Time and Work
- A alone takes as much time as B and C together take to complete a piece of work. If A and B together take 10 days and B alone takes 50 days to complete it, in what time can A and C together do the work?
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(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = 1 10 B’s 1 day’s work = 1 50 A’s 1 day’s work = 1 - 1 10 50 = 5 - 1 = 2 50 25 (B + C)’s 1 day’s work = 2 25 C’s 1 day’s work = 2 - 1 25 50 = 4 - 1 = 3 50 50
(A + C)’s 1 day’s workA’s 1 day’s work = 2 + 3 25 50 = 4 + 3 = 7 50 50
∴ (A + C) will complete the work in= 50 = 7 1 days . 7 7 Correct Option: B
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = 1 10 B’s 1 day’s work = 1 50 A’s 1 day’s work = 1 - 1 10 50 = 5 - 1 = 2 50 25 (B + C)’s 1 day’s work = 2 25 C’s 1 day’s work = 2 - 1 25 50 = 4 - 1 = 3 50 50
(A + C)’s 1 day’s workA’s 1 day’s work = 2 + 3 25 50 = 4 + 3 = 7 50 50
∴ (A + C) will complete the work in= 50 = 7 1 days . 7 7
- Sister can bake 50 cakes in 25 hours, Sister and Mummy together can bake 75 cakes in 15 hours. How many cakes Mummy can bake in 15 hours ?
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NA
Correct Option: B
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- If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days ?
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NA
Correct Option: C
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- A school has 8 periods of 45 minutes each, everyday. How long will each period be if the school has to have 9 periods everyday, assuming the working hours to be the same?
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Total working time of school
= (45 × 8) minutes
= 360 minutes
If 9 periods are held per day,
Working time of each periodCorrect Option: A
Total working time of school
= (45 × 8) minutes
= 360 minutes
If 9 periods are held per day,
Working time of each period
- A canteen requires 56 kg of rice for seven days . The quantity of rice required for the months of April and May together is :
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Number of days in April and
May = 30 + 31 = 61
∵ Requirement of rice for 7 days = 56 kg.
∴ Requirement of rice for 61 days= 56 × 61 kg. = 488 kg. 7 Correct Option: B
Number of days in April and
May = 30 + 31 = 61
∵ Requirement of rice for 7 days = 56 kg.
∴ Requirement of rice for 61 days= 56 × 61 kg. = 488 kg. 7