Time and Work Questions

Akhilesh is two times as good a workman as Bansi and therefore is able to finish a job in 39 days less than Bansi. Working together, they can do it in

P alone can do a piece of work in 8 days and Q alone can do the same work in 10 days. In how many days will both together complete the same work?

A mason can build a wall in 70 hours. After 7 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the wall is yet to be built?

A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 5 days, then what fraction of work is left?

A does 1/2 as much work as B and C does1/2as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together all will finish the work in

Type 1 workers can do three times the work of Type 2 workers. Twelve Type 1 workers can complete a task in 10 days. How many days would it have taken 4 Type 1 and 8 Type 2 workers to complete the same task?

X, Y and Z can do a piece of work in 30, 40 and 50 days respectively. All three of them began the work together but Y left 4 days before completion of the work. In how many days was the work completed?

Mahmood can do a piece of work in 40 hours. If he is joined by Janaki who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?