Quiz Discussion

A single person takes 10 minutes to stitch a bag. If from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 1245 bags are to be stitched how many persons should be employed on this job?

• 1]

  81

• 2]

  82

• 3]

  83

• 4]

  84

If 28 men complete \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a piece of work in a week, then the number of men, who must be engaged to get the remaining work completed in another week, is = ?

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 4
• 4] 3

If 4 men or 6 women can do a piece of work in 12 days working 7 hours a day, how many days will it take to complete a work twice as large with 10 men and 3 women working together 8 hours a day ?

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 7 days
• 3] 8 days
• 4] 10 days

A and B can together do a piece of work it in 6 days and A alone can do it in 9 days. The number of days B will take to do it alone is ?

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 12 days

40 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days. 20 more men joined them after 5 days they start doing work. How many days will be required by them to finish the remaining work ?

• 1]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{2}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{1}{5}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{8}}\frac{1}{4}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 4]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{2}{3}{ \text{ days}}\)

4 men and 10 women were put on work. They completed \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the work in 4 days. After this 2 men and 2 women were increased. They completed \(\frac{2}{9}\) more of the work in 2 days. If the remaining work is to be completed in 3 days, then how many more women must be increased?

• 1] 8
• 2] 32
• 3] 50
• 4] 55

18 men or 36 boys working 6 hours a day can plough a field in 24 days. In how many days will 24 men and 24 boys working 9 hours a day plough the same field ?

• 1] 9 days
• 2] 10 days
• 3] 6 days
• 4] 8 days

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 is made. How many extra men should he employ so that he is able to complete the work 4 days earlier ?

• 1] 100
• 2] 60
• 3] 75
• 4] None of these

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 ?

• 1] 10 days
• 2] 12 days
• 3] 15 days
• 4] 18 days

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