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101.	Raghu agrees to complete a work for Rs. 8,400 in 16 days. But by engaging an assistant, the work is completed in 12 days. Find the share of money/remuneration to be received by the assistant.
A.	Rs. 2,100
B.	Rs. 2,500
C.	Rs. 2,000
D.	Rs. 2,400
Answer» B. Rs. 2,500

Discussion

102.	A pipe can fill a cistern in 15 minutes and another pipe can fill it in 12 minutes, and a third pipe can empty it in 6 minutes. If the first two pipes are kept open for 5 minutes in the beginning and then the third pipe is also opened. Find the time taken to empty the cistern?
A.	45 min
B.	48 min
C.	40 min
D.	28 min
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 48 min

Discussion

103.	A can do a work in 72 days and B in 90 days. If they work on it together for 10 days, then what fraction of work is left?
A.	3/4
B.	1/4
C.	4/5
D.	5/6
Answer» B. 1/4

Discussion

104.	7 experts and 5 trainees can complete a job in 9 days while 4 experts and 15 trainees can complete it in 12 days. How many days will 5 experts and 6 trainees need to complete the job?
A.	10
B.	12
C.	14
D.	16
Answer» C. 14

Discussion

105.	A is 5 times as good a workman as B and is therefore able to complete a job in 52 days less than B. In how many days will they complete it working together?
A.	\(12 \frac{5}{6}\)
B.	\(10 \frac{5}{6}\)
C.	\(9 \frac{5}{6}\)
D.	\(11 \frac{5}{6}\)
Answer» C. \(9 \frac{5}{6}\)

Discussion

106.	If 2 men or, 4 women, or 6 boys can finish a work in 99 days, then how many days will one man, one woman and one boy together take to finish the same work?
A.	105
B.	106
C.	109
D.	108
Answer» E.

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107.	An inlet pipe and an outlet pipe are taking to fill and drain a cistern, respectively, for an hour each at a time, starting with the inlet pipe when the cistern is empty. It takes the inlet pipe 15 hours to fully fill the empty cistern, whereas the outlet pipe can drain the filled cistern completely in 21 hours. How many hours will it take for the cistern to be full?
A.	105
B.	52.5
C.	100
D.	99
Answer» E.

Discussion

108.	'A' and 'B' together can do a piece of work in 4 days. If 'A' alone can do it in 6 days. i.e., in how many days 'B' can alone complete the same piece of work?
A.	16
B.	8
C.	12
D.	9
Answer» D. 9

Discussion

109.	A is twice as good a workman as B, and together they finish a piece of work in 13 days. In how many days will A alone finish the work ?
A.	39
B.	\(19 \frac{1}{2}\)
C.	41
D.	\(9 \frac{1}{4}\)
Answer» C. 41

Discussion

110.	A and B can complete a task in 80 days, B and C can complete it in 60 days while C and A can complete the same task together in 48 days. How many days will A, B, and C together take to complete the task?
A.	32
B.	45
C.	40
D.	38
Answer» D. 38

Discussion

111.	A can do a work in 6 days and B can do the same in 4 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs. 300. What is the share of A?
A.	Rs. 120
B.	Rs. 150
C.	Rs. 180
D.	Rs. 200
Answer» B. Rs. 150

Discussion

112.	E, F and G together can complete a work in 12 days and E and F together can complete the same work in 30 days. Then in how many days can G alone complete the same work?
A.	12 days
B.	20 days
C.	24 days
D.	18 days
Answer» C. 24 days

Discussion

113.	A can do a piece of work in 30 days and B can do the same piece of work in 20 days. They start working together and work for 4 days and then both leave the work. C alone ﬁnishes the remaining work in 18 days. In how many days will C alone ﬁnish the whole work?
A.	30
B.	27
C.	25
D.	24
Answer» C. 25

Discussion

114.	A can do a piece of work in 18 days, B in 20 days and C in 30 days. B and C started work together but had to leave after 4 days. In how many days can A complete the work?
A.	12
B.	6
C.	16
D.	8
Answer» B. 6

Discussion

115.	A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. A and B together can do it in 10 days and C alone in 15 days. B alone can do \(66\frac{2}{3}\%\) of the same work in
A.	36 days
B.	45 days
C.	30 days
D.	40 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

116.	If 2.5X females can complete the work in 24 days. Then Find the value of Y?
A.	35
B.	37
C.	29
D.	30
E.	28
Answer» E. 28

Discussion

117.	A and B working together can do 45% of the work in 9 days. A alone can do the work in 30 days. How many days will B alone take to do the same work?
A.	60 days
B.	70 days
C.	48 days
D.	50 days
Answer» B. 70 days

Discussion

118.	One pipe can fill a tank 6 times as fast as another pipe. If together, the two pipes can fill the tank in 22 minutes, then the fast pipe alone will be able to fill tank in:
A.	28 min
B.	30 min
C.	25.66 min
D.	27 min
Answer» D. 27 min

Discussion

119.	P alone can do a job in 18 days. P and Q working together can do it in 15 days. They started to work together. After 10 days Q left, and P alone has to complete the job. In how many more days can P complete the job?
A.	8 days
B.	5 days
C.	7 days
D.	6 days
Answer» E.

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120.	A takes 50% more time than B to complete a task. If both work together, they take 18 days to complete the task. Accordingly, if B works alone then in how many days will he complete the work?
A.	30 days
B.	35 days
C.	40 days
D.	45 days
Answer» B. 35 days

Discussion

121.	P is twice as good as Q and together they ﬁnish a piece of work in 36 days. The number of days taken by P alone to ﬁnish the work?
A.	48
B.	60
C.	54
D.	72
Answer» D. 72

Discussion

122.	Pipe X can fill a tank in 20 hours and Pipe Y can fill the tank in 35 hours. Both the pipes are opened on alternate hours. Pipe Y is opened first, then in how much time (in hours) the tank will be full?
A.	269/11
B.	280/11
C.	179/7
D.	172/7
Answer» D. 172/7

Discussion

123.	If one pipe P can fill a tank in 10 minutes, then 5 pipes, each of 20% efficiency of P, can fill the tank inA. 10 minutesB. 50 minutesC. 130 minutesD. 175 minutes
A.	A
B.	D
C.	C
D.	B
Answer» B. D

Discussion

124.	50 men and 60 women can do a piece of work in 5 days, 30 men and 20 women can do the same work in 9 days. Find the time in which 4 men and 6 women will do the same work.
A.	45 days
B.	40 days
C.	60 days
D.	36 days
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 36 days

Discussion

125.	A can do 1/5th of a work in 4 days and B can do 1/6th of the same work in 5 days. In how many days they can finish the work, if they work together?
A.	12
B.	20
C.	15
D.	30
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

126.	A can do 1 / 5 of a job in 10 days, B can do 1 / 3 rd of the job in 25 days. In how many days can they do half of the job working together?
A.	30
B.	45
C.	15
D.	20
Answer» D. 20

Discussion

127.	Poonam can complete a piece of printing work in four days and Sonia can do the same in six days. If the two girls work together, then, how long will it take for them to complete the given task?
A.	\(2 \frac{2}{5}\) days
B.	\(3 \frac{1}{2}\) days
C.	\(1 \frac{1}{2}\) days
D.	5 days
Answer» B. \(3 \frac{1}{2}\) days

Discussion

128.	Atul and Binay together complete a piece of work in 5 days. If Binay alone can complete the same work in 8 days, how many days can Atul take to complete the same work alone?
A.	40/3 days
B.	20/3 days
C.	9 days
D.	10 days
Answer» B. 20/3 days

Discussion

129.	A tank can be filled by tap A in 3 hrs and B can fill it in 4 hrs. Tap C can empty this filled tank in 6 hrs. If all three taps are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank completely?
A.	8 hrs
B.	\(\frac{{10}}{7} hrs\)
C.	5 hrs
D.	\(\frac{{12}}{5} hrs\)
Answer» E.

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130.	A can complete a task in 8 days while B can complete the same task in 12 days. A and B worked together for 4 days. C completed the remaining work in 4 days. If the total wages paid to the three to complete the task is Rs. 6,300, the share of A exceeds the share of C by∶
A.	Rs. 1,050
B.	Rs. 2,100
C.	Rs. 2,625
D.	Rs. 3,150
Answer» C. Rs. 2,625

Discussion

131.	A man can do a job in 14 days. His father can do the same work in 7 days and his son will take 21 days to complete it. How long will it take to complete the same work, if three of them decide to work together?
A.	\(3 \frac{9}{11}\) days
B.	\(3\frac{1}{2}\)days
C.	\(3 \frac{1}{3}\) days
D.	\(3 \frac{7}{11}\)days
Answer» B. \(3\frac{1}{2}\)days

Discussion

132.	A cleaning company employs 42 sweepers to clean a building in 25 days. 10 days later, 12 sweepers left the job. If the cleaning work is to be finished in 10 days, how many more cleaning workers need to be hired?A. 30B. 32C. 33D. 21
A.	C
B.	D
C.	A
D.	B
Answer» B. D

Discussion

133.	Pipe X can fill a tank in 12 hours and pipe Y can empty the tank in 18 hours. Both pipes are opened at 8 am and after some time Y is closed, and the tank is full at 10 pm on the same day. At what time was pipe Y closed?
A.	1 pm
B.	10 pm
C.	11 pm
D.	12 noon
Answer» D. 12 noon

Discussion

134.	If A, B and C together do a job in 4 days, A and C together do the job in 4.5 days and B and C together do the job in 12 days, then in how many days can C alone do the job?
A.	36
B.	6
C.	18
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

135.	A can complete \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a work in 8 days. B can complete \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the same work in 12 days and C can complete \(\frac{4}{9}\) of the same work in 8 days. If A and B worked together for 5 days., then find how much time (in days) will C alone take to complete the remaining work?
A.	6
B.	\(7\frac{1}{2}\)
C.	\(8\frac{1}{2}\)
D.	9
Answer» B. \(7\frac{1}{2}\)

Discussion

136.	P and Q can do a work in 12 days and 16 days respectively. P started work alone. After how many days should Q join P, so that the work is finished in 9 days?
A.	4
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» E.

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137.	If 30 men can build a wall 40 meters long in 5 days, what length of a similar wall can be built by 25 men in 3 days?
A.	20
B.	80
C.	11.25
D.	29
Answer» B. 80

Discussion

138.	One tap can fill a tank in 3 hours and a leak can empty the tank in 5 hours. If the tap and the leak (which was half closed) were left open, how long will it take for the tank to fill?
A.	\(4\frac{2}{7}\;hours\)
B.	\(7\frac{1}{2}\;hours\)
C.	\(5\frac{1}{3}hours\;\)
D.	\(6\frac{2}{3}hours\;\)
Answer» B. \(7\frac{1}{2}\;hours\)

Discussion

139.	A can do a work in 20 days and B in 5 days. If they work on it together for 3 days, then what fraction of work is left?
A.	1/2
B.	3/4
C.	4/5
D.	1/4
Answer» E.

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140.	Anil alone can do a job in 20 days while Sunil alone can do it in 40 days. Anil starts the job, and after 3 days, Sunil joins him. Again, after a few more days, Bimal joins them and they together finish the job. If Bimal has done 10% of the job, then in how many days was the job done?
A.	15
B.	12
C.	13
D.	14
Answer» D. 14

Discussion

141.	P and Q can complete a job in 6 and 8 days individually. They both finish the job with the help of R in 3 days. How much wages are to be paid to R. if the total wages are Rs. 3200?
A.	Rs. 375
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 1200
D.	Rs. 320
Answer» C. Rs. 1200

Discussion

142.	A can do a work alone in 10 days, B can do the same work alone in 15 days. They start together but B leaves the job 2 days after a start and A completes the remaining work alone. What is the total number of days in which the work is complete?
A.	\(\frac{{17}}{3}\)
B.	\(\frac{{13}}{3}\)
C.	\(\frac{{26}}{3}\)
D.	\(\frac{{31}}{3}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{31}}{3}\)

Discussion

143.	A tap can fill a tank in 10 hours and another tap can empty the tank in 15 hours. If both the taps are opened together how much time will be taken to fill 2/3 of the tank.
A.	15 hours
B.	10 hours
C.	20 hours
D.	5 hours
Answer» D. 5 hours

Discussion

144.	P and Q can complete a task together in 6 days. Q alone can complete the task in 10 days. In how many days can P alone complete the task?
A.	11 days
B.	15 days
C.	12 days
D.	14 days
Answer» C. 12 days

Discussion

145.	A pipe can fill a tank in 120 hours. Due to the leak in its bottom, the tank is filled in 150 hours. If the tank is full, then that leak can empty the tank in howmany hours?
A.	1000
B.	500
C.	600
D.	1200
Answer» D. 1200

Discussion

146.	Manoj can complete a work in 15 days working 8 hours in a day and Santosh can complete it in 10 days working 9 hours in a day. If Manoj and Santosh together start working for 6 hours per day, in how many days will they complete the work?
A.	\(8\dfrac{4}{7}\)
B.	12
C.	7
D.	\(10\dfrac{4}{7}\)
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

147.	A and B can do a job in 10 days and 5 days, respectively. They worked together for two days, after which B was replaced by C and the work was finished in the next three days. How long will C alone take to finish 60% of the job?
A.	18 days
B.	30 days
C.	25 days
D.	24 days
Answer» B. 30 days

Discussion

148.	Piyush alone can complete a work in 8 days and Arun alone can complete the same work in 14 days. If they both get Rs. 44000 to complete the work, then what is the share of Piyush?
A.	Rs. 21000
B.	Rs. 24000
C.	Rs. 28000
D.	Rs. 16000
Answer» D. Rs. 16000

Discussion

149.	A, B and C can do a work on their own in 5, 10 and 15 days respectively. Calculate the time required by B and C to do it together.
A.	12 days
B.	8 days
C.	5 days
D.	6 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

150.	Pipe A takes 10 hours more than Pipe B to fill a tank. Pipe C(which is equally efficient as Pipe A and Pipe B together), fills the same tank in 12 hours. In how many hours will Pipe A, Pipe B and Pipe C fill the tank if Pipe A is accompanied by B and C on alternate hours.
A.	20 hours
B.	30 hours
C.	10 hours
D.	5 hours
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 5 hours

Discussion

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Raghu agrees to complete a work for Rs. 8,400 in 16 days. But by engaging an assistant, the work is completed in 12 days. Find the share of money/remuneration to be received by the assistant.

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