Quiz Discussion

If 10 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, the time taken by 12 men to do the same piece of work will be:

• 1] 12 days
• 2] 10 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 8 days

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

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

A tank can be filled with water by two pipes A and B together in 36 minutes. If the pipe B was stopped after 30 minutes, the tank is filled in 40 minutes. The pipe B can alone fill the tank in:

• 1] 45 minutes
• 2] 60 minutes
• 3] 75 minutes
• 4] 90 minutes

A can do \(\frac{1}{3}\) rd of work in 5 days and B can do the do \(\frac{2}{5}\)th of this work in 10 days. Both A and B, together can do the work in?

• 1]

  \({ \text{ 7}}\frac{3}{8}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{8}}\frac{4}{5}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{9}}\frac{3}{8}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 4]

  10 days

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

A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in:

• 1]

  8 days

• 2]

  10 days

• 3]

  12 days

• 4]

  15 days

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

16 men can finish a work in 24 days and 48 boys can finish the same work in 16 days. 12 men started the work and after 4 days 12 boys joined them. In how many days can they finish the remaining work ?

• 1] 6
• 2] 12
• 3] 16
• 4] None of these

A does half as much work as B in one -sixth of the time.If together they take 10 days to complete a work, how much time shall B take to do it alone?

• 1] 13.33 days
• 2] 20 days
• 3] 30 days
• 4] 40 days