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Time & Work, Work And Wages

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Question 31.

  1. A can do a piece of work in 15 days. If he is joined by B who is 50% more efficient, in what time will A and B finish the work?

  1.    4 days
  2.    6 days
  3.    8 days
  4.    none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6 days
Question 32.

  1. X does 1/4th of a job in 6 days. Y completes rest of the job in 12 days. In how many days could X and Y together have completed the job?

  1.    \(6\frac{3}{5}days\)
  2.    \(7\frac{3}{5}days\)
  3.    \(8\frac{3}{5}days\)
  4.    \(9\frac{3}{5}days\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> \(9\frac{3}{5}days\)
Question 33.

  1. If 3 workers collect 48 kg of cotton in 4 days, how many kilograms of cotton will 9 workers collect in 2 days?

  1.    36
  2.    54
  3.    72
  4.    90
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 72
Question 34.

  1. Two workers A and B are engaged to do a piece of work. A, working alone, would take 8 hours more to complete the work than if both of them work together. If B worked alone he would take 4  hours more to complete the work than they both need working together. The time required for both of them to finish the work together is

  1.    4 hours
  2.    5 hours
  3.    6 hours
  4.    7 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 6 hours
Question 35.

  1. A can copy 80 pages in 20 hours. A and B together can copy 135 pages in 27 hours. In what time can B copy 30 pages?

  1.    20 hours
  2.    25 hours
  3.    30 hours
  4.    35 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 30 hours
Question 36.

A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :

  1.    \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  2.    \(\frac{1}{10}\)
  3.    \(\frac{7}{1.5}\)
  4.    \(\frac{8}{15}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> \(\frac{8}{15}\)

A's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{15};\)


B's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{20};\)


(A + B)'s 1 day's work = \(\left(\frac{1}{15}+\frac{1}{20}\right)= \frac{7}{60}.\)


(A + B)'s 4 day's work = \(\left(\frac{7}{60}\times4\right)= \frac{7}{15}.\)


Therefore, Remaining work  =  \(\left(1-\frac{7}{60}\right)= \frac{8}{15}.\)

Question 37.

A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:

  1.    \(9\frac{1}{5}days\)
  2.    \(9\frac{2}{5}days\)
  3.    \(9\frac{3}{5}days\)
  4.    10
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> \(9\frac{3}{5}days\)

\(9\frac{1}{5}days\)(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =  \(\frac{1}{4}, \)


A's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{16},\)


B's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{12}.\)


So, C's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{4}-\left(\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{12}\right)= \left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{7}{48}\right)=\frac{5}{48}\)


So, C alone can do the work in \(\frac{48}{5}=9\frac{3}{5}days\)

Question 38.

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

  1.    18 days
  2.    15 days
  3.    16 days
  4.    18 days
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 15 days

A's 2 day's work = \(\left(\frac{1}{20}\times2\right)=\frac{1}{10}.\)


(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = \(\left(\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{60}\right)=\frac{6}{60}=\frac{1}{10}.\)


Work done in 3 days = \(\left(\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{10}\right)=\frac{1}{5}\)


Now, \(\frac{1}{5}\) work is done in 3 days.


So, Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.

Question 39.

A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in:

  1.    20 days
  2.    \(22\frac{1}{2}days\)
  3.    25 days
  4.    30 days
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> \(22\frac{1}{2}days\)

Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3.


The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day.


If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.


If difference of time is 60 days, B takes  \(\left(\frac{3}{2}\times60\right)\) = 90 days.


So, A takes 30 days to do the work.


A's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{30}\)


B's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{90}\)


(A + B)'s 1 day's work =  \(\left(\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{90}\right)=\frac{4}{90}=\frac{2}{45}.\)


A and B together can do the work in \(\frac{45}{2}=22\frac{1}{2}days\)

Question 40.

A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?

  1.    Rs. 375
  2.    Rs. 400
  3.    Rs. 600
  4.    Rs. 800
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs. 400

C's 1 day's work = \(\frac{1}{3}-\left(\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{8}\right)=\frac{1}{3}-\frac{7}{24}=\frac{1}{24}.\)


A's wages : B's wages : C's wages =  \(\frac{1}{6}:\frac{1}{8}:\frac{1}{24}=4:3:1.\)


So, C's share (for 3 days) = Rs. \(\left(3\times\frac{1}{24}\times3200\right)\)   = Rs. 400.

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