Quiz Discussion

A takes three times as long as B and C together to do a job. B takes four times as long as A and C together to do the work. If all the three, working together can complete the job in 24 days, then the number of days, A alone will take to finish the job is = ?

• 1] 100 days
• 2] 96 days
• 3] 95 days
• 4] 90 days

Two men undertake to do a piece of work for Rs. 1400. The first man alone can do this work in 7 days while the second man alone can do this work in 8 days. If they working together complete this work in 3 days with the help of a boy, how should the money be divided ?

• 1] Rs. 600, Rs. 550, Rs. 250
• 2] Rs. 600, Rs. 525, Rs. 275
• 3] Rs. 600, Rs. 500, Rs. 300
• 4] Rs. 500, Rs. 525, Rs. 375

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

A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the job ?

• 1] 40 days
• 2] 50 days
• 3] 54 days
• 4] 60 days

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

A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by C when completing the same task alone?

• 1]

  2:5

• 2]

  2:7

• 3]

  3:7

• 4]

  1:5

X takes 4 days to complete one-third of a job. Y takes 3 days to complete one-sixth of the job and Z takes 5 days to complete half the job. If all of them work together for 3 days and X and Z quit, how long will it take for Y to complete the remaining work done.

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8.1 days
• 3] 5.1 days
• 4] 7 days
• 5] None of these

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

Working efficiencies of P and Q for completing a piece of working are in the ratio 3 : 4. The number of days to be taken by them to complete the work will be in the ratio ?

• 1] 3 : 2
• 2] 2 : 3
• 3] 3 : 4
• 4] 4 : 3

P is thrice as good a workman as Q and together they finish a piece of work in 24 days. The number of days taken by P alone to finish the work is:

• 1]

  25 days

• 2]

  22 days

• 3]

  32 days

• 4]

  34 days