Quiz Discussion

A contractor undertook to do a certain piece of work in 9 days. He employed certain number of men, but 6 of them being absent from the very first day, the rest could finish the work in 15 days. The number of men originally employed were

• 1]

  12

• 2]

  15

• 3]

  18

• 4]

  24

Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman?

• 1]

  3 : 4

• 2]

  4 : 3

• 3]

  5 : 3

• 4]

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If A and B together can complete a work in 18 days, A and C together in 12 days, and B and C together in 9 days, then B alone can do the work in:

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 30 days
• 4] 40 days

The daily wages of A and B respectively are Rs. 3.50 and Rs. 2.50. When A finishes a certain work, he gets a total wage of Rs. 63. When B does the same work, he gets a total wage Rs. 75. If both of them do it together what is cost of the work ?

• 1] Rs. 67.50
• 2] Rs. 27.50
• 3] Rs. 60.50
• 4] Rs. 70.50

A started a ,work and left after working for 2 days. Then B was called and he finished the work in 9 days. had A left the work after working for 3 days, B would have finished the remaining work in 6 days. In how many days can each of them, working alone, finish the whole work ?

• 1] 2.5 days, 7.5 days
• 2] 5 days, 8.5 days
• 3] 5 days, 15 days
• 4] None of these

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

• 1] 12 days
• 2] 15 days
• 3] 16 days
• 4] 18 days

A group of workers was put on a job. From second day onwards, one worker was withdrawn each day. The job was finished when the last worker was withdrawn. Had no worker been withdrawn at any stage, the group would have finished the job in 55% of the time. How many workers were there in the group?

• 1] 15
• 2] 14
• 3] 12
• 4] 10
• 5] 8

A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by C when completing the same task alone?

• 1]

  2:5

• 2]

  2:7

• 3]

  3:7

• 4]

  1:5

A and B together can complete a job in 8 days. Both B and C, working alone can finish the same job in 12 days, A and B commence work on the job, and work for 4 days, where upon A leaves, B continues for 2 more days, and then he leaves too, C now starts working, and finishes the job. How many days will C require to finish the remaining work ?

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

Some carpenters promised to do a job in 9 days but 5 of them were absent and remaining men did the job in 12 day. The original number of carpenters was ?

• 1] 24
• 2] 20
• 3] 16
• 4] 18