Practice Set (Time & Work)-1
Practice Set (Time & Work)-1
20) A does 2/5 of a work in 9 days. Then B joined him and 25) A is thrice as good a workman as B and therefore is
they together completed the remaining work in 6 days. B able to finish a job in 40 days less than B. working
alone can finish the whole work in together, they can do it in.
A 2/5 9 . A- B-ஐ . B
B 6
. B A 40
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a) 8 2/11 days b) 6 12/13 days .
c) 18 days d) 10 days a) 15 days b) 14 days c) 13 days d) 20 days
.
a) 12 days b) 18 days
c) 24 days d) cannot be determined
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a) 16 days b) 15 days c) 10 days d) 12 days
.
a) 30 days b) 15 days c) 20 days d) 5 days
14) M completes a task in 20 days and N completes the 19) A alone can complete a piece of work in 15 days, while
same task in 30 days. In how many days will both of them B alone can do it in 30 days, if the both of them work on
complete the same task working together? alternate days, when will the work get completed?
M kw;Wk; N xU Ntiyia KiwNa 20 kw;Wk; 30 A kw;Wk; B xU Ntiyia KiwNa 15 kw;Wk; 30
ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mt;tpUtUk; ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. ,UtUk; khw;W ehs;fspy;
Nrh;e;J mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f Ntiy nra;jhy;> vj;jid ehs;fspy; Ntiy KbAk;.
vLj;Jf;nfhs;Sk; ehs;fs;. a) Cannot be determined b) 24 days
a) 8 b) 15 c) 12 d) 10 c) 20 days d) 18 days
2) A, B and c can do a piece of work in 20, 24 and 40 days 6) A can do a piece of work in 12 days. He worked for 6
respectively. If they working together, the same work will days and left, and then B finished it in 10 days. If both
be completed in work together, then in how many days will they finish the
A, B C 20, 24 same work?
40 A 12
6
B, 10
a) b)
c) d)
3) A and B together can do a piece of work in 36 days a) 7.5 days b) 9.5 days c) 7 days d) 9 days
while A alone can do the same piece of work in 60 days. If
B working alone, the same work will be completed in 7) A can complete one-sixth of a work in 5 days and B can
A B 36 , complete one-fourth of the same work in 15 days. In how
A 60 many days, will both working together complete the work?
B Aஆ 5 B
15
a) b) c) d)
3 B ஆ
A a) 12 days b) 10 days c) 6 days d) 8 days
ஆ
a) 17 days b) 18 days c) 20 days d) 21 days 15) If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days
and, 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days. Then,
11) Arun and Guru can do a piece of work in 10 days and the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys to do the same type
18 days respectively. After finishing that work together, of work will be?
they receive an amount of ₹7,280. What is the share of 6ஆ 8
Guru in that amount? 10 26 ஆ 48
10 2
18 15 ஆ 20
.7280
a) 5 days b) 4 days c) 6 days d) 7 days
a) ₹2,500 b) ₹2,800 c) ₹2,700 d) ₹2,600
16) P is thrice as good a workman as Q and together they
12) Anu can complete a piece of work in 22 days. Ammu is finish a piece of work in 24 days. The number of days
60% more efficient than Anu. How many days does Ammu taken by P alone to finish the work is:
alone take to complete the same piece of work? P Q 24
22 . P- Q-ஐ
60% . P
. .
a) 3 days b) 3.6 days c) 7.5 days d) 5.4 days a) 3 days b) 4 ½ days c) 5 days d) 4 days
5) A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days 9) A can complete one-sixth of a work in 5 days and B can
which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has complete one-fourth of the same work in 15 days. In how
been working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes it many days, will both working together complete the work?
in 13 days. In how many days B could finish the work? A ஆ 5 ,
A B 12 B 15
, B C 16 . ,
. 'A' 5
, 'B' 7 , .
'C' 13 a) 20 days b) 25 days c) 10 days d) 12 days
C 24 , C A
.
. C
a) 8 days b) 9 days c) 10 days d) 7 days
5) A and B can do a piece of work in 15 and 20 days 10) A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C in 12 days,
respectively. If they together work on it for 4 days, what C and A in 16 days. In what time could they do it, all
fraction of the work will be left? working together?
A kw;Wk; B xU Ntiyia KiwNa 15 kw;Wk; 20 A kw;Wk; B Nrh;e;J xU Ntiyia 8 ehs;fspYk;> B
ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J 4 kw;Wk; C 12 ehs;fspYk;> C kw;Wk; A 16 ehs;fspYk;
ehs;fs; Ntiy nra;jdh;. vdpy; kPjKs;s Ntiyia nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mk;%tUk; Nrh;e;J
gpd;dj;jpy; fhz;f. mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf;nfhs;Sk;
a) b) c) d) ehs;fs;.
a) days b) days c) days d) days
. .
a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d)
7) A and B together can do a piece of work in 18 days, B 2) A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A
and C in 24 days, C and A in 36 days. If B working alone, alone finish the same piece of work in and 50 days. If B
the same work will be completed in ____ days. working alone, the same work will be completed in ____
A B 18 days.
, B C 24 , C A 36 A B 30
. B .A 50
. . B
a) b) c) d) .
a) b) c) d)
8) A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, B
3) A and B together can do a piece of work in 25 days. B
and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If they working
alone finish the same piece of work in and 75 days. If A
together, the same work will be completed in ____ days.
working alone, the same work will be completed in ____
A B 12
days.
, B C 15 , C A 20
A B 25
.
.B 75
. A
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.
a) 9 b) 12 c) 15 d) 10
a) 36 b) c) d)
a) b) c) d)
12) A, B and C can do a piece of work in 8, 12 and 20 days 2) If A can do the work in 6 days and B can do the same
respectively. If they working together, the work will be work in 12 days. If they both work together, how long will
completed in it take to finish the work?
A> B kw;Wk; C xU Ntiyia KiwNa 8> 12 kw;Wk; 20 A kw;Wk; B xU Ntiyia KiwNa 6 kw;Wk; 12
ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mk;%tUk;; Nrh;e;J ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J
mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk; mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk;
ehl;fs;. ehl;fs;.
a) 3 27/31 b) 3 28/31 c) 3 29/31 d) 3 30/31 a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 2
7) A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10, 20 and 30 days 2) If A can do the work in 6 days and B can do the same
respectively. If they working together, the work will be work in 9 days. If they both work together, how long will it
completed in take to finish the work?
A> B kw;Wk; C xU Ntiyia KiwNa 10> 20 kw;Wk; A kw;Wk; B xU Ntiyia KiwNa 6 kw;Wk; 9
30 ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mk;%tUk;; Nrh;e;J ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J
mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk; mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk;
ehl;fs;. ehl;fs;.
a) 3 5/11 b) 5 5/11 c) 7 7/11 d) 10 7/11 a) 3 3/5 b) 3 4/5 c) 2 3/5 d) 2 4/5
8) A, B and C can do a piece of work in 5, 10 and 15 days 3) A and B can finish a work in 6 days. If A alone can
respectively. If they working together, the work will be finish the same work in 12 days. Then how many days will
completed in B alone take to finish the same work?
A> B kw;Wk; C xU Ntiyia KiwNa 5> 10 kw;Wk; 15 A kw;Wk; B Nrh;e;J xU Ntiyia 6 ehl;fspYk;> A
ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mk;%tUk;; Nrh;e;J kl;Lk; mNj Ntiyia 12 ehl;fspYk; nra;J Kbg;gh;.
mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk; vdpy; B kl;Lk; mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;Jf;
ehl;fs;. nfhs;Sk; ehl;fs;.
a) 3 8/11 b) 4 8/11 c) 2 8/11 d) 6 8/11 a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 11
3) A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same 8) A, B together do a job in 6 days B, C together do the
work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In same job in 10 days, C, A together do the same job in 7
how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work? ½ days. If all three work together in how many days will
A vd;gth; xU Ntiyia 18 ehl;fspYk; B vd;gth; they complete the job?
mNj Ntiyia 15 ehl;fspYk; nra;th;. B me;j A, B, ,UtUk; xU Ntiyia 6 ehl;fspy; nra;J
Ntiyia 10 ehl;fs; nra;Jtpl;L tpyFfpwhh; vdpy;> Kbg;gh;. B, C ,UtUk; mNj Ntiyia 10 ehl;fspy;
A kl;Lk; kPjKs;s Ntiyia vj;jid ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. C, A ,UtUk; 7 ½ ehl;fspy; nra;J
nra;J Kbg;ghh;? Kbg;gh;. %tUk; Nrh;e;J mt;Ntiyia vj;jid
a) 5 days b) 5 ½ days c) 6 days d) 8 days ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;?
a) 5 days b) 4 ½ days c) 4 days d) 3 days
4) X and Y can complete a job separately in 40 and 60 days.
After working together for 8 days, X leaves. What is the
total time in which the work is completed?
X kw;Wk; Y KiwNa xU Ntiyia 40 kw;Wk; 60
ehl;fspy; jdpj;jdpahf nra;J Kbg;ghh;fs;. 8
ehl;fspy; mth;fs; Nrh;e;J Kbj;j gpd; X vd;gth;
tpyFfpwhh;. me;j Ntiy Kba vt;tsT ehl;fs;
MFk;?
a) 48 days b) 44 days c) 46 days d) 40 days
20) Six men working 10 hours a day can do a piece of work 8) A book contains 120 pages. Each page has 35 lines.
in 24 days. In how many days will 9 men working for 8 How many pages will the book contain if every page has
hours a day do the same work? 24 lines per page ?
6 Mz;fs; xU Ntiyia ehnshd;Wf;F 10 kzp 35
Neuk; Ntiy nra;J 24 ehl;fspy; Kbg;gh;. 9 Mz;fs;> 120
ehnshd;Wf;F 8 kzp Neuk; Ntiy nra;jhy; vj;jid 24
ehl;fspy; mt;Ntiyia Kbg;gh;? ?
a) 10 days c) 15 days c) 20 days d) 12 days
a) 170 b) 180 c) 175 d) 185
?
a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
?
a) 12 sec b) 15 sec c) 9 sec d) 10 sec
a) 32 b) 28 c) 36 d) 24
a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25
8) The ages of X and Y are in the proportion of 6:5 and
3) The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 3:4. Five total of their ages is 44 years. The proportion of their ages
years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5:7. Find their present after 8 years will be
ages. -
- ஆ
ஆ
a) 8:7 b) 7:8 c) 5:6 d) 6:5
a) 21,28 b) 45,60 c) 36,48 d) 30,40
9) A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his
4) The sum of the present ages of two persons A and B is age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his
60. If the age of A is twice that of B, find the sum of their son is
ages 5 years hence.
- - ஆ ஆ
-
ஐ ஆ
a) 24 b) 28 c) 22 d) 20
a) 65 b) 75 c) 80 d) 70
10) Sum of the ages of Rajesh, Suresh, Mahesh and Dinesh
5) The ratio of the father's age to the son's age is 3:1. The is 76 years. 7 years hence, their age ratio is 7:6:5:8. Find
product of their ages is 147. The ratio of their ages after 5 Mahesh’s present age?
years will be?
7 ஆ
a) 32 b) 28 c) 13 d) 20
a) 7:5 b) 5:1 c) 13:6 d) 4:1
8) x and y undertake to do a piece of work for Rs.600. x 12) A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days. B and C
alone can do it in 6 days while y alone can do it in 8 days. can do it in 24 days while C and A can do it in 36 days. In
With the help of z, they complete it in 3 days. Find the how many days can A, B and C finish it, if they all work
share of y. together?
x kw;Wk; y xU Ntiyia nra;a &.600 Cjpakhf A kw;Wk; B Nrh;e;J xU Ntiyia 18 ehs;fspYk;> B
ngWfpd;wdh;. x xU Ntiyia 6 ehs;fspYk;> y mNj kw;Wk; C 24 ehs;fspYk;> A kw;Wk; C 36 ehs;fspYk;
Ntiyia 8 ehs;fspYk;> z-d; cjtpAld; mth;fs; 3 nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; mk;%tUk; Nrh;e;J
ehs;fspYk; nra;J Kbg;gh;. vdpy; y-f;F fpilf;Fk; mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f vLj;jf; nfhs;Sk;
njhif ahJ? ehs;fs;.
a) Rs.300 b) Rs.225 c) Rs.200 d) Rs.150 a) 12 days b) 15 days c) 16 days d) 10 days
9) Geetha and Seetha can complete a job in 20 and 25 days 13) Raja’s efficiency is 20% less than that of Mugesh. If
respectively. Both start the job together but Geetha leaves they working together, the work will be completed in 60
the job after a few days. After Geetha leaves the job, days. If Mugesh working alone, the same piece of work
Seetha completes the remaining work in 10 days. After will be completed in how many days?
how many days did Geetha leave? uh[htpd; nray;jpwd; KNfi\ tpl 20% FiwT.
fPjh kw;Wk; rPjh xU Ntiyia 20 kw;Wk; 25 mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J xU Ntiyia 60 ehs;fspy;
ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J nra;J Kbj;jhy;> KNf\; kl;Lk; mt;Ntiyia nra;J
Ntiyia njhlq;fpag;gpd;> rpy ehs;fs; fopj;J fPjh Kbf;f vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk; ehs;fs;.
tpyFfpwhh;. fPjh tpyfpa gpd; kPjKs;s Ntiyia a) 120 days b) 108 days c) 135 days d) 100 days
rPjh kl;Lk; 10 ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbf;fpwhh;. vdpy;
vj;jid ehs;fs; fopj;J fPjh tpyfpdhh;. 14) A’s efficiency is four times more than that of B. B can
a) 10 days b) 8 days c) days d) days do a piece of work in 90 days. If they working together, the
same piece of work will be completed in how many days?
A-d; nray;jpwd; B-I tpl ehd;F klq;F mjpfk;. B
10) w, x, y and z can do a piece of work in 25, 30, 50 and xU Ntiyia 90 ehs;fspy; nra;J Kbj;jhy;>
75 days respectively. w and x started working together and mt;tpUtUk; Nrh;e;J mt;Ntiyia nra;J Kbf;f
later y joined after 7 days of work. After 3 more days z vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sk; ehs;fs;.
a) 12 days b) 20 days c) 18 days d) 15 days