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A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machi |
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Answer» 1.00 pm (P + Q + R)'s 1 hour's work = ( 1/8 + 1/10 + 1/12 ) = 37/120 . |
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| 102. |
A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in: |
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Answer» No. of days TAKEN by B and C together to finish the work = 9 × 12/21 = 36/7 days |
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| 103. |
A person take 6 minutes to fill a bottle. If from 11.40 am to 1.30 pm, 2145 bottles to be filled how many persons should be employed for this job ? |
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Answer» 117 Total TIME = 110 MINUTES |
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| 104. |
A, B and C together earn Rs. 300 per day, while A and C together earn Rs. 188 and B and C together earn Rs. 152. The daily earning of C is: |
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Answer» RS. 40 NA |
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| 105. |
A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4 of a day? |
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Answer» 41 (1 man + 1 woman)'s 1 day work = (1/3 + 1/4) = 7/12 Work done by 1 man and 1 woman in 1/4 day = (7/12 * 1/4) = 7/48 Remaining work = (1 - 7/48) = 41/48 Work done by 1 boy in 1/4 day = ( 1/12 * 1/4) = 1/48 |
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| 106. |
A and B together can plough a field in 10 hours but by himself A requires 15 hours. How long would B take to plough the same field? |
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Answer» 30 hrs If A and B together can do a piece of work in x days and A alone can do the same work in y |
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| 107. |
45 men working 8 hours per day dig 30 m deep. How many extra men should be put to dig to a depth of 50 m working 6 hours per day? |
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Answer» 55
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| 108. |
A train 800 metres long is running at the speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in metres) is |
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Answer» 500 m 500 m |
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| 109. |
A tank is normally filled in 18 hours but due to a leak in the bottom, it takes 3 hours more to fill completely. If the tank is filled completely, in what time will the leak empty it completely ? |
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Answer» 126 hours Let the time taken by the leak in emptying the TANK be 1 hours. |
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| 110. |
A’s 2 days work is equal to B’s 3 days work. If A can complete the work in 8 days then to complete the work B will take: |
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Answer» 12 days NA |
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| 111. |
A and B can do a piece of work in 7 days. With the help of C they finish the work in 5 days. C alone can do that piece of work in? |
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Answer» C = 1/5 – 1/6 = 1/30 => 30 days |
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| 112. |
A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work? |
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Answer» 75/2 days Whole work is DONE by A in ( 20 x 5/4 ) = 25 days. |
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| 113. |
A and B can together finish a work 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the work? |
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Answer» 40 DAYS Let 1 MAN's 1 day's work = X and 1 woman's 1 day's work = y. |
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| 114. |
A work which could be finished in 9 days was finished 3 days earlier after 10 more men joined. The number of men employed was? |
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Answer» X ------- 9 |
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| 115. |
Ramesh can do a work in 24 days. With the help of his friend Shyam, he can do the same work in 15 days. If they get Rs. 14240 for that work, what is the share of Shyam ? |
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Answer» Rs. 5340 Ramesh's one day's work = 1/24 and (Ramesh + Shyam)'s one day's work = 1/15. |
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| 116. |
If 8 men or 12 women can reap a field in 35 days, how many days will 5 men and 3 woman take to reap the same field ? |
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Answer» 40 days 8 MEN can REAP the field in 35 days. |
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| 117. |
A tank is completely filled in 16 hours but takes four hours more to fill because of a leak in the bottom of the bank. What time will the leak take to empty the completely filled tank ? |
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Answer» 80 hrs Let the time TAKEN by the leak to empty the FULL tank be x hourse. |
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| 118. |
7 men and 5 women can earn Rs. 2730 in 6 days and 8 men and 9 women can earn Rs. 2448 in 4 days. In what time will 5 men and 12 women together earn Rs. 3927 ? |
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Answer» 7 days Let the DAILY earning of a man and that of woman be x and y. |
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| 119. |
A person 'X' can do a piece of work in 75 days and 'Y' can do the same piece of work in 45 days. They work together for 15 days and then 'X' leaves. In how many days will' Y' finish the work ? |
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Answer» X's one day's WORK = 1/75 and |
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| 120. |
A does half as much work as B in three ?fourth of the time. On the off chance that together they take 18 days to finish the work, the amount of time might B takes to do it? |
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Answer» 30 days NA |
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| 121. |
A can do a bit of work in 24 days while B alone can do it in 16 days. With the help of C, they can complete the work in 8 days. C alone can take every necessary step in |
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Answer» 48 days NA |
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| 122. |
A can do a bit of work in 10 days and B can do it in 20 days. They begin the work together . Be that as it may, following 5 days, A leaves off. B will do the remaining work in |
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Answer» 5 days NA |
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| 123. |
A and B together can finish a bit of work in 12 days, B and C can do it in 20 days and C and A do it 15 days. A, B and C together can finish it in |
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Answer» 10 days NA |
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| 124. |
9 men working 7 hours a day can finish a bit of work in 15 days. In how long can 6 men functioning for 9 hours a day, complete the same bit of work? |
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Answer» 35/2 days NA |
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| 125. |
A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10 days when B and C leave. How many days more will A take t |
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Answer» 18 days 2(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = ( 1/30 + 1/24 + 120 ) = 15/120 = 1/8 . |
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| 126. |
If 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days and 13 men together will 24 boys can do it in 4 days. Compare the daily work done by a man with that of a boy. |
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Answer» 2:1 12M + 16B ----- 5 days |
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| 127. |
A and B can do a work in 5 days and 10 days respectively. A starts the work and B joins him after 2 days. In how many days can they complete the remaining work? |
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Answer» Work done by A in 2 days = 2/5 |
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| 128. |
Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of these people will do half of that work in? |
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Answer» 12/ (2 * 2) = 3 days |
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| 129. |
Two pipes X and Y can separately fill a cistern in 18 and 24 hours respectively. If they are turned on alternately for one hour each, how long will it take to fill the cistern? |
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Answer» 20 hours 30 min 1/18 + 1/24 = 7/72 |
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| 130. |
A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 30 days and C and A in 36 days. In how many days will the work be completed, if all three of them work together? |
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Answer» 180/13 DAYS One DAY work of A and B = 1/12 |
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| 131. |
If 5 men and 2 boys working together, can do four times as much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Find the ratio of the work done by a man and that of a boy for a given time? |
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Answer» 2:1 5M + 2B = 4(1M + 1B) |
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| 132. |
P is three times as fast as Q and working together, they can complete a work in 12 days. In how many days can Q alone complete the work? |
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Answer» 16 DAYS P = 3Q |
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| 133. |
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 24 days, 30 days and 40 days respectively. They began the work together but C left 4 days before the completion of the work. In how many days was the work complete |
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Answer» 11 DAYS One day work of A, B and C = 1/24 + 1/30 + 1/40 = 1/10 Work done by A and B together in the last 4 days = 4*(1/24 + 1/30) = 3/10 |
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| 134. |
A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work |
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Answer» 6 days
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| 135. |
If 12 men working 5 hours a day can do a work in 90 days. Then 5 men working 10 hours a day can do this work in how many days? |
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Answer» 108 Days NA |
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| 136. |
A, B and C can do a piece of work individually in 8, 10 and 15 days, respectively. A and B start working but A quits after working for 2 days. After this, C joins B till the completion of work. In how |
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Answer» 53/10 days NA |
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| 137. |
‘A’ can complete a piece of work in 12 days ‘A’ and ‘B’ together can complete the same piece of work in 8 days. In how many days can ‘B’ alone complete the same piece of work? |
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Answer» 24 days NA |
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| 138. |
30 men can do a work in 40 days. When should 20 men leave the work so that the entire work is completed in 40 days after they leave the work? |
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Answer» 10 days Total work to be DONE = 30 * 40 = 1200 |
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| 139. |
A tank is normally filled in 12 hrs but takes four hrs longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. |
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Answer» 48 hrs Suppose the leak EMPTY it in t hrs. |
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| 140. |
A, B & C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 12 days. Respectively, working together, they will complete the same wok in - |
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Answer» 3 3/7 Days NA |
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| 141. |
How many packets do 2 machines pack in one day ? I Each machine runs for 12 hours daily. II 5 machines pack 10000 packets in 5 days. |
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Answer» If the QUESTION can be ANSWERED by using statement (II) ALONE but cant be answered by using statement (I) alone. If the question can be answered by using statement (II) alone but cant be answered by using statement (I) alone. |
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| 142. |
A and B complete a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. If both together can do the work in how many days? |
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Answer» 3.75 DAYS 1/6 + 1/10 = 8/30 = 4/15 |
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| 143. |
Shilpa can complete a piece of work in 15 days and Shamita can complete the same piece of work in 24 days. In approximately, how many days can Shilpa and Shamita together complete the same piece of wo |
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Answer» 9 days Shilpa's 1 DAY's WORK = 1/15 |
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| 144. |
Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman? |
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Answer» 4:3 (20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day. |
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| 145. |
X completes a job in 2 days and Y completes it in 3 days and Z takes 4 days to complete it. If they work together and get Rs. 3900 for the job, then how much amount does Y get? |
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Answer» RS. 1200 NA |
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| 146. |
A is twice as fast as B. If B alone can do a piece of work in 30 days, in what time can A and B together complete the work? |
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Answer» 10 A can do the work in 30/2 i.e., 15 DAYS. A and B's one DAY's work = 1/15 + 1/30 = (2 + 1)/30 = 1/10 So A and B together can do the work in 10 days. |
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A and B can do a work in 18 day, B and C in 30 days, A and C in 22 (1/2) days. In how many days can A,B and C individually do the work? |
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Answer» None of these (A+B+C)'s two days work = 1/18 + 1/30 + 2/45 (A+B+C)'s one DAY work = 2/15 * 1/2 = 1/15 A's one day's work = 1/15 - 1/30 = 1/30 B's one day's work = 1/15 - 2/45 = 1/45 C's one day's work = 1/15 - 1/18= 1/90 So, A,B and C can individually do the work in 30, 45 and 90 days. |
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A can do a work in 4 days, B can do it in 5 days and C can do it in 10 days. A, B and C together can do the work in |
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Answer» 1 9/11 days When A, B and C can do a WORK in x, y and Z days RESPECTIVELY. Then, the three of them |
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| 149. |
X can do a work in 16 days. In how many days will the work be completed by Y, if the efficiency of Y is 60% more than that of X? |
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Answer» 10 days NA |
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| 150. |
A can do half the work in one day where as B can do it full. B can also do half the work of C in one day. Ratio in their efficiency will be? |
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Answer» 1:2:4
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