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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE cisterns

CLASS ASSIGNMENT 9
Structure of the assignment:

Time and work  The questions in the assignment have covered all
aspects of Time and Work as per latest exam
Significance: pattern. The questions in the assignment have
been covered all categories.
 It is one of the most relavent quantitative aptitude
topic. Time and work questions are quite common Edu tip:
in the entrance exams such as , IPMAT,DUJAT and
other Entrance Exams.  Every work requires a particular amount of time.

 Time and work deals with the time taken by an  Work done is directly proportional to the time
individual or a group of individuals to complete a taken. And, the proportionality sign is removed by
piece of work and the efficiency of the work done efficiency/one-day work/work rate.
by each of them.
Work done = Efficiency × Time taken
 The concept of time and work remains the same,
however the type of questions asked may have a  Reading the questions carefully will help
bit of variety. candidates avoid making silly mistakes, so do not
be in a rush while reading the instructions
 Mostly, 1-2 variety of problems are asked from mentioned in the article
this topic but candidates need to keep themselves
prepared for questions in data sufficiency and data  Ensure that you do not panic reading the length of
interpretation format to be picked from this topic. the question or the terms used in the questions.

 The ratio of the efficiencies of two workers is

 One thing that has to be kept in mind is that the inversely proportional to the time taken by them
concepts of Time and Work remain the same, to complete a work.
although the types of questions asked vary greatly.
Basic Concepts
What will we cover in This Assignment?
1. A and B together can complete a particular task
 Basic Concepts : It Calculates Time to Complete in 4 days. If A alone can complete the same task
Work by two or More People, when days and in 12 days. How many days will B take to
hours are already given. complete the task if he works alone?
(a) 9 days (b) 7 days
Equations Based Time and Work Problems. (c) 5 days (d) 3 days
(e) None of these
 Efficiency: Efficiency Based Time and Work
Problems, Calculate Time When Efficiency is Given
2. 6 women can complete a piece of work in 10
days, whereas 10 children alone take 15 days to
 Alternate Work : Concept of work when
complete the same piece of work. How many
workers are doing work on alternate days.
days will 6 women and 10 children together take
to complete the piece of work?
Miscellaneous :
(a) 7 (b) 8
 Time When Workers Leave in Between, Share of (c) 6 (d) 4
Salary Based on Work, Work and Wages (e) None of thesse

 Pipes & Cisterns : Questions based on pipe and 3. A and B together can finish a work in 9 days. A
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alone can finish the work in 12 days. In how together with their respective working hours,
many days will B alone finish the work? then they can complete it in about
(a) 24 (b) 28 (a) 12 days (b) 13 days
(c) 32 (d) 36 (c) 14 days (d) 15 days
(e) None of these
9. It would take one machine 4 hours to complete a
4. 18 women can complete a work in 12 days and large production order and another machine 3
12 men can complete the same work in 9 days. In hours to complete the same order. How many
how many days will 8 men and 8 women hours would it take both machines, working
complete that work? simultaneously at their respective constant rates,
(a) 9 (b) 6 to complete the order?
(c) 12 (d) 8 (a) 9/ 5 (b) 18/7
(e) None of these (c) 12 / 7 (d)31 /5
(e) 8/ 5
5. A and B together can complete a task in 20 days.
B and C together can complete the same task in 10. Usha can do a piece of work in 20 days. Priya is
30 days. A and C together can complete the same 25% more efficient than Usha. The number of
task in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of days taken by Priya to do the same piece of work
the number of days taken by A when completing is
the same task alone to the number of days taken (a) 12 days (b) 13 days
by C when completing the same task alone? (c) 14 days (d) 16 days
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 2 : 7
(c) 3 : 7 (d) 1 : 5 11. P, Q and R are three typists who working
(e) 3 : 5 simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours. In
one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q
6. A can do a piece of work in 7 days of 9 hours as Q can type more than P. During a period of
each and B can do it in 6 days of 7 hours each. five hours, R can type as many pages as P can
How long will they take to do it, working during seven hours. How many pages does each
of them type per hour?
together hours a day ? (a) 14, 17, 20 (b) 15, 17, 22
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 15, 18, 21 (d) 16, 18, 22
(c) 12 (d) 8
(e) None of these 12. A and B together can do a piece of work in 16
days and B and C can do the same work in 24
7. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the days. From starting A and B worked for 4 days
same work in half the time taken by A. Then, and 7 days respectively. When A lefts the work
working together, what part of the same work then C joins the work and then he works for 23
they can finish in a day? days and complete the work. Then find in how
(a) 2/ 5 (b) 1/7 many days will C complete the work alone?
(c) 5 / 7 (d) 1 /6 (a) 32 days (b) 16 days
(e) 1/ 5 (c) 8 days (d) None of these

Efficiency 13. Ritu takes thrice the time of Jitu to complete a

piece of work, and Jitu takes five times the time
8. A work was completed by three persons of equal of pawan to complete the same work. If they
ability, first one doing m hours for m days, work together then they can finish the work in
second one doing n hours for n days (m and n 30 days. Then find the time taken by them to
being integers) and third one doing 16 hours for complete the work individually?
16 days. The work could have been completed in (a) 570 days, 190 days, 38 days
29 days by third person alone with his respective (b) 380 days, 190 days, 38days
working hours. If all of them do the work (c) 570 days, 190 days, 57 days
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(d) None of these (c) 8:30 pm (d) 9:00 pm

14. A bucket P is thrice efficient than the bucket Q to 20. A, B and C and do piece of work in 30,20 and 10
fill up the empty drum, the bucket P is poured 60 days respectively. A is assisted by B on one day
times into the drum. If the buckets P and Q are and by C on the next day, alternately. How long
poured togetherly into the drum then how many would the work take to finish?
times will it require to fill the drum? (a) 75/ 8 days (b) 48/ 7 days
(a) 90 (b) 30 (c) 84/ 13 days (d) 39/ 13 day
(c) 60 (d) 45
Miscellaneous
15. Henry and Ford are two different persons, but
when they worked together, they complete it in 21. X men can finish a job in 40 days. If 5 extra Men
10 days. Had Henry worked at half of his join them, the job takes 10 days less. What is the
efficiency and Ford at 5 times of his efficiency it value of X?
would have taken them to finish the job in 50% (a) 15 (b) 20
of the scheduled time. In how many days Ford (c) 10 (d) 18
can complete the job working alone?
(a) 12 (b) 24 22. 25 days of Raman's wages can be paid by a
(c) 15 (d) 30 certain sum of money. The same amount of
money is sufficient to pay Ishika’s wages for 20
Alternate Work days. The number of days for which the money
will be sufficient to pay the wages of both if they
16. A and B alone can do a piece of wok in 8 and 18 work together is
days respectively. In how many days the work (a) 10 days (b) 11 days
will be completed if they both work on alternate (c) 100/9 days (d) 110/9 days
days starting with B?
(a) 6 5/9 days (b) 5 days 23. Sandesh can do a piece of work in 50 days. He
(c) 10 7/9 days (d) 10 9/7 days worked only for 5 days and was infected with
(e) 6 2/9 days Corona and had to leave the job. Shantanu
completed the remaining work in 30 days. The
17. Two persons A and B can do a work alone in 29 number of days, in which both together can
days. A takes the rest of one day after every 4 complete the work is
days and B takes the rest of one day after every 5 (a) 22 days (b) 20 days
days. If A and B starts working together, then the (c) 25 days (d) 27 days
work will be completed on
(a) 15th day (b) 16th day 24. 25 men can reap a field in 20 days. When should
(c) 17th day (d) 18th day 15 men leave the work, if the whole field is to be
reaped in 371/2 days after they leave the work?
18. A and B working separately can finish a work in 8 (a) after 4 days (b) after. 6 days
and 12 days respectively. If they work for a day (c) after 5 days (d) after 3 days
alternately (beginning with A), then in how many
days will the work be completed? 25. Three Persons started working together to
(a) 9 days (b) 9.5 days complete a task in certain number of days. But in
(c) 10 days (d) 9.8 days the course of work, they remained absent for
few days due to Corona and therefore the work
19. Two men, A and B, working separately can mow was completed 3 days late. If the first and second
a field in 10 and 12 hours respectively. If they labourers (assume that the wage per day are
work for an hour alternately, B beginning at 9 fixed and late completion of work did not affect
am, then at what time will the mowing be it.) got Rs p and Rs q less then the third labourer
finished? got, then which of the following value of (p, q) is
(a) 7:30 pm (b) 8:00 pm feasible?
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(a) (18, 24) (b) (18, 30)

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(c) (24, 30) (d) all of these
31. An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 12 minutes. An
26. A can do a job in 10 days. B can do in 12 days and outlet pipe can empty the same tank in 20
C can do in 15 days. All begin together but A minutes. Mohit starts the inlet pipe at 10 a.m. At
leaves the work after 2 days and B leaves 3 days 10:05, the outlet pipe is opened accidently by
before the work is finished. How long did the Mohit. He realizes his mistake 8 minutes later
work last? and turns off the outlet pipe. At what time will
(a) 5 days (b) 9 days the tank be completely filled?
(c) 4 days (d) 7 days (a) 10:15:30 (b) 10:17:48
(c) 10:19:20 (d) 10:18:15
27. Two machines each working 12 hours per day for 32. Two taps A and B fill a cistern of volume 432
8 days handles 9 tons of coal with an efficiency of liters in 24 minutes. If their efficiencies are in the
90%. While 3 other coal loading machines at an ratio 4:5, find the number of minutes B alone
efficiency of 80% set to handle 12 tons of coal In takes to fill the cistern.
6 days. Find how many hours per day each (a) 43.2 (b) 46.3
should work? (c) 24.68 (d) 36.4
(a) 12 hrs/day (b) 16 hrs/day
(c) 20 hrs /day (d) 18 hrs/day 33. A tyre has two punctures. The first puncture
alone would have made the tyre flat in 9 minutes
Pipes & Cisterns and the second alone would have done it in 6
minutes. If air leaks out at a constant rate, how
28. Two pipes, P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 long does it take both the punctures together to
minutes espectively. Both are opened together, make it flat ?(In min)
but at the end of 3 minutes the first Is turned off. (a) 9/ 5 (b) 18/7
How much longer will the cistern take to fill (c) 15 / 7 (d) 18 /5
completely? (e) 1/ 5
(a) 8.25 min (b) 10 min
(c) 9 min (d) 8.5 min 34. A and B can built a wall in 12 days, B and C can
do it in 16 days and A and C can do it in 18 days.
29. Pipe A can fill a tank in 8 hours while another In how many days will C finish it separately?
pipe B can fill it in 16 hours. A third pipe C can (a) 289/ 5 (b) 189/7
empity the full tank in 32 hours. All three pipes (c) 155 / 7 (d) 331 /5
are opened simutaneously. In what time will an (e) 288/ 5
empity tank be filled ?
(a) 5.5 hours (b) 6 hours 35. It takes 'h' hours to mow a lawn. In one hour
(c) 6.4 hours (d) 7 hours what part of the lawn is mowed?
(a) h – 1 (b) 1 - h
30. A tank is fitted with two inlet pipes A and B and (c) 1 / h (d) h / (1 + h)
an outlet pipe C. Pipe A can fill the empty tank in (e) h
12 minutes. While pipe B alone can fill it in 18
minutes. Pipe C can empty the full tank in 11 1/4
minutes. If all three pipes are opened
simultaneously, in what time will the empty tank
be filled?
(a) 16 minutes (b) 18 minutes
(c) 20 minutes (d) 22 minutes
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LOGICAL REASONING side, he will move towards anti-clockwise

CLASS ASSIGNMENT 9 direction and when a person moves to his right
side, he will move towards clockwise direction.

Direction test  When a question says moved towards left or right

side, we assume that the movement is at an angle
Significance: of 90 degrees.

 Verbal reasoning comprises of very important & The directional movement

scoring topics like directions. It is one of the
easiest topic to score in most of the Entrance
1. Rishi started from home for his work and drove
Exams.
50 km towards the east, then took a right turn
and drove another 30 km. He again took a left
 The Concept behind the Directions is the same
turn and drove 30 km in that direction. Then, he
that we use in our day to day life. This direction
turned to his right and drove 30 km to reach his
sense test is nothing but a precise of sensing the
final destination. What is the shortest distance
direction.
between Rishi’s home to his office?
(a) 65 km (b) 98 km
 'Directions’ is one of the most common topics in
(c) 100 km (d) 120 km
the competitive exam syllabus, and at least 2-3
(e) 75 km
questions are frequently asked in various Entrance
exams.
2. Deepak walks 30 metres towards south then
turns to his right and starts walking straight till
 The topic requires analytical and logical skills to he completes another 30 meters. Then again
solve the questions. Mastering the ‘Directions’ turning to his left he walks 20 metres. He then
topic will help in gaining expertise in seating turns to his left and walks for 30 metres. How far
arrangement. is he from his initial position?
(a) 30 metres (b) 50 metres
 It is considered to be a very scoring topic. (c) 10 metres (d) 60 metres
EduMentor is providing you with all the important
tools to solve these questions. 3. A person moves North, then turns to his right
and then again right and then finally go to left. In
 What will we cover in This Assignment? which direction is he moving now?
(a) East (b) South-East
 The directional movement (c) West (d) North
 The directional reference point
 Directions in Clocks 4. person starts from a point in east direction. He
 The directions of sun rays and shadow walks 10 m and takes a right turn. Now he walks
 Direction in symbols and codes 5m and again takes a right turn. Next he walks 3
 Direction test in puzzle m and takes a left turn. Now he walks 6 m and
takes a right turn. He finally stops after walking
 Structure of the assignment 8m. In whichdirection is the starting point with
respect to the ending point?
 The questions in the assignment have covered all (a) South-east (b) South-west
aspects of Direction test as per latest exam (c) North (d) North-east
pattern. The questions in the assignment have (e) None of these
been arranged in different categories.
5. A person starts from point A and travels 3 km
 Edu tip to solve this assignment: eastwards to B and then turns left and travels
thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns
 Keep in mind that when a person moves to his left left and travels five times the distance he
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covered between A and B and reaches his where she stood?

destination D. The shortest distance between the (a) 3 m (b) 4 m
starting point and the destination is (c) 10 m (d) 11 m
(a) 12 km (b) 15 km
(c) 16 km (d) 18 km The directional reference point
6. X and Y start moving towards each other from 11. Village Q is to the North of the village P. The
points A and B, which are 200m apart. After village R is in the East of Village Q. The village S is
walking 60m, Y turns left and goes 20m, then he to the left of the village P. In which direction is
turns right and goes 40m. He then turns right the village S with respect to village R?
again and comes back to the road on which he (a) West (b) South-West
had started walking. If X and Y walk with the (c) South (d) North-West
same speed, what is the distance between them?
(a) 20m (b) 30m 12. A Water flows west to east and on the way turns
(c) 40m (d) 50m left and goes in a semi circle round a hillock and
then turns left at right angles.In which direction
7. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are nine houses. C is is the water finally flowing?
2km East of B. A is 1km North of B and H is 2km (a) South (b) West
South of A. G is 1km West of H while D is 3km (c) North (d) East
East of G. F is 2km North of G, I is situated just in (e) Cannot be determined
the middle of B and C, while E is just in the
middle of H and D. Find the distance between E 13. Kiran performing yoga with his head down and
and G. legs up.His face is towards the west.In which
(a) 2 km (b) 1.5 km direction his left hand will be?
(c) 3 km (d) 4 km (a) South (b) West
(c) North (d) East
8. A man is facing south. He turns 135o in the (e) Cannot be determined
anticlockwise direction and then 180o in the
clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing 14. A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned
now? left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode
(a) North-east (b) North-west 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting
(c) South-east (d) South-west point. How far did he ride northward initially?
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km
9. A man leaves for his office from his house. He (c) 3 km (d) 5 km
walks towards East. After moving a distance of
20 m, he turns towards South and walks 10 m. 15. Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing
Then he walks 35 m towards the West and North such that A is in the middle row. P is just
further 5 m towards the North. He then turns to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just
towards East and walks 15 m. What is the behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which
straight distance in meters between his initial direction of R is Q?
and final positions? (a) South (b) South-West
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) North-East (d) South-East
(c) 10 (d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Directions in Clocks
10. Radha move towards South-east a distance of 7
km, then she moves towards West and travels a 16. A clock is placed at 12 noon its minute hand
distance of 14 m. From here, she moves towards points towards north east.In which direction
North-west a distance of 7 m and finally she does its hour hand point at 1.30pm?
moves a distance of 4 m towards East and stood (a) North (b) East
at the point. How far is the starting point from (c) South (d)West
(e) Cannot be determined
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17. If 3’o clock in a watch.If the minute hand points Sun. After covering some distance she turned to
towards the North east then the hour hand will right then again to the right and after covering
point towards some distance she again turns to the right. Now
(a) South west (b) South east in which direction is she facing?
(c) North west (d) North east (a) North (b) South
(e)Cannot be determined (c) North-East (d) South-West

18. At 9 PM, the hour-hand of a clock is pointing to 25. One morning after sunrise, Vimal started to walk.
North-West direction. To what direction will the During this walking he met Stephen who was
minute hand point at 9:30 PM ? coming from opposite direction. Vimal watch
(a) South-West (b) North-East that the shadow of Stephen to the right of him
(c) North-West (d) South-East (Vimal). To Which direction Vimal was facing?
(a) East (b) West
19. A clock is so placed that at 2:00 p.m. the minute (c) South (d) Data inadequate
hand points towards North-west. In which
direction does the hour hand point at 6:00 p.m.? 26. One morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika
(a) North-West (b) West were talking to each other face to face at Dalphin
(c) North-East (d) South-East crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the
right of Nivedita, Which direction Niharika was
The directions of sun rays and facing?
shadow (a) North (b) South
(c) East (d) Data is inadequate
20. One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing
27. One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing
facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly
facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly
to his right. To which direction was he facing?
to his right. To which direction was he facing?
(a) East (b) West
(a) East (b) South
(c) South (d) Data is inadequate
(c) West (d) Data is inadequate
21. At sunrise, Rohit and Mohit are having a
conversation standing in front of each other. The Direction in symbols and codes
shadow of Mohit is formed towards the right
hand of Rohit. What direction is Mohit facing? Read the following information carefully
(a) East (b) West and answer the questions that follow:
(c) South (d) North M % N means M is to the right of N at a
distance of 1m.
22. One morning after sunrise Juhi while going to M @ N means M is to the left of N at a distance
school met Lalli at Boring road crossing. Lalli's of 1m.
shadow was exactly to the right of Juhi. If they M $ N means M is to the north of N at a
were face to face, which direction was Juhi distance of 1m.
facing? M # N means M is to the south of N at a
(a) East (b) south West distance of 1m.
(c) South (d) North The persons are facing the south direction.

23. One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to

each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's 28. A % B # C % D, then D is in which direction with
shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which respect to A?
direction was Udai facing? (a) North (b) South-East
(a) East (b) West (c) North-West (d) South-West
(c) North (d) South (e) South

24. One morning sujata started to walk towards the 29. A # B % C $ D, then D is in which direction with
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respect to A? 33. What could the possible shortest route to reach

(a) North (b) North-East point G from point A?
(c) South (d) West (a) Started in east till 5km, honks twice, cover
(e) South-West 15km
(b) Started in west till 5km, honks once, cover
30. E $ F @ G # H, then H is in which direction with 15km
respect to E and what is distance between H and (c) Started in east till 5km, honks once, cover 8km
E? (d) Started in east till 5km, honks twice, cover 8km
(a) North, 1m (b) South, 1m (e) None of these
(c) South-East, 1m (d) East, 1m
Direction test in puzzle
(e) West, 1m
Study the following information and answer
Do it by yourself the given questions.
Seven friends I, J, K, L, M, N and O had
Direction : Read the following information
their houses situated along a straight row
carefully and answer the questions given beside.
facing the north. They like different items
In the following questions, the symbols &, %, * among Eraser, Pencil, Pen, Scale, Book, Board
and # are used with the following meanings as and Table but not necessarily in the same
illustrated below. Study the following order. The distance between the
information and answer the given questions: neighbouring houses was a successive
Note: The directions which are given indicates integral multiple of 5km and the distance
exact directions. increased from left to right.
A&B – A is in the south direction of B. I’s house was third to the left of the friend
A*B – A is in the north direction of B. who likes boar(d) J’s house was 135km to the
A%B – A is in the east direction of B. right of the friend who likes scale. K’s house
A#B – A is in the west direction of B. was exactly between O’s house and the friend
A@BS- A is the mid-point of BS vertically. who likes table. The friend who likes book was
Note– For southeast direction it used to be to the immediate left of the friend who likes
written as A& %B and so on… pen. The friend who likes pen was 115km to the
When it is given that the Car honks once then it left of L’s house. The friend who likes board
will be considered as the car taken a left turn and was the neighbour of L’s house. The friend who
if it is given as the car honks twice then it will be likes scale was 85km away from M’s house. The
considered as the car takes a right turn. friend who likes eraser had house at one of the
Point A is %15m of point (B) Point C is *33m of extreme ends. O did not like pencil. The distance
point (A) Point D is *25m of point (B) Point E is between any two houses was less than 80 km.
#20m of point (D) Point F is &40m of point E.
Point G is %40m point F. Point H@IG. Point I is 34. Which item does N likes?
*30m of Point G. (a) Eraser (b) Board
(c) Pencil (d) Table
31. Point E is in which direction with respect to point
(e) Book
C?
35. What is the distance between K and the friend
(a) &% (b) *%
who likes Pen?
(c) *# (d) &#
(a) 95km (b) 170km
(e) &
(c) 150km (d) 135km
32. Which of the following points lie in the straight (e) 85km
line? 36. How many houses are there between I and the
(a) E and B (b) A and G friend who likes pencil?
(c) D and B (d) E and J (a) None (b) One
(e) None of these (c) Two (d) Three
(e) Four