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Aptitude - Time and Work

Exercise : Time and Work - General Questions
26.
A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in :
4 days
6 days
8 days
12 days
Answer: Option
Explanation:

(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 ;
6

(A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 ;
8

(B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 .
12

Therefore (A + C)'s 1 day's work
= ( 2 x 1 ) - ( 1 + 1 )
6 8 12
= ( 1 - 5 (
3 24
= 3
24
= 1 .
8

So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days.

27.
A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:
5 days
6 days
10 days
10 1 days
2
Answer: Option
Explanation:

(B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 = 7 .
9 12 36

Work done by B and C in 3 days = 7 x 3 = 7 .
36 12

Remaining work = 1 - 7 = 5 .
12 12

Now, 1 work is done by A in 1 day.
24

So, 5 work is done by A in 24 x 5 = 10 days.
12 12

28.
X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days. How long will they together take to complete the work?

13 1 days
3

15 days
20 days
26 days
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Work done by X in 8 days = ( 1 x 8 ) = 1 .
40 5

Remaining work = ( 1 - 1 ) = 4 .
5 5

Now, 4 work is done by Y in 16 days.
5

Whole work will be done by Y in ( 16 x 5 ) = 20 days.
4

Therefore X's 1 day's work = 1 , Y's 1 day's work = 1 .
40 20

(X + Y)'s 1 day's work = ( 1 + 1 ) = 3 .
40 20 40

Hence, X and Y will together complete the work in ( 40 ) = 13 1 days.
3 3

29.
A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 13/4 times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in :

9 1 days
3

11 days

12 1 days
4

16 1 days
3

Answer: Option
Explanation:

(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) = 7 : 1   =   7 : 4.
4

Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.

Then, 7x + 4x = 1     =>     11x = 1     =>     x = 1 .
7 7 77

Therefore A's 1 day's work = ( 1 x 7 ) = 1 .
77 11

30.
A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone?
30 days
40 days
60 days
70 days
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let A's 1 day's work = x and B's 1 day's work = y.

Then, x + y = 1 and 16x + 44y = 1.
30

Solving these two equations, we get: x = 1 and y = 1
60 60

B's 1 day's work = 1 .
60

Hence, B alone shall finish the whole work in 60 days.

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