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401.

Lasya alone can do a work in 16 days. Srimukhi’s efficiency is 20 % lesser than that of Laya. If Rashmi and Srimukhi together can do the same work in 12 days, then find the efficiency ratio of Rashmi to that of Lasya?

A. 0.79652777777778
B. 1.2631944444444
C. 0.34375
D. 1.3034722222222
Answer» D. 1.3034722222222
402.

M can complete 3/4 part of a work in 12 days and N can complete 2/7 part of the same work in 8 days. In how many days will both complete 11/14 part of the total work?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 7
D. 6
Answer» B. 9
403.

M can complete a piece of work in 10 days. N is 33.33% less efficient than M. calculate the number of days required to both to complete the work?

A. 6 days
B. 8 days
C. 11 days
D. 13 days
Answer» B. 8 days
404.

M is thrice as good as workman as N and together they finish a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days will M alone finish the work?

A. 50
B. 40
C. 60
D. 45
Answer» C. 60
405.

M, N and O can complete the work in 18, 36 and 54 days respectively. M started the work and worked for 8 days, then N and O joined him and they all worked together for some days. M left the job one day before completion of work. For how many days they all worked together?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6
Answer» C. 3
406.

M takes 60% more time than N to complete a wall. If together they complete the wall in 24 days, then how many days will N alone take to complete it?_x005F_x000D_

A. 36
B. 39
C. 42
D. 34
Answer» C. 42
407.

Mahanath works 2 times as fast as Sahay. If Sahay can complete a job alone in 21 days, then in how many days can they together finish the job?

A. 7 days
B. 6 days
C. 5 days
D. 2 days
Answer» B. 6 days
408.

Madhur works 2 times faster than Sagar. If Sagar can complete a job alone in 18 days, then in how many days can they together finish the job?

A. 5 days
B. 2 days
C. 6 days
D. 4 days
Answer» D. 4 days
409.

Maitreyee was given some money to take care of her travel during a 10-day sales drive she had to undertake. However, 8 she had to increase her stay by another 6 days, and as a result, her average daily travel allowance went down by ₹ 45. What was the amount that was sanctioned to her in the beginning?_x005F_x000D_

A. 1120
B. 1200
C. 960
D. 1040
Answer» C. 960
410.

Mahmood can do a piece of work in 40 hours. If he is joined by Janaki who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 2 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 16 hours
D. 3 hours
Answer» D. 3 hours
411.

Makarand works 2 times as fast as Samarjit. If Samarjit can complete a job alone in 27 days, then in how many days can they together finish the job?

A. 6 days
B. 7 days
C. 5 days
D. 9 days
Answer» E.
412.

Mandeep works 3 times as fast as Sampat. If Sampat can complete a job alone in 60 days, then in how many days can they together finish the job?

A. 7 days
B. 4 days
C. 5 days
D. 15 days
Answer» E.
413.

Manish can complete a work in 21 days and Karan can complete the same work in 28 days. If both together work for 7 days, then what fraction of total work is left?_x005F_x000D_

A. 44319
B. 44257
C. 44537
D. 44535
Answer» E.
414.

Manish is four times as efficient as Puneet. Manish takes 90 days less than Puneet to complete a book. If both of them work together, then in how many days the book will be completed?

A. 28
B. 25
C. 24
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
415.

Manish, Mukesh and Sachin are Accountants. Mukesh can filea return in 5 hours and Sachin in 4 hours alone. All three together can do it in 2 hours. In what time (in hrs) will Manish do the work?

A. 15
B. 20
C. 17
D. 10
Answer» C. 17
416.

Manju takes 16 days to complete a work. If she works with her friend Jenny they complete it in 12 days. How many days will it take for Jenny to complete the work alone?_x005F_x000D_

A. 48
B. 32
C. 36
D. 24
Answer» B. 32
417.

Manoj can do a piece of work in 42 hours. If he is joined by Jayashree who is 100% more efficient, in what time they will finish the work together?

A. 7 hours
B. 3.5 hours
C. 14 hours
D. 2.5 hours
Answer» D. 2.5 hours
418.

Manjeet can do a work in 18 hours. If he is joined by Jaya who is 100% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 6 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 24 hours
Answer» B. 3 hours
419.

Mayank, Deepak and Pawan, each of them working alone can complete a work in 5, 10 and 15 days respectively. If all three of them work together to complete a work and earn Rs. 12000 what will be Deepak's share of the earnings?

A. Rs. 2000
B. Rs. 6000
C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 3000
Answer» D. Rs. 3000
420.

Mansukh can do a piece of work in 10 hours. If he is joined by Jayanti who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 2 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 3 hours
Answer» D. 3 hours
421.

Meghana alone would take 32 hours more to complete a job than both Meghana and Ganesh together. If Ganesh worked alone, he took 12 1/2 hours more to complete it than both Meghana and Ganesh worked together. What time would they take if both Meghana and Ganesh worked together?

A. 20 hrs
B. 18 hrs
C. 22 hrs
D. 20.5 hrs
Answer» B. 18 hrs
422.

Mother can bake 20 cakes in 4 hours, Mother and Dadima together can bake 60 cakes in 10 hours. How many cakes Dadima can bake in 30 hours?

A. 30
B. 75
C. 60
D. 25
Answer» B. 75
423.

Mehdi can complete a work in 25 hours. If he is joined by Jahnavi who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 12 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 9 hours
Answer» C. 3 hours
424.

Meghnad can do a piece of work in 45 hours. If he is joined by Jayshri, who is 50% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 9 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 18 hours
Answer» E.
425.

Mr. Raghav taught Geometry for 36 hours. If the time taken in teaching Ratio consitutes one-fourth of the time for Arithmetic, then for how much time (in hours) did he taught the topic of Ratio?

A. 46
B. 51.75
C. 69
D. 103.5
Answer» D. 103.5
426.

Mr. stenley employed a certain number of typist for his project. 8 days later 20% of the typist left the job and it was found that it took as much time to complete the rest work from then as the entire work needed with all the employed typists. The average speed of a typist is 20 pages/hour. Minimum how many typist could be employed?

A. 10
B. 5
C. 15
D. 4
Answer» C. 15
427.

Murad can do a piece of work in 33 hours. If he is joined by Joel who is 100% more efficient, in what time will they together finish the work?

A. 4 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 2 hours
D. 11 hours
Answer» E.
428.

Mugdha and Mayuri, working together can complete a job in 18 days. However, Mayuri works alone and leaves after completing two-fifths of the job and then Mugdha takes over and completes the remaining work by herself. As a result, the duo could complete the job in 39 days. How many days would Mugdha alone have taken to do the job if Mayuri worked faster than Mugdha?

A. 45
B. 72
C. 30
D. 24
Answer» B. 72
429.

Munni can bake 70 cakes in 7 hours, Munni and Guddi together can bake 90 cakes in 6 hours. How many cakes Guddi can bake in 10 hours?

A. 100
B. 50
C. 125
D. 25
Answer» C. 125
430.

Mummy can bake 75 cakes in 15 hours, Mummy and Sister together can bake 120 cakes in 20 hours. How many cakes Sister can bake in 30 hours?

A. 45
B. 30
C. 60
D. 10
Answer» C. 60
431.

P alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Work done by Q alone in one day is equal to one-third of the work done by P alone in one day. In how many days can the work be completed if P and Q work together  ?

A. 5 (2/3)
B. 6 (3/4 )
C. 4 (1/2)
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
432.

Nirmit can do 2/3 of a job in 18 days. Kashish is twice as efficient as Nirmit. In how many days Kashish will complete the job?

A. 44315
B. 44254
C. 31/2
D. 44240
Answer» C. 31/2
433.

One tap can fill a water tank in 50 mins and another tap can make the filled tank empty in 75 mins. If both the taps are open together, already half filled tank would be full in

A. 60 min
B. 75 min
C. 125 min
D. 150 min
Answer» C. 125 min
434.

One girl can eat 112 chocolates in half a minute, and her boy friend can eat half as many in twice the length of time. How many chocolates can both boy and girl eat in 12 seconds ?

A. 44
B. 32
C. 56
D. 49
Answer» D. 49
435.

P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. The time taken by P to complete one-third of work is equal to time taken by Q to complete half of the work. How many days are required to complete by P and Q working together ?

A. 9 3/5 days
B. 7 days
C. 6 3/7 days
D. 8 days
Answer» B. 7 days
436.

P alone can do a piece of work in 8 days and Q alone can do the same work in 10 days. In how many days will both together complete the same work?

A. 40/9
B. 44459
C. 60/7
D. 40/7
Answer» B. 44459
437.

P and Q can complete a job in 24 days working together. P alone can complete it in 32 days. Both of them worked together for 8 days and then P left. The number of days Q will take to complete the remaining work is ?

A. 56 days
B. 54 days
C. 60 days
D. 64 days
Answer» E.
438.

P and Q can do a project in 12 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 50% of the project if they work together?

A. 6 days
B. 3 days
C. 18 days
D. 1.5 days
Answer» C. 18 days
439.

P and Q can complete a task in 50 and 20 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 70% of the task if they work together?

A. 20 days
B. 20 days
C. 40 days
D. 10 days
Answer» E.
440.

P and Q can do a project in 150 and 100 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 60% of the project if they work together?

A. 12 days
B. 72 days
C. 42 days
D. 36 days
Answer» E.
441.

P and Q can do a project in 20 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 40% of the project if they work together?

A. 1.5 days
B. 3 days
C. 6 days
D. 9 days
Answer» D. 9 days
442.

P and Q can do a project in 6 and 12 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 25% of the project if they work together?

A. 2 days
B. 4 days
C. 1 days
D. 8 days
Answer» D. 8 days
443.

P and Q can do a work in 4 hours and 12 hours respectively. P starts the work at 9am and they work alternately for one hour each. When will the work be completed ?

A. 0.125
B. 0.5
C. 0.54166666666667
D. 0.625
Answer» E.
444.

P and Q can do a project in 60 and 30 days respectively. In how many days can they complete 90% of the project if they work together?

A. 9 days
B. 27 days
C. 36 days
D. 18 days
Answer» E.
445.

P and Q together can make a door in 12 days. They started the work together but after 8 days P left the work. The remaining work is completed by Q alone in 7 more days. In how many days can P alone complete the entire work?

A. 21
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
Answer» D. 32
446.

P and Q undertook to do a work for Rs 7200. P alone could do it in 20 days and Q alone in 12 days. With the assistance of R they finished the work in 5days. What is the share (in Rs) of R?_x005F_x000D_

A. 1800_x005F_x000D_
B. 2400_x005F_x000D_
C. 2800_x005F_x000D_
D. 2600
Answer» C. 2800_x005F_x000D_
447.

P and Q were assigned to do a work for an amount of 1200. P alone can do it in 15 days while Q can do it in 12 days. With the help of R they finish the work in 6 days. Find the share of R ?

A. 120
B. 240
C. 360
D. 180
Answer» B. 240
448.

P can do (1/4)th of work in 10 days, Q can do 40% of work in 40 days and R can do (1/3)rd of work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. Both P and R
Answer» D. Both P and R
449.

P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day.Q can complete the same work in 8 days working 10 hours a day. If both p and Q work together,working 8 hours a day,in how many days can they complete the work?

A. 60/11
B. 61/11
C. 71/11
D. 72/11
Answer» B. 61/11
450.

P can complete a work in 15 days and Q in 24 days. They began the work together, but Q left the work 2 days before its completion. In how manydays, was the work completed?

A. 12
B. 10
C. 9
D. 11
Answer» C. 9