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CHAPTER 08

Time and W or k
This chapter is one of the easiest chapters for the students. Even an average student can
perform better than that in other chapters. There is basically one concept involved in this
chapter i.e., concept of efficiency.
So most of the problems are very similar in their basic characteristic. Almost every aptitude
exam asks the problems from this chapter. On an average 2-3 problems from this chapter have
been asked in past years in CAT.
As it is very clear to all of us that the work is directly related with time. As one can say if a
particular person or machine works for more time then more work will be done and if it
devotes less time then it yields less work i.e., output of a machine or person is directly
proportional to time, provided he/she maintains his/her efficiency during the work. Chapter Checklist
Concept of Efficiency
8.1 Concept of Efficiency Relation Between Efficiency
Suppose a person can complete a particular work in 2 days then we can say that each day he and Time
does half of the work or 50% work each day. Concept of Negative Work
Thus it is clear that his efficiency is 50% per day. Efficiency is generally considered with Applications of Inverse
respect to the time. The time can be calculated either in days, hours, minutes or months etc. Proportion (or Product Constancy)
So if a person completes his work in 4 days, then his efficiency (per day) is 25%.
Relation Between Efficiencies
Since each day he works 1/4th of the total work (i.e., 25% of the total work). I would like to CAT Test
mention that the calculation of percentage and conversion of ratios and fractions into
percentage and vice versa is the prerequisite for this chapter.
Now, if a person can complete a work in n days then his one day’s work =1/ n and this one
day’s work in terms of percentage is called his efficiency.
1
Also if a person can complete work in one day, then he can complete the whole work
n
in n days.
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Relation between work of 1 unit of time and percentage Alternatively efficiency of A = 100 = 8.33%
efficiency A person can complete his work in n days, then his 12
100
one day’s work =1/ n, his percentage efficiency = 1/ n × 100 and efficiency of B = = 16.66%
6
No. of days/hours etc. Work of 1 Percentage Combined efficiency of A and B both = 8. 33 + 16.66 = 25%
required to complete day/hour efficiency ∴Time taken by both to finish the work (working together)
the whole work 100
= = 4 days
n 1/n 100/n 25
1 1/1 100% NOTE As per my experience, I have found that in this chapter only
2 1/2 50% selected (numerals) numbers are always used and thus there are
1 almost 20 − 25 numbers are frequently used. So one can very easily
3 1/3 33.33% = 33 % remember (and calculate) the percentage efficiency but with different
3 combinations to calculate the LCM becomes a very tedious job. Still
4 1/4 25% you can choose your own method, which is comfortable to you.
5 1/5 20%
6 1/6 2
16.66% = 16 %
Exp. 2) A can do a job in 10 days, Bcan do the same job in
3 12 days and C can do the same job in 15 days. In how many
7 1/7 2 days they will finish the work together?
14.28% = 14 %
7 1 1
8 1/8 12.5% Solution A’s 1 day’s work = , B’s 1 day’s work =
10 12
9 1/9 1 C’s 1 day’s work = 1 / 15
11.11% = 11 %
9 1 1 1 15 1
( A + B + C)’s one day’s work = + + = =
10 1/10 10% 10 12 15 60 4
1
Since they can complete work in 1 day. So they will finish the
This table is very similar to the percentage fraction table 4
given in the chapter of percentage. This table just manifests 1
whole work in = 4 days.
as a model for efficiency conversion. 1/4
Alternatively A’s efficiency = 10%
Basically for faster and smarter calculation you have to have
your percentage calculation very smart. All the problems of B’s efficiency = 8.33%
C’s efficiency = 6.66%
this chapter can be solved through two methods :
Combined efficiency of A , B and C = 10 + 8.33 + 6.66 = 25%
1. Unitary method 2. Percentage efficiency 100
Unitary method is generally obsolete in respect to high Hence, they will take = 4 days to finish the job working
25
level aptitude exam of CAT since it involves difficult together (Since in one day they complete 25% work)
calculation of LCM each and every time. But when the
problems are solved through percentage efficiency it 8.2 Relation Between Efficiency
becomes inevitable to save the time which in turn helps to
do a few more problems within the stipulated time. and Time
I admit that initially it might be difficult to solve for those Efficiency is inversely proportional to the time (i.e., number
students who are not so good and confident in percentage of days, hours, minutes) etc.
and fraction calculation, but a little bit of extra Practice
will yield an unexpected result in quicker calculations.
For example if A is twice efficient as B, it means, A takes half
Now I have some good examples to show you both the the time to finish the same job as B requires working alone.
methods of solving the same problems. Exp. 1) A takes 16 days to finish a job alone, while Btakes
Exp. 1) A can do a job in 12 days and B can do the same 8 days to finish the same job. What is the ratio of their
job in 6 days, in how many days working together they efficiency and who is less efficient.
can complete the job? Solution Since A takes more time than B to finish the same
1 1 100
Solution A’s 1 day’s work = , B’s 1 day’s work = job hence A is less efficient or efficiency of A = = 6.25%
12 6 16
1 1 3 1 100
∴ ( A + B)’s 1 day’s work s = + = = and efficiency of B = = 12.5%
12 6 12 4 8
∴ Time taken by both to finish the whole work 1 1
1 ratio of efficiency of A : B = : =1: 2
= = 4 days 16 8
1 /4 Hence, B is twice efficient as A.
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xy
Exp. 2) A is thrice efficient as B and A takes 20 days to do = days
x+y
a job, then in how many days B can finish the same job?
1
Solution Ratio of efficiency of A : B = 3 : 1 (Q Required time to complete the work = )
one day’ s work
1 1
∴ Ratio of required days of A : B = : = 1 : 3
3 1
Now since A takes 20 days. So B will take 60 days to finish the 8.3 Concept of Negative Work
same job. In this case one person works but another destroyes it or
NOTE Ratio of number of days is equal to the ratio of the cancels it. For example Sonu can write 20 pages per hour but
reciprocals of efficiency and vice-versa.
his younger sister Rimjhim erases 10 pages per hour which
Exp. 3) P is thrice as efficient as Q and is therefore able to Sonu writes. It means finally Sonu writes 10 pages per hour
finish a piece of work in 60 days less than Q. Find the time in since each hour his sister erases 10 pages out of 20 written
which P and Q can complete the work individually. pages. Take an other example :
Solution Efficiency of P : Q = 3 : 1
Exp. 1) A tub can be filled in 20 minutes but there is a
Required number of days of P : Q = 1 : 3 leakage in it which can empty the full tub in 60 minutes. In
i.e., if P requires x days then Q requires 3x days how many minutes it can be filled?
but 3 x − x = 60 ⇒ 2x = 60 ⇒ x = 30 and 3 x = 90  100
Solution Filling efficiency = 5% Q 5 = 
Thus P can finish the work in 30 days and Q can finish the work  20 
in 90 days.  100
emptying efficiency = 1.66% Q 1.66 = 
 60 
Exp. 4) A is twice as good a workman as B and is
Net efficiency = 5 − 1.66 = 3.33%
therefore able to finish a piece of work in 30 days less than
100
B. In how many days they can complete the whole work; ∴ Required time to fill the tub = = 30 minutes
3. 33
working together?
Alternatively In 1 minute tub is filling = 1
Solution Ratio of efficiency = 2 : 1 ( A : B) 20
Ratio of required time = 1 : 2 ( A : B) ⇒ x : 2x 1
In 1 minute tub is emptying =
but 2x − x = 30 ⇒ x = 30 and 2x = 60 60
now efficiency of A = 3.33% and efficiency of B = 1.66% ∴ In 1 minute, effective filling of tub =
1
−
1
=
2
=
1
Combined efficiency of A and B together = 5% 20 60 60 30
∴ time required by A and B working together to finish the work 1
Since part of tub is filled in 1 minute.
100 30
= = 20 days.
5 1
Therefore complete tub will be filled in = 30 minutes
1 1/ 30
NOTE Efficiency ∝
number of time units
∴ Efficiency × time = constant work 8.4 Applications of Inverse
work
Hence, Required time =
efficiency Proportion (or Product Constancy)
Whole work is always considered as 1, in terms of fraction As I have already discussed thoroughly the concept of
and 100%, in terms of percentage. inverse proportion and product constancy in ratio-proportion
100
In general, number of day’s or hours = and it has been widely used in profit loss chapter also.
efficiency
Exp. 5) A can do a works in x days while B can do the Since the efficiency or rate of work done in one unit of time
same work in y days then in how many days will they (mentioned) is inversely proportional to the time i.e., if the
complete the work, working together? rate of work done is greater then the time required will be less
1 1 and if the rate of work done is less then the time required for
Solution A’s one day’s work = , B’s one day’s work =
x y the same amount of work will be more. This product
1 1 x+y constancy method is limited to the constant work, if the
So, both A and B completes + = work in one day.
x y xy amount of work gets changed, then it does not work, then we
x+y have to take help from the unitary method. When more than
Now, by Unitary method work can be completed in 1 day
xy one man/machine work on a particular work/project, the rate
1
∴1 (means complete) work will be finished in days of work is calculated as the strength of workers working in a
( x + y)
particular time. So the amount of work is defined in terms of
xy
man-days or man-hours or man-days-hours.
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Exp. 1) If 20 persons can do a piece of work in 7 days (b) M1 D1 = M2 D2 , 4 ( 30 × 25) = M2 × 75 ⇒ M2 = 40
then calculate the number of persons required to complete (Since, the work to be done is 4 times of the work done.
the work in 28 days Hence he requires 4 times man-days.)
Solution Number of persons × days = work Alternatively Since the new product (i.e., work) is 4 times of
the original product (i.e., work). But the new product is being
20 × 7 = 140 man-days multiplied by 3. Thus to make it 4 times we have to multiply it by
Now, x × 28 = 140 man-days ⇒ x = 5 4/3. Thus without changing number of days we get the new
Therefore in second case the required number of person is 5. value of number of men which is 40 (being multiplied by 4/3)
Second Method : Since work is constant, therefore Therefore he has to increase 10 more men.
M1 × D1 = M2 × D2 = work done (c) New work = 3750 man-days and the available number of
20 × 7 = M2 × 28 ⇒ M2 = 5 men = 30
Third Method : Men × days = work, which is constant ∴ number of days required =
3750
= 125
20 7 30
3
4 3↑ So, he has to work for extra 50 days where50 = (125 − 75)
5 28 (d) Work = 3000 unit (man-days)
Since number of days is increased by 3 times (i.e., 300%). So the number of available days = 50(75 − 25)
3 3000
number of men will be decreased by times (i.e., 75%) ∴ number of men required = = 60
4 50
(remember percentage change graphic) Thus he has to increase ( 60 − 30) = 30 more men.

Exp. 2) If 25 men can do a piece of work in 36 days Exp. 4) 16 workers working 6 hours a day can build a wall
working 10 hours a day, then how many men are required of length 150 metres, breadth 20 m and height 12 m in 25 days.
to complete the work working 6 hours a day in 20 days? In how many days 12 workers, working 8 hours a day can
Solution M1 × D1 × H1 = M2 × D2 × H2 build a wall of length 800 m, breadth 15 m and height 6 m.
25 × 36 × 10 = M2 × 20 × 6 ⇒ M2 = 75 persons Solution Here work is the volume of the wall. So the work
Alternatively force should be increased/decreased in the ratio of volume
Men × Time of the work. Therefore
25 360 2 [Since product (work) is
L1 B1 H1 MDT
2↑ 3 constant] = 1 11
L2 B2 H2 M2D2T2
75 120
2 where L, B , H are length, breadth and height of the wall
By percentage change graphic, when time is decreased by respectively and M , D , T are men, days and time in hours per
3
(i.e., 66.66%), number of men is increased by 2 times (i.e., 200%) day, respectively. 1 indicates the first case, while 2 indicates
second case. So the ratio of work force remains constant as the
Exp. 3) A contractor employed 30 men to complete the ratio of volume and work.
project in 100 days. But later on he realised that just after 150 × 20 × 12 16 × 6 × 25
∴ = ⇒ D2 = 50
25 days only 20% of the work had been completed. 800 × 15 × 6 12 × 8 × D2
(a) How many extra days, than the scheduled time are required? hence the required number of days = 50
(b) To complete the work on the scheduled time how many Please notice that the volume of work becomes twice (in the
men he has to increase? second case) so the work force will also be twice to the
previous work force.
(c) If the amount of work is also increased by 20% of the
actual work, then how many extra days are required (in
comparison with scheduled time) but the number of men 8.5 Relation Between Efficiencies
remained constant. In this case the efficiencies of different persons are different
(d) How many men should be increased so that the work will but when they work in a group, so the efficiency of the group
be completed in 25 days less than the scheduled time.
is required to know the time taken. For example 3 men can do
Solution
a work in 4 days while 12 boys can do the same work in 3
(a) Men × days = work done
days. It means we need 3 × 4 = 12 man-days i.e., 12 men can
30 × 25 = 750 = 20% of the actual work
finish the job in 1 day.
Now, the work to be done is 4 times than the work done
but the number of days is only 3 times. So he is required Similarly we need 12 × 3 = 36 boys days i.e., 36 boys can
4 times the number of days, thus he has to work for extra finish the same job in 1 day.
25 days.
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Here we can see that to finish the work in only 1 day 12 men Exp. 3) 6 men and 8 women can do a job in 10 days. In
are needed while 36 boys are needed. Thus we can conclude how many days can 3 men and 4 women finish the same
that work of 12 men is equal to the work of 36 boys. job working together?
Therefore efficiency of 12 men is equal to 36 boys i.e., we Solution Notice here we don’t know the relation of
can say the efficiency of 1 man is equal to 3 boys. efficiencies but we can solve the problem due to clear relation
Thus a man is thrice efficient as a boy or we can say that a between the work force.
man is two times more efficient than a boy. Since 6M + 8W = 10 days
2 ( 3 M + 4W) = 10 days
Exp. 1) 6 boys and 8 women finish a job in 6 days and ⇒ ( 3 M + 4W) = 20 days
14 boys and 10 women finish the same job in 4 days. In Since, the work force has become half of the original force so
how many days working together 1 boy and 1 woman can number of days must be double.
finish the work? Thus required number of days = 20
Solution In this kind of questions we find the work force Exp. 4) A can complete a work in 12 days, B in 15 days.
required to complete the work in 1 day (or given unit of time) Find the time taken by them :
then we equate the work force to find the relationship (a) when A and B worked together.
between the efficiencies (or work rate) between the different (b) when A and B worked alternatively started by A.
workers. (c) when A and B worked alternatively started by B.
Therefore 6B + 8W = 6 days (d) if A started two days later, in comparison to B.
⇒ 6 ( 6B + 8W) = 1 day (inversely proportional) (e) if B started two days later, in comparison to A.
⇒ 36B + 48W = 1 (by unitary method) (f) if A leaves two days before the actual completion of the
Again 14B + 10W = 4 days work.
⇒ 56B + 40W = 1 (g) if B leaves two days before the actual completion of the
So, here it is clear that either we employ 36B and 48W to finish work.
the work in 1 day or 56B and 40W to finish the same job in (h) if A leaves two days before the scheduled completion of
1 day. Thus, we can say
the work.
⇒ 36B + 48W = 56B + 40W (i) if B leaves two days before the scheduled completion of
⇒ 20B = 8W the work.
⇒ W = 2.5B (j) if B does negative work with his same work rate.
Thus a woman is 2.5 times as efficient as a boy.
Solution (a) A’s efficiency = 8.33%
Now, since 36B + 48W = 1
B’s efficiency = 6.66%
⇒ 36B + 48 × ( 2.5B) = 1
Combined efficiency = 15%
⇒ 156B = 1 100 2
i.e., to finish the job in 1 day 156 boys are required or the So, the required time = = 6 days.
15 3
amount of work is 156 boys-days. (b) In every two days A and B work 15%. So in 12 days they
Again 1W + 1B = 2.5B + 1B = 3.5B will complete 90% work. Now on the 13th day, A will
Now, since 156 boys can finish the job in 1 day finish 8.33% of the remaining (i.e., 10% work) and the rest
So 1 boy can finish the job in 1 × 156 days 1.66% will be finished by B on 14th day by taking time
∴ 3.5 boys can finish the job in 1.66 1
= = day.
1 × 156 4 6.66 4
= 44 days 1 1
3.5 7 Thus, total required time = 12 + 1 + = 13 days.
NOTE There is a great difference between ‘and’ & ‘or’ For 4 4
example 4 men and 8 women can do a piece of work in 10 days : See the chart below :
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
means it is unknown that who is faster or slower (i.e., we don’t know Work 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 1.66
the relation between efficiencies of a man and a woman). Again, 4
15 15 15 15 15 15
men or 8 women can do a piece of work in 10 days : means 4 men are
equal to 8 women. Hence a man is twice efficient as a woman. 15 × 6 = 90% 10%

(c) Here the difference is in the last day/days only.

Exp. 2) 6 men and 8 women can do a job in 10 days. In See the chart below :
how many days can 5 men and 9 women do the same job? Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Work 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 8.33 6.66 3.33
Solution Since we don’t know the relation between work rate
15 15 15 15 15 15 10
(or efficiency) between a man and that of a woman so we
can’t find the required number of days. 15 × 6 = 90% 10%
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So, after the completion of 90% work in 12 days, on the work (scheduled) which is equal to 30% (since if A and B
13th day 6.66% work will be finished by B and then 3.33% working together can finish 30% work in 2 days) will be
(the last part of the work) will be finished by A by taking done by B only.
3. 33 2 ∴ required time to complete 30% work by B alone
time = = day.
8. 33 5 30
2 2 = = 45. days
Thus, the required time = 12 + 1 + = 13 days. 6.66
5 5 Thus the total required time to finish the whole work
(d) It means B worked for 2 days more than A has worked 2 1 1
for. Now, since B completes 2 × 6.66 = 13. 33% work in = 4 + 4 = 9 days.
3 2 6
two days. So the remaining work will be done by A and B
(i) Very similar to the case (h) A and B worked only for
together. 2 2
Therefore the time taken by A and B, working together 4 days (2 days less than the scheduled time 6 days)
3 3
86.66 (remaining work) 7
= = 5 days 2
15 (combined efficiency) 9 (It is obvious that in 4 days A and B, working together
3
Thus the total required time to finish the whole work completes 70% work, but we can directly calculate that
7 7 they can complete 30% if they work together, in 2 days)
= 2 + 5 = 7 days.
9 9 Thus 30% work is done by A alone
(e) It means A alone worked for 2 days which is equal to 30 3
∴ time taken = = 3 days
8. 33 × 2 = 16.66% 8. 33 5
So, the remaining (83.33%) work will be done by A and B 2 3 4
Thus, the total time = 4 + 3 = 8 days.
together. 3 5 15
83. 33 5 (j) Combined efficiency of A and B = (8.33) + (– 6.66)
∴ Time taken together = = 5 days
15 9 = 1.66%
5 5
Thus, the total required time = 2 + 5 = 7 days. ∴Time required by A and B working together
9 9
100
(f) ‘A leaves two days before the actual completion of the = = 60 days
1.66
work’ means in the last two days B has worked alone
(Negative work means, B works against A)
which is 6.66 × 2 = 13. 33%
Therefore the remaining work i.e., 86.66% work was only Exp. 5) A can complete a work in 10 days, B in 12 days
86.66 7 and C in 15 days. All of them began the work together, but
done by A and B together in = 5 days
15 9 A had to leave the work after 2 days of the start and B
7 7 3 days before the completion of the work. How long did
Thus, the required time = 2 + 5 = 7 days.
9 9 the work last?
NOTE This case is exactly same as part (d) of the same example.
The difference is only in order of days. In part (d) B worked alone Solution See the diagram and then interpret the language of
initially for 2 days and in part (f) B worked alone in the last 2 days. the question.
(g) Applying the same concept as above we can calculate the Initial Last
2 days 3 days
required number of days which is same as in case (e)
A+B+C B+C C
Work A+B A
15% × 2
2 25 × 2 6.66 × 3
15 × 5 8. 33 × 2 = 50% [100 – (50 + 20)] = 20%
5
83.33% 16.66%
Since initially for 2 days all of them A , B and C work together
(h) ‘A leaves two days before the scheduled completion of
2 so they complete the 50% work and for the last 3 days only C
the work’ means A works with B only for 4 days since works which is equal to 20% work.
3
2 Thus, the remaining work = 30%[100 − (50 + 20)]
the scheduled time is 6 [see the case (a)]  30
3 This 30% work was done by B and C in 2 days =   .
 15 
Scheduled time is the time in which work could be
NOTE Efficiency of A = 10%
finished by working together without any change in
Efficiency of B = 8.33%
efficiency or work force. Now since both A and B have Efficiency of C = 6.66%
2
worked together for 4 days it means the last 2 days So, the total number of required days = 2 + 2 + 3 = 7 days.
3
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CAT-Test
Questions Helping you bell the CAT

LEVEL 01 > BASIC LEVEL EXERCISE

1 A can finish a piece of work in 12 days while B can do it in 10 A is twice as good a workman as B and together they finish
15 days. If both work at it together, what time will they a piece of work in 14 days. In how many days can A alone
take to do the work? finish the work?
(a) 6 days (b) 8 days (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 24
2 1 11 A is twice as good a workman as B and together they finish
(c) 6 days (d) 10 days
3 5 a piece of work in 7 days. In how many days can A alone
2 A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can do it in 12 days finish the work?
and C can do it in 15 days. In how many days can they (a) 10 (b) 10.5 (c) 12 (d) 11
complete the work, working together? 12 A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 10 days less to
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 10 do a piece of work than B takes. The number of days taken
3 A can do a piece of work in 5 days, B can do it in 10 days. by B to finish the work is :
With the help of C, they finish the work in 2 days. In how (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 12
many days can C alone do the whole work? 13 A is twice as good a workman as B and therefore A takes
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 6 days less than B to finish the work individually. If
4 A can do a piece of work in 8 days, B can do it in 16 days, A and B working together complete the work in 4 days,
while C can do it in 80 days. In how many days can they then how many days are required by B to complete the
complete the whole work, working together? work alone?
2 2 (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 6
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 20
3 5 14 A is thrice efficient as B and C is twice as efficient as B.
5 A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can do it in 15 days What is the ratio of number of days taken by A, B and C ,
working together they can finish the work in : when they work individually?
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 6 (a) 2 : 6 : 3 (b) 2 : 3 : 6 (c) 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 1 : 2
6 A can do a piece of work in 24 days, while B can do it in 15 Ajit is 3 times as efficient as Bablu, then the ratio of number
30 days. With the help of C they can finish the whole work in of days required by each to work alone, completely?
12 days. How much time is required for C to complete the (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
work, alone? (c) 6 : 3 (d) 3 : 6
(a) 100 days (b) 120 days 16 X is 4 times more efficient as Y, then the number of days
(c) 125 days (d) 72 days
taken by X and Y are in the ratio :
7 A can do a piece of work in 10 days. B can do it in 24 days. (a) 8 : 1 (b) 1 : 5 (c) 6 : 8 (d) 5 : 1
If C also works with them then it takes only 6 days to 17 If A takes 4/5 days as B takes and working together they
complete the whole work. In how many days can C alone 20
complete the whole work? require days to complete the whole work. What is the
3
(a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 75 efficiency of B ?
8 A can do a piece of work in 14 days while B can do it in 2 1
(a) 6 % (b) 16% (c) 5.55% (d) 8 %
21 days. In how many days, working together will they 3 3
complete the whole work? 18 A is thrice as efficient as B. Working together they complete
(a) 10.5 (b) 8 (c) 8.4 (d) 9 the work in 3 days. If B takes 8 days more than A, what is
9 A can do a piece of work in 24 days. If B is 60% more the number of days taken by A to finish the whole work,
efficient than A, then the number of days required by B to alone?
do the same piece of work is : (a) 4 (b) 2
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 9.6 (c) 12 (d) 16
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19 A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do 27 Krishna can do a work in 10 days while Mohan can do the
the same work in 12 days and A and C complete it in same work in 20 days. They started work together. After
8 days. In how many days can A, B and C complete the 3 days Krishna left the work and Mohan completed it. For
whole work, working together? how many days Mohan worked alone more than the
(a) 4 (b) 6 number of days required when both worked together?
(c) 12 (d) 9 1 1 3 2
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 3
3 4 5 3
20 A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C in
15 days C and A in 20 days. In how many days can C alone 28 Kareena can do a piece of work in 9 days and Karishma can
do it? do the same work in 18 days. They started the work. After
(a) 60 (b) 50 3 days Shahid joined them, who can complete alone the
(c) 25 (d) 24 same whole work in 3 days. What is the total number of
days in which they had completed the work?
21 Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati can do a piece of work,
(a) 12 (b) 8
working together, in 1 day. Ganga is thrice efficient as
Jamuna and Jamuna takes the twice the number of days as (c) 4 (d) 6
Saraswati takes to do it alone. What is the difference 29 Kavita, Babita and Samita started a work. 5 days later
between the number of days taken by Ganga and Samita left the work and Babita left the work after working
Saraswati? 8 days. In how many more days Kavita would have
(a) 1 (b) 2 completed the rest work if they take 20, 60 and 30 days
(c) 3 (d) 4 individually to finish a work?
22 A can finish a work in 12 days and B can do it in 15 days. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
After A had worked for 3 days, B also joined A to finish the 30 The ratio of efficiency of A is to C is 5 : 3. The ratio of
remaining work. In how many days, the remaining work number of days taken by B is to C is 2 : 3. A takes 6 days less
will be finished? than C, when A and C completes the work individually.
(a) 3 (b) 4 B and C started the work and left after 2 days. The number
(c) 5 (d) 6 of days taken by A to finish the remaining work is :
23 Raja can do a piece of work in 14 days, while Rani can do 1
(a) 4.5 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 9
the same work in 21 days. They started the work together 3
but 3 days before the completion of the work, Raja left the 31 Anand can do a piece of work in 45 days, but Bahuguna can
work. The total number of days to complete the work is : do the same work in 5 days less, than Anand, when
(a) 7 (b) 8.5 working alone. Anand and Bahuguna both started the work
1 together but Bahuguna left after some days and Anand
(c) 5 (d) 7
5 finished the remaining work in 56 days with half of his
24 A and B can complete a task in 30 days when working efficiency but he did the work with Bahuguna with his
together after A and B have been working together for complete efficiency. For how many days did they work
11 days, B is called away and A, all by himself completes together?
the task in the next 28 days. Had A been working alone, the (a) 6 (b) 8
number of days taken by him to complete the task would (c) 9 (d) 12
have been : 32 Chandni and Divakar can do a piece of work in 9 days and
3 6 12 days respectively. If they work for a day alternatively,
(a) 33 (b) 19
19 25 beginning with Chandni, then in how many days will the
4 work gets completed ?
(c) 44 (d) none of these
19 1 1
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11.11 (d) 10
25 Sonu can do a piece of work in 20 days. He started the work 4 5
and left after some days, when 25% work was done. After it 33 Fatima and Zahira can do a piece of work in 12 days and 15
Abhijeet joined and completed it working for 10 days. In days respectively. If they work for alternate day and Fatima
how many days Sonu and Abhijeet can do the complete starts the work first, then in how many days will the work
work, working together? gets completed ?
(a) 6 (b) 8 1 1 1
(c) 10 (d) 12 (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 13 (d) 15
5 4 5
26 Efficiency of Asha is 25% more than Usha and Usha takes 34 In the previous question if Zahira starts first, then in how
25 days to complete a piece of work. Asha started a work
many days will the work gets completed ?
alone and then usha joined her 5 days before actual 1
completion of the work. For how many days did Asha work (a) 14 (b) 14
5
alone? 1 2
(a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 15 (c) 13 (d) 13
5 5
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35 The number of days required by A, B and C to work 44 30 persons can do a piece of work in 24 days. How many
individually is 6, 12 and 8 respectively. They started a work more people are required to complete the work in 20 days?
doing it alternatively. If A has started then followed by B (a) 4 (b) 5
and so on, how many days are needed to complete the (c) 6 (d) none of these
whole work? 45 12 women can do a piece of work in 20 days. If the
1
(a) 8 (b) 7.5 (c) 8.5 (d) 9 4 women deny to work, then how many more days are
2 required?
36 In the previous question if the order of working days be as (a) 6 (b) 10
B, C , A, B, C , A K (starting with B and followed by C and A (c) 15 (d) none of these
respectively), then in how many days the work will be
46 35 boys can do a piece of work in 15 days. The work was
completed?
3 1 completed in 25 days. How many boys did not turn up for
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 8 (d) 9 the job?
4 4
(a) 14 (b) 20
37 A takes 6 days less than B to do a certain job and 2 days
(c) 6 (d) 7
more than C. A and B together can do the work in the same
time as C. In how many days B alone can do the complete 47 24 men can complete a job in 40 days. The number of men
work? required to complete the job in 32 days is :
(a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16 (a) 30 (b) 40
(c) 25 (d) 50
38 A and B undertook a work for ` 350. A got ` 150 more than
that of B, when they worked together. B takes 9 days more 48 16 men finished one-third work in 6 days. The number of
than A, when they work individually. In how many days additional men are required to complete the job in next
A and B working together can do the whole work : 6 days :
2 5 4 (a) 10 (b) 8
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) 5
7 7 7 (c) 16 (d) 32
39 Alen and Border can do a work individually in 21 and 49 If 10 persons can do a job in 20 days, then 20 person with
42 days respectively. In how many days they can complete twice the efficiency can do the same job in :
the work, working alternatively? (a) 5 days (b) 40 days
(a) 14 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 35 (c) 10 days (d) 20 days
40 C takes twice the number of days to do a piece of work than 50 A certain job was assigned to a group of men to do in
A takes. A and B together can do it in 6 days while B and C 20 days. But 12 men did not turn up for the job and the
can do it in 10 days. In how many days A alone can do the remaining men did the job in 32 days. The original number
work? of men in the group was :
(a) 60 (b) 30 (a) 32 (b) 36
(c) 6 (d) 7.5 (c) 42 (d) 40
41 When A, B and C are deployed for a task, A and B together 51 30 workers can finish a work in 20 days. After how many
do 70% of the work and B and C together do 50% of the days should 9 workers leave the job so that the work is
work. Who is most efficient? completed in total 26 days :
(a) A (b) B (a) 12 (b) 10
(c) C (d) can’t be determined (c) 6 (d) none of these
42 Colonel, Major and General started a work together 52 25 men can complete a job in 30 days. After how many days
8
for ` 816. Colonel and Major did of the total work, while should the strength of work force be increased by 50 men
17 2
12 so that the work will be completed in rd of the actual
Major and General together did of the whole work. 3
17
time:
What is the amount of the least efficient person?
(a) 15 (b) 10
(a) ` 256 (b) ` 144
(c) 18 (d) 5
(c) ` 85 (d) can’t be determined
53 A group of workers can complete a job in 120 days. If there
43 Sharma is 20% less efficient than Kelkar. If Kelkar can do a
piece of work in 24 days. The number of days required by were 4 more such workers then the work could be finished
Sharma to complete the same work alone? in 12 days less. What was the actual strength of workers?
(a) 20 (b) 30 (a) 30 workers (b) 40 workers
(c) 28.8 (d) can’t be determined (c) 42 workers (d) 36 workers
370 QUANTUM CAT
54 Mr. Modi can copy 40 pages in 10 minutes, Mr Xerox and 63 A, B and C received total ` 27,000 for the whole work.
Mr. Modi both working together can copy 250 in What is the share of C, if the money is distributed in the
25 minutes. In how many minutes Mr. Xerox can copy ratio of amount of work done, individually?
36 pages? (a) 2700 (b) 7200
(a) 5 minutes (b) 6 minutes (c) 14400 (d) 6300
(c) 3 minutes (d) 12 minutes
Directions : Solve the following questions individually.
1
55 20 persons completed rd of the work in 12 days. How
3 64 314 weavers weaves 6594 shawls in 1 / 6 hours. What is
many more person are required to finish the rest work in the number of shawls weaved per hour by an average
next 12 days? weaver?
(a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 40 (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 102 (d) 126
56 A contractor undertook a work to complete in 60 days. But 65 Three men and two women can do a piece of work in
1 4 days, while two men and three women can do the same
just after 20 days he observed that only th of the project
5 work in 5 days. ` 44 is given to a woman for her
work had been completed. To complete the work in time contribution towards work, per day. What is the amount
(i.e., in rest days) minimum how many workers he had to received by a man per day?
increase, if there were initially 75 workers were deployed (a) ` 88 (b) ` 144
for the task? (c) ` 154 (d) can’t be determined
(a) 25 (b) 50 66 30 girls can finish a work in 40 days. After how many days
(c) 75 (d) can’t be determined should 10 girls leave the work so that it may be finished in
57 6 men or 10 women can reap a field in 15 days, then the 46 days, if all the 30 girls started the work?
number of days that 12 men and 5 women will take to reap (a) 18 days (b) 28 days
the same field is : (c) 22 days (d) 30 days
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
67 If 8 women collect 200 kg of tea leaves in 10 hours. How
58 If 2 men or 3 women or 4 boys can do a piece of work in many more (in kg) of tea leaves will 12 women collect in
52 days, then the same piece of work will be done by 8 hours?
1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in : (a) 24 kg (b) 40 kg
(a) 48 days (b) 36 days (c) 50 kg (d) 100 kg
(c) 45 days (d) none of these
68 450 man-days of work can be completed by a certain
59 2 men or 5 women or 7 boys can finish a work in 469 days, number of men in some days. If the number of people
then the number of days taken by 7 men, 5 women and
(men) are increased by 27, then the number of day
2 boys to finish the work is :
required to complete the same work is decreased by 15.
(a) 134 (b) 106
The number of days are required to complete the three
(c) 100 (d) 98
times work (than the previous/actual work) by 27 men?
60 6 children and 2 men complete a certain piece of work in (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 54 (d) 45
6 days. Each child takes twice the time taken by a man to
69 4 boys and 5 girls can do a piece of work in 10 days. 6 boys
finish the work. In how many days will 5 men finish the
and 6 girls can do the same work in 7 days. In how many
same work?
(a) 6 (b) 8 days can 2 boys and 7 girls complete the same work,
(c) 9 (d) 15 working together?
(a) 15 days (b) 14 days
61 2 men and 3 women finish 25% of the work in 4 days, while
(c) 21 days (d) 18 days
6 men and 14 women can finish the whole work in 5 days.
In how many days will 20 women finish it? 70 If 20 engineers and 20 workers can together construct a
(a) 20 (b) 25 20 km road in 20 days. 40 engineers and 40 workers
(c) 24 (d) 88 together construct 40 km road in how many days?
(a) 10 (b) 20
Directions (for Q. Nos. 62 and 63) A can do a work in 15 days and
B can do it in 18 days. With the help of C, all of them complete the (c) 40 (d) can’t be determined
work in 6 days. 71 ( x − 2) men can do a piece of work in x days and ( x + 7 )
men can do 75% of the same work in ( x − 10) days. Then in
62 How long will it take C to finish the work alone?
how many days can ( x + 10) men finish the work?
(a) 30 days (b) 22 days
45 (a) 27 days (b) 12 days
(c) days (d) 25 days (c) 25 days (d) 18 days
2
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72 A man, a woman and a girl worked for a contractor for the 79 There was a leakage in the container of the refined oil. If
same period. A man is twice efficient as a woman and a 11 kg oil is leaked out per day then it would have lasted for
woman is thrice efficient as a girl ` 10000 were given to all 50 days, if the leakage was 15 kg per day, then it would
of them. What is the sum of money received by a woman have lasted for only 45 days. For how many days would the
and a girl together? oil have lasted, if there was no leakage and it was
(a) ` 5500 (b) ` 4500 completely used for eating purpose?
(c) ` 4000 (d) ` 6000 (a) 80 days (b) 72 days
73 33 men can do a job in 30 days. If 44 men started the job (c) 100 days (d) 120 days
together and after every day of the work, one person 80 A contractor undertook to complete the work in 40 days
leaves. What is the minimum number of days required to and he deployed 20 men for his work. 8 days before the
complete the whole work? 1
scheduled time he realised that rd of the work was still to
(a) 21 (b) 42 3
(c) 45 (d) none of these be done. How many more men were required to complete
74 Abhishek can do a piece of work in 40 days. He alone the work in stipulated time?
worked at it for 8 days and then Bacchhan completed alone (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25
the rest work in 24 days. In how many days they will 81 7 Indian and 4 Chinese finish a job in 5 days. 7 Japanese
complete the whole work, working together? and 3 Chinese finish the same job in 7 days. Given that the
1 1 efficiency of each person of a particular nationality is same
(a) 17 days (b) 18 days
7 7 but different from others. One Indian, one Chinese and one
1 Japanese will complete the work in :
(c) 9 days (d) 14 days 3 5
6 (a) 18 days (b) 20 days
13 12
75 C is twice efficient as A. B takes thrice as many days as C. A 6 7
takes 12 days to finish the work alone. If they work in pairs (c) 21 days (d) 20 days
14 12
(i.e., AB, BC , CA) starting with AB on the first day then BC
82 A, B and C are three book binders. A takes 8 minutes,
on the second day and AC on the third day and so on, then
how many days are required to finish the work? B takes 12 minutes and C takes 16 minutes to bind a book.
1 If they work each day for 12 hours, then on an average,
(a) 6 days (b) 4.5 days how many books each one bind per day?
5
1 (a) 65 (b) 52 (c) 48 (d) 70
(c) 5 days (d) 8 days
9 83 A piece of work can be completed by 10 men and 6 women
76 Ahluwalia and Bimal together take 6 days to finish the in 18 days. Men works 9 hours per day while women works
work. Bimal and Jalan together take 10 days to finish the 7.5 hours per day. Per hour efficiency of a woman is 2 / 3rd
work. What is the difference between number of days taken of a man’s efficiency. In how many days 10 men and 9
by Ahluwalia and Jalan when they worked alone to women complete the work?
complete the whole work? (a) 16 days (b) 20 days (c) 30 days (d) 25 days
(a) 12 days 84 B and C are equally efficient, but the efficiency of A is half
(b) 16 days of each B and C . A and B started a work and 3 days later C
(c) 15 days joined them. If A alone can do the work in 14 days, then in
(d) can’t be determined how many more days the work will be completed?
77 B is twice efficient as A and A can do a piece of work in (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4.5
15 days. A started the work and after a few days B joined 85 A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days. They
him. They completed the work in 11 days, from the work together for 5 days, the rest of the work is finished by
starting. For how many days they worked together? C in two more days. If they get ` 3000 as wages for the
(a) 1 day (b) 2 days whole work, what are the daily wages of A, B and C
(c) 6 days (d) 5 days respectively (in `) :
78 A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 15, 30 and (a) 200,250,300 (b) 300,200,250
40 days respectively. They started the work together and A (c) 200,300,400 (d) none of these
left 2 days before the completion of the work and B left 4 86 A can do a piece of work in 2 hours, B can do thrice the
days before the completion of the work. In how many days work in 8 hours and ‘C’ can do the same work as A in
was the work completed? 8 hours. If all of them work together, how long it would
3 2 take them to complete the work :
(a) 7 (b) 10
10 15 (a) 1 hour (b) 2 hours
7 (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours
(c) 10 (d) none of these
30
372 QUANTUM CAT
87 A is twice efficient as B and together they do the same work 95 Tap A can fill a tank in 20 hours, B in 25 hours but tap C can
in as much time as C and D together. If C and D can empty a full tank in 30 hours. Starting with A, followed by
complete the work in 20 and 30 days respectively, working B and C each tap opens alternatively for one hour period
alone, then in how many days A can complete the work till the tank gets filled up completely. In how many hour
individually : the tank will be filled up completely?
(a) 12 days (b) 18 days (c) 24 days (d) 30 days 11 2
(a) 51 (b) 52
88 4 men and 2 boys can finish a piece of work in 5 days. 15 3
4
3 women and 4 boys can finish the same work in 5 days. (c) 24 (d) none of these
Also 2 men and 3 women can finish the same work in 11
5 days. In how many days 1 man, 1 woman and one boy 96 If one pipe A can fill a tank in 20 minutes, then 5 pipes,
can finish the work, at their double efficiency? each of 20% efficiency of A, can fill the tank in :
8 7 (a) 80 min (b) 100 min
(a) 4 (b) 4
13 13 (c) 20 min (d) 25 min
7 97 Pipe A basically used as inlet pipe and pipe B is used as
(c) 3 (d) none of these
13 outlet pipe. Pipes A and B both are opened simultaneously,
89 If m men can do a work in r days, then the number of days all the time. When pipe A fills the tank and B empty the
taken by (m + n) men to do it is : tank, it will take double the time than when both the pipe
m+ n m+ n mr (m + n) r fill the tank. When pipe B is used for filling the tank, its
(a) (b) (c) (d)
mn mr (m + n) mn efficiency remains constant. What is the ratio of efficiency
90 Pipe A can fill a tank in 36 minutes and pipe B can fill it in of pipe A and pipe B respectively?
45 minutes. If both the pipes are opened to fill an empty (a) 3 : 1 (b) 5 : 2
tank, in how many minutes will it be full? (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
(a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 25 98 Pipe A can fill the tank in 4 hours, while pipe B can fill it in
91 Tap A can fill the empty tank in 12 hours, but due to a leak 6 hours working separately. Pipe C can empty whole the
in the bottom it is filled in 15 hours. If the tank is full and tank in 4 hours. He opened the pipe A and B
then tap A is closed then in how many hours the leak can simultaneously to fill the empty tank. He wanted to adjust
empty it? his alarm so that he could open the pipe C when it was
(a) 45 hours (b) 48 hours half-filled, but he mistakenely adjusted his alarm at a time
(c) 52 hours (d) 60 hours when his tank would be 3/4th filled. What is the time
difference between both the cases, to fill the tank fully
92 Pipe A and B can fill a cistern in 10 hours and 15 hours
(a) 48 min (b) 54 min
respectively. When a third pipe C which works as an outlet (c) 30 min (d) none of these
pipe is also open then the cistern can be filled in 18 hours.
99 Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 15 hours and
The outlet pipe can empty a full cistern in :
(a) 12 hours (b) 8 hours 10 hours respectively. A tap C can empty the full cistern in
(c) 9 hours (d) 14 hours 30 hours. All the three taps were open for 2 hours, when it
was remembered that the emptying tap had been left open.
93 A cistern has a leak which would empty it in 6 hours. A tap
It was then closed. How many hours more would it take for
is turned on which fills the cistern @ 10 liters per hour and
the cistern to be filled?
then it is emptied in 15 hours. What is the capacity of the
(a) 30 min (b) 1.2 hours
cistern?
(c) 24 min (d) 35 min
(a) 100 litres (b) 166.66 litres
(c) 60.66 litres (d) none of these 100 Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 30 hours while B can fill it
in 45 hours. Pipe A and B are opened and closed
94 Tap a fills a tank in 10 hours and B can fill it in 15 hours.
alternatively i.e., first pipe A is opened, then B, again A and
Both are opened simultaneously. Sometimes later tap B
was closed, then it takes total 8 hours to fill up the whole then B and so on for 1 hour each time without any time
tank. After how many hours B was closed? lapse. In how many hours the tank will be filled when it
(a) 2 (b) 3 was empty, initially?
(c) 4 (d) 5 (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 60
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LEVEL 02 > HIGHER LEVEL EXERCISE

1 A, B and C three weavers have to supply an order of 6 Working together B and C take 50% more number of days
100 shawls. A can weave a shawl in 2 hours, B in 3 hours than A, B and C together take and A and B working
and C in 4 hours respectively. It is known that even being a 8
together, take more number of days than A, B and C take
joint contract each one weaves his own shawl completely 3
i.e., no other weaver help to the rest weavers. In how many together. If A, B and C all have worked together till the
hours they will complete the order irrespective of day or completion of the work and B has received ` 120 out of the
night? total earning of ` 450, then in how many days did
(a) 93 hours (b) 100 hours A, B and C together complete the whole work?
4 (a) 10 (b) 6
(c) 92 hours (d) 94 hours
13 (c) 4 (d) 2
2 Arun and Satyam can complete a work individually in 7 At Technosys Pvt Ltd. there are some engineering students
12 working days and 15 working days respectively with employed as trainee engineers, belong to two eminent
their full efficiencies. Arun does work only on Monday, institutions of India. One group belong to MIT and another
Wednesday and Friday while Satyam does the work on to NIT. Each student of MIT works for 10 hours a day till
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sunday is always off. But 60 days and each student of NIT works for 8 hours till
80 days on the two same projects. The ratio of number of
Arun and Satyam both works with half of their efficiencies
students of MIT and that of NIT is 4 : 5 respectively.
on Friday and Saturday respectively. If Arun started the
Students of which institution is slower in work and by how
work on Ist January which falls on Monday followed by
much?
Satyam on the next day and so on (i.e., they work
(a) Each student of MIT is 20% less efficient than that of
collectively in alternate days), then on which day work will
NIT
be completed?
(a) Tuesday (b) Each student of NIT is 33.33% less efficient than that
(b) Wednesday of MIT
(c) Thursday (c) Each student of NIT is 25% less efficient than that of
(d) Friday MIT
3 Kaushalya can do a work in 20 days, while Kaikeyi can do (d) Each student of MIT is 33.33% less efficient than that
the same work in 25 days. They started the work jointly. of NIT
Few days later Sumitra also joined them and thus all of
Directions (for Q. Nos 8 to 10) At Arihant Prakashan every book
them completed the whole work in 10 days. All of them goes through 3 phases (or stages) typing, composing and binding.
were paid total ` 700. What is the share of Sumitra? There are 16 typists, 10 composers and 15 binders. A typist can
(a) ` 130 type 8 books in each hour, a composer can compose 12 books in
(b) ` 185 each hour and a binder can bind 12 books in each hour. All of the
(c) ` 70 people at Arihant Prakashan works for 10 hours a day and each
(d) can’t be determined person is trained to do only the job of 1 category.
4 A and B can complete the work individually in 24 days and
8 How many books can be prepared in each day?
30 days respectively, working 10 hours a day. Work is to be
(a) 1500 (b) 1200
done in two shift. Morning shift lasts for 6 hours and
(c) 1440 (d) 1380
evening shift lasts for 4 hours. On the first day A works in
the morning shift while B works in the evening shift. Next 9 If company has hired 12 more people, who can do any of
day A works in the evening shift while B works in the the three jobs, then maximum how many books can be
morning shift and so on. It means they work alternatively prepared in each day?
with respect to their shifts. Thus they work on this pattern (a) 1500 (b) 1680
till the work is completed. On which day the work got (c) 1800 (d) more than 2000
completed? 10 If company wanted to reduce the number of employees by
(a) 26th day (b) 27th day 3, then from which category it reduces the number of
(c) 28th day (d) 30th day employees without reducing the amount of production of
books?
5 In the previous question what per cent of the time of the
(a) It should reduce two binders and 1 typist
morning shift was utilised? (b) It should reduce three binders only
(a) 33.33% (b) 60% (c) It should reduce 1 typist, 1 composer and 1 binder
(c) 100% (d) none of these (d) both (a) and (b) are possible
374 QUANTUM CAT
11 Bunty and Babli working together completed a job in Directions (for Q. Nos. 16 to 20) Mr. Stenley employed a certain
8 days. If Bunty worked twice efficiently as he actually did number of typists for his project. 8 days later 20% of the typist left
1 the job and it was found that it took as much time to complete the
and Babli worked as efficiently as she actually did, the
3 rest work from then as the entire work needed with all the
work would have been completed in 6 days. Find the time employed typists. The average speed of a typist is 20 pages/hour.
taken by Bunty to complete the job alone : 16 How many typists left the work?
38
(a) 8 days (b) days (a) 10 (b) 5
35
(c) 16 (d) can’t be determined
15 1
(c) days (d) 13 days 17 Minimum how many typist could be employed?
2 3
(a) 10 (b) 5
12 A single reservoir supplies the petrol to the whole city,
(c) 15 (d) 4
while the reservoir is fed by a single pipeline filling the
reservoir with the stream of uniform volume. When the 18 What could be the number of typists remained at work
reservoir is full and if 40,000 litres of petrol is used daily, when 20% of the employed typists left the job?
the supply fails in 90 days. If 32,000 litres of petrol is used (a) 15 (b) 18
daily, it fails in 60 days. How much petrol can be used daily (c) 68 (d) 78
without the supply ever failing? 19 What is the actual number of days required, when it is done
(a) 64000 litres (b) 56000 litres with actual work force, through out the completion :
(c) 78000 litres (d) 60000 litres (a) 32 days (b) 48 days
13 Railneer is packaged in a water bottling plant, with the (c) 40 days (d) can’t be determined
help of two machines M 1 and M 2. M 1 and M 2 produces 20 16 days after the 20% typist left the job it was decided to
400 and 600 bottles per minute. One day’s production can complete the work on time by increasing the work-force
be processed by M 1 operating alone for 9 hours, by M 2 again. By how much percentage increase in work-force is
operating alone for 6 hours or by both M 1 and M 2 required?
operating simultaneously for 3 hours and 36 minutes. (a) 100% (b) 50%
If one days production is processed by M 1 operating alone (c) 200% (d) none of these
1 21 Five tailors A, B, C , D and E stich 1800 shirts in 90 days
for of the time and M 1 and M 2 simultaneously operating
3
working alternatively. Find the minimum possible number
2
for of the time, then in how many hours total production of shirts that can be stiched in a single day by working
3
together :
of one day will be completed?
(a) 100 (b) 20 (c) 50 (d) 4
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4.5 (d) 4.8 Directions (for Q. Nos. 22 and 23) 8 men and 5 women working
6 hours a day can complete a work in 4 days. Also 4 men and
Directions (for Q. Nos. 14 and 15) A contractor employed a 5 women working for 8 hours a day can complete the same job in
certain number of workers to finish constructing a road in a 5 days. Similarly 5 boys working 8 hours a day can complete the
certain scheduled time. Sometime later, when a part of work had same job in 30 days.
been completed, he realised that the work would get delayed by
three-fourth of the scheduled time, so he at once doubled the 22 If 4 men, 3 women and 4 boys worked together everyday
number of workers and thus he managed to finish the road on the for 5 hours, then in how many days they have completed
scheduled time. the work?
(a) 3 (b) 4
14 How much work he had been completed, before increasing (c) 8 (d) 6
the number of workers?
2 23 If women and children (boys) can’t be employed, then
(a) 10% (b) 14 % minimum how many men are required to complete the job
7
(c) 20% (d) can’t be determined in 6 days if the working hours per day cannot exceed 9?
(a) 4 (b) 5
15 Some-time after the new workers were introduced, all of
(c) 6 (d) 7
the newly introduced workers left the work due to heavy
rain and the efficiency of the remaining workers reduced 24 Eklavya can do the 6 times the actual work in 36 days while
by 20% due to which the work finally got completed by Faizal can do the one-fourth of the original work in 3 days.
delay of 60% of the scheduled time then how much work In how many days will both working together complete the
still remained incomplete by the end of the scheduled 3 times of the original work?
time? (a) 6 (b) 10
3 5 (c) 12 (d) 15
(a) 17 % (b) 21% (c) 27 % (d) 28%
5 7
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25 Progressive Company Pvt. Ltd. hired some employees in a 31 Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are three friends with
fix pattern. On the first day it hired one person, on the different productivity. Brahma working alone needs as
second day one more joined him. On the third, fourth etc much time as Vishnu and Mahesh working together, while
(i.e., every next day) one more person increased in this Vishnu himself needs 8 hours more working alone than
group. The capacity of each person was same. The whole when he works with Mahesh. Brahma working alone needs
work was completed on the 24th day then out of total 8 hours less than Vishnu needs working alone. In how
` 5000, maximum how much a person had earned? much time Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh working together
(a) ` 500 can complete the job?
(b) ` 400 (a) 4 hours (b) 5 hours (c) 6 hours (d) 8 hours
(c) ` 200 1
32 Milinda takes 8 hours more when she works alone in
(d) ` 250 3
26 Two persons having different productivity of labour, comparison of when she works with Bill. While Bill takes
1
working together can reap a field in 2 days. If one-third of 5 hours more when he work alone in comparison to the
3
the field was reaped by the first man and rest by the other
time, when he works with Milinda. How long it will take
one working alternatively took 4 days. How long did it take
Bill to complete the work alone?
for the faster person to reap the whole field working alone? (a) 10 hours (b) 15 hours (c) 18 hours (d) 12 hours
(a) 12 (b) 8
33 Pascal and Rascal are two workers. Working together they
(c) 6 (d) 3
can complete the whole work in 10 hours. If the Pascal
27 The total number of men, women and children working in worked for 2.5 hours and Rascal worked for 8.5 hours, still
a factory is 18. They earn ` 4000 in a day. If the sum of the there was half of the work to be done. In how many hours
wages of all men, all women and all children is in the ratio Pascal working alone, can complete the whole work?
of 18 : 10 : 12 and if the wages of an individual man, 1
(a) 24 hours (b) 17 hours
woman and child is in the ratio 6 : 5 : 3, then how much a 7
woman earn in a day? (c) 40 hours (d) can’t be determined
(a) ` 400 (b) ` 250 34 Boston, Churchill and David are three workers, employed
(c) ` 150 (d) ` 120 by a contractor. They completed the whole work in 10
days. Initially all of them worked together, but the last 60%
28 A group of workers was put on a job. From the second day
of the work was completed by only Churchill and David
onwards, one worker was withdrawn each day. The job
together. Boston worked with Churchill and David only for
was finished when the last worker was withdrawn. Had no
initial two days then he left the work due to his poor health.
worker been withdrawn at any stage, the group would Also Churchill takes 20% less time to finish the work alone
have finished the job in 55% of the time. How many than that of David working alone. If they were paid ` 3000
workers were there in the group? for the entire work, then what is the share of least efficient
(a) 50 (b) 40 person?
(c) 45 (d) 10 (a) ` 900 (b) ` 1200
29 Two workers undertake to do a job. The second worker (c) ` 1000 (d) none of these
started working 2 hours after the first. Five hours after the 35 There are three boats B1, B 2 and B 3 working together
9 they carry 60 people in each trip. One day an early morning
second worker has begun working there is still of the
20 B1 carried 50 people in few trips alone. When it stopped
work to be done. When the assignment is completed, it carrying the passengers B 2 and B 3 started carrying the
turns out that first worker has done 60% of the work, while people together. It took a total of 10 trips to carry
300 people by B1, B 2 and B 3. It is known that each day on
second worker has done rest of the work. How many hours
an average 300 people cross the river using only one of the
would it take each one to do the whole job individually?
3 boats B1, B 2 and B 3. How many trips it would take to B1
(a) 10 hours and 12 hours
to carry 150 passengers alone?
(b) 15 hours and 10 hours
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 20 hours and 25 hours
(c) 25 (d) 10
(d) 18 hours and 20 hours
36 Three men and 5 women together can finish a job in 3 days.
30 A group of men decided to do a job in 4 days. But since Working on the same job 3 women take 5 days more than
20 men dropped out every day, the job completed at the the time required by 2 men. What is the ratio of efficiency
end of the 7th day. How many men were there at the of a man to a woman?
beginning? (a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2
(a) 240 (b) 140 (c) 5 : 2 (d) 4 : 1
(c) 280 (d) 150
376 QUANTUM CAT
37 Henry and Ford are two different persons, but when they 120
43 Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 hours and hours
work together, they complete it in 10 days. Had Henry 7
worked at half of his efficiency and Ford at five times of his respectively. Harihar opened the pipes A and B to fill an
efficiency it would have taken them to finish the job in 50% empty tank and some times later he closed the taps
of the scheduled time. In how many days can Ford A and B, when the tank was supposed to be full. After that
complete the job working alone? it was found that the tank was emptied in 2.5 hours
(a) 12 (b) 24 because an outlet pipe C connected to the tank was open
(c) 15 (d) 30 from the beginning. If Harihar closed the pipe C instead of
38 Anne, Benne and Cenne are three friends. Anne and Benne closing pipes A and B the remaining tank would have been
are twins. Benne takes 2 days more than Cenne to complete filled in :
the work. If Anne starts a work and 3 days later Benne joins (a) 2 hours (b) 8 hours (c) 6 hours (d) 4 hours
him, then the work gets completed in 3 more days. 44 Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours and pipe B can fill it in
Working together Anne, Benne and Cenne can complete 15 hours, separately. A third pipe C can empty it in
thrice the original work in 6 days. In how many days Benne 20 hours. Initially pipe A was opened, after one hour pipe B
can complete twice the original work with double the
was opened and then after 1 hour when pipe B was opened
efficiency working alone?
pipe C was also opened. In how many hours the tank will be
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 6 full?
2 2
39 Three typists A, B and C working together 8 hours per day (a) 9 hours (b) 6 hours
3 3
can type 900 pages in 20 days. In a day B types as many (c) 10 hours (d) none of these
pages more than A as C types as many pages more than B.
The number of pages typed by A in 4 hours equal to the Directions (for Q. Nos. 45 and 46) A tank has an inlet and outlet
number of pages typed by C in 1 hour. How many pages C pipe. The inlet pipe fills the tank completely in 2 hours when the
outlet pipe is plugged. The outlet pipe empties the tank completely
types in each hour?
in 6 hours when the inlet pipe is plugged.
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 45 If both pipes are opened simultaneously at a time when the
Directions (for Q. Nos. 40 and 41) Four pipes A , B , C and D can tank was one-third filled, when will the tank fill thereafter?
3 2 2
fill a cistern in 20, 25, 40 and 50 hours respectively. (a) hours (b) hour (c) 2 hours (d) 1 hours
2 3 3
40 The first pipe A was opened at 6:00 am, B at 8:00 am, C at 46 If there is a leakage also which is capable of draining out
9:00 am and D at 10:00 am. When will the cistern be full? the liquid from the tank at half of the rate of outlet pipe,
(a) 4:18 pm (b) 3:09 pm then what is the time taken to fill the empty tank when
(c) 12:15 pm (d) 11:09 am both the pipes are opened?
2
41 If A and B are opened as inlet pipe into the cistern and (a) 3 hours (b) 3 hours
3
C and D are opened as outlet pipes from the cistern and all (c) 4 hours (d) none of these
the four pipes are opened simultaneously, how many hours 47 An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours and an outlet pipe
will it take to fill the cistern completely? can empty the same tank in 36 hours, working individually.
(a) 20 hours How many additional number of outlet pipes of the same
1 capacity are required to be opened, so that the tank never
(b) 11 hours
9 over flows?
2 (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 7
(c) 22 hours
9
Directions (for Q. Nos. 48 and 49) In a public bathroom there are
(d) 45 hours n taps 1, 2, 3 K n. Tap 1 and tap 2 take equal time to fill the tank
42 A tank is connected with four pipes A, B, C and D of which while tap 3 takes half the time taken by tap 2 and tap 4 takes half
two are filling the tank and other two are emptying it. The the time taken by tap 3. Similarly each next number of tap takes
half the time taken by previous number of tap i.e., Kth tap takes
time taken by A, B, C and D to finish their jobs are
half the time taken by ( K − 1)th tap.
10 hours, 15 hours, 20 hours and 30 hours respectively. All
four pipes are opened. When the tank was empty, it took 48 If the 10th tap takes 2 hours to fill the tank alone then what
12 hours to fill it completely. Which two are the outlet is the ratio of efficiency of 8th tap and 12th tap,
pipes? respectively?
(a) A and B (b) C and D (a) 4 : 1 (b) 5 : 3
(c) A and C (d) B and D (c) 16 : 1 (d) 1 : 16
Time and Work 377

49 If the 8th tap takes 80 hours to fill the tank then the 10th 55 A tank has two inlet pipes which can fill the empty tank in
and 12th taps working together take how many hours to fill 12 hours and 15 hours working alone and one outlet pipe
the tank? which can empty the full tank in 8 hours working alone.
(a) 2 hours The inlet pipes are kept open for all the time but the outlet
(b) 4 hours pipe was opened after 2 hours for one hour and then again
(c) 6 hours closed for 2 hours then once again opened for one hour.
(d) none of the above This pattern of outlet pipe continued till the tank got
50 Pipe A takes 3/4 of the times required by pipe B to fill the completely filled. In how many hours the tank has been
empty tank individually. When an outlet pipe C is also filled, working on the given pattern?
opened simultaneously with pipe A and pipe B, it takes (a) 8 hours 24 minutes (b) 10 hours 15 minutes
3/4 more time to fill the empty tank than it takes, when (c) 9 hours 10 minutes (d) 9 hours 6 minutes
only pipe A and pipe B are opened together. If it takes to fill 56 Working together, two pipes A and B can fill 7 empty tanks
33 hours when all the three pipes are opened of the same capacity in 48 hours. When a tank was initially
simultaneously, then in what time pipe C can empty the full empty, pipe B was kept open for as much time as was
tank operating alone? required by pipe A to fill 1/3rd of the empty tank by itself.
(a) 66 hours Then, pipe A was kept open for as much time as was
(b) 50 hours required by pipe B to fill up 1/4th of the empty tank by itself.
(c) 44 hours It was then found that the tank was 7/12 full. The least time
(d) can’t be determined in which any of the pipes can fill an empty tank fully is
(a) 8.4 hours (b) 14.4 hours (c) 12 hours (d) 14 hours
Directions (for Q. Nos. 51 to 53) A contractor undertook a project
to complete it, in 20 days which needed 5 workers to work 57 Four men and three women can do a job in six days. When
continuously for all the days estimated. But before the start of the five men and six women work on the same job, the work
work the client wanted to complete it earlier than the scheduled gets completed in four days. How long will two women and
time, so the cantractor calculated that he needed to increase three men take to do the job?
5 additional men every 2 days to complete the work in the time the (a) 18 days (b) 10 days (c) 9 days (d) 7 days
client wanted it : 58 There are five water pipes P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 connected to a
51 How many men were working on the day the project was tank, which can fill or empty the tank individually in 45,
completed as per the date of client wanted to complete it? 40, 30, 20, 15 minutes, respectively. A few of them are inlet
(a) 5 (b) 10 pipes and others are the outlet pipes. If the combination of
(c) 20 (d) none of these an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe can either empty or fill the
52 Find the number of days in which client wanted to whole tank in 1 hour, which one of the following can be the
complete his work. feasible combination of pipes as indicated by {inlet pipe,
(a) 15 (b) 10 outlet pipe} in that order only?
(c) 8 (d) can’t be determined (a) {P3, P4} and {P4, P5} (b) {P1, P2} and {P4, P5}
(c) {P4, P3} and {P5, P4} (d) {P4, P3} and {P4, P5}
53 If the work was further increased by 50% but the
contractor continues to increase the 5 workers on every 59 There are four water tanks each with equal capacity of
2 days then how many more days are required over the 1200 liters. The water is being pumped from one tank to
initial time specified by the client? another as per the following scheme.
(a) 1 day (b) 2 days From P to Q @ 52 liters/second
(c) 5 days (d) none of these From P to S @ 48 liters/second
54 A tank is connected with 8 pipes. Some of them are inlet From Q to R @ 36 liters/second
pipes and rest work as outlet pipes. Each of the inlet pipe From R to P @ 76 liters/second
can fill the tank in 8 hours, individually, while each of those
From R to S @ 24 liters/second
that empty the tank i.e., outlet pipe, can empty it in 6 hours
From S to Q @ 48 liters/second
individually. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank is
full, it will take exactly 6 hours for the tank to empty. How If all the pumps are started simultaneously, when each of
many of these are inlet pipes? the tanks has 384 liters of water which tank would get
(a) 2 (b) 4 emptied first?
(c) 5 (d) 6 (a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
 QUANTUM CAT
LEVEL 03 > Final Round
Directions (for Q. Nos. 1 to 5) In a nut-bolt factory 180 workers Directions (for Q. Nos. 7 to 11) A company produces three
are working for 6 hours a day. Out of 180 workers there are some products. The products are processed on 3 different machines. The
men, some women and rest are boys. All the workers can produce time required to manufacture one unit of each the three products
either nut or bolt or both of them. A man can produce 60 nuts and and the daily capacity of three machines are given in the table
80 bolts in each hour and a woman can produce 30 nuts and below :
60 bolts per hour. A man is thrice as efficient as a boy and 3/2
Machine Time per unit (in min.) Machine
times as efficient as a woman. Given that all men, all women and capacity
all boys produce equal number of articles of one kind (i.e., either Product Product Product
(min./day)
nut or bolt) per hour. 1 2 3
M1 2 2 3 450
1 Working 6 hours a day, how many nuts they can produce
with 52500 bolt in each day? M2 2 5 – 410
(a) 17500 (b) 26250 M3 3 – 4 480
(c) 50850 (d) can’t be determined
2 In how many hours can 15 men, 12 women and 8 boys can 7 How many units of product 1 can be produced in one day?
produce 12000 nuts and 8200 bolts? (a) 160 (b) 205
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 225 (d) 64
(c) 6 (d) none of these 8 If minimum 20 units of P1 and 30 units of P2 have to be
3 If 30 women and 50 boys can produce 5400 bolts in one produced, then what is the maximum units of P3 that can be
hour then to produce equal number of nuts in one hour produced in a day?
how many men are required? (a) 116 (b) 105
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 205 (d) 220
(c) 50 (d) none of these
Directions (for Q. Nos. 9 to 11) Read the following additional
4 If the efficiency of each boy is doubled then what is the data for question number 9, 10 and 11. The profit per unit for
increase in production per hour? product 1, 2 and 3 is ` 3, ` 4 and ` 5.
(a) 100% (b) 50%
(c) 33.33% (d) none of the above 9 What combination of P1, P2 and P3 will yield maximum
5 If the manager of factory wanted equal number of men, profit, under the manufacturing constraints?
women and boys in his factory but the efficiency of a man, 1. P1 – 25, P2 − 50, P3 − 100
woman and a boy remains constant, then the change in 2. P1 − 20, P2 − 60, P3 − 80
production is :
3. P1 − 100, P2 − 0, P3 − 50
(a) increased by 10% (b) decreased by 10%
(c) increased by 8.33% (d) none of the above 4. P1 − 0, P2 − 80, P3 − 100
(a) 4 (b) 2
6 Ram Lal is a renowned packager of fruits in Varanasi. He
packs 70 mangoes or 56 guavas every day working 7 hours (c) 3 (d) 1
per day. His wife also helps him. She packs 30 mangoes or 10 Which of the machine if it breaks down will affect
24 guavas working 6 hours per day. Ram Lal has to pack profitability the least?
3300 mangoes and 2400 guavas with the help of his wife. (a) Machine 1
They work alternatively, each day 10 hours. His wife (b) Machine 2
started packaging on the first day and works on every (c) Machine 3
alternate days. Similarly Ram Lal started his work on (d) Machine 1 or 3
second day and worked alternatively till the completion of 11 If no production of product 2 is scheduled today and it is
the work. In how many days the work will be finished? decided to only produce one type of product today, then
2
(a) 85 days (b) 85 days what is the maximum profits that can be had today?
5
(a) ` 480 (b) ` 750
(c) 84 days (d) none of these
(c) ` 600 (d) none of these
Time and Work 379

Directions (for Q. Nos. 12 to 15) Ready Tailoring Services is very 13 If the number of tailors will be increased by 50% then
well known in its quality and time bound services. The company maximum how many uniforms for officers can be
(Ready Tailoring Services) received a large order for stiching completed in one day?
military uniforms. It has two different orders to prepare the shirts one (a) 48 (b) 50
for Officers and second for Jawans (non-officers). It has three cutters (c) 60 (d) 72
who will cut the fabric. Six tailors who will do the stiching and 3 14 If the company can increase maximum 3 employees of
assistant to stich the buttons and iron the shirts. Each of these 12 any category then for which category should it hire to
persons will work for exactly 8 hours a day. Each of the Officers get maximum increase in production capacity,
uniform requires 20 minutes for cutting the fabric, 1 hour for stiching assuming that it needs to stich only officer’s uniform :
and 20 minutes for stiching buttons and ironing the shirts. Whereas (a) cutter (b) tailor
the Jawan’s uniform requires 15 minutes for cutting the fabric and 60 (c) assistant (d) can’t be determined
minutes for stiching and 10 minutes for buttons and ironing. 15 If the company has to produce the shirts for only one
12 If the company has to supply 40 officers uniforms only and no category then of which category it can produce
other on a particular day, how many man-hours are utilised on maximum number of uniforms?
that day? (a) Officers
1 2 (b) Jawans
(a) 33 hours (b) 66 hours (c) either (a) or (b)
3 3
(c) 40 hours (d) 60 hours (d) none of these

Answers
Level 01 Basic Level Exercise
1 (c) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5 (d) 6 (b) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (b) 10 (c)
11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (a) 14 (a) 15 (b) 16 (b) 17 (a) 18 (a) 19 (b) 20 (a)
21 (a) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24 (c) 25 (b) 26 (b) 27 (a) 28 (c) 29 (c) 30 (c)
31 (b) 32 (a) 33 (b) 34 (d) 35 (a) 36 (c) 37 (c) 38 (b) 39 (b) 40 (d)
41 (a) 42 (b) 43 (b) 44 (c) 45 (b) 46 (a) 47 (a) 48 (c) 49 (a) 50 (a)
51 (c) 52 (a) 53 (d) 54 (b) 55 (a) 56 (c) 57 (b) 58 (a) 59 (d) 60 (a)
61 (a) 62 (c) 63 (b) 64 (d) 65 (c) 66 (b) 67 (b) 68 (a) 69 (b) 70 (b)
71 (b) 72 (c) 73 (d) 74 (a) 75 (c) 76 (d) 77 (b) 78 (b) 79 (b) 80 (c)
81 (b) 82 (a) 83 (a) 84 (a) 85 (b) 86 (a) 87 (b) 88 (d) 89 (c) 90 (c)
91 (d) 92 (c) 93 (a) 94 (b) 95 (a) 96 (c) 97 (a) 98 (b) 99 (c) 100 (a)

Level 02 Higher Level Exercise

1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (c) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (c) 7 (c) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d)
11 (d) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (c) 20 (d)
21 (a) 22 (c) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (b) 26 (d) 27 (b) 28 (d) 29 (c) 30 (b)
31 (c) 32 (d) 33 (b) 34 (c) 35 (a) 36 (c) 37 (d) 38 (d) 39 (c) 40 (b)
41 (c) 42 (b) 43 (b) 44 (a) 45 (c) 46 (c) 47 (d) 48 (d) 49 (b) 50 (c)
51 (c) 52 (c) 53 (b) 54 (b) 55 (c) 56 (c) 57 (c) 58 (d) 59 (c)

Level 03 Final Round

1 (c) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (c) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (d) 10 (b)
11 (c) 12 (b) 13 (d) 14 (b) 15 (c)
380 QUANTUM CAT
Hints & Solutions
Level 01 Basic Level Exercise
100 4 Efficiency of A = 12.5%
1 Efficiency of A = = 8.33%
12 Efficiency of B = 6.25%
100
Efficiency of B = = 6.66% Efficiency of C = 1.25%
15
Efficiency of ( A + B + C ) = 20% (=12.5+ 6.25+ 1.25)
Combined efficiency of A and B = 8.33+ 6.66 = 15% 100
Number of days taken by A and B, when worked together Required number of days = = 5 days
20
100 10 2
= =6 = 6 days 5 Efficiency of A = 10% , Efficiency of B = 6.66%
15 15 3
100
∴ Required number of days = = 6 days
NOTE Efficiency × Time period = Fixed amount of work 16.66
Also, in terms of percentage total work to be done is 100
6 Efficiency of A = = 4.16%
considered as 100% (in fraction it is 1), unless otherwise 24
stated. 100
Efficiency of B = = 3.33%
Alternatively 30
100
It can be done through unitary method, also. Efficiency of ( A + B + C ) = = 8.33%
100 12
2 Efficiency of A = = 10% ∴ Efficiency of C = (8.33) – (4.16 + 3.33) = 0.83%
10
100 ∴ Number of days required by C to complete the work alone
Efficiency of B = = 8.33% 100 100
12 = = = 120 days
0.83 5 /6
100
Efficiency of C = = 6.66%
15 5
NOTE = 0.833
Combined efficiency of A, B and C = 10 + 8.33+ 6.66 6
= 25%  100 
7 Efficiency of A = 10%  = 10
∴ Required number of days, when A, B and C worked  10 
100  100 
together = = 4 days Efficiency of B = 4.16%  = 4.16 
25  24 
 100  100 
3 Efficiency of A = 20%  =  Efficiency of ( A + B + C ) = 16.66%  = 16.66
 5   6 
 100 Efficiency of C = (16.66) – (10 + 4.16) = 2.5%
Efficiency of B = 10%  = 
 10  Number of days required by C alone to finish the work
100
 100 = = 40 days
Efficiency of A, B and C = 50%  =  2.5
 2 
∴Efficiency of C = (Efficiency of A, B and C )
8 Efficiency of A = 7.14%
− (Efficiency of A and B) Efficiency of B = 4.76% , Efficiency of A + B = 11.9%
= (50) − (20 + 10) = 20% ∴ Number of days required by A and B, working together
100
∴ Number of days required by C to work alone = = 8.4 days
11.9
100
= = 5 days Hint You can see that there is only one option between 8
20 and 9 which is 8.4 hence (c) is the correct choice.
Alternatively
Explanation For 8 days denominator should be 12.5 and
Go through options and satisfy the values. for 9 days denominator should be almost 11.
Alternatively One day’s work of A and B
A B C (A + B + C)
1 1 5
Days 5 10 5 2 =
+ =
14 21 42
Efficiency 20% 10% 20% 50% 42
∴ Required number of days = = 8.4 days
5
Consider option (c)
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9 Efficiency of A = 4.16% (Since number of days are inversely proportional to the

efficiency)
Efficiency of B = 1.6 × 4.16 = 6.66%
100 Now if A requires x days, so B requires 3x days
∴ Number of days required by B = = 15 days ∴Difference of required days (= 3x − x ) = 2x = 10 ⇒ x = 5
6.66
Alternatively Hence the number of days required by
A B B = 3x = 3 × 5 = 15 days
Efficiency → x 1.6 x 13 A B
Days → 1.6 k k Efficiency → 2 : 1
(Since number of days are inversely proportional to Days → 1 : 2
efficiency)  
1
Now 1.6 k = 24 ⇒ k = 15 day  Days ∝ 
 Efficiency 
1
Alternatively A’s one day’s work =
24 Now, let A requires x days, then B requires 2x days
1 1 ∴difference in number of days (= 2x − x ) = x = 6 ⇒ x = 6
∴ B ’s one day’s work = 160% of =
24 15 ∴ B requires 2x = 2 × 6 = 12 days
∴ Required number of days = 15 Alternatively If A takes x days, then B takes x + 6 days
100 1
10 Efficiency of A + B = = 7.14% Now, A’s 1 day’s work =
14 x
1
Again the ratio of efficiency of A and B = 2 : 1 B ’s 1 day’s work =
2 x+6
∴ Efficiency of A = × 7.14 = 4.76% 1/x 2
3 ∴ =
100 1 1
∴required number of days by A = = 21 days x+6
4.76
(Since A does twice the work as B does)
NOTE Only choice (c) lies between 20 and 24.
⇒ x=6
Explanation For 20 days denominator should be 5 and for ∴ B takes 2x = 12 days.
24 days, denominator should be 4.16 also the only choice
(c) gives a value which is multiple of 7 and very close to the Alternatively 1 + 1
=
1
x ( x + 6) 4
answer (as appears).
Alternatively One day’s work of ⇒ x = 6 and 2x = 12 days (required by B)
1 1 1 Alternatively Go through option and satisfy all the
A and B = + = ⇒ x = 21 conditions.
x 2x 14
A : B : C
Since A is twice efficient as B so A will take half of the days 14
taken by B. Ratio of efficiency 3 : 1 : 2
 100 1 : 1 : 1
11 Efficiency of A + B = 14.28%  = 
Ratio of number of days  
 7  3 1 2
or 2 : 6 : 3
Now, since the ratio of efficiency of A and B is 2 : 1
2  1 
Hence, (a) is correct Q Time ∝
So, the efficiency of A = × 14.28 = 9.52%
3  Efficiency 
∴ Number of days required by A = 10.5 days 15 Ajit Bablu
Hint Only choice (b) is correct since there is no other value Efficiency 3 : 1
(in option) lies between 10 and 11. No. of days 1 : 3
Explanation For 10 days, denominator should be 10 and 16 X Y
for 11 days, denominator should be 9.09. Efficiency 5 : 1
Alternatively No. of days 1 : 5
Let A takes x days and then B takes 2x days 100
1 1 1 17 Efficiency of A + B = = 15%
Then 1 day’s work of A and B = + = 20
x 2x 7 3
⇒ x = 10.5 A B
Thus A takes 10.5 days. No. of days 4 : 5
12 A B Efficiency 5 : 4
Efficiency → 3 : 1 4 20 2
∴ Efficiency of B = × 15 = =6 %
Days → 1 : 3 9 3 3
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 100 100
18 Efficiency of A + B = 33.33%  =  Number of days taken by Saraswati = =3
 3  33.33
Ratio of efficiency of A and B = 3 : 1 ∴ Difference in number of days taken by Ganga and Saraswati
3 = 3 − 2 = 1 day
∴ Efficiency of A = × 33.33 = 25%
4 22 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 100 A A A ( A + B) ( A + B) ( A + B) ( A + B) ( A + B)
∴ Number of days taken by A = 4  = 
 25  1 3
3× = = 25%  Remaining work

Alternatively 12 12  
A B work completed   = 75% = (100 − 25)

Efficiency 3 : 1 Now, efficiency of A + B = 15% = (8.33+ 6.66)
No. of days 1 (x) : 3 (x) 75
∴ Number of days required by A + B = =5
∴ Difference in days = 2x = 8 15
⇒ x = 4 and 3x = 12 to complete rest work (= 75%)
Therefore number of days taken by A, working alone 23 ‘3 days before the completion of the work Raja left the
= 4 days work’ means in last 3 days only Rani has worked alone.
1 1
Alternatively 1 + 1
=
1
So, in last 3 days worked done by Rani = 3 × =
x ( x + 8) 3 21 7
 1 6
Now, you can use the options, or solve the equations to get So, the rest 1 −  = work was done by Raja and Rani
the value of x which is equal to 4.  7 7
19 Efficiency of ( A + B ) = 12.5% both.
Number of days in which Raja and Rani worked together
Efficiency of (B + C ) = 8.33% 6/7 36 1
Efficiency of (C + A ) = 12.5% = = = 7 days
5/42 5 5
∴ Efficiency of [( A + B ) + (B + C ) + (C + A )]
= 33.33% NOTE Work done by Raja and Rani in one day =
1 1 5
+ =
∴ Efficiency of ( A + B + C ) = 16.66% 14 21 42
 Total work to be done 
∴Number of days required by A, B and C together = 6 days  Also, number of days = 
 100   Work to be done in one day 
= 
 16.66 11
24 Work done in 11 days =
20 Efficiency of ( A + B ) = 8.33% 30
Efficiency of (B + C ) = 6.66% ,Efficiency of (C + A ) = 5.00% 19
Rest work =
1 30
∴ Efficiency of A + B + C = (8.33+ 6.66 + 5) = 10%
2 19/30 19 19
1 day’s work of A = = =
∴ Efficiency of C = Efficiency of [( A + B + C ) − ( A + B )] 28 30 × 28 840
= (10 − 8.33) = 1.66% Total number of days required to complete the whole work
100 1 840 4
∴ Number of days required by C alone = = 60 days alone = = = 44 days
1.66 19/840 19 19
1
21 Remember Time ∝  100
Efficiency 25 Efficiency of Sonu = 5% =  
 20 
Now,
Ganga : Jamuna : Saraswati Rest work = 75%
Efficiency → 3 : 1 : 2 ∴ Efficiency of Abhijeet =
75
= 7.5%
No. of days → 2 : 6 : 3 10
Again, efficiency of Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati ∴ Combined efficiency of Sonu and Abhijeet
100
= = 100% = 12.5% = (7.5+ 5)
1
3 ∴ Number of days required by Sonu and Abhijeet, to work
∴ Efficiency of Ganga = × 100 = 50% 100
6 together = = 8 days
2 12.5
Efficiency of Saraswati = × 100 = 33.33%
6 26 Asha Usha
100 Efficiency 5 4
Now, number of days taken by Ganga = =2
50 No. of days 4x 5x = 25
Time and Work 383

∴ Number of days required by Asha to finish the work alone rest work =
2
= 20 Q(4 x = 4 × 5) 3
(Alternatively, from percentage change graphic, number of 2 2/3
Number of days required by A to finish work = = 6 days
days taken by Asha will be 20% less than Usha, if efficiency 3 1/9
of Asha is 25% more than Usha)
31 Anand Bahuguna
Now, since Asha and Usha did work together for last 5 days
No. of days 45 40
= 5 × 9 = 45%
Efficiency  1  1
(Since efficiency of Asha = 5%and Usha’s efficiency = 4%) 2.22%  =  2.5%  = 
 45  40
It means Asha completed 55% work alone
Anand did the work in 56 days
∴ Number of days taken by Asha to complete 55% work
1 28
=
55
= 11 days = 56 × =
5 45 × 2 45

27 Krishna’s efficiency = 10% , Mohan’s efficiency = 5%  17 

∴ Rest work   was done by Anand and Bahuguna
 45
Work done by Krishna and Mohan together in 3 days
17/45
= 15 × 3 = 45% = = 8 days
17/360
Now, number of days in which B completed rest (55%)
55 (Since Anand and Bahuguna do the work in one day
work alone = = 11 1 1 17
5 = + = )
Total number of days in which B worked = 3 + 11 = 14 45 40 360
Now number of days required by B, when A and B both 32 Efficiency of Chandni = 11.11%
100 2 Efficiency of Divakar = 8.33%
worked together = =6
15 3 They do 19.44% work in 2 days
 2 ∴ They need 10 days to do 97.22% work,
∴ Required difference in number of days = (11) −  6 
 3
Now the rest work (2.78) was done by Chandni in
13 1 2.78 1
= = 4 days = day
3 3 11.11 4
28 Efficiency of Kareena and Karishma Therefore total number of days required
= 11.11 + 5.55 =16.66% 1 1
= 10 + = 10 days
Work done in 3 days = 3 × 16.66 = 50% 4 4
50 1
Rest work done by Kareena, Karishma and Shahid = Alternatively Chandni’s one day’s work =
50 9
= 1 day 1
(Since efficiency of Shahid = 33.33%) Divakar’s one day’s work =
12
Thus in 4 (= 3 + 1) days they have completed the work. Chandni’s and Divakar’s (1 + 1) = 2 day’s work
29 Efficiency of Kavita = 5% 1 1 7
= + =
Efficiency of Babita = 1.66% 9 12 36
Efficiency of Samita = 3.33% 7 × 5 35
So, in 10 days they do = = work
Work done in 5 days by K + B + S = 5 × (10) = 50% 36 36
Work done in 3 days by K + B = 3 × (6.66) = 20% 1  35
So, the remaining = 1 −  work will be done by
30 36  36
Remaining work (30%) done by Kavita alone = = 6 days 1/36 1
5 Chandni = = day
A : B : C 1/9 4
30
→ 1 1
Efficiency 10 : 9 : 6 Thus total number of required days = 10 + = 10 days
No. of days → 9x : 10 x : 15x 4 4
Now, 15x − 9 x = 6 Hint
⇒ x =1 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
∴ Number of days taken by A = 9 Turn C D C D C D C D C D C
Work 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of days taken by B = 10
9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 36
Number of days taken by C = 15
7/36 7/36 7/36 7/36 7/36
2×1 1
Work done by B and C in initial 2 days = = 35/36 1/36
6 3
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33 1 1 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Now rest work = − =
F Z F Z F Z F Z F Z F Z F Z 4 6 12
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1
Now, this rest work   will be done by B in 1 complete
12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 60
 12
9/60 9/60 9/60 9/60 9/60 9/60
day.
54/60 6/60
Thus, total number of days = 6 + 1 + 1 = 8 days
1 1 9
In two days Fatima and Zahira do = + = work. In
12 15 60
6 × 9 54 Alternatively Efficiency of A = 16.66%
12 days they do = = work Efficiency of B = 8.33%
60 60
6 1 Efficiency of C = 12.5%
So, the remaining work = =
60 10 Efficiency of A + B = 25%
1 Efficiency of A + B + C = 37.5%
Now, work will be done by Fatima in 13th day
12 In 3 days A, B, C completes 37.5% work
1 1 1 In 6 days A, B, C completes 75% work
So, the remaining work = − =
10 12 60 Rest work = 25%
1 1/60 1 This 25% work will be completed by A and B in next 2 days
This work will be done by Zahira = = day
60 1/15 4 Thus total 6 + 2 = 8 days are needed.
Thus the total number of days required 36 From the previous solution 75% work will be completed in
1 1 6 days. In the next two days (i.e., on 7th and 8th day)
= 12 + 1 + = 13 days
4 4 B and C will complete 20.83% (12.5+ 8.33) more work.
Alternatively A’s efficiency = 8.33% So the remaining work = 4.16%
15%
B ’s efficiency = 6.66% This 4.16% work will be completed by A =
4.16 1
= day
Thus in 12 days 90% work will be done and in 13th day 16.66 4
8.33% more work will be done so the rest work 1.66% will 1 1
So, the total number of required days = 6 + 2 + = 8 days.
be done by Zahira 4 4
1.66 1 37 Let B takes x days to complete the work individually.
= = day
6.66 4 1
1 1 Then, the B ’s 1 day’s work =
Thus, total number of required days = 12 + 1 + = 13 x
4 4 1
A’s 1 day’s work =
34 The difference will arise only on the last two days only. The x−6
1
work done on 13th day = 1
15 C’s 1 day’s work =
x−8
1 1 1
rest work = − = 1 1 1
10 15 30 ∴ + =
 1 1/30 2 x−6 x x−8
This rest work   will be done by Fatima = = day
 30 1/12 5 Now either solve the equation or satisfy the equation from
2 2 the choices given in the question.
Thus total number of required days = 12 + 1 + = 13 days. Thus option (c) is correct.
5 5
Alternatively Select an appropriate option and then
35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 solve through % efficiency.
A B C A B C A B
38 A’s share = ` 250
1/6 1/12 1/8 1/6 1/12 1/8 1/6 1/12
B ’s share = ` 100
3/8 3/8 1/4
It means the ratio of efficiency of A : B = 250 : 100 = 5 : 2
6 3
= ∴ Ratio of days taken by A and B = 2x : 5x
8 4
Now, 5x − 2x = 9
3
In 3 days A, B, C do work ⇒ x=3
8
3 ∴ Number of days taken by A = 6 (efficiency = 16.66%)
In 6 days A, B, C do work Number of days taken by B = 15 (efficiency = 6.66%)
4
1 3 Therefore number of days taken by A and B, working
Rest work = , which is less than together
4 8
100 300 2
1 = = = 4 days
On the 7th day, more work will be done by A 23.33 70 7
6
Time and Work 385

1 Man Days
39 Alen’s one day’s work = 44
21 1 30 24 1
1 ↑ ↓
Border’s one day’s work = 5 36 20 6
42 Applying product constancy method.
(working alternatively) Alen and Border’s two days work 1
1 1 1 For a constant work when days are reduced by , then
= + = 6
21 42 14 1
number of men is increased by . Hence 6 men will
1 5
So, Alen and Border do work in 2 days
14 increase.
So, they complete the work in 14 × 2 = 28 days. Alternatively 24 × 30 = 20 × x
40 Efficiency of A and B = 16.66% ⇒ x = 36
Efficiency of B and C = 10% Therefore 6 more men are required.
But efficiency of A is twice that of C 45 Women Days
A = 2C 1 12 20 1
Q Therefore, ↓ ↑
Now A + B = 16.66 and B + C = 10 3 8 30 2
⇒ 2C + B = 16.66 …(i) Thus 10 more days are required.
and C + B = 10 …(ii) Alternatively 12 × 20 = 8 × x
∴ from eq. (i) and (ii) C = 6.66% ⇒ x = 30
∴ A = 13.33% ∴10 more days are required.
∴ Number of days taken by A to complete the work alone 46 Boys Days
100 1 2 35 15 2
= = 7 days ↓ ↑
13.33 2 5 21 25 3
41 A + B = 70% Thus 14 boys did not turn up for the job.
Alternatively 35 × 15 = 25 × x
∴ A + B + B + C − ( A + B + C ) = B 
B + C = 50%  70 + 50 − 100 = 20%  ⇒ x = 21
 
∴ 35 − 21 = 14 boys did not turn up for the job.
⇒ B = 20%
47 x × 32 = 24 × 40
A = 50%
and C = 30% x = 30
Hence, A is most efficient. (M 1D1 = M 2D 2 )

42 C+M =
8 48 M × D =W
17 1
12 16 × 6 = W
M +G= 3
17 2
3 Rest work = W
⇒ M = 3
17 For double work in same time we need double men. So 16
[Q (C + M + M + G ) − (C + M + G ) = M ] more men are required.
 8 12 3 Alternatively 2 × (16 × 6) = 6 × M
 17 + 17  − 1 = 17 
  ⇒ M = 32
5 9 ∴16 more men are required.
∴ C= ,G =
17 17 49 M × D = 10 × 20 = 200 Man-days
So the whole amount will be distributed in the ratio of New Man-days = (20 × 2) × x
5 : 3 : 9 among C , M and G respectively.
200 = 20 × 2 × x
Now since M is least efficient so he get his own share
3 x = 5 days
= × 816 = ` 144 or M 1D1 = M 2D 2
17
10 × 20 = (20 × 2) × x
43 Sharma Kelkar
⇒ x=5
Efficiency 0.8 x x
Number of day k 0.8k = 24 50 M 1D1 = M 2D 2
Q 0.8k = 24 ⇒ k = 30 M 1 × 20 = (M 1 − 12) × 32
Thus Sharma requires 30 days, to complete the work, alone. ⇒ M 1 = 32
Also, using the above concept you can go through options.
386 QUANTUM CAT
51 Go through options. Consider option (c) 5
∴ 12 men + 5 women = 12 × + 5 = 25 women
30 × 20 = 30 × 6 + 21 × 20 3
600 = 600, hence presumed option is correct. ∴ W1 × D1 = W2 × D 2,W = women, D = days
Alternatively 30 × 20 = 30 × x + 21 × (26 − x ) 10 × 15 = 25 × D 2 ⇒ D 2 = 6
⇒ x=6 58 Work done by 2 men = 3 women = 4 boys
52 Go through options. Consider choice (a) ∴ 1 man = 2 boys
4
25 × 30 = 25 × 15 + 75 × 5 1 woman = boys
3
750 = 750, hence choice (a) is correct.
Alternatively 25 × 30 = 25 × x + 75 × (20 − x )
∴ boys × days = 4 × 52 (boys-days)
4 13
Q 30 × 2 = 20 Again 1 man + 1 woman + 1 boy = 2 + + 1 = boys
  3 3
3
B1 × D1 = B 2 × D 2, B = boys, D = days
53 Go through options. Consider choice (d) 13
4 × 52 = × D2
36 × 120 = 40 × 108 3
4320 = 4320 D 2 = 48 days
Hence, choice (d) is correct. 7
59 2 men = 7 boys ⇒ 1 man = days
Alternatively 2
Men Days 7
5 women = 7 boys ⇒ 1 woman = boys
1 x 120 1 5
↑   ↓
9 ↓ ↓  10 7 7
7 men + 5 women + 2 boys = 7 × + 5 × + 2 =
67
boys
 10 (12) 2 5 2
x ×  Now, B1 × D1 = B 2 × D 2
 9
67
From percentage change (product constancy) graphic 7 × 469 = × D2
1 2
when number of days are decreased by then the number ⇒ D 2 = 98 days
10
1 1
of men are increased by and is equivalent to 4 men so 60 6C + 2M = 6 days
9 9 ⇒ 36C + 12M = 1 days
the actual number of men are 9 × 4 = 36.
Again 1M = 2C
Alternatively M 1 D1 = M 2 D2
∴ 36 + 12 × 2 = 1 day
x × 120 = ( x + 4) × 108
60 children can do the work in 1 day
⇒ x = 36
Now, 5 men = 10 children
54 Efficiency (per minute) of Modi = 4 copies/min ∴10 children can do the work in 6 days.
Efficiency of Modi and Xerox together = 10 pages/min 61 8M + 12W = 4 days (whole work)
∴ Efficiency of Xerox alone = 10 − 4 = 6 pages/min
⇒ 32M + 48W = 1 day …(i)
∴ Mr. Xerox needs 6 minutes to copy 36 pages.
Again 6M + 14W = 5 days
1
55 Work done = ⇒ 30M + 70W = 1 day …(ii)
3
2 From eq. (i) and (ii)
Remaining work = 32M + 48W = 30M + 70W
3
⇒ 2M = 22W
2 × (20 × 12) = 12 × x
⇒ 1M = 11W
⇒ x = 40
Now, 30M + 70W = 1 day
So, 20 men will be increased.
1 (30 × 11 + 70)W = 1 day
56 Work done = Therefore 400W requires 1 day to complete the whole work.
5
4 Thus 20W needs 20 days to complete the whole work.
remaining work = 62 Efficiency of A = 6.66%
5
∴ 4 (20 × 75) = 40 × x Efficiency of B = 5.55%
x = 150 Efficiency of A + B + C = 16.66%
Therefore 75 men should be increased. ∴Efficiency of C = 4.44%
57 Work done by 6 men = Work done by 10 women. Now, number of days required by
10 5 100 100 45
⇒ Work done by 1 man = work done by = women C= = = days
6 3 4.44 (10 × 4)/9 2
Time and Work 387

63 Ratio of efficiencies of A, B and C = 6 : 5 : 4 3

71 × ( x − 2) x = ( x + 7 )( x − 10)
4 4
∴Share of C = × 27000 = 7200 ⇒ x 2 − 6 x − 280 = 0
15
64 In 1 hour 314 weavers weave = 6594 × 6 shawls ⇒ x = 20 and x = − 14
6594 × 6 So, the acceptable values is x = 20
In 1 hour 1 weaver weaves = shawls ∴ Total work = ( x − 2) × x = 18 × 20 = 360 unit
314
= 126 shawls Now 360 = 30 × k Q (30 = 20 + 10)
65 3M + 2W = 4 days ⇒ k = 12 days
72 Efficiency of a man : woman : girl = 6 : 3 : 1
⇒ 12M + 8W = 1 day …(i)
(3 + 1)
Again, 2M + 3W = 5D ∴ Share of a woman and girl = × 10, 000
⇒ 10M + 15W = 1D …(ii) (6 + 3 + 1)
4
From eq. (i) and (ii) = × 10000 = ` 4000
12M + 8W = 10M + 15W 10
⇒ 2M = 7W
M 7 73 Total work = 33 × 30 = 990 man-days
⇒ =
W 2 1
First day’s work = × 44
Since the ratio of efficiency of women : men = 2 : 7 990
So, the amount of a man per day = ` 154 Second day’s work =
1
× 43
 7   990
 2 × 44 = 154 1
  Third day’s work = × 42 and so on
990
66 Go through options. 1
Alternatively So, the total work in 44 days = (44 + 43 + 42 + … )
990
30 × 40 = 30 × x + 20 × (46 − x ) ⇒ x = 28 days 1 44 × 45
= × =1
67 Women × hours = 8 × 10 = 80 women hours 990 2
Now, women × hours = 12 × 8 = 96 women hours Hence in 44 days total work will be completed.
Since new work force is 20% greater than previous work  100
74 Efficiency of Abhishek = 2.5% =  
force.  40 
So, the new quantity of tea leaves will be increased by 20% Work done in 8 days = 20%
20
which is equal to 200 × = 40 kg, hence (b) Rest work = 80%
100 80
Efficiency of Bacchhan = = 3.33%
68 New work = 3 × 450 man-day 24
∴ 3 × 450 = 27 × x 100
∴ Required number of days =
x = 50 days (2.5 + 3.33)
4B + 5G = 10 100 100 × 6 1
69 = = = 17
5.83 35 7
⇒ 40B + 50G = 1 …(i)
5 5 35
Again, 6B + 6G = 7 Hint 0.83 = , so, 5.83 = 5 + =
6 6 6
⇒ 42B + 42G = 1 …(ii)
75 A B C
Comparing eq. (i) and (ii)
Efficiency 3 : 2 : 6
40B + 50G = 42B + 42G
Number of days 2 : 3 : 1
⇒ 2B = 8G ⇒ 1B = 4G
∴ Number of days taken by A = 12
Now, (42 × 4 + 42) girls = 1 day
Number of days taken by B = 18
210 girls can do a work in 1 day
Number of days taken by C = 6
Again 2B + 7G = 15 girls
5
210 1 day’s work of ( A + B ) =
So, 15 girls require = 14 days 36
15
8
70 Equate the man-days 1 day’s work of (B + C ) =
36
For 20 km road, 20 × 20 = 400 man-days are required 9
1 day’s work of (C + A ) =
∴ For 40 km road 800 man-days are required 36
So, 800 = 40 × x ⇒ x = 20 days
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Day → 1 2 3 4 5 6 1
81 One day’s work of 7 Indian with 4 Chinese =
Work → 5/36 8/36 9/36 5/36 8/36 5
1
35/36 1/36 and one day’s work of 7 Japanese and 3 Chinese =
35 7
In 5 days total work done =
36 Therefore, one day’s work of 7 Indian, 7 Chinese and
1 1 12
Now, the rest work (1/36), which is done by AC. 7 Japanese = + =
5 7 35
∴ Number of days taken by AC for the rest work
1 /36 1 Therefore, one day’s work of 1 Indian, 1 Chinese and
= = 1 Japanese =
12 1
× =
12
9 /36 9 35 7 35 × 7
1 1
Therefore, total time = 5 + = 5 days Therefore, number of days required by 1 Indian, 1 Chinese
9 9 and 1 Japanese
76 Efficiency of A + B = 16.66, Efficiency of B + J = 10 1 35 × 7 5
= = = 20 days
We have no further relevent informations, so we cannot 12 /(35 × 7 ) 12 12
determine. 1 1 1 13
82 In 1 minute A, B and C bind = + + = book
77 A B 8 12 16 48
Efficiency x 2x 13
In 12 hours A, B and C bind = 12 × 60 × = 195 books
Number of days 15 15/2 48
1 2 195
A’s one day’s work = , B ’s one day’s work = ∴ Average number of books bind by each = = 65 books
15 15 3
3 3
( A + B )’s one day’s work = 83 Work of a man for 1 hour = women’s work for 1 hour
15 2
Now, let us assume B joined A after (11 − x ) days, then Again, work of a man for 1 day
(11 − x ) x × 3 3 9
+ = 1 ⇒ (11 − x ) + 3x = 15 ⇒ x = 2 = ×  women’s work for 1 hour
15 15  2 7.5
It means they worked together for 2 days. 9
Alternatively Go through options and check easily with
⇒ Work of a man for 1 day = women’s work for 1 day
5
the percentage efficiency. 9
9 × 6.66 + 2 × 20 = 100% ⇒ 1 man = women
5
78 Efficiency of A = 6.66% 9
∴ 10 men + 6 women = 10 × + 6 = 24 women
Efficiency of B = 3.33% 5
Efficiency of C = 2.5% 9
∴ 10 men + 9 women = 10 × + 9 = 27 women
Work done in last two days (only C do it) = 2 × 2.5 = 5% 5
Work done in the 3rd and 4th day from the last day Now, D1 × W1 = D 2 × W2
(only A and C do it) = 2 × 9.16 = 18.33% 18 × 24 = D 2 × 27 ⇒ D 2 = 16 days
Remaining work = 100 − (5 + 18.33) = 76.66% 84 Number of days taken by A to complete work alone
This 76.66% work was done by all of A, B and C. = 14 days
76.66 460 2 Number of days taken by B to complete work alone = 7 days
∴ Number of days taken by them = = =6
12.5 75 15 Number of days taken by C to complete work alone = 7 days
2 2 1 1 3
∴ Total time required = 6 + 2 + 2 = 10 days One day’s work of A and B = + =
15 15 14 7 14
79 Let x kg of oil is used for eating purpose, daily, then 1 1 1 5
and one day’s work of A, B and C = + + =
( x + 11) × 50 = ( x + 15) × 45 14 7 7 14
x = 25 3 9
3 day’s work of A and B = 3 × =
∴ Total quantity of oil = (25 + 11) × 50 = 1800 14 14
1800 5  9
∴ Required number of days = = 72 days remaining work = 1 − 
25 14  14
2 This remaining work will be done by A, B and C
80 Work done =
3 5 / 14
= = 1 day
1 2 5 / 14
Remaining work = , which is half of
3 3 85 A’s 5 days work = 50%
1
∴ × (20 × 32) = 8 × x ⇒ x = 40 men B ’s 5 days work = 33.33%
2
Therefore, 20 more men were required. C’s 2 days work = 16.66% [100 − (50 + 33.33)]
Time and Work 389

Ratio of contribution of work of A, B and 93 Efficiency of only leakage = 16.66%

1 2
C = 50 : 33 : 16 = 3 : 2 : 1 Effective efficiency of leakage = 6.66%
3 3
It means the capacity of filling pipe = 10%
A’s total share = ` 1500
Therefore, the inlet pipe can fill the tank in 10 hours hence
B’s total share = ` 1000 the capacity of tank = 100 l.
C’s total share = ` 500
94 Efficiency of tap A and B = 16.66% = (10 + 6.66)
A’s one day’s earning = ` 300
∴ 16. 66 x + 10 × (8 − x ) = 100% ⇒ x = 3
B’s one day’s earning = ` 200
and C’s one day’s earning = ` 250 95 Efficiency of A = 5%, Efficiency of B = 4%
 100 Efficiency of C = − 3.33%
86 Efficiency of A = 50%  
 2  It means in every 3 consecutive hours tops A, B and C can
 100  fill 5.66% (= 5 + 4 − 3.33). Therefore in 51 hours (= 3 × 17 )
Efficiency of B = 37.5%  
 8 /3 tops A, B and C can fill 96.33% (= 5.66 × 17 )
 100 ∴ the remaining part i.e., 3.66% (= 100 − 96.33) can be
Efficiency of C = 12.5%  
 8  11  3.66
filled up by A in hours  =  , since it is now A’s turn.
15  5 
Combined efficiency of A, B and C = 100%
11 11
So, they complete the work in 1 hour. Hence, the total time required = 51 + = 51
15 15
87 A + B = C + D
97 Efficiency when both pipes used to fill = A + B
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Ratio of efficiency 10 x + 5x 9x + 6x and efficiency when pipe A is used to fill and pipe B is used
14243 14243 to empty the tank = A − B
15x 15x A+B 2 A 3
Therefore, ratio of efficiency of A : C = 10 : 9 ∴ = ⇒ = (By componendo and dividendo)
A−B 1 B 1
Therefore, ratio of days taken by A : C = 9 : 10
Thus, the ratio of efficiency of pipe A and B = 3 : 1.
Therefore, number of days taken by A = 18 days
98 In ideal case:
88 Efficiency of 4 men and 2 boys = 20%
50 6
Efficiency of 3 women and 4 boys = 20% Time taken to fill the half tank by A and B = = hours
41.66 5
Efficiency of 2 men and 3 women = 20% Time taken by A, B and C to fill rest half of the tank
∴ Efficiency of 6 men, 6 women and 6 boys = 60% 50
= = 3 hours
∴ Efficiency of 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy = 10% 16.66
Now, since they will work at double their efficiency 6
Total time = + 3 = 4 hours 12 minutes
∴ Efficiency of 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy = 20% 5
∴ Required number of days = 5 In second case:
89 M 1 × D1 = M 2 × D 2 3 75 9
Time taken to fill tank by A and B = = hours
4 41.66 5
m × r = (m + n) × D 2
1 25 3
mr Time taken by A, B and C to fill rest tank = =
⇒ D2 = 4 16.66 2
(m + n)
hours
90 Efficiency of A = 2.77% , Efficiency of B = 2.22% 9 3
Total time = + = 3 hours 18 minutes
∴ Combined efficiency of A and B = 5% = (2.77 + 2.22) 5 2
 100 Therefore, difference in time = 54 minutes
Thus, it will take total of 20 minutes Q 20 = 
 5  99 Time taken by pipes A and B to fill the whole tank
100
91 Efficiency of A = 8.33% = = 6 hours
16.66
Effective efficiency = 6.66%, when there is leakage Capacity filled in 2 hours by pipes A, B and C = 2 × 13.33
∴ Efficiency of leakage = 1.66% = (8.33 − 6.66) = 26.66%
It means due to leakage a full tank will be empty in Remaining capacity = 73.33%
60 hours.
This remaining capacity can be filled by A and B
92 Efficiency of A + B = 10 + 6.66 = 16.66% 73.33 2
= = 4 hours
Efficiency of A + B + C = 5.55% 16.66 5
∴ Efficiency of C (outlet pipe) = 16.66 − 5.55 = 11.11% 2
So, the total time required = 2 + 4 = 6 hours 24 minutes
It means outlet pipe C can empty in 9 hours. 5
Thus, in this case 24 minutes extra are required.
390 QUANTUM CAT
1 Therefore in 36 hours the tank will be completely filled.
100 In one hour pipe A can fill = part of the tank
30 Alternatively Efficiency of pipe A = 3.33%
1
In one hour pipe B can fill = part of the tank Efficiency of pipe B = 2.22%
45
1 and Combined efficiency = 5.55%
In two hour pipes A and B can fill = part of the tank Therefore in 2 hours pipe A and B fill 5.55%.
18
Thus to fill 100% tank, these pipe will take 36 hours.

Level 02 Higher Level Exercise

1 LCM of 2, 3 and 4 = 12 Solutions (for Q. Nos. 4 and 5)
In 12 hours A will make 6 shawls 1st day 2nd day
 Morning shift} A B
" " " B will make 4 shawls  13 shawls
 Evening shift} B A
" " " C will make 3 shawls 
 It is clear that in two days finally they work very similar to
i . e. , in 12 hours they will weave 13 shawls
the alternate days i. e.,finally A work for 10 hours and B also
so, in 84 hours they will weave 91 shawls
works for 10 hours. Thus in every two days they will
Now, in 9 hours A will make 4 shawls 
 complete 7.5% work. So, in 26 days they will complete
in 9 hours B will make 3 shawls  9 shawls
 97.5% of the total work. Now, the remaining work = 2.5%
in 9 hours C will make 2 shawls 
Now, this is the turn of A,
So, they will complete 100 shawls in 93 hours.
Since A does 4.16% work in 10 hours.
NOTE Since, they cannot share each-others work so B So, he will do 2.5% work in 6 hours.
will take completely 9 hours to make 3 shawls, even when A
4 Thus, the work will be finished on 27th day.
and C stay idle for the last 1 hour till B completes his own
work. 5 Since, A does 2.5% work in 6 hours, which is the actual
duration of morning shift. So 100% time of the morning
2 M T W Th F S shift was utilised.
A S A S A S
123 123 123 6 From the first statement :
Work → 15% 15% 7 . 5% (B + C ) (A + B + C )
144444
42444444 3
37.5% Efficiency 2x 3x
Days 3y 2y
{This pattern continued for total 2 weeks only till 75% 1
work got completed.} Thus, we can say that efficiency of A is the efficiency of
( A + B + C ). 3
Thus in 2 weeks they will complete 75% work.
From the last statement:
Now 15% of the remaining (25% of the work) will be done 120 4
in the third week in Monday and Tuesday. Again 10% work Share of B out of total amount = =
450 15
remained undone. Out of this 8.33% work will be done by
Arun on Wednesday and remaining 1.66% work will be From these two results we can conclude that:
completed on Thursday by Satyam. A : B : C
Final week 5  1 4 6
Ratio of efficiency =  : :
M T W Th 15  3 15 15
A S
123
A
{ S
{ ⇒ 5 : 4 : 6
15% 8.33% 1.66% 1 1 1
144444
42444444 3 Ratio of number of ⇒ : :
5 4 6
25% days
⇒ 12x : 15x : 10 x
3 Efficiency of Kaushalya = 5% 1 1 9
One day’s work of A and B = + =
Efficiency of Kaikeyi = 4% 12x 15x 60 x
Thus, in 10 days working together they will complete only 60 x
∴ A and B will take days to complete the whole work,
90% of the work. 9
[(5 + 4) × 10] = 90 Again one day’s work of A, B and C
Hence, the remaining work will surely done by Sumitra, 1 1 1 15
= + + =
which is 10%. 12x 15x 10 x 60 x
Thus, Sumitra will get 10% of ` 700, which is ` 70.
Time and Work 391

∴ A, B and C working together complete the work in 2nd case T C B

60 x
days 16 10 12
15 8 12 12
60 x 60 x 8
∴ − = 128 120 144
9 15 3
8 No change in critical value*
(Since, A and B take days more than A, B and C)
3 NOTE In third case it will reduce the production below
⇒ x =1 1200 books per day (or 120 books per hour)
∴ Number of days required to complete the whole work by
So, option (d) is correct.
A, B and C = 4 x = 4 × 1 = 4 days
Alternatively You can solve through option. Critical value means the minimum amount of job which the
restriction.
Alternatively Ratio of efficiencies of A, B and
11 Efficiency of Bunty and Babli (jointly) = 12.5%
C = 5x : 4 x : 6 x
100 Now, go through options and satisfy the conditions.
∴ Number of days required by A and B = …(i) Consider option (d).
9x
100 Bunty Babli
and number of days required by A, B and C = …(ii)
15x Efficiency 7.5% → 5%
100 100 8 5 40
∴ − = ⇒ x= Days 20
9 x 15x 3 3 3
From eq. (ii) number of days required by A, B and C Now, the new efficiency of Bunty = 15%
working together 5
100 100 100 and the new efficiency of Babli = %
= = = = 4 days 3
15x 15 × 5 25 50
∴ Combined efficiency = %
3 3
7 MIT NIT 100
∴ Number of days taken by them = = 6 days
4 × 10 × 60 × E1 = 5 × 8 × 80 × E 2 50 /3
E1 4 Hence, the presumed option (d) is correct.
⇒ =
E2 3
NOTE Without solving the complete problem we can say
where E1and E 2 are the respective working efficiencies per that only option (d) is true since other 3 options gives the
hour. efficiency of Bunty equal to or more than 12.5% which is
∴ Each engineer from NIT is 25% less efficient than each inadmissible i. e. , cannot be equal to or greater than the
engineer from MIT. combined efficiency of both persons together.
8 T C B 12 Let x litre be the per day filling and v litre be the capacity of
16 10 15 the reservoir, then
8 12 12 90 x + v = 40000 × 90 …(i)
128 120 180 ← in one hour and 60 x + v = 32000 × 60 …(ii)
1280 1200 1800 ← in 10 hour Solving eq. (i) and (ii), we get
Since, restriction is imposed by composers i . e. , since only
x = 56000
1200 books can be composed in 10 hours so not more than
1200 books can be finally prepared. Hence, 56000 litres per day can be used without the failure
of supply.
9 To maximise the production we locate 5 persons for
composing and 7 persons for typing. Only then we can 13 One day’s production = 400 × 9 × 60= 2160000 bottles per day
maximise our production which is 1800 books per day. Ratio of time utilised by M 1 and (M 1 + M 2 ) = 1 : 2
T C B Now, the production of bottles by M 1 in 1 minute = 400
(16 + 7 ) (10 + 5) 15 and the production of bottles by M 1 and M 2 together in
8 12 12
2 minutes = 2000
184 180 180
Thus total 2400 bottles can be processed in 3 minutes
1840 1800 1800
∴ 216000 bottles can be processed in
10 1st case T C B 3
15 10 13 216000 × = 4.5 hours
2400
8 12 12
120 120 156 14 Let he initially employed x workers which works for D days
and he estimated 100 days for the whole work and then he
1200 1200 1560
doubled the worker for (100 − D ) days.
No change in critical value
D × x + (100 − D ) × 2x = 175x ⇒ D = 25 days
392 QUANTUM CAT
3  64 x  96 x
NOTE 175 = 100 + × 100 , since required number of Remaining work = 40 x −  8 x +  =
4  5  5
 3
Remaining number of days = 40 − (8 + 16) = 16
days are 75% i. e. ,  more than the estimated number of
 4 96 x /5 6 x
days. ∴ New work-force = =
16 5
Now, the work done in 25 days = 25x ∴Change (or increase) in work-force
Total work = 175x  6x
  −x
∴ Work done before increasing the number of workers  5
= × 100 = 20%
25x 2 x
= × 100 = 14 % 21 Let A, B, C , D and E stiches a, b, c, d and e shirts per day
175x 7
NOTE For easier calculation consider some convenient then
15
value of x (i.e., number of workers). Let initially there were 20 1 1 1 1 1 90 1
+ + + + = =
workers employed. a b c d e 1800 20
It means work done till 25 days = 25 × 20 = 500 man-days when a = b = c = d = e, we get the minimum value
Now, since delay in works is 60%. 1 1
∴ 5× =
It means the work was completed in 160 days. Let the a 20
increased workers worked for k days then ⇒ a = 100 = b = c = d = e
40 × k + 16 × (135 − k ) = 75 × 40 22 (8M + 5W ) × 6 × 4 = (4M + 5W ) × 8 × 5
⇒ k = 35 days
⇒ 4M = 10W
∴ 40 workers work for only 35 days
⇒ 1M = 2.5W
Here 40 means twice the work force of 20
Now, substituting the value M by W , we get total
and 16 means 80% efficiency of the original work-force
work-done
and 135 means (160 − 25) days
Work = (8 × 2.5 + 5) × 6 × 4 = 600 women-days-hours
and 75 means (100 − 25) days
= 240 man-days-hours
Since, number of days are increased by 60 in which only 16
workers work. Again work = 5 × 8 × 30 = 1200 boy-days-hours
∴ Remaining work after 100 days = 60 × 16 = 960 ∴ 1M = 2.5W = 5B
=
960 5
× 100 = 27 % 4M + 3W + 4B = 30 boys
3500 7 1200
∴ Required number of days = = 8 days
30 × 5
Solution (for Q. Nos. 16 to 20) Let the actual number of
typists be n required to work for D days, then 23 9 × 6 × M = 240

 4n  240
nD = ( n × 8 ) +  × D ⇒ D = 40 M = = 4.4 men
 5  6×9
Therefore, minimum 5 men are required.
16 Since, the above equation is independent of n (i . e. , number
of typists) so cannot be calculated. It means there are many 24 Efficiency of Eklaya = 16.66%
possible values. Efficiency of Faizal = 8.33%
 1
17 Since 20% i . e. ,  typists left the job. So, there can be any Total efficiency of Eklaya and Faizal = 25%
 5
So, they can do actual work in 4 days
value which is multiple of 5 i . e. , whose 20% is always an
integer. Hence, 5 is the least possible value. ∴ 3 times work requires 12 days.
24 × 25
18 The remaining value must be divisible by 4. 25 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 24 = = 300
4x 2
Since, =k x → actual number of typists
5 Total work = 300 man-days
k×5 But, the person who started the work on the first day works
⇒ x= k → remaining number of typists
4 for 24 days. Hence, his share will be maximum which is
So, k must be divisible by 4, since a person cannot be a 24 2 2
equal to = . Thus, he will receive 5000 × = ` 400.
fraction. Hence, option (c) could be the possible answer. 300 25 25
19 Since, D = 40 26 Total efficiency of two persons = 50%
20 Work done in 8 days = 8 x Ratio of efficiencies of first person to the second person = 1 : 2
4 64 x Therefore, efficiency of second person = 33.33%
Work done in further 16 days = 16 × x =
5 5 Hence, he will take 3 days to complete the work alone.
Time and Work 393

27 Ratio of number of men, women and children Efficiency of (B + V + M ) = 16.66% (number of days = 6)
18 10 12 ∴ Efficiency of B = 8.33% (number of days = 12)
= : : = 3x : 2x : 4 x
6 5 3 and Efficiency of (V + M ) = 8.33% (number of days = 12)
∴ (3x + 2x + 4 x ) = 18 Therefore, B will take 12 days.
∴ x=2 Now, from third statement V will take 20 days.
Therefore, number of women = 4 Hence, the efficiency of V is 5%.
10 Therefore, V will take 20 days. Hence, second statement is
Share of all women = × 4000 = ` 1000 also true. Thus, the presumed option (c) is correct.
40
32 Consider option (d)
(Q 18 + 10 + 12 = 40)
1000 Time taken by Bill = 12 hours, Efficiency of Bill = 8.33%
∴ Share of each woman = = ` 250 Therefore, time taken by Bill and Milinda working together
4
2
28 It can be solved easily through option. = 6 hours
3
 55 
(10 + 9 + 8 + … + 1) = 10 × 10 ×  Hence, the efficiency of Milinda and Bill = 15%
 100
Therefore efficiency of Milinda = 15 − 8. 33 = 6. 66%
55 = 55 Hence correct. Thus, the number of days taken by Milinda = 15, which is
n(n + 1) 55n 1
Alternatively =n× 8 days more than when both work together.
2 100 3
⇒ n = 10 Hence, all the conditions satisfied.
In both cases total work is 55 man-days. M B+M B
29 Go through option. Consider choice (c). Efficiency → 6.66% 15% 8.33%
Efficiency of first worker = 5% 2
Efficiency of second worker = 4% Number of days → 15 6 12
3
∴ In 7 hours first worker completed 35% work
In 5 hours second worker completed 20% work 33 Efficiency of Pascal and Rascal = 10%
Thus, work completed = 55% Pascal worked for 2.5 hours and Rascal worked separately
Remaining work = 45% 8.5 hours. Which means it can be considered that Pascal
Hence, one condition is satisfied. and Rascal worked together for 2.5 hours and Rascal
worked alone for 6 hours.
Again, they will take 5 more hours to complete 45% work
Thus, Pascal and Rascal in 2.5 hours can complete 25%
 45  work. It means the remaining (50 − 25) = 25% of the work
 4 + 5 = 5
  was done by Rascal in 6 hours.
Thus, first person completes 7 × 5 + 5 × 5 = 60% work Therefore, Rascal can do 100% work in 24 hours. It means
and second person completes 5 × 4 + 5 × 4 = 40% work the efficiency of Rascal = 4.16%.
Hence, second condition is also satisfied. Hence, correct Therefore, efficiency of Pascal = (10 − 4.16) = 5.83%
option is (c). 100 1
Thus, Pascal require = 17 hours to complete the
30 Go through option 5.83 7
140 × 4 = (140 + 120 + 100 + … + 20) work alone.
560 = 560 Alternatively Go through option.
Alternatively Let n be the initial number of worker then Total 10 days
34 Initial 2 days + last 8 days
n × 4 = n + (n − 20) + (n − 40) + … + (n − 120)
4n = 7 n − 420 ⇒ 3n = 420 ⇒ n = 140 workers ( B + C + D) (C + D)
31 From the first statement 40% work 60% work
B (V + M )
Number of days x = x From the above diagram it is clear that efficiency of C and D
Efficiency 1 : 1 is 7.5%, since C and D complets 60% work in 8 days and
efficiency of B, C and D is 20%. It means efficiency of B
From the second statement
alone is 12.5% = (20 − 7.5).
V (V + M )
Now C : D
Number of days → (K + 8) K
Number of days 4x : 5x
From the third statement
Efficiency 5y : 4y
B V 5
Number of days → (n − 8) n ∴ Efficiency of C = × 7.5 = 4.16%
9
Now, go through option and consider option (c).
394 QUANTUM CAT
4
and Efficiency of D = × 7.5 = 3.33% 38 From the last statement:
9
Efficiency of Anne (A), Benne (B) and Cenne (C) = 50%
Thus, D is the least efficient person.
From the first statement: Number of days taken by B is
Now share of work done by David
2 more than C.
(D ) = 3.33% × 10 = 33.33%
Hence, his share of amount = 33.33% of ` 3000 = ` 1000 From the second statement: Anne had worked for 6 days
and Benne had worked for 3 days only. Now, consider
35 Combined efficiency of all the three boats
option (d).
= 60 passenger/trip
Now, consider option (a). Number of days taken by B = 6, Efficiency = 16.66%
p It means Benne had completed 16.66 × 3 = 50% work in
15 trips and 150 passengers means efficiency of B1 = 10 3 days.
t
which means in carrying 50 passengers B1 must has taken Therefore Anne had completed 50% work in 6 days.
5 trips. So the rest trips equal to 5 (10 − 5 = 5) in which B 2  50
and B 3 together carried remaining 250 (300 − 50) Thus, the efficiency of Anne = 8.33%  
 6
passengers.
250 p Hence, the efficiency of Cenne
Therefore the efficiency of B 2 and B 3 = = 50 = 50 − (16.66 + 8.33) = 25%
5 t
Since, the combined efficiency of B1, B 2 and B 3 is 60. Thus B takes 6 days (Q efficiency = 16.66%)
Which is same as given in the first statement hence option and C takes 4 days (Q efficiency = 25%)
(a) is correct. which is true according to the first statement, hence option
Alternatively It can be solved by framing quadratic (d) is correct.
equation. 39 Number of pages typed by A, B and C together per day = 45
36 Efficiency of 3 men + 5 women = 33.33% Now let the number of pages typed by B is x
Required number of days by 2 men = x then the number of pages typed by A = x − d
and the number of pages typed by C = x + d
∴ Required number of days by 3 women = x + 5
⇒ ( x − d ) + ( x ) + ( x + d ) = 45
Now, consider option (c).
⇒ x = 15 pages per day.
Therefore, 3M + 5W = 3M + 2M = 5 men k
Therefore, efficiency of a man = 6.66% Again let C types k pages per day then A types pages per
4
Hence, a man needs 15 days to finish the job, working alone. day.
Again 3M + 5W = 7.5W + 5W = 12.5W Therefore, the ratio of typing of pages per day of A and C
=1: 4
Therefore, efficiency of a woman = 2.66%
∴ Number of pages typed by C in one day
Therefore, a woman needs 37.5 days.
4
 15 = × 30 = 24 pages (30 = 45 − 15)
Thus, 2 men needs 7.5 days to work alone Q 7.5 =  5
 2
24
and 3 women needs 12.5 days to work alone ∴ Number of pages typed by C per hour = = 3 pages/hour
8
 37.5 40 Efficiency of P = 5%
Q 12.5 = 
 3 
Efficiency of Q = 4%
Hence, the difference in number of days = 5 which is same Efficiency of R = 2.5%
as given in the problem. Hence correct option is (c). Efficiency of S = 2%
37 Efficiency of Henry and Ford (combined) = 10% Till 10 am pipe P filled 20% 
Till 10 am pipe Q filled 8%  30.5%
Consider option (d). 
Till 10 am pipe R filled 2.5% 
Efficiency of Ford = 3.33% (30 days)
Thus, at 10 am pipe P , Q and R filled 30.5% of the cistern.
Therefore, Efficiency of Henry = 6.66% Now, the time taken by P , Q , R and S together to fill the
Now, the new efficiency of Ford = 16.66% remaining capacity of the cistern
and the new efficiency of Henry = 3.33% 69.5 139
= = = 5 hours and 9 minutes (approx)
13.5 27
Therefore, newly combined efficiency of H and F = 20%
Therefore, total time = 4 hours + 5 hours 9 minutes
Therefore, required number of days by Henry and Ford
= 9 hours and 9 minutes
working together = 5
It means cistern will be filled up at 3 : 09 pm
Since 5 is half of 10, hence the option (d) is correct.
Time and Work 395

41 Efficiency of P + Q = 9% (inlet pipes) 46 Rate of leakage = 8.33% per hour

Efficiency of R + S = 4.5% (outlet pipes) Net efficiency = 50 − (16.66 + 8.33) = 25%
Net efficiency = 4.5% 100
100 2 Time required = = 4 hours
So, the time taken = = 22 hours 25
4.5 9
47 Since, an inlet pipe is 7.2 times efficient than an outlet
42 Efficiency of A = 10% , Efficiency of B = 6.66% pipe. Therefore, in order to tank never overflow we will
Efficiency of C = 5%, Efficiency of D = 3.33% need total 8 outlet pipes.
Efficiency of A + B + C + D = 8.33 (time = 12 hours) Thus we need only 7 more (8 − 1 = 7 ) outlet pipes.
Now, go through options and consider A and B as inlet
pipes and C and D as outlet pipes, then 48 Time taken by 8th tap = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8 hours
(10 + 6.66) − (5 + 3.33) = 8.33 and time taken by 12th tap = 2 ×
1 1 1
× = hour
which is required hence it is certain that C and D are outlet 2 2 2
pipes. Ratio of time taken by 8th tap and 12th tap
1
NOTE There is no any other such combination. = 8 : = 16 : 1
2
 100 ∴ Ratio of efficiencies of 8th tap and 12th tap = 1 : 16
43 Efficiency of inlet pipe A = 4.16%  
 24 
1 1
 100  49 Time taken by 10th tap = 80 × × = 20 hours
Efficiency of inlet pipe B = 5.83%   2 2
 120 /7  1 1 1 1
Time taken by 12th tap = 80 × × × × = 5 hours
∴ Efficiency of A and B together = 10%∴(time = 10 hours) 2 2 2 2
Now, if the efficiency of outlet pipe be x % then in 10 hours Thus 10th tap and 12th tap together will take 4 hours.
the capacity of tank which will be filled = 10 × (10 − x ) 50 Let pipe A fill the tank in 3x hours then pipe B fill it in 4 x
Now, since this amount of water is being emptied by C at hours.
x % per hour, then 1 1 7
Therefore, in 1 hour they will fill = + =
10 × (10 − x ) 3x 4 x 12x
= 2.5 hours ⇒ x = 8% 12x
x i . e. , they will take hours
Therefore in 10 hours 20% tank is filled only. Hence, the 7
remaining 80% of the capacity will be filled by pipes A and When an inlet pipe C is also opened then it takes
80 12x 12x 3
B in = 8 hours. = + ×
10 7 7 4
12x  7 
44 Efficiency of pipe A = 8.33% =   = 3x hours
7  4
Efficiency of pipe B = 6.67%
Now, in one hour pipe A, B and C working together fill
Efficiency of pipe C = 5% 1 1 1 1
= + − =
When tap C was opened pipe A filled 16.66% capacity 3x 4 x C 3x
When tap C was opened pipe B filled 6.67% capacity 7 1 1
⇒ − =
Therefore rest capacity of the tank to be filled 12x C 3x
= 100 − 23.34 = 76.66% 1  1 1
⇒ = − 
C  12x 3x 
Now, the net efficiency of A, B and C = 10%
⇒ C = 4x
Hence, pipes A, B and C will take
76.66 2 Hence in 4 x hours pipe C can empty the whole tank.
= = 7.66 = 7 hours Now, since 3x = 33 ⇒ x = 11
10 3
2 2 ∴ 4 x = 4 × 11 = 44 hours
∴ Total time = 2 hours + 7 hours = 9 hours 51 Total work = 5 × 20 = 100 man-days.
3 3
45 Efficiency of inlet pipe = 50% Let the client needed to complete it in n days then
(5 × 2) + (10 × 2) + (15 × 2) + (20 × 2) = 100
Efficiency of outlet pipe = 16.66%
Hence, in 8 days all the work will be completed as per the
Net efficiency of pipes A and B = 33.33% requirement of client.
Capacity of tank to be filled up = 66.66% And on the 8th day 20 men were working.
66.66 52 It requires total 8 days by adding the work force
Hence, required time = = 2 hours
33.33 successively.
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53 Total work = 100 + 50 = 150 man-days 1 1 7
Now, using Eq. (i), we have + =
In 8 days 100 man-days work has been completed. Now on 3k 4k 48
9th and 10th day there will be 25 workers. So in 2 days they ⇒ k=4
will complete additional 50 man-days work. Thus the work ∴ x = 3k = 12 and y = 4k = 16
requires 2 more days. Hence, choice (c) is the correct one.
54 Let there be ‘ n’ inlet pipes then there must be (8 − n) outlet 57 Let us denote men by m, women by w and days by d.
pipes. Then,
1 1 1 4m + 3w = 6d …(i)
Therefore (8 − n) − n × = ⇒ n=4
6 8 6 ⇒ 8m + 6w = 3d …(ii)
Alternatively (8 − n) 16.66 − n × 12.5 = 16.66
and 5m + 6w = 4d …(iii)
116.66 700
⇒ n= = =4 Comparing Eq. (ii) and (iii) we can infer that 3 extra men
29.16 175 working for 3 days save 1 day out of the 4 days.
Alternatively It can be solve through options very easily.
That means 3 extra men working for 3 days, save 25% of
the time.
55 Efficiency of two inlet pipes A and B = 8.33 + 6.66 = 15% It implies that 3 men working for 3 days can finish 25% of
the total work.
Efficiency of two inlet pipes A and B along with an outlet
pipe So, to finish 100% work the number of man-days required
= 3 × 3 × 4 = 36
C = 8.33 + 6.66 − 12.5 = 2.5%
Again, 4m + 3w = 6d …(iv)
Hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ⇒ 24m + 18w = 1d
Efficiency → 15 15 2.5 15 15 2.5 15 15 2.5 But, 24m + 18w = 36m
32.5 32.5 32.5
⇒ 12m = 18w
97.5% 2.5%
or 2m = 3w …(v)
In 9 hours 97.5% tank will be completely filled. On the 13
10th hour 2.5% (remaining capacity) will be fill by pipe Therefore, 3m + 2w = m
3
A, B with its 15% efficiency.
2.5 1 Since, 1 man requires 36 days to finish the job
Thus, A will take = = hour = 10 minutes 13 36 108
15 6 So, men will require =
3 13 / 3 13
Therefore, total time = 9 hours and 10 minutes.
= 8. 3 ≈ 9 days
56 Let pipe A and pipe B fill an empty tank in x hours and y
Hence, choice (c) is the required answer.
hours, respectively. Therefore, the capacity filled by both
Alternatively
the pipes in 1 hour is
1 1 7 4m + 3w = 6d ...(i)
+ = ...(i)
x y 48 ⇒ 8m + 6w = 3d …(ii)
⇒ 2. 67 m + 2w = 9d
Further, we have
1  x 1  y 7 Again, 4m + 3w = 6d
  +   = ⇒ 12m + 9w = 2d …(iii)
y  3 x  4  12
⇒ 3m + 2. 25w = 8d …(iv)
 x  y
⇒ 4  + 3  = 7 Now, we need to find the number of days required by
 y  x
3m + 2w.
x 3 1 If you look at Eq. (ii), then you can easily infer that the
⇒ = or
y 4 1 number of days required by 3m + 2w should be little less
x 1 than 9.
Now, if we consider = then Eq. (i) will not be satisfied.
y 1 But, if you look at the Eq. (iv), then you can infer that the
x 3 number of days required should be little more than 8.
So, we can consider = . So, finally we can conclude that it will take more than 8 but
y 4
less than 9 days.
x 3k
That is = It implies that the work will be finished on the 9th day only.
y 4k
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58 Let us consider the LCM of 45, 40, 30, 20 and 15, which is Therefore, {P4, P3} will fill the tank in 1 hour and {P4, P5}
360. Now, let us assume that the capacity of the tank be will empty the tank in 1 hour.
360 liters. Therefore, the rate of flow of water of the pipes Hence, choice (d) is the correct one
P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 will be 8, 9, 12, 18 and 24 liter/min.
59 Let’s create a matrix as shown below.
Incoming
Outlet Inlet Pipes
Pipes P Q R S
P1 (8) P2 (9) P3 (12) P4 (18) P5 (24)
P 52 48 (100)
P1 (−8) 1 4 10 16

Outgoing
Q 36 (36)
P2 (−9) −1 3 9 15
P3 (−12) −4 −3 6 12 R 76 24 (100)

P4 (−18) −10 −9 −6 6 S 48 (48)

P5 (−24) −16 −15 −12 −6 76 100 36 72

If we consider P4 as inlet and P3 and P5 as outlet pipes, we Now, let’s calculate the net flow of the water.
see that {P4, P3} = {6} and {P4, P5} = {−6} P : 76 − 100 = − 24
Q : 100 − 36 = 64
Outlet Pipes Inlet Pipes R : 36 − 100 = − 64
P3 (12) P4 (18) P5 (24) S : 72 − 78 = 24
It shows that R gives away 64 liters/second, so R will be
P3 (−12) 6 12 384
empty first and the time taken = = 6 seconds.
P4 (−18) −6 6 64
P5 (−24) −12 −6 Hence, choice (c) is the correct one.