Quiz Discussion

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

A contractor undertook to finish a work in 92 days and employed 110 men. After 48 days, he found that he had already done \(\frac{3}{5}\) part of the work, the number of men he can withdraw so that his work may still be finished in time is?

• 1] 45
• 2] 40
• 3] 35
• 4] 30

A, B and C completed a work costing Rs. 1800. A worked 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. 600
• 2] Rs. 750
• 3] Rs. 800
• 4] Rs. 900

A and B together can complete a work in 3 days. They start together but after 2 days, B left the work. If the work is completed after two more days, B alone could do the work in

• 1] 5 days
• 2] 6 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 10 days

To complete a work, A takes 50% more time than B. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it?

• 1] 30 days
• 2] 35 days
• 3] 40 days
• 4] 45 days

A man undertakes to do a certain work in 150 days. He employs 200 men. He finds that only a quarter of the work is done in 50 days. The number of additional men that should be appointed so that the whole work will be finished in time is = ?

• 1] 75
• 2] 100
• 3] 125
• 4] 50

A's 2 days work is equal to B's 3 days work. If A can complete the work in 8 days, then to complete the work B will take ?

• 1] 15 days
• 2] 12 days
• 3] 16 days
• 4] 14 days

A completed \(\frac{7}{{10}} \)of work in 15 days, then he completed the remaining work with the help of B in 4 days. In how many days A and B can complete the entire work together?

• 1]

  \(10\frac{1}{2}{ \text{days}}\)

• 2]

  \(12\frac{2}{3}{ \text{days}}\)

• 3]

  \(13\frac{1}{3}{ \text{days}}\)

• 4]

  \(8\frac{1}{4}{ \text{days}}\)

An engineer undertakes a project to build a road 15 km long in 300 days and employs 45 men for the purpose. After 100 days, he finds 2.5 km of the road has been completed. Find the (approx.) number of extra men he must employ to finish the work in time.

• 1] 43
• 2] 45
• 3] 55
• 4] 68
• 5] 60

A work could be completed in 100 days by some workers. However, due to the absence of 10 workers, it was completed in 110 days. The original number of workers was ?

• 1] 100
• 2] 110
• 3] 55
• 4] 50