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The document contains a series of mathematical questions related to work and time, involving multiple workers and their efficiencies. Each question presents a scenario where different individuals or groups work together to complete a task, requiring calculations to determine completion times or efficiencies. The questions are formatted with multiple-choice answers, indicating a focus on problem-solving skills in work-related mathematics.

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Time and work + pipes and cistern

The document contains a series of mathematical questions related to work and time, involving multiple workers and their efficiencies. Each question presents a scenario where different individuals or groups work together to complete a task, requiring calculations to determine completion times or efficiencies. The questions are formatted with multiple-choice answers, indicating a focus on problem-solving skills in work-related mathematics.

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Q1. A work can be completed by N men in 15 days. 5 men leave the work after 3 days.

The remaining
work was completed in 18 days. What is the value of N?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 12
D. 20

Q2. Five men can complete a work in 20 days. Ten women can complete the same work in 15 days.
Two men and six women started working together. After 5 days, three women left the work and a
new man joined the work. The group continued working together till the end of the work. In how
many days will they be able to do the remaining work?

A. 19
B. 14
C. 13+1/2
D. 18+3/2

Q3. A and B together can finish a work in 8 days and B and C can finish the same work in 12 days. If
all three together can finish the work in 6 days, then in how many days will A and C finish the work?

A. 10
B. 7
C. 8
D. 6

Q4. A can do a work in 8 days and B can finish that work in 3 days. A works for 6 days and B is
finishing the work for the last two days, so now how many days will A have to work to finish the
work?

A. 7+(1/2)
B. 7+(11/12)
C. 7+(3/4)
D. 7+(1/3)

Q5. If A can do 1/4 of a work in 3 days and b can do 1/6 of the same work in 4 days, how much will A
get if both work together and paid rs 180 in all? [TITA]

Q6. 7 men and 6 boys or 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 6 days. In how many days will 8
men and 8 boys do the same work ?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 7

Q7. A man, a woman and a boy all together do a work in 3 days. If a man alone does that in 6 days
and a boy alone does that in 18 days, then in how many days a women will complete that?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 9
D. 3

Q8. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working
together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 10

Q9. X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work alone and
then after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last? [TITA] 10d

Q10. Three workers Trump, Putin and Jinping are appointed to do a job. They together started the
job but Jinping left after 3 days when 37% of the job was done. The remaining job was completed by
Trump and Putin in 7 days. The ratio of efficiency of Trump and Putin is 4 : 5. Find the number of days
required by the slowest worker to Complete the entire job alone

A. 26
B. 25
C. 32
D. 30

Q11. Pipe P can fill 2/3 of a tank in 10 minutes and pipe Q can empty 25% of that tank in 5 minutes.
Then in how much time will the tank be filled if both the pipes are opened simultaneously?

1. 50
2. 40
3. 60
4. 35

Q12. Pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 27 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are
opened then after how much time A should be closed so that the tank is completely filled in 25
minutes?

A. 15
B. 12
C. 11
D. 20

Q13. A pipe can fill a water tank 3 times faster than in comparison of other pipe. If they both filled
the tank in 36 minutes, then how much time will it take to fill the tank by pipe with slower speed?

A. 2hr 24min
B. 1hr 24min
C. 2hr 14min
D. 1hr 46min

Q14. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes are
opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the B is turned off after:

A. 25
B. 9
C. 27
D. 8

Q15. 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
B. 6
C. 2
D. 7

Q16. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are
opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the
tank?

A. 11min 44sec
B. 9min 12sec
C. 10min 24sec
D. 14min 44sec

Q17. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively.
How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A
and B fill it together for the other half? [TITA]

Q18. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time
and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in:

A. 7hr
B. 6+2/3hr
C. 6hr 45min
D. 7hr 15min

Q19. A and B alone can do a piece of work in 4 and 9 days, respectively. In how many days will the
work be completed, if they both work on alternate days, starting with B?

A. 5(1/2)
B. 5(3/2)
C. 5
D. 5(1/3)

Q20. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 30 days, 40 days and 50 days, respectively. Beginning with
A, if A, B and C do the work alternatively then in how many days will the work be finished?

A. 36(1/2)
B. 36(5/2)
C. 38(1/6)
D. None of these

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