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Time and work

The document presents a series of work-related problems involving two or more workers completing tasks together. It includes calculations for the time taken by individuals and groups to finish various pieces of work under different conditions. Each problem requires determining the combined work rate or the time taken by one worker based on the performance of others.

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Time and work

The document presents a series of work-related problems involving two or more workers completing tasks together. It includes calculations for the time taken by individuals and groups to finish various pieces of work under different conditions. Each problem requires determining the combined work rate or the time taken by one worker based on the performance of others.

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1. A can do a piece of work in 24 days while B can do it in 30 days.

In how
many days can they complete it, if they work together?

2. A can do a piece of work in 15 hours while B can do it in 12 hours. How


long will both take to do it, working together?

3. A and B, working together can finish a piece of work in 6 days, while A


alone can do it in 9 days. How much time will B alone take to finish it?

4. Two motor mechanics, Ron and Sam, working together can overhaul a
scooter in 6 hours. Ron alone can do the job in 15 hours. In how many hours,
can Sam alone do it?

5. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 8 days, 12 days and 15 days


respectively. How long will they take to finish it if they work together?

6. A can do a piece of work in 6 hours while B alone can do it in 16 hours. If


A, B and C working together can finish it in 8 hours, in how many hours can C
alone finish the work?

7. A, B and C working together can finish a piece of work in 8 hours. A alone


can do it in 20 hours and B alone can do it in 24 hours. In how many hours
will C alone do the same work?

8. A and B can finish a piece of work in 6 days and 4 days respectively. A


started the work and worked at it for 2 days. He was then joined by B. Find
the total time taken to finish the work.

9. A can do a piece of work in 14 days while B can do it in 21 days. They


began together and worked at it for 7 days. Then, A was not well and B had
to complete the work. In how many days was the work completed?

10. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 15, 12 and 20 days respectively.


They started the work together, but C left after 2 days. In how many days will
the remaining work be completed by A and B?

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