Quiz Discussion

While working 7 hour a day, A alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. In what time would they complete it together, 8 hour a day?

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 4 days
• 3] 2.1 days
• 4] 3.6 days

If 10 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, the time taken by 12 men to do the same piece of work will be:

• 1] 12 days
• 2] 10 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 8 days

A takes 10 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B can do it in 12 days, then the time taken by B alone to finish the work is = ?

• 1] 30 days
• 2] 27 days
• 3] 20 days
• 4] 25 days

4 men and 10 women were put on work. They completed \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the work in 4 days. After this 2 men and 2 women were increased. They completed \(\frac{2}{9}\) more of the work in 2 days. If the remaining work is to be completed in 3 days, then how many more women must be increased?

• 1] 8
• 2] 32
• 3] 50
• 4] 55

A does 20% less work than B. If A can complete a piece of work in \({ \text{7}}\frac{1}{2}\) hours, then B can do it in?

• 1] 5 hours
• 2] 4 hours
• 3] 6 hours
• 4] 7 hours

Two pipes can fill the cistern in 10hr and 12 hr respectively, while the third empty it in 20hr. If all pipes are opened simultaneously, then the cistern will be filled in:

• 1] 7.5 hr
• 2] 8 hr
• 3] 8.5 hr
• 4] 10 hr

Two men can do a piece of work in x days. But y women can do that in 3 days. Then the ratio of the work done by 1 man and 1 woman is ?

• 1] 3y : 2x
• 2] 2x : 3y
• 3] x : y
• 4] 2y : 3x

18 men can complete a piece of work in 63 days. 9 women take 189 days to complete the same piece of work. How many days will 4 men, 9 women and 12 children together take to complete the piece of work if 7 children alone can complete the piece of work in 486 days ?

• 1] 54 days
• 2] 63 days
• 3] 76 days
• 4] 81 days
• 5] None of these

A completes \(\frac{7}{{10}}\) of the work 15 days. Then he completes the remaining work the help of B in 4 days. The time required for A and B together to complete the entire work is = ?

• 1]

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

• 2]

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

• 3]

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

• 4]

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

A can do as much work as B and C together can do. A and B can together do a piece of work in 9 hours 36 minutes and C can do it in 48 hours. The time in hours that B needs to do the work alone, is ?

• 1] 18 hours
• 2] 24 hours
• 3] 30 hours
• 4] 12 hours