Quiz Discussion

16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working and 8 days they could finish certain amount of work. If it is required to finish the remaining work in 24 days. How many more men should be added to the existing workforce ?

• 1] 21
• 2] 28
• 3] 16
• 4] 14

Two pipes can fill the cistern in 10hr and 12 hr respectively, while the third empty it in 20hr. If all pipes are opened simultaneously, then the cistern will be filled in:

• 1] 7.5 hr
• 2] 8 hr
• 3] 8.5 hr
• 4] 10 hr

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

An engineer undertakes a project to build a road 15 km long in 300 days and employs 45 men for the purpose. After 100 days, he finds 2.5 km of the road has been completed. Find the (approx.) number of extra men he must employ to finish the work in time.

• 1] 43
• 2] 45
• 3] 55
• 4] 68
• 5] 60

A cistern can be filled by two pipes in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. Both pipes being opened, when the first pipe must be turned off so that the cistern may be filled in 10 minutes more.

• 1] After 10 minutes
• 2] After 12 minutes
• 3] After 20 minutes
• 4] After 8 minutes

There was a leakage in the container of the refined oil. If 11 kg oil is leaked out per day then it would have lasted for 50 days, if the leakage was 15 kg per day, then it would have lasted for only 45 days. For how many days would the oil have lasted, if there was no leakage ant it was completely used for eating purpose?

• 1] 80 days
• 2] 72 days
• 3] 100 days
• 4] 120 days

A man and a boy received Rs. 800 as wages for 5 days for the work they did together. The man's efficiency in the work was thrice times that of the boy. What are the daily wages of the boy?

• 1] Rs. 76
• 2] Rs. 56
• 3] Rs. 44
• 4] Rs. 40

45 men can complete a piece of work in 16 days. Four days they started working , 36 more men joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work ?

• 1]

  6 days

• 2]

  8 days

• 3]

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

• 4]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{3}{4}{ \text{ days}}\)

A and B can do a job in 7 days. A is \({ \text{1}}\frac{3}{4}\) times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in?

• 1]

  \(9\frac{1}{3}{ \text{days}}\)

• 2]

  11 days

• 3]

  \(12\frac{1}{4}{ \text{days}}\)

• 4]

  \(16\frac{1}{3}{ \text{days}}\)

A can complete a piece of work in 36 days, B in 54 days and C in 72 days. All the three began the work the work together but A left 8 days before the completion of the work and B 12 days before the completion of work. Only C worked up to the end. In how many days was the work completed?

• 1] 24 days
• 2] 25 days
• 3] 27 days
• 4] 30 days