Quiz Discussion

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 is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in:

• 1]

  20 days

• 2]

  22 1/2 day

• 3]

  25 days

• 4]

  30 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

Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 min and 16 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together for a certain time but due to some obstruction, the flow of water was restricted to \(\frac{7}{8}\) of full flow in pipe A and \(\frac{5}{6}\) of full in pipe B. This obstruction is removed after some time and the tank are now filled in 3 min from that moment. How long was it before the full flow?

• 1] 8 min
• 2] 3 min
• 3] 5.6 min
• 4] 4.5 min
• 5] None of these

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

639 persons can repair a road in 12 days working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons working 6 hours a day complete the work ?

• 1] 210 days
• 2] 213 days
• 3] 214 days
• 4] 215 days

A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

• 1]

  4 days

• 2]

  6 days

• 3]

  8 days

• 4]

  12 days

16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working and 8 days they could finish certain amount of work. If it is required to finish the remaining work in 24 days. How many more men should be added to the existing workforce ?

• 1] 21
• 2] 28
• 3] 16
• 4] 14

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

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.