420+ Solved Time and Work Problems with Solutions and Explanation

Q:

If 2 men and 3 women can do a piece of work in 8 days and 3 men and 2 women in 7 days. In how many days can the work be done by 5 men and 4 women working together?

A) 3 days	B) 6 days
C) 4 days	D) 2 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 days

Explanation:

From the given data,

=> (2 M + 3W) 8 = (3M + 2W)7

=> 16M + 24W = 21M + 14 W

=> 10W = 5M

=> 2W = M

=> 14W × ? = 7W × 8

? = 4 days

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A contractor undertakes to complete a work in 130 days. He employs 150 men for 25 days and they complete 1/4 of the work . He then reduces the number of men to 100, who work for 60 days, after which there are 10 days holidays.How many men must be employed for the remaining period to finish the work?

Answer

150 men in 25 days do = $\frac{1}{4}$ work

Let 1 man in 1 day does = x work

Total work done by 150 men in 25 days = 150x * 25 = $\frac{1}{4}$ work => x = $\frac{1}{15000}$

Therefore, 100 men in 60 days do = 100 * 60x = 6000x work = 6/15 = 2/5

Total work done = $\frac{1}{4} + \frac{2}{5} = \frac{13}{20}$

Therefore, Remaining work = 1 - $\frac{13}{20}$ = $\frac{7}{20}$

Remaining time = 130 - (25+60+10) = 35 days

Therefore, work is done in 25 days by 150 men.

Therefore, Work is done in 35 days by 150 men.

Hence, he should employ 50 more men.

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Q:

Rohit crosses a 700 metres wide road in 35 seconds. What is his speed (in km/hr)?

A) 54	B) 76
C) 72	D) 84

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

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Q:

Amar can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it for 4 days and then Arun finishes it in 9 days. In how many days can Amar and Arun together finish the work ?

A) 4 days	B) 8 days
C) 3 days	D) 6 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6 days

Explanation:

4/10 + 9/x = 1 => x = 15

Then both can do in

1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6 => 6 days

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Four pipes P,Q, R and S can fill a cistern in 20,25, 40 and 50 hours respectively.The first pipe P was opened at 6:00 am, Q at 8:00 am, R at 9:00 am and S at 10:00 am. when will the Cistern be full?

A) 4:18 pm	B) 3:09 pm
C) 12:15 pm	D) 11:09 am

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3:09 pm

Explanation:

Efficiency of P= 100/20= 5% per hour

Efficiency of Q= 100/25= 4% per hour

Efficiency of R= 100/40= 2.5% per hour

Efficiency of S=100/50= 2% per hour

Cistern filled till 10 am by P, Q and R

$\begin{matrix} Till 10.00 am Pipe P filled 20 % \\ Till 10.00 am Pipe Q filled 8 % \\ Till 10.00 am Pipe R filled 2.5 % \end{matrix}\} 30.5 %$

Thus, at 10 am pipe P,Q and R filled 30.5% of the cistern.

Rest of cistern to be filled = 100 - 30.5 = 69.5%

Now, the time taken by P,Q,R and S together to fill the remaining capacity of the cistern

= 69.5 / (5+4+2.5+2) = 5 Hours and 9 minutes(approx).

Therefore, total time =4 hrs + 5hrs 9 mins = 9 hrs and 9 mins

It means cistern will be filled up at 3:09 pm

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Q:

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24,6 and 12 days respectively.Working together, they will complete the same work in:

A) 1/24 days	B) 7/24 days
C) 24/7 days	D) 4 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24/7 days

Explanation:

(A+B+C)'s 1 day's work = (1/24 + 1/6 + 1/12) = 7/24

so, A,B and C together will complete the work in 24/7 days.

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Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 hours and $17 \frac{1}{7}$ hours respectively. Harihar opened the pipes A and B to fill an empty tank and some times later he closed the taps A and B , when the tank was supposed to be full. After that it was found that the tank was emptied in 2.5 hours because an outlet pipe "C" connected to the tank was open from the beginning. If Harihar closed the pipe C instead of closing pipes A and B the remaining tank would have been filled in :

A) 2 hours	B) 8 hours
C) 6 hours	D) 4 hours

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8 hours

Explanation:

Efficiency of Inlet pipe A = 4.16% $(\frac{100}{24})$

Efficiency of Inlet pipe B = 5.83% $(\frac{100}{17 \frac{1}{7}})$

Therefore, Efficiency of A and B together = 100 %

Now, if the efficiency of outlet pipe be x% then in 10 hours the capacity of tank which will be filled = 10 * (10 - x)

Now, since this amount of water is being emptied by 'C' at x% per hour, then

$\frac{10 x (10 - x)}{x} = 2.5 h r s$

=> x = 8

Therefore, in 10 hours 20% tank is filled only. Hence, the remaining 80% of the capacity will be filled by pipes A and B in 80/10 = 8 hours

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Q:

4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it ?

A) 40 days	B) 36 days
C) 32 days	D) 34 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40 days

Explanation:

Let 1 man's 1 day work = x and 1 woman's 1 day work = y.
Then, 4x + 6y = 1/8 and 3x + 7y = 1/10
Solving these two equations, we get:
x = 11/400 and y = 1/400
10 woman's 1 day work = (1/400 x 10) = 1/40.

Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.

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