Quiz Discussion

4 mat-weavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days. At the same rate how many mats would be woven by 8 mat-weavers in 8 days ?

• 1] 4
• 2] 8
• 3] 12
• 4] 16

A man is twice as fast as a women and a woman is twice as fast as a boy in doing a work. If all of them, a man , a woman and a boy can finish the work in 7 days, a boy will do it alone ?

• 1] 49 days
• 2] 7 days
• 3] 6 days
• 4] 42 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

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]

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

A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:

• 1]

  \(9\frac{1}{5}\) days

• 2]

  \(9\frac{2}{7}\) days

• 3]

  \(9\frac{3}{5}\) days

• 4]

  10

A, B and C completed a work costing Rs. 1800. A work for 6 days, B for 4 days and C for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4, how much amount will be received by A?

• 1] Rs. 800
• 2] Rs. 600
• 3] Rs. 900
• 4] Rs. 750

40 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. Eight days after they started working together, 10 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work ?

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8 days
• 3] 10 days
• 4] 12 days

A and B can separately complete a piece of work in 20 days and 30 days respectively. They worked together for some time. Then B left the work. If A completed the rest of the work in 10 days, then B worked for

• 1]

  6 days

• 2]

  8 days

• 3]

  12 days

• 4]

  16 days

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 and B together can complete a particular task in 4 days. If A alone can complete the same task in 12 days. How many days will B take to complete the task if he works alone?

• 1]

  9 days

• 2]

  7 days

• 3]

  5 days

• 4]

  3 days

• 5]

  None of these