Time and Work Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  TIME  AND  WORK  QUESTIONS

 

 

1. If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work =1n

2. If A’s 1 day's work =1n, then A can finish the work in n days.

 

3. 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.

 

NOTE : 

Efficiency1No of time units

 

 Efficiency × Time = Constant Work

 

Hence, Required time = WorkEfficiency

 

Whole work is always considered as 1, in terms of fraction and 100% , in terms of percentage.

In general, number of day's or hours = 100Efficiency

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Sashi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sashi. The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:

A) 15 B) 16
C) 18 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

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Ajit is two times as good a workman as Badrinath and therefore is able to finish a job in 30 days less than Badrinath. Working together, they can do it in

A) 10 days B) 30 days
C) 15 days D) 20 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 days

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A and B can do a piece of work in 24 and 30 daysrespectively. Both started the work and worked for 6 days.Then B leaves the work and C joins and the remaining workis completed by A and C together in 11 days. Find the days in which C alone can do the work

A) 80 B) 100
C) 120 D) 130
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 120

Explanation:

(1/24 + 1/30) x 6 + (1/24 + 1/C) x 11 = 1

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Q:

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?

A) 16 B) 17
C) 20 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18

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A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12 days. They worked together for 5 days and then A alone finished the rest work in 14 days. A alone can complete the work in _____.

A) 24 days B) 22 days
C) 20 days D) 18 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 days

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Q:

X and Y undertook to do a piece of work for Rs 5400. X alone could do this work in 18 days and Y alone could do this work in 24 days. With the assistance of Z they finished the work in 8 days. What is the share (in Rs) of Z?

 

A) 1200 B) 1500
C) 1600 D) 1800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1200

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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) 40/9 B) 20/9
C) 60/7 D) 40/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40/9

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A can do 1/3rd of a job in 3 days and B can do half of the job in 9 days. If they work on it together, then in how many days can they finish half of the job?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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