Time and Work

Time and Work

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

P is 20% more efficient than Q. P can complete a work in 24 days. If P and Q work together, how much time will it take to complete the same work?

  1. 10 days
  2. 11 days
  3. 14 days
  4. 15 days
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a cloth factory, 35 men can prepare 120 m cloth in 10 hours. If 15 men leave the factory, how many metres of cloth will be prepared in 28 hours?

  1. 174 m
  2. 182 m
  3. 192 m
  4. 173 m
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A and B can do a piece of work in 5 hours. B and C together can do it in 4 hours, while A and C together can do it in 3 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?

  1. 18.14 hours
  2. 16.14 hours
  3. 17.14 hours
  4. 15.14 hours
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Daily wage of a man is 1.5 times that of a woman. How many men should work for 20 days to earn Rs. 14700 if the wages for 30 women for 20 days are Rs. 21000?

  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 16
  4. 18
  5. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

P and Q can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days, respectively. P alone started the work and Q joined him after 3 days till the completion of the work. How long did the work last?

  1. 8 days
  2. 7.8 days
  3. 9 days
  4. 10.8 days
  5. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A alone can do a piece of work in 5 days and B alone in 7 days. A and B have to do it for Rs. 3500, but they want to finish this work as soon as possible. They finish this work with the help of C in 2 days. How much money is to be paid to C?

  1. Rs. 1400
  2. Rs. 1500
  3. Rs. 2000
  4. Rs. 2200
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Keeping 15 cows and 20 buffaloes for 12 days costs Rs. 1260. If the cost of keeping 4 cows and 7 buffaloes is Rs. 252 for 7 days, what will be the cost for keeping 10 cows and 10 buffaloes for 10 days?

  1. Rs. 540
  2. Rs. 520
  3. Rs. 500
  4. Rs. 600
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If P can produce 42 packets of bread in 8 hours and Q can produce 35 packets in 7 hours, then how many hours are required to produce 123 packets of bread together?

  1. 7.5 hours
  2. 8 hours
  3. 12 hours
  4. 8.5 hours
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A is thrice as good a workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 21 days. In how many days will B alone finish the work?

  1. 48 days
  2. 84 days
  3. 56 days
  4. 68 days
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A is twice as good a workman as B and takes 12 days less to do a piece of work than B. B alone can do the whole work in

  1. 18 days
  2. 14 days
  3. 24 days
  4. 16 days
  5. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A can do a job in 30 days and B can do the same job in 25 days. If they work together for 5 days on this job, what fraction of the job is completed?

  1. 11/40
  2. 11/30
  3. 11/15
  4. 11/30
  5. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It takes 7 men 12 days to complete a job. They worked for 5 days. After 5 days, 2 men left the job. In how many days will 5 men complete the job?

  1. 12 days
  2. 14 days
  3. 9 days
  4. 10 days
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A is 3/4 times as good a workman as B and therefore, he is able to finish a job in 45 days less than B. if they work together, then how many days will they take to finish the work?

  1. 40 days
  2. 78 days
  3. 45 days
  4. 48 days
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

P can do a work in 6 hours. Q can do the same work in 8 hours, while R can do the same work in 10 hours. If they work together, then in how many hours will they finish the work?

  1. 2 hours
  2. 4 hours
  3. 3 hours
  4. 5 hours
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A, B and C can do a job in 20, 25 and 50 days, respectively. In how many days can A do the work if B and C help him on every 4th day?

  1. 12 days
  2. 15 days
  3. 16 days
  4. 18 days
  5. None of these

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