Quiz Discussion

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min. and 45 min. respectively. Another pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, C is also opened. The tank filled up in:

• 1] 39 min.
• 2] 46 min
• 3] 40 min.
• 4] 45 min.

A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 and 15 days respectively. If they work for a day alternately, with A beginning, then the work will be completed in:

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

12 monkeys can eat 12 bananas in 12 minutes. In how many minutes can 4 monkeys eat 4 bananas ?

• 1] 4 minutes
• 2] 10 minutes
• 3] 12 minutes
• 4] 8 minutes

A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they together work on it for 4 days, what fraction of the work will be left ? 

• 1]

  1/13

• 2]

  6/11

• 3]

  9/17

• 4]

  8/15

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, 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

Working together B and C take 50% more number of days than A, B and C together take and A and B working together, take \(\frac{8}{3} \)more number of days than A, B and C take together. If A, B, and C all have worked together till the completion of the work and B has received Rs. 120 out of total earnings of Rs. 450, then in how many days did A, B and C together complete the whole work?

• 1] 2 days
• 2] 4 days
• 3] 6 days
• 4] 8 days
• 5] 10 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 can do a piece of work in 36, 54 and 72 days respectively. They started the work but A left 8 days before the completion of the work while B left 12 days before completion. The number of days for which C worked is

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  12

• 4]

  24

A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in:

• 1]

  8 days

• 2]

  10 days

• 3]

  12 days

• 4]

  15 days