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Time and Work 1 To 10

1) A and B can complete a job in 15 and 20 days respectively. If they work together for 4 days, the fraction of work remaining is 8/15. 2) A can lay railway track in 16 days, B in 12 days. With C's help they completed it in 4 days. C alone can do the job in 9 3/5 days. 3) A, B, and C can complete a job in 20, 30, and 60 days respectively. With A assisted by B and C every third day, the job can be completed in 15 days.

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Time and Work 1 To 10

1) A and B can complete a job in 15 and 20 days respectively. If they work together for 4 days, the fraction of work remaining is 8/15. 2) A can lay railway track in 16 days, B in 12 days. With C's help they completed it in 4 days. C alone can do the job in 9 3/5 days. 3) A, B, and C can complete a job in 20, 30, and 60 days respectively. With A assisted by B and C every third day, the job can be completed in 15 days.

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1) A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days.

If they work on it
together for 4 days, then the
fraction of the work that is left is:
a) 1/4 b) 1/10 c) 7/15
d) 8/15 e) None of these

1. Option D
A’s 1 day’s work = 1/15
B’s 1 day’s work = 1/20
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = [1/15 + 1/20] = 7/60
(A + B)’s 4 day’s work = [ 7/60 × 4] = 7/15
Therefore, Remaining work = [1 ⎯ 7/15] = 8/15
2) A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B
can do the same job in 12 days, with help of C, they did the job in 4 days
only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
a) 9 1/5 b) 9 2/5 c) 9 3/5
d) 10 e) None of these

Option C

(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = 1/4


A’s 1 day’s work = 1/16
B’s 1 day’s work = 1/12
C’s 1 day’s work = 1/4 ⎯[ 1/16 + 1/12 ] = [ 1/4 ⎯ 7/48 ] = 5/48
So, C alone can do the work in 48/5 = 9 3/5
3) A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively.
In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on
every third day?
a) 12 days b) 15 days c) 16 days
d) 18 days e) None of these

Option B

A’s 2 day’s work = [ 1/20 × 2] = 1/10


(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = [ 1/20 + 1/30 + 1/60 ] = 6/60 = 1/10
Work done in 3 days = [ 1/10 + 1/10 ] = 1/5
Now, 1/5 work is done in 3 days.
Whole work will be done in (3 × 5) = 15 days
4) A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a
job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in:
a) 20 days b) 22 1/2 c) 25 days
d) 30 days e) None of these

Option B

Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3


The time difference is (3 ⎯1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1
day.
If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.
If difference of time is 60 days, B takes [ 3/2 × 60] = 90 days
So, A takes 30 days to do the work.
A’s 1 day’s work = 1/30
B’s 1 day’s work = 1/90
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = [ 1/30 + 1/90 ] = 4/90 = 2/45
A and B together can do the work in 45/2= 22 1/2 days
5) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone 8 days. A and B
undertook to do it for Rs.3200. With the help of C, they completed the
work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
a) Rs.375 b) Rs.400 c) Rs.600
d) Rs.800 e) None of these

Option B

C’s 1 day’s work = 1/3 ⎯ [ 1/6 + 1/8 ] = 1/3 ⎯ 7/24 =1/24


A’s wages : B’s wages : C’s wages = 1/6 : 1/8 : 1/24 = 4 : 3 : 1
C’s share (for 3 days) = Rs.[ 1/8 × 3200] = Rs.400
6) If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men
and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20
boys in doing the same type of work will be:
a) 4 days b) 5 days c) 6 days
d) 7 days e) None of these

Option A

Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x ; 1 boy’s 1 day’s work = y


Then, 6x + 8y = 1/10 and 26x + 48y = 1/2
Solving these two equations, we get : x = 1/100 and y = 1/200
(15 men + 20 boy)’s 1 day’s work = [ 15/100 + 20/200 ] = 1/4
15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.
7) A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3
hours, while A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B
alone take to do it?
a) 8 hours b) 10 hours c) 12 hours
d) 24 hours e) None of these

Option C

A’s 1 hour’s work = 1/4


(B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = 1/3
(A + C)’s 1 hour’s work = 1/2
(A + B + C)’s 1 hour’s work = [ ¼ + 1/3 ] = 7/12
B’s 1 hour’s work = [ 7/12 ⎯ ½ ] = 1/12
B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.
8) A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together
can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50
days, then B alone could do it in:
a) 15 days b) 20 days c) 25 days
d) 30 days e) None of these

Option C

(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = 1/10


C’s 1 day’s work = 1/50
(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = [ 1/10 + 1/50] = 6/50= 3/25…….. (i)
A’s 1 day’s work = (B + C)’s 1 day’s work …….. (ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get 2 × (A’s 1 day’s work) = 3/25
A’s day’s work = 3/50
B’s 1 day’s work= [ 1/10 ⎯ 3/50 ] = 2/50 = 1/25
So, B alone could do the work in 25 days.
9) A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together
finish the remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do
the whole work?
a) 23 days b) 37 1/2 days c) 37
d) 40 days e) None of these

Option C
Whole work is done by A in [20 × 5/4 ] = 25 days
Now, [1 ⎯ 4/5 ] i.e., 1/5 work is done by A and B in 3 days.
Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 × 5) = 15 days.
A’s 1 day’s work = 1 /25 , (A + B)’s 1 day’s work =1/15
B’s 1 day’s work = [ 1/15 ⎯ 1/25 ] = 4/150 = 2/75
So, B alone would do the work in 75/2 =37 1/2days
10) A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can
print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print
them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P
is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work.
Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be
finished?
a) 11:30 A.M. b) 12 noon c) 12:30 P.M.
d) 1:00 P.M. e) None of these
Option D
(P + Q + R)’s 1 hour’s work = [ 1/8 + 1/10 + 1/12 ] = 37/120
Work done by P, Q and R in 2 hours = [ 37/120 × 2] = 37/60
Remaining work = [1 ⎯ 37/60 ] = 23/60
(Q + R)’s 1 hour’s work = [ 1/10 + 1/12] = 11/60
Now, work is done by Q and R in 1 hour.
So, 11/60 work will be done by Q and R in [ 60/11 × 23/60] =23/11hours
Approximately 2 hours. So, the work will be finished approximately 2
hours after 11 A.M., i.e., around 1 P.M.

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