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

Q:

Jaikishen can do a piece of work in 15 hours. If he is joined by Jhanvi who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A) 6 hours B) 12 hours
C) 3 hours D) 9 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6 hours

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Q:

A mason can build a wall in 18 hours. After 9 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the wall is yet to be built?

A) 0.9 B) 0.25
C) 0.5 D) 0.2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.5

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Q:

10 persons can do a job in X days. If 20 persons with twice the efficiency can do the same job in 5 days, then find the value of X?

A) 40 B) 15
C) 20 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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A, B and C can do a job working alone in 12, 16 and 24 days respectively. In how many days they can do the job if they worked together?

A) 16/3 B) 15/4
C) 17/3 D) 19/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16/3

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Working together P, Q and R reap a field in 6 days. If P can do it alone in 10 days and Q in 24 days, in how many days will R alone be able to reap the field?

A) 32 days B) 40 days
C) 45 days D) 60 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40 days

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Q:

An hour-long test has 60 problems. If a student completes 30 problems in 25 minutes, then the required seconds he has taken on average for computing each of the remaining problems is

A) 70 seconds B) 50 seconds
C) 40 seconds D) 30 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 70 seconds

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A can do a piece of work in 8 days and B can do it in 10 days seperately. How many days would it take for both A and B to finish the same work together?

A) 33/8 B) 40/9
C) 41/10 D) 42/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40/9

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A, B and C can finish a job working alone in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. They all work together for 1 day, then A and B quit. How many days C working alone will take to finish the remaining part of the job?

A) 60 B) 54
C) 6 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 54

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