Time and Work


  1. 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
    1050

    =
    5 - 1
    =
    2
    5025

    (B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    25

    C’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    -
    1
    2550

    =
    4 - 1
    =
    3
    5050

    (A + C)’s 1 day’s work
    A’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    +
    3
    2550

    =
    4 + 3
    =
    7
    5050

    ∴ (A + C) will complete the work in
    =
    50
    = 7
    1
    days .
    77

    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
    1050

    =
    5 - 1
    =
    2
    5025

    (B + C)’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    25

    C’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    -
    1
    2550

    =
    4 - 1
    =
    3
    5050

    (A + C)’s 1 day’s work
    A’s 1 day’s work =
    2
    +
    3
    2550

    =
    4 + 3
    =
    7
    5050

    ∴ (A + C) will complete the work in
    =
    50
    = 7
    1
    days .
    77


  1. 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

    NA



  1. 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

    NA


  1. 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 period

    Correct Option: A

    Total working time of school
    = (45 × 8) minutes
    = 360 minutes
    If 9 periods are held per day,
    Working time of each period



  1. 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
    × 61kg. = 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
    × 61kg. = 488 kg.
    7