Quiz Discussion

The laborer's A, B, C were given a contract of Rs. 750 for doing a certain piece of work. All the three together can finish the work in 8 days, A and C together can do it in 12 days, while A and B together can do it in \({ \text{13}}\frac{1}{3}\) days. The money will be divided in the ratio?

• 1] 4 : 5 : 6
• 2] 4 : 7 : 5
• 3] 5 : 7 : 4
• 4] 5 : 6 : 8

A can do half of a piece of work in 1 day,where B can do full. B can do half the work as C in 1 day. The ratio of their efficiencies of work is = ?

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

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

If m men can do a work in r days, then the number of days taken by (m + n) men to do it is :

• 1]

  \(\frac{{{ \text{m}} + { \text{n}}}}{{{ \text{mn}}}}\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{{{ \text{m}} + { \text{n}}}}{{{ \text{mr}}}}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{{ \text{mr}}}}{{{ \text{m}} + { \text{n}}}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{{{ \text{r}}\left( {{ \text{m}} + { \text{n}}} \right)}}{{{ \text{mn}}}}\)

10 men working 6 hours a day can complete a work in 18 days. How many hours a day must 15 men work to complete the same work in 12 days ?

• 1] 6 hours/day
• 2] 10 hours/day
• 3] 12 hours/day
• 4] 15 hours/day

There is provision of food in fort for 1200 soldiers for 60 days. After 15 days, 200 soldiers leave the fort. Remaining food will last for how many days?

• 1] 56 days
• 2] 50 days
• 3] 54 days
• 4] 48 days

A job can be complete by 12 men in 12 days. How many extra days will be needed to complete the job if 6 men leave after working for 6 days ?

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 6 days
• 3] 12 days
• 4] 24 days

A sum of money is sufficient to pay A's wages for 21 days and B's wages for 28 days. The same money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for ?

• 1] 12 days
• 2] 13 days
• 3] 14 days
• 4] 15 days

A contractor undertake to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the work in men, how many days behind the scheduled the work should have been finished ?

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 7
• 4] 8

A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:

• 1]

  5 days

• 2]

  6 days

• 3]

  10 days

• 4]

  10* 1/2 days