Quiz Discussion

A is 60% more efficient than B. In how many days will A and B working together complete a piece of work which A alone takes 15 days to finish?

• 1]

  \(\frac{{124}}{{13}}\) days

• 2]

  \(\frac{{113}}{{13}}\) days

• 3]

  \(\frac{{108}}{{13}}\) days

• 4]

  \(\frac{{131}}{{13}}\) days

• 5]

  \(\frac{{120}}{{13}}\) days

A group of men decided to do a job in 4 days. But since 20 men dropped out every day, the job completed at the end of the 7th day. How many men were there at the beginning?

• 1] 240
• 2] 140
• 3] 280
• 4] 150
• 5] None of these

A road of 5 m length will be constructed in 100 days. So, 280 workers were employed. But after 80 days it was found that only \({ \text{3}}\frac{1}{2}\) km road was completed. Now, how many more people were needed to finish the work in the specified time?

• 1] 480
• 2] 80
• 3] 200
• 4] 100

Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 min and 16 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together for a certain time but due to some obstruction, the flow of water was restricted to \(\frac{7}{8}\) of full flow in pipe A and \(\frac{5}{6}\) of full in pipe B. This obstruction is removed after some time and the tank are now filled in 3 min from that moment. How long was it before the full flow?

• 1] 8 min
• 2] 3 min
• 3] 5.6 min
• 4] 4.5 min
• 5] None of these

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 36, 54 and 72 days respectively. They started the work but A left 8 days before the completion of the work while B left 12 days before completion. The number of days for which C worked is

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  12

• 4]

  24

A and B together can complete a work in 3 days. They start together but after 2 days, B left the work. If the work is completed after two more days, B alone could do the work in

• 1] 5 days
• 2] 6 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 10 days

Two typists of varying skills can do a job in 6 minutes if they work together. If the first typist typed alone for 4 minutes and then the second typist typed alone for 6 minutes, they would be left with \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the whole work. How many minutes would it take the slower typist to complete the typing job working alone?

• 1] 10 minutes
• 2] 15 minutes
• 3] 12 minutes
• 4] 20 minutes
• 5] 17 minutes

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]

  \(\frac{7}{{15}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{8}{{15}}\)

18 women can complete a work in 12 days and 12 men can complete the same work in 9 days. In how many days will 8 men and 8 women complete that work?

• 1]

  9

• 2]

  6

• 3]

  12

• 4]

  18

639 persons can repair a road in 12 days working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons working 6 hours a day complete the work ?

• 1] 210 days
• 2] 213 days
• 3] 214 days
• 4] 215 days