Time and Work


  1. 25 men and 15 women can complete a piece of work in 12 days. All of them start working together and after working for 8 days the women stopped working. 25 men complete the remaining work in 6 days. how many days will it take for completing the entire job if only 15 women are put on the job ?









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    25 men and 15 women can complete, a piece of work in 12 days.
    ∴ Work done by them in 8 days = 8/12 = 2/3
    Remaining work is completed by 25 men in 6 days
    ∴ Time taken by 25 men to complete the whole work = 3 x 6 = 18 days

    Correct Option: D

    25 men and 15 women can complete, a piece of work in 12 days.
    ∴ Work done by them in 8 days = 8/12 = 2/3
    Remaining work is completed by 25 men in 6 days
    ∴ Time taken by 25 men to complete the whole work = 3 x 6 = 18 days

    From the question
    Time taken by 15 women to complete the whole work = 1 / (1/12 - 1/18)
    = 1 / {(3 - 2) / 36} = 36/(3 - 2) = 36 days


  1. Mr. Modi can copy 40 pages in 10 minutes, Mr. Xerox and Mr. Modi both working together can copy 250 In 25 minutes. In how many minutes Mr. Xerox can copy 36 pages?









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    Efficiency ( per minute) of Modi = 4 copies/min
    Efficiency of Modi and Xerox together = 10 pages/min
    ∴ Efficiency of Xerox alone = 10 - 4 = 6 pages/min

    Correct Option: B

    Efficiency ( per minute) of Modi = 4 copies/min
    Efficiency of Modi and Xerox together = 10 pages/min
    ∴ Efficiency of Xerox alone = 10 - 4 = 6 pages/min
    ∴ Mr. Xerox needs 6 min to copy 36 pages.



  1. 50 men or 80 women can finish a job in 50 days. A contractor deploys 40 men and 48 women for this work but after every duration of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are removed till the work is completed. The work is completed in ?









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    Since, 50 men can do a job in 50 days.
    So, work done by 1 man in a day = 1/(50 x 50)

    Also, 80 women can do the job in 50 days.
    So, work done by 1 women in 1 day = 1/(50 x 80)

    Now, work done by 40 men and 48 women in first 10 days
    = (40 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (48 x 10)/(50 x 80)
    = 4/25 + 3/25 = 7/25

    Now, 5 men and 8 women are removed after 10 days,
    So work done by 35 men and 40 women in 10 days = (35 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (40 x 10)/(50 x 80)
    = 7/50 + 1/10 = (7 + 5)/50
    = 6/25

    Again, 5 men and 8 women are removed after 10 days,
    So work done by 30 men and 32 women in 10 days = (30 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (32 x 10)/(50 x 80) = 5/25

    Now, after every 10 days as the number of men and
    women decrease, work done also decreased by 1/25th past.
    So, work done after every 10 days upto 50 days = 7/25 + 6/25 + 5/25 + 4/25 + 3/25
    = 25/25 = 1

    Correct Option: B

    Since, 50 men can do a job in 50 days.
    So, work done by 1 man in a day = 1/(50 x 50)

    Also, 80 women can do the job in 50 days.
    So, work done by 1 women in 1 day = 1/(50 x 80)

    Now, work done by 40 men and 48 women in first 10 days
    = (40 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (48 x 10)/(50 x 80)
    = 4/25 + 3/25 = 7/25

    Now, 5 men and 8 women are removed after 10 days,
    So work done by 35 men and 40 women in 10 days = (35 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (40 x 10)/(50 x 80)
    = 7/50 + 1/10 = (7 + 5)/50
    = 6/25

    Again, 5 men and 8 women are removed after 10 days,
    So work done by 30 men and 32 women in 10 days = (30 x 10)/(50 x 50) + (32 x 10)/(50 x 80) = 5/25

    Now, after every 10 days as the number of men and
    women decrease, work done also decreased by 1/25th past.
    So, work done after every 10 days upto 50 days = 7/25 + 6/25 + 5/25 + 4/25 + 3/25
    = 25/25 = 1

    So, it will take 50 days for them to complete the work.


  1. A can do a piece of work in 8 days, B can do it in 10 days and C can do it in 20 days. In how many days can A, B and C together complete the work?









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    A's 1 days 's work = 1/8
    B ' s 1 days ' s = 1/10
    C ' s day 's work = 1/20
    (A + B + C)'s 1 days 's work = 1/8 + 1/10 + 1/20 = (5 + 4 + 2)/40 = 11/40

    Correct Option: A

    A's 1 days 's work = 1/8
    B ' s 1 days ' s = 1/10
    C ' s day 's work = 1/20
    (A + B + C)'s 1 days 's work = 1/8 + 1/10 + 1/20 = (5 + 4 + 2)/40 = 11/40
    ∴ (A + B + C ) can finish the work in 40/11 days or 3 7/11 days.



  1. A certain number of men can do a piece of work in 80 days. If there were 10 men less, it could be finished in 20 days more. How many men are there in the starting ?









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    Let the original number of men = N
    Time taken by N = 80 days
    Now, (N - 10) men can finish the work in the (80 + 20) = 100 days
    Here, M1 = N, M2 = (N - 10), D1 = 80 and D2 = 100
    According to the formula.
    M1D1 = M2D2

    Correct Option: B

    Let the original number of men = N
    Time taken by N = 80 days
    Now, (N - 10) men can finish the work in the (80 + 20) = 100 days
    Here, M1 = N, M2 = (N - 10), D1 = 80 and D2 = 100
    According to the formula.
    M1D1 = M2D2
    ⇒ N x 80 = 100 x (N - 10)
    ⇒ 8N = 10N - 100
    ⇒ 10N - 8N = 100
    ⇒ N = 50