Time And work – Set 5

Time and work related problems are very important for competitive exams with usually 2-3 questions coming from this section. We will be coming up with over 20 sets on time and work set problems for your practice.

1.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 to finish the work?
A) 18 days
B) 24 days
C) 30 days
D) 36 days

2. 12 men can complete a work in 8 days. 16 women can complete the same work in 12 days. 8 men and 8 women started working and worked for 6 days. How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 1 day?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 24

3. Karan can do a work in 20 days, while kaikeyi can do the same work in 25 days. They started the work jointly.Few days later Sumitra also joined them and thus all of them completed the whole work in 10 days. All of them were paid total Rs.700. What is the Share of Sumitra?
A) Rs.130
B) Rs.185
C) Rs.70
D) can’t be determined

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4. A can finish a work in 15 days and B can do the same work in 12 days . B worked for 8 days and left the job .In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work?
A) 6 days
B) 5 days
C) 4 days
D) 3 days

5. A contractor undertook a project to complete it in 20 days which needed 5 workers to work continuously for all the days estimated. But before the start of the work the client wanted to complete it earlier than the scheduled time, so the contractor calculated that he needed to increase 5 additional men every 2 days to complete the work in the time the client wanted it:
If the work was further increased by 50% but the contractor continues to increase the 5 workers o every 2 days then how many more days are required over the initial time specified by the client.
A) 1 day
B) 2 days
C) 5 days
D) None of these

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