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51.

If three people weave 336 shawls in 14 days, then how many shawls are weaved by 8 persons in 5 days?
A. 180
B. 360
C. 320
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
52.

A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. A started the work alone and then after 4 days B joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last?
A. 6 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days
Answer» C. 15 days
Discussion
53.

A and B take the responsibility of doing a work for Rs 250. A can do that work alone in 5 days and B alone in 15 days. They complete the work in 3 days with the help of C. If everyone gets paid in proportion to the work, then how much amount will C get?
A. Rs. 50
B. Rs.100
C. Rs. 150
D. Rs. 200
Answer» B. Rs.100
Discussion
54.

A man was engaged on a job for 40 days on the condition that he will get a wage of Rs. 180 for the day he works, but he will have to pay a fine of Rs. 20 for each day of his absence. If he gets Rs. 520 at the end of the month, then, he was absent for how many days?
A. 12 days
B. 10 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
E. 14 days
Answer» C. 6 days
Discussion
55.

1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days. After 4 days, some soldiers left the fort. Thus, food lasted for 32 more days. How many soldiers left?
A. 280
B. 300
C. 320
D. 290
Answer» C. 320
Discussion
56.

Panu, Jiban and Jalil can complete a certain task individually in 30, 20 and 60 days, respectively. Jiban started work on the task and Panu and Jalil agreed to help Jiban on every third day. How many days will it take to complete the task?
A. 13
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
Answer» E.
Discussion
57.

A, B and C complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. They started the work together. But A left the work before 5 days of its completion. B also left the work 2 days after A left. In how many days will the work completed?

A. 5 days
B. 9 days
C. 7 days
D. 12 days
Answer» D. 12 days
Discussion
58.

A and B together can complete a particular task in 4 days. If A alone can complete the same task in 6 days, how many days will B take to complete the task if he works alone?

A. 8
B. 17
C. 14
D. 12
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
Discussion
59.

If in a hostel there is sufficient food for 30 days for 40 students, then this food will last for how many days for 60 students?
A. 20 days
B. 24 days
C. 18 days
D. 15 days
Answer» B. 24 days
Discussion
60.

If 12 men can do a piece of work in 24 days, then in how many days can 18 men do the same work?
A. 36
B. 20
C. 18
D. 16
Answer» E.
Discussion
61.

A and B together can plough a field in 10 hours but by himself A requires 15 hours. How long would B take to plough the same field?
A. 10 hours
B. 20 hours
C. 30 hours
D. 40 hours
Answer» D. 40 hours
Discussion
62.

If the work done by (x-1) men in (x+1) days and the work done by (x+2) men in (x-1) days is in the ratio of 9 : 10, then x is equal to
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer» E.
Discussion
63.

A work can be completed by P and Q in 12 and 16 days respectively. With the help of R they can complete the work in 6 days and earned R. 3696. Then find the share of R.

A. 231
B. 462
C. 924
D. 693
Answer» C. 924
Discussion
64.

16 men can complete a piece of work in 7 days. In how many days will 28 men complete the same work?
A. 3 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
Answer» C. 6 days
Discussion
65.

In how many days can be B alone complete the work?
I. B and C together can complete the work in 8 days.
II. A and B together can complete the work in 12 days.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Answer» E. E
Discussion
66.

12 men can complete one-third of the work in 8 days. In how many days can 16 men complete that work?
A. 18
B. 12
C. 24
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 12
Discussion
67.

A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days, A and C worked together for two days and then A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, work was completed?
A. 12 days
B. 10 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
Answer» E.
Discussion
68.

A particular job can be completed by a team of 10 men in 12 days, The same job can be completed by a team of 10 women in 6 days. How many days are needed to complete the job if the two teams work together?
A. 4 days
B. 6 days
C. 9 days
D. 18 days
Answer» B. 6 days
Discussion
69.

10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days. They started work and after five days 10 women joined them and the work has finished in next 5 days. In how many days can 25 women finish the same piece of work?
A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
Answer» D. 8 days
Discussion
70.

A and B can do a work in 18 and 24 days respectively. They worked together for 8 days and then A left. The remaining work was finished by B in

A. 5 days
B. $$ 5{1 over3}$$ days
C. 8 days
D. 10 days
Answer» C. 8 days
Discussion
71.

A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will complete the work in

A. 5 days
B. $$ 7{5 over6}$$
C. 10 days
D. $$ 15{2 over3}$$
Answer» D. $$ 15{2 over3}$$
Discussion
72.

If 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days; 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days, then the ratio of the daily work done by a man to that of a boy is

A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 2 : 2
D. 5 : 4
Answer» B. 3 : 1
Discussion
73.

If A can do a work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 15 days, then how many days will they take to complete the work both while working together?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 6
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
Discussion
74.

A contractor undertakes to make a road in 40 days and employs 25 men. After 24 days, he finds that only one- third of the road in made. How many extra men should he employ so that he is able to complete the work 4 days earlier?
A. 100
B. 60
C. 50
D. 75
Answer» E.
Discussion
75.

12 men complete a work in 18 days. Six days after they had started working, 4 men joined them. How many days will all of them take to complete the remaining work?
A. 10 days
B. 12 days
C. 15 days
D. 9 days
Answer» E.
Discussion
76.

A, B , C can finish a work in 10, 12, and 15 days respectively. They start working together. If B stops after 2 days, how long would it take A and C to finish the remaining work
A. 3 days
B. $$ {3{8 over 11}} days$$
C. $$ {2{6 over 11}} days$$
D. $$ {3{6 over 11}} days$$
Answer» B. $$ {3{8 over 11}} days$$
Discussion
77.

A work could be completed in 100 days by some workers. However, due to the absence of 10 workers, it was completed in 110 days. The original number of workers was
A. 100
B. 110
C. 55
D. 50
Answer» C. 55
Discussion
78.

A, B and C together earn Rs. 2700 in 18 days. A and C together earn Rs. 940 in 10 days. B and C together earn Rs. 1520 in 20 days. Find the daily earning of C.
A. Rs. 10
B. Rs. 40
C. Rs. 20
D. Rs. 15
Answer» D. Rs. 15
Discussion
79.

8 men working for 9 hours a day complete a piece of work in 20 days. In how many days can 7 men working for 10 hours a day complete the same piece of work?
A. 21 days
B. $$ {20}{3 over 5} days $$
C. $$ {20}{1 over 2} days $$
D. $$ {20}{4 over 7} days $$
Answer» E.
Discussion
80.

A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in-
A. 10 days
B. 8 days
C. 12 days
D. 15 days
Answer» D. 15 days
Discussion
81.

A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 30 days. They work together for 7 days and then both leave the work. Then C alone finishes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days will C finish the full work?
A. 25 days
B. 30 days
C. 24 days
D. 20 days
Answer» D. 20 days
Discussion
82.

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 10, 12, and 15 days respectively, They started the work together. But A left the work before 5 days of its completion. B also left the work 2 days after A left. In how many days was the work completed?
A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 8 days
Answer» D. 8 days
Discussion
83.

A contractor undertakes to finish a certain work in 124 days and employed 120 men. After 64 days, he found that he had already done 2/3 of the work. How many men can be discharged so that the work may finish in time ?
A. 50
B. 48
C. 56
D. 64
Answer» D. 64
Discussion
84.

A and B under took a work Rs 2200. A alone can do the work in 10 days and B alone can do the work in 12 days. If they work together, then what will be the difference (in Rs) in the amount they receive?

A. 350
B. 250
C. 200
D. 300
Answer» D. 300
Discussion
85.

A and B can separately complete a piece of work in 20 days and 30 days respectively. They worked together for some time then B left the work. If A completed the rest of the work in 10 days, then B worked for how many days?
A. 6 days
B. 8 days
C. 12 days
D. 16 days
Answer» B. 8 days
Discussion
86.

A, B and C can do a work in 6, 12 and 24 days respectively. In what time will they finish the work while working together?
A. $$ 3 {3 over7} $$days
B. $$ 2 {3 over7} $$days
C. $$ 4 {3 over7} $$days
D. $$ 3 {3 over5} $$days
Answer» B. $$ 2 {3 over7} $$days
Discussion
87.

P and Q together can do a job in 6 days. Q and R can finish the same job in 60/7 days. P started the work and worked for 3 days. Q and R continued for 6 days to finish the work. Then the difference of days in which R and P can complete the job alone is

A. 12 days
B. 15 days
C. 10 days
D. 8 days
Answer» D. 8 days
Discussion
88.

Sudhir and Shyam can do a work in 12 days, while Shyam alone can complete it in 30 days. In how many days can Sudhir complete that work alone?
A. 20 days
B. 18 days
C. 28 days
D. 30 days
Answer» B. 18 days
Discussion
89.

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

A. $${8 over 15}$$
B. $${7 over 15}$$
C. $${1 over 4}$$
D. $${1 over 10}$$
Answer» B. $${7 over 15}$$
Discussion
90.

A wall of 100 metres can be built by 7 men or 10 women in 10 days. How many days will 14 men and 20 women take to build a wall of 600 metres

A. 25
B. 30
C. 15
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
Discussion
91.

A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do the work in
A. 15 days
B. 20 days
C. 25 days
D. 30 days
Answer» D. 30 days
Discussion
92.

A is twice as efficient as B in writing novels. Together they can complete the task of writing a novel in 24 days. In how many days can A write the novel alone?
A. 24
B. 32
C. 36
D. 18
Answer» D. 18
Discussion
93.

40 men can complete a piece of work in 40 days. They started the work together. But at the end of each 10th day, 5 men left the job. The work would have been completed in

A. $$ 56{2 over 3} days $$
B. $$ 53{1 over 3} days $$
C. 52 days
D. 50 days
Answer» B. $$ 53{1 over 3} days $$
Discussion
94.

If two persons, with equal abilities, can do two jobs in two days then 100 persons with equal abilities can do 100 similar jobs in

A. 100 days
B. 10 days
C. 5 days
D. 2 days
Answer» E.
Discussion
95.

If p men working p hours per day for p days produce p units of work, then the units of work produced by n men working n hours a day for n days is

A. $${p^2} over {n^2} $$
B. $${p^3} over {n^2} $$
C. $${n^2} over {p^2} $$
D. $${n^3} over {p^2} $$
Answer» E.
Discussion
96.

A and B together can complete a particular task in 6 days. If A alone can complete the same task in 10 days, how many days will B take tocomplete the task if he works alone?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 14
D. 12
E. None of these
Answer» B. 16
Discussion
97.

If 20 women can lay a road of length 100m in 10 days. 10 women can lay the same road of length 50m in:

A. 10 day
B. 20 day
C. 5 day
D. 15 day
Answer» B. 20 day
Discussion
98.

Working 8 hours a day, Sohan writes a book in 18 days. How many hours per day should he write to write the entire book in 12 days?
A. 15 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 10 hours
D. 14 hours
Answer» C. 10 hours
Discussion
99.

A alone would take 6 hours more to complete the job than if both A and B would work together. When B worked alone he took 1.5 hours more to complete the job and A and B worked together. How much time they will take if they if they work together?
A. 3 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 4.5 hours
D. 5 hours
E. None of these
Answer» B. 4 hours
Discussion
100.

Vinit and Gopal can do a work together in 4 days. Shyam and Mohan can do the same work in 12 days. So, in how many days can all four complete that work together?
A. 4 days
B. 3 days
C. 8 days
D. 12 days
Answer» C. 8 days
Discussion