Quiz Discussion

If A and B together can complete a work in 18 days, A and C together in 12 days, and B and C together in 9 days, then B alone can do the work in:

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 30 days
• 4] 40 days

Three men A, B, C working together can do a job in 6 hours less time than A alone, in one hour less time than B alone and in one half the time needed by C when working alone. Then A and B together can do the job in:

• 1]

  $\frac{2}{3}$ hours

• 2]

  $\frac{3}{4}$ hours

• 3]

  $\frac{3}{2}$ hours

• 4]

  $\frac{4}{3}$ hours

If one pipe A can fill a tank in 20 minutes, then 5 pipes, each of 20% efficiency of A, can fill the tank in:

• 1] 80 min
• 2] 100 min
• 3] 20 min
• 4] 25 min

A can do a piece of work in 90 days, B in 40 days and C in 12 days. They work for a day each in turn i.e., first day A does it alone, B does it the second day and C the third day. After that A does it for another day, and so on. After finishing the work they get Rs. 240. If the wages are divided in proportion to the work done by them, find what each will get ?

• 1] A Rs. 24, B Rs. 54, C Rs. 162
• 2] A Rs. 22, B Rs.50, C Rs. 132
• 3] A Rs. 26, B Rs. 52, C Rs. 142
• 4] A Rs. 20, B Rs. 44, C Rs. 182

P is thrice as good a workman as Q and therefore able to finish a job in 48 days less than Q. Working together, they can do it in ?

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 30 days
• 4] 12 days