Quiz Discussion

A job can be done by 3 skilled workmen in 20 days or by 5 boys in 30 days. How many days will they take if they work together ?

• 1] 8 days
• 2] 10 days
• 3] 11 days
• 4] 12 days

Two pipes, P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. Both are opened together, but at the end of 3 minutes, P is turned off. In how many more minutes will Q fill the cistern?

• 1]

  7 minutes

• 2]

  \(7\frac{1}{2}\) minutes

• 3]

  8 minutes

• 4]

  \(8\frac{1}{4}\) minutes

A single person takes 10 minutes to stitch a bag. If from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 1245 bags are to be stitched how many persons should be employed on this job?

• 1]

  81

• 2]

  82

• 3]

  83

• 4]

  84

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

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 group of workers can complete a piece of work in 50 days, when they are working individually. On the first day one person works, on the second day another person joins him, on the third day one person joins them and this process continues till the work is completed. How many approximate days are needed to complete the work ?

• 1] 8 days
• 2] 9 days
• 3] 10 days
• 4] 11 days

A 10 hectare field is reaped by 2 men, 3 women and 4 children together in 10 days. If working capabilities of a man, a woman and a child are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 2, then a 16 hectare field will be reaped by 6 men, 4 women and 7 children in = ?

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

Two persons having different productivity of labour, working together can reap a field in 2 days. If one-third of the field was reaped by the first man and rest by the other one working alternatively took 4 days. How long did it take for the faster person to reap the whole field working alone?

• 1] 3
• 2] 6
• 3] 8
• 4] 12
• 5] None of these

Raj can do a piece of work in 20 days. He started the work and left after some days, when 25% work was done. After it Abhijit joined and completed it working for 10 days. In how many days Raj and Abhijit can do the complete work, working together?

• 1] 6
• 2] 8
• 3] 10
• 4] 12

A can do a certain work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient then A. How many days will B and A together take to do the same job?

• 1]

  \(\frac{{80}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{{70}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{75}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{{60}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)