
x = 1/77 .
A's 1 day's work = (1/77) x 7 = (1/11)
6. A father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together. If one son does the job in 3 hours and the in 6 hours, how many hours does it take the father to do the job?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Answer
Explanation:
Fathers 1 hours work= (1/3) + (1/6) = 1/2
Time taken by father to complete the work = 2 hours.
7. 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. 60/11
B. 61/11
C. 71/11
D. 72/11
Answer
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.
P's1 hour's work =(1/96) and Q's 1 hour's work =(1/80) .
(P + Q)'s 1 hour's work =(1/96) +(1/80) =(11/80) .
So, both P and Q will finish the work in (480/11) hrs.
Number of days of 8 hours each = (480/11) x (1/8) = (60/11) days.
8. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes in 13 days. In how many days C alone will do the work?
A. 16
B. 36
C. 24
D. 48
Answer
Explanation:
(A + B 5 days work + (B + C 2 days work + Cs 11 days work = 1.
5/12 + 6/12 + Cs 11 days work = 11/24
Cs 1 days work = (11/24) * (1/11) = 1/24
C alone can finish it in 24 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. 23 days
B. 37 days
C. 75/2 days
D. 40 days
Answer
Explanation:
Whole work is done by A in (20 x5)/4= 25 days.
Now, [1 –(4/5)i.e., (1/5) work is done by A and B in (3 /5) days.
Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 x 5) = 15 days.
A's 1 day's work =(1/25) , (A + B 1 day's work) = (1/15) .
B's 1 day's work =(1/15)-(1/25) =(4/150)=(2/75) .
So, B alone would do the work in (75/2)days.
10. 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 2:00pm. 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
Answer
Explanation:
Amit works for 5 hours. So he completes 5/15 = 1/3 of the task Anish has to complete 2/3rd of the task 12*2/3 = 8 hours are needed. He completes the task at 12:00 am.
11. 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
Answer
Explanation:
(A + B.'s 20 day's work) = (1/30) x 20 = (2/3) .
Remaining work = 1 – (2/3) = (1/3) .
Now, (1/3) work is done by A in 20 days.
Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in (20 x 3) = 60 days.
12. 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 did A leave?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer
Explanation:
Part of work completed by A in a day = 1/21
Part of work completed by B in a day = 1/24
Part of work completed by them together in a day = (1/21)+(1/24) = 5/56
Part of work completed by B in 9 days = 9/24 = 3/8
If A left after x days, (5x/56)+(3/8) = 1 x = 7
13. 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
Explanation:
(20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day.
1 woman's 1 day's work =(1/320) .
(16 x 15) men can complete the work in 1 day.
1 man's 1 day's work = (1/240)
So, required ratio=(1/240): (1/320)
=(1/3) : (1/4)
= 4 : 3 (cross multiplied).
14. 15 men can build a 500m long wall in 30 days. In how many days can 30 men build a 1.2 km long wall?
A. 48 days
B. 24 days
C. 40 days
D. 36 days
Answer
Explanation:
No. of days is directly proportional to the length of the wall and inversely proportional to the number of men.
No. of days = (1200/500)*(15/30)*30 = 36 days
15. 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?
A. 40/3 days
B. 15 days
C. 20 days
D. 26 days
Answer
Explanation:
Work done by X in 8 days = 1x (8/40) =(1/5) .
Remaining work =1 –(1/5) = (4/5)
Now,(4/5)work is done by Y in 16 days.
Whole work will be done by Y in 16 x (5/4)= 20 days.
X's 1 day's work = (1/40) , Y's 1 day's work = (1/20) .
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work = (1/40) + (1/20) = (3/40) .
Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in (40/3) days.
