Time, Men &Work

Part 1
Basic Formulae

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘
𝑁𝑜: 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 =
1 𝐷𝑎𝑦 ! 𝑠 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘

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 Problem 1
If 10 men working 6 hours a day can do a work in 88 days. Then 22
men working 8 hours a day can do it in how many days?

a. 60 days
b. 35 days
c. 95 days
d. 30 days

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 Problem 2
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If 34 men completed 𝑡ℎ of a work in 8 days working 9 hours a day.
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How many more man should be engaged to finish the rest of the work
in 6 days working 9 hours a day?

a. 50 men
b. 34 men
c. 68 men
d. 102 men

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 Problem 3
Arun can type 40 papers in 10 hours. Arun and Beena can type 65
papers in 10 hours. In how many hours can Beena type 35 papers?

a. 16
b. 17
c. 14
d. 18

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 Problem 4
If Anu and Binu finish a work in 10 and 15 days respectively, what will
be number of days taken by both to complete the work when both
work together?

a. 5.3
b. 4.5
c. 4
d. 6

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 Problem 5 – Alternate days
Aneesh can build a wall in 20 days while Bineesh can build the same wall
in 30 days. If they work on alternate days in how many days, will the wall
be completed if A start the job?

a. 22
b. 23
c. 24
d. 25

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 Problem 6 - Negative work
If A build the wall in 20 days and B can destroy that wall in 30 days and
work on alternate days. What will be the number of days required to
build the wall for the first time?

a. 125
b. 120
c. 118
d. 115

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 Problem 7
P and Q can do a piece of work in 15 days. Q and R can do the same
work in 20 days. P and R can do it in 12 days. In how many days can Q
alone finish the work?

a. 20
b. 24
c. 30
d. 60

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 Problem 8 - % efficiency
P can do a work in 27 days. Q is 50% more efficient than P. In how
many days can Q do the work?

a. 15
b. 13.5
c. 18
d.15.5

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 Problem 9
Ram is 3 times as fast as Shyam and can complete the work in 48 days
less than Shyam. Find the time in which they can complete the work
together?
a. 15 days
b. 18 days
c. 19 days
d. 17 days

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 Problem 10
B is twice as efficient as ‘A’ and ‘C’ is 50% more efficient than B. If B and
C together can complete a work in 10 days, how much time it takes for
A and B to complete the work, if they work on alternate days starting
with ‘A’?
a. 33 days
b. 33 ½ days
c. 32 days
d. 32 ½ days

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 Problem 11
A piece of work can be done by 6 men and 5 women in 6 days or 3 men
and 4 women in 10 days. It can be done by 9 men and 15 women in
a. 1 day
b. 2 days
c. 3 days
d. 4 days

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 Problem 12
If 20 men or 24 women or 40 boys can do a task in 12 days working for
8 hours a day, how many men working with 6 women and 2 boys take
to do a task twice times as big working for 5 hours a day for 12 days?
a. 8 men
b. 28 men
c. 58 men
d. 122 men

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 Problem 13 – Leak Problem
Pipe A usually fills a tank in 5 hours. On account of a leak at the bottom
of the tank, it takes pipe A one more hour to fill the tank. How long will
the leak take to empty a full tank if pipe A is shut?

a. 10 hours
b. 5 hours
c. 40 hours
d. 30 hours

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 Problem 14
Pipe A can fill a tank in 20 minutes. Pipe A and B both are opened and
after 6 minutes pipe A is closed and then pipe B takes 15 minutes to fill
the tank. In how many minutes can pipe B fill the tank?

a. 33 mins
b. 35 mins
c. 30 mins
d. 37 mins

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 Problem 15
Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been
opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill
the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern
separately?

a. 1 hour
b. 2 hours
c. 6 hours
d. 8 hours

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Problem 16

Ans: option b
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Problem 17
An empty tank can be filled by pipe A in 4 hours and by pipe B in 6
hours. If the two pipes are opened for 1 hour each alternately with
A as the first opening pipe, then in how many hours will the tank
be filled

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a. 1
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b. 2
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c. 4
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d. 5
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Problem 18

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Problem 19

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Problem 20
Four pipes A, B, C and D can fill a tank with water in 15, 20, 30 and
60 hours, respectively. Pipe A is opened at 4 a.m., B at 5 a.m., C at 6
a.m. and D at 7 a.m. When is the tank filled up completely?

a. 9:30 am.
b. 10:00 am.
c. 10:30 am.
d. 11:00 am.

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 Thank you

Narayanan RS

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