Time and Work Questions

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?

If two flood gates A and B function simultaneously, the reservoir will be filled iu 6 hours. Gate A fills the reservoir 5 hours faster than gate B. How many hours does the faster flood gate take to fill the reservoir?

A and B together can complete a task in 12 days. However, if A works alone, completes half the job and leaves and then B works alone and competes the rest of the work, it takes 25 days in all to complete the work. If B is more efficient than A, how many days would it have taken B to do the work by herself?

X can complete a task in 8 days, whereas Y can complete the same task in 10 days. If they work together, in how many days will the task be completed?

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

A and B together do a job in 12 days and A could do the job in 20 days if he worked alone. How many days would B take to do the job if he worked alone?

Abhinav is 2 times as good a workman as Balwant and therefore is able to finish a job in 36 days less than Balwant. Working together, they can do it in

A, B and C can do job in 9, 12 and 36 days respectively if they worked alone. A leaves after they have worked together for 3 days. In how many days can B and C do the rest of the job?