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A and B can do a piece of work in 4 days. If A can do it alone in 12 days, B will finish the work in |
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Answer» 6 days 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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| 202. |
A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job which A alone could have done in 23 days? |
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Answer» 13 days The ratio of their efficiency = A : B = 130 : 100 = 13 : 10 |
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| 203. |
36 workers can reap a field in 6 days. If the work is to be completed in 4 days, the extra workers required are |
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Answer» 18
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| 204. |
Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs. 150. What is the share of Kim? |
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Answer» Kim's wages : DAVID's wages = Kim's 1 day work : David's 1 day work = 1/3 : 1/2 = 2:3 |
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| 205. |
If 12 men do a work in 80 days, in how many days will 16 men do it? |
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Answer» 60
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| 206. |
X can do a piece of work in 25 days. Y is 25% more efficient than X. The number of days taken by Y is |
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Answer» 20 days NA |
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| 207. |
A job can be completed by 12 men in 12 days. How many extra days will be needed to complete the job if 6 men leave after working for 6 days? |
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Answer» 6 days Half the WORK is done by 12 men in 6 days. |
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| 208. |
(x-2) men can do a piece of work in x days and (x+7) men can do 75% of the same work in (x-10)days. Then in how many days can (x+10) men finish the work? |
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Answer» 12 days NA |
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| 209. |
A alone can finish a work in 10 days which B alone can finish in 15 days. If they work together and finish it, then out of a total wages of Rs.3000, A will get: |
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Answer» Rs. 1800 Ratio of working days of A : B = 10 : 15 |
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| 210. |
A can do 1/4th part of the work in 10 days, B can do 40% of the work in 40 days and C can do 1/3rd of the work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first? |
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Answer» C The whole work is DONE by A in 4 × 10 = 40 days |
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| 211. |
'A'can do a piece of work in 10 days and'B'can do the same work in 15 days. How long will it take ifboth work together ? |
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Answer» 6 DAYS A can do 1/10 WORK in 1 day. |
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| 212. |
A does 4/5th 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» 37 ½ days A can FINISH the whole work in 20 × 5/4 days = 25 days |
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| 213. |
A can do a work in 4 days and B can do the same work in 5 days. The contract for the work is Rs 945. How much shall A get if both of them work together ? |
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Answer» Rs. 525
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| 214. |
The wages of 16 women amount to Rs 1200 in 15 days. How many men must work for 12 days to receive Rs 3600, the daily wages of a man being double those of a woman ? |
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| 215. |
2 men and 8 women can earn 713640 in 11 days. 6 men and 10 women can earn 713 800 in 15 days. In how many days will 10 men and 15 women earn 78700 ? |
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Answer» 6 days Let the daily earning of a man be x and that of a woman be y |
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| 216. |
45 men working 5 hours per day finish a piece of work in 12 days. In how many days can 60 women working 4 hours per day finish the same piece of work? 2 women do as much work in one hour as 1 man does |
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Answer» 15 days E1E2 = 2 x 1, 1 x 15 = 21.5 x 4 x 3 |
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| 217. |
If 5 men and 3 boys can reap 23 hectares in 4 days and if 3 men and 2 boys can reap 7 hectares in 2 days, how many boys must assist 7 men in order to reap 45 hectares in 6 days ? |
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Answer» 2 boys 5M + 3b can reap 23 hectare in 4 days …..(i) |
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| 218. |
25 men can do a piece of work in 24 days. How many men would be required to do the same work in 10 days ? |
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Answer» 60 men
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| 219. |
7 men and 8 women can earn Rs. 12545 in 13 days. If 12 men and 5 women can earn Rs. 10575 in 9 days, in how many days can 15 men and 16 women earn Rs. 24060 ? |
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Answer» 12 Let the earning of a MAN be Rs. X and that of a woman be Rs. y per day. |
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| 220. |
25 men can complete a work in 8 days. 15 women can complete the same work in 20 days & 9 children can complete it in 40 days. In how many days can one man, one woman and one child together complete th |
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Answer» 90 days 25 men can complete the WORK in 28 days. |
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| 221. |
If 5 men or 8 women can do a work in 44 days, how long will 10 men and 6 women take to complete the work together ? |
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Answer» 16 days One man's one day = 1/44 X 8 WORK |
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| 222. |
10 men can complete a work in 7 days. But 10 women need 14 days to complete the same work. How many days will 5 men and 10 women need to complete the work? |
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Answer» 7 Days NA |
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| 223. |
A complete 80% of a work in 20 days. Then B also foins and A and B together finish the remaining work in 3 days. How many days will be required for B if he al0one complete the work? |
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Answer» 37 1/2 Days NA |
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| 224. |
4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it? |
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Answer» 40 Days NA |
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| 225. |
A can do a piece of work in 1o days, B can do the same work in 15 days. They work for 5 days. The rest of work finished by C in 2 days. If they get Rs 1500 for the whole work, the daily wages of B and |
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Answer» 225 Rs. NA |
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| 226. |
A does 4/5 of work in 20 days. Then A 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» 37 1/2 Days NA |
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| 227. |
A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone? |
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Answer» 60 days NA |
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| 228. |
A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days and C can do it 20 days. They started the work together and A leaves after 2 days and B leaves after 4 days from the beginning. How long |
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Answer» 10 2/3 days 2/10 + 4/15 + x/20 = 1 |
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| 229. |
A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in : |
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Answer» 8 days NA |
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| 230. |
A can do a job in 18 days and B can do it in 30 days. A and B working together will finish twice the amount of work in ------- days? |
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| 231. |
A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they will complete the same work in |
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Answer» 24/7 days Formula: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work = 1/n . |
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| 232. |
A, B and C completed a piece of work costing Rs.1800. A worked for 6 days, B for 4 days and C for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio 5 : 6 : 4, how much amount will be received by A? |
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Answer» 600 The NEW ratio = WAGES ratio × No. of days |
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| 233. |
'A' is twrice as fast as 'B' , and is therefore able to finish a work in 24 days less than 'B' . What is the time in which they can do it working together ? |
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Answer» 16 days As given, If A does a work in 1 DAY B does it in 2 days. |
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| 234. |
8 men can dig a pit in 20 days. If a man works half as much again a s a boy, then 4 men and 9 boys can dig a similar pit in: |
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Answer» 16 days 1 work done = 8 × 20 |
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A man and a boy complete a work together in 24 days. If for the last 6 days man alone does the work then it is completed in 26 days. How long the boy will take to complete the work alone? |
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Answer» 72 days (MAN + BOY)’s 1 day’s work = 1/24 |
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If 12 carpenters working 6 hours a day can make 460 chairs in 24 days, how many chairs will 18 carpenters working 8 hours a day make in 36 days ? |
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Answer» 1380 1380 |
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| 237. |
A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B in 20 days. How much time will they take to complete the work if they work on alternate days, starting with A ? |
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Answer» 17 Work done by A in one day = 1/15 |
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A can do a piece of work in 60 days. He worker for 15 days and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 30 days. The two together can finish the work in |
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Answer» 24 days |
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| 239. |
12 men can complete a work in 6 days. 8 women can do it in 12 days. If 6 men and 8 women are employed together, work will be completed in |
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Answer» 6 days |
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If 18 women or 12 men can do a Job in 7 days, in how many days can 4 men and 8 women do the same job ? |
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Answer» 9 DAYS 18 WOMAN = 12 men |
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The wages for 27 women amount to Rs 12000 in 8 days. How many men must work for 6 days to receive Rs 8000? The daily wages of a man is double that of a woman. |
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Answer» Wages of a woman for a day = Rs. 12000/27x8 |
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A man 'A' can do a work in 30 days. With the help of another man" B' he can do the same work in 17 days. If they get Rs 2100 for that work, what is the share o f ' B ' ? |
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Answer» Rs 910 A will do 17/30 work in 17 days. |
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'A' and ' B ' can do a work in 20 and 30 days respectively. They began the work together, but 'A left after some time and ' B ' finished the remaining work in 5 days. Then what is the number of days a |
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Answer» 10 days B ALONE worked for 5 days |
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Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 36 minutes. After working together for 12 minutes, C is closed and A and B fill the cistern in 48 minutes. Find the time in which the cistern can be filled |
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Answer» 72 min The part of the tank (A + B + C), WORKING together, will fill in 12 min = 12/36 = 1/3 |
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A, B and C can do a work in 6 days, 8 days and 12 days respectively. In how many days can all three of them working together, complete the work? |
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Answer» 2 2/3 days Work done by all THREE of them in ONE DAY = 1/6 + 1/8 + 1/12 = 3/8. |
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8 men can do a piece of work in 12 days. 4 women can do it in 48 days and 10 children can do it in 24 days. In how many days can 10 men, 4 women and 10 children together complete the piece of work? |
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Answer» 6 days 1 man’s 1 day’s WORK = 1/8 × 12 = 1/96 |
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2 pipes P1 and P2 together can fill a tank in 6 hrs and P3 alone can fill the tank in 10 hrs if they work together what is the time taken to fill the tank? |
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Answer» 15/4 HRS
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A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12 days, B and C can do it in 20 days and C and A can do it in 15 days. A, B and C together can complete it in |
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Answer» 10 days NA |
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| 249. |
5 men 2 boys working together can do 4 times as much work as a man and a boy working capacities of a woman and boy are in ratio? |
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Answer» 2:1 1 man’s 1 day work = X |
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A is half good a work man as B and together they finish a job in 14 days. In how many days working alone B finish the job? |
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