Quiz Discussion

A man can do a piece of work in 30 hours. If he works with his son then the same piece of work is finished in 20 hours. If the son works alone then he do the work in ?

• 1] 60 hours
• 2] 50 hours
• 3] 25 hours
• 4] 10 hours

A can do a certain job in 12 days and B is 60% more efficient than A. The B can do the same piece of work in ?

• 1]

  \({ \text{8 days}}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{1}{2}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{1}{4}{ \text{ days}}\)

• 4]

  \({ \text{6 days}}\)

A can do a piece of work in 18 days. He worked at it for 12 days and B finished the remaining work in 8 days. B alone can do the whole work in ?

• 1] 16 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 35 days
• 4] 28 days

If 2 men or 3 women or 4 boys can do a piece of work in 52 days, then the same piece of work will be done by 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in:

• 1] 48 days
• 2] 36 days
• 3] 45 days
• 4] 50 days

A can do a bit of work in 8 hours while B along can do it in 12 hours. Both A and B cooperating can complete the work in:

• 1]

  10 hours

• 2]

  4 hours

• 3]

  21/4 hours

• 4]

  24/5 hours

If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, how long will 7 men and 5 women take to plough it?

• 1] 10 days
• 2] 11 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 12 days

A labourer was appointed by a contractor on the condition he would be paid Rs. 75 for each day of his work but would be, fined at the rate of Rs. 15 per day for his absent. After 20 days, the contractor paid the labourer Rs. 1140. The number of days the labourer absented from work was ?

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 5 days
• 3] 4 days
• 4] 2 days

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

A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. B and C together can complete the same work in 8 days and A and C together can complete it in 16 days. In total, how many days do A, B and C together take to complete the same work ?

• 1]

  \({ \text{3}}\frac{5}{{12}}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{3}}\frac{9}{{13}}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{5}{{12}}\)

• 4]

  \({ \text{7}}\frac{5}{{13}}\)

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