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Time and Work

Contents
1.Introduction
2.Basic Concepts
3.Rules and Tricks
4.Practice Questions
1. Introduction:
Time and Work problems are most
frequently asked problems in quantitative
aptitude. To solve these problems very
quickly, you should understand the concept
of Time and Work and some shortcut
methods.
Before starting:

If 100 cats kill 100 rats in 100 days, then 1


cats would kill 1 rat in how many days ???
2. Basic Concepts:
In solving the problems based on time and work,
we need to calculate the following parameters.
(A) Time :- Time taken to complete an assigned job.
(B) Individual time :- Time needed by single person
to complete a job.
(C) Work:- It is the amount of work done actually.
 If a man can do a piece of work in 5 days, then
he will finish 1/5th of the work in one day.
 If a man can finish 1/5th of the work in one
day then he will take 5 days to complete the
work.
 If a man 5/6th of work in one hour then he
will take 6/5 hours to complete the full work.
 If A works three times faster than B then A
takes 1/3rd the time taken by B.
3. Rules and Tricks:
Rule 1: Universal Rule
This rule can be used in almost every problems.
•If M1 persons can do W1 work in D1 days and
M2 persons can do W2 works in D2days then we can say
M1D1W2 = M2D2W1
•If the persons work T1 and T2 hours per day
respectively then the equation gets modified to
M1D1T1W2 = M2D2T2W1
•If the persons has efficiency of E1 and E2 respectively
then,
M1D1T1E1W2 = M2D2T2E2W1
Example:
•5 men can prepare 10 cycles in 6 days working 6
hours a day. Then in how many days can 12 men
prepare 16 cycles working 8 hours a day?
Sol:
Here M1 = 5, W1 = 10, D1 = 6, T1 = 6 and
M2 = 12, W2 = 16, T2 = 8
So from the above rule
M1D1T1W2 = M2D2T2W1
5 × 6 × 6 × 16 = 12 × D2 × 8 × 10
D2 = 3 Days.
So they will complete the work in 3 days.
Rule 2:
If A can do a piece of work in n days, then
The work done by A in one day = 1/n

Example:
If A can repair 50 cycles in 5 days then A can
repair 50/5 = 10 cycles in one day.
Rule 3:
If A can do a piece of work in X days and B can
do the same work in Y days, then both of them
working together will do the same work in
XY days.
X+y
Example:
If A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the
same work in 15 days then how long will they take if
they both work together?
Solution 1:
A can finish the work in D1 = 10 days.
B can finish the work in D2 = 15 days.
A and B working together = D1 * D2
D1 + D2
= 10 * 15/ 10 + 15
= 150/25 = 6 days.
Solution 2: (UNITARY METHOD)
Let the total work be assumed as LCM(10,15)= 30 Units

Now to complete 30 units A takes 10 days


To complete 30 units B takes 15 days

Units done in 1 day by A = 3


Units done in 1 day by B = 2
Units done in 1 day by A & B = 5

To complete 30 units they will take 30/5 = 6days


Rule 4:
If A is twice as good a workman as B, then A will take half of the
time taken by B to complete a piece of work.
Example:
A is twice as good a workman as B. Together, they finish the work
in 14 days. In how many days can it be done by each separately?
Solution 1:
Let’s assume that A alone can finish the work in x days.
It is given that A is twice as good a workman as B so B alone can
finish the work in 2x days
= x * 2x / x + 2x = 2x2/3x = 14.
So x = 21 days.
So A can finish the work in 21 days and B can finish the work in
42 days.
Rule 5:
If A, B and C, while working alone, can complete
a work in X, Y and Z days respectively, then they
will together complete the work in
XYZ days.
XY + YZ + ZX
Example:
A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 5, 10
and 15 days respectively. Working together,
they will complete the same work in:
Solution 1:
By using the formula = 5 * 10 * 15
(5*10)+(10*15)+(5*15)
= 2 8/11 days.
Solution 2: ((UNITARY METHOD)
Let the total work be assumed as LCM(5,10,15)= 30 Units
Now to complete 30 units A takes 5 days
To complete 30 units B takes 10 days
To complete 30 units C takes 15 days

Units done in 1 day by A = 6


Units done in 1 day by B = 3
Units done in 1 day by C = 2
Units done in 1 day by A+B+C = 11

To complete 30 units they will take 30/11 = 2 8/11days


Rule 6:
Two persons A and B, working together, can
complete a piece of work in X days. If A, working
alone, can complete the work in Y days, then B,
working alone, will complete the work in
XY days.
Y-X
Example:
Jack and Jill together can do a piece of work in
10 days. Jack alone can do it in 15 days. In how
many days can Jill alone do it?
Solution 1:
By using formula,
= 10 * 15
15 – 10
= 30 days.
Solution 2: (UNITARY METHOD)
Let the total work be assumed as LCM(10,15)= 30 Units

Now to complete 30 units Jack and Jill takes 10 days


To complete 30 units Jack takes 15 days

Units done in 1 day by Jack + Jill = 3


Units done in 1 day by Jack = 2
Units done in 1 day by Jill = 1

To complete 30 units they will take 30/1 = 30 days


Rule 7:
If A and B, working together, can finish a piece
of work in X days, B and C in Y days, C and A in Z
days, then
(a) A, B and C working together, will finish the
job in 2XYZ days.
XY + YZ + ZX

(b) A alone will finish the job in


2XYZ days.
XY + YZ - ZX
(c) B alone will finish the job in
2XYZ days.
YZ + ZX - XY

(d) C alone will finish the job in


2XYZ days.
ZX + XY – YZ

Note: This type can be solved under unitary


method also.
Rule 8:
If A working alone takes X days more than A and
B together, then B working alone takes Y days
more than A and B together, then the number of
days taken by A and B, working together, to
finish a job is given by √XY
Rule 9:
If the number of men are changed in the ratio of
m:n, then the time taken to complete the work
will change in the ratio n:m.
Rule 10:
If A is K times more efficient than B and is
therefore able to finish a work in X days less
than B, then
A, working alone, can finish the work in
X days.
K–1
Practice Questions
1. A does alone a work in 4 days. B does alone a
work in 8 days. In how many days the work will
be completed if A & B together?
a)4 days
b)8 days
c)32 days
d)8/3 days

Ans: D
2. 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 work In 6 days. How long will it
take C to finish the work alone?
a)30 days
b)45/2 days
c)90/2 days
d)40 days

Ans: B
3. 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
work In 6 days. A, B and C received total Rs.27,000
for the whole work. What is the share of C, If the
money is distributed in the ratio of amount of
work done, individually?
a)2700
b)14400
c)7200
d)6300
Ans: C
4. A can do 1/3rd of a work in 5 days and B can
do 2/5th of the work in 10 days. In how many
days both A and B together can do the work?
a)13 2/3 days
b)9 3/8 days
c)18 5/8 days
d)13 days

Ans: B
5. Ram can do a piece of work in 14 days, while Rani
can do the same work in 21 days. They started the
work together but 3 days before the completion of
the work, Ram left the work. The total number of
days to complete the work is:
a)7
b)8.5
c)5
d)10.2

Ans: D
6. A piece of work can be done by A and B in 10 days,
by B and C in 15 days and by C and A in 30 days. All
three worked for 6 days and then A withdrew. B and C
worked for another 4 days and then B stopped
working. How many more days will C take to complete
the remaining work?
a)12
b)12.5
c)10.33
d)10

Ans: D
7. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and
C in 12 days. B & C start the work but are forced
to leave after 3 days. The remaining work done
by A in:
a)10
b)12.5
c)20
d)7

Ans: A
8. A alone can complete a work in 16 days and B
alone can complete the same in 12 days. Starting
with A, they work on alternate days. The total
work will be completed in how many days?
a)12 days
b)12 ½ days
c)13 ¾ days
d)13 days

Ans: C
9. Fatima and Zahira can do a piece of work in 12
days and 15 days respectively. If they work for
alternate day and Fatima starts the work first, then
in how many days the work will be completed?
a)12 1/5 days
b)13 ¼ days
c)13 1/5 days
d)15 days

Ans: B
10. Manoj and Harvinder can complete a piece of
work in 16 days, which Harvinder can complete in
32 days. If Manoj & Harvinder work on alternate
days, starting with Harvinder, in how much time
would the work be completed?
a)16 days
b)17 days
c)32 days
d)None of these

Ans: C
11. A can do a piece of work in 36 days, B in 54 days
and C in 72 days. All three began the work together
but A left after 8 days and B left 12 days before the
completion of the work. Total number of days to
complete the work?
a)25 2/11 days
b)30 6/7 days
c)30 days
d)28 days

Ans: B
12. 45 men complete a piece of work in 30 days
working 12 hours a day. In how many days will
60 men complete the work if working 10 hours a
day?
a)27 days
b)30 days
c)24 days
d)22 days

Ans: A
13. 45 men can complete a work in 16 days. Six
days after they started working, 30 more men
joined them. How many days will they now take
to complete the remaining work?
a)4
b)5
c)6
d)7

Ans: C
14. If 7 maids with 7 mops cleaned 7 floors in 7
hours, how long would it take 3 maids to mop 3
floors with 3 mops?
a)3 hours
b)7/3 hours
c)49/3 hours
d)7 hours

Ans: D

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