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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Anil is twice as good as workman as Bimal and together they finish a piece of work in 9 days. In how many days will Anil alone finish the work?

A) 12.5 B) 11.5
C) 10.5 D) 13.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 13.5

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A can complete a task alone in 8 days, while B takes 12 days to do it by herself. Together with C it takes them 4 days to complete the work. If C and D together can complete the task in 15 days, then how many days will D need to complete the task by herself?

A) 36 B) 32
C) 40 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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A painter can paint a fence in 24 hours. After 6 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the fence is yet to be painted?

A) 0.6 B) 0.2
C) 0.75 D) 0.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.75

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A and B can complete a task in 12 days. However, A had to leave a few days before the task was completed and hence it took 16 days in all to complete the task. If A alone could complete the work in 21 days, how many days before the work getting over did A leave?

A) 7 B) 5
C) 9 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7

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Vikram and Vivek can finish a work in 50 days. They worked together for 20 days and then left. How much work has been done by them?

A) 3/5 B) 1/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2/5

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A, B and C can finish a job working alone in 12, 8 and 24 days respectively. In how many days they can finish the job if they worked together?

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

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Ajay can do a painting in 12 days. Amit is 70% more efficient than Ajay. What is the number of days Amit would need to finish the same painting?

 

A) 6415 B) 5113
C) 335 D) 7117
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7117

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P and Q can do a project in 12 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 50% of the project if they work together?

A) 6 days B) 3 days
C) 18 days D) 1.5 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 days

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