Time And Work(Quantitative Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Quantitative Aptitude

TIME AND WORK MCQs

Time & Work, Work And Wages

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Question 91. A can do a piece of work in 90 days, B in 40 days and C in 12 days. They work for a day each in turn i.e., first day A does it alone, B does it the second day and C the third day. After that A does it for another day, and so on. After finishing the work they get Rs. 240. If the wages are divided in proportion to the work done by them, find what each will get ?

A Rs. 24, B Rs. 54, C Rs. 162
A Rs. 22, B Rs.50, C Rs. 132
A Rs. 26, B Rs. 52, C Rs. 142
A Rs. 20, B Rs. 44, C Rs. 182

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Answer: Option A. -> A Rs. 24, B Rs. 54, C Rs. 162

Question 92. P is thrice as good a workman as Q and therefore able to finish a job in 48 days less than Q. Working together, they can do it in ?

18 days
24 days
30 days
12 days

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Answer: Option A. -> 18 days

Question 93. A job can be done by 3 skilled workmen in 20 days or by 5 boys in 30 days. How many days will they take if they work together ?

8 days
10 days
11 days
12 days

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Answer: Option D. -> 12 days

Question 94. A does 20% less work than B. If A can complete a piece of work in $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ hours, then B can do it in ?

$${\text{6}}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ hours}}$$
6 hours
$${\text{5}}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ hours}}$$
5 hours

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Answer: Option B. -> 6 hours

Question 95. A can do a piece of work in 6 days. B is 25% more efficient than A. How long would B alone take to finish this work ?

$${\text{ 4}}\frac{4}{5}{\text{ days}}$$
$${\text{ 3}}\frac{1}{3}{\text{ days}}$$
$${\text{ 5}}\frac{1}{4}{\text{ days}}$$
$${\text{2}}\frac{2}{3}{\text{ days}}$$

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Answer: Option A. -> $${\text{ 4}}\frac{4}{5}{\text{ days}}$$

Question 96. A takes three times as long as B and C together to do a job. B takes four times as long as A and C together to do the work. If all the three, working together can complete the job in 24 days, then the number of days, A alone will take to finish the job is = ?

100 days
96 days
95 days
90 days

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Answer: Option B. -> 96 days

Question 97. Five men are working to complete a work in 15 days. After five days 10 women are accompanied by them to complete the work in next 5 days. If the work is to be done by women only, then in how many days could the work be over if 10 women have started it ?

10 days
12 days
15 days
18 days

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Answer: Option C. -> 15 days

Question 98. A contractor undertake to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the work in men, how many days behind the scheduled the work should have been finished ?

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Answer: Option A. -> 5

Question 99. A man, a woman and a boy can do a piece of work in 6, 9 and 18 days respectively. How many boys must assist one man and one woman to do the work in 1 day ?

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Answer: Option D. -> 13

Question 100. A man is twice as fast as a women and a woman is twice as fast as a boy in doing a work. If all of them, a man , a woman and a boy can finish the work in 7 days, a boy will do it alone ?