Quiz Discussion

X takes 4 days to complete one-third of a job. Y takes 3 days to complete one-sixth of the job and Z takes 5 days to complete half the job. If all of them work together for 3 days and X and Z quit, how long will it take for Y to complete the remaining work done.

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8.1 days
• 3] 5.1 days
• 4] 7 days
• 5] None of these

A and B can together do a piece of work it in 6 days and A alone can do it in 9 days. The number of days B will take to do it alone is ?

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 12 days

A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in = ?

• 1] 8 days
• 2] 6 days
• 3] 8 days
• 4] 12 days

Working 5 hours a day, A can Complete a work in 8 days and working 6 hours a day, B can complete the same work in 10 days. Working 8 hours a day, they can jointly complete the work in:

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 4 days
• 3] 4.5 days
• 4] 5.4 days

A and B can compete a piece of work in 18 days. They worked together for 12 days and then A left. B alone finished the work in 15 days. If Rs. 1500 be paid for the work then A's share is:

• 1] Rs. 750
• 2] Rs. 800
• 3] Rs. 600
• 4] Rs. 900

A man and a boy received Rs. 800 as wages for 5 days for the work they did together. The man's efficiency in the work was thrice times that of the boy. What are the daily wages of the boy?

• 1] Rs. 76
• 2] Rs. 56
• 3] Rs. 44
• 4] Rs. 40

A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in:

• 1]

  8 days

• 2]

  10 days

• 3]

  12 days

• 4]

  15 days

A and B together can complete a work in 3 days. They start together but after 2 days, B left the work. If the work is completed after two more days, B alone could do the work in

• 1] 5 days
• 2] 6 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 10 days

6 men can complete a piece of work in 12 days, 8 women can complete the same piece of work in 18 days and 18 children can do it in 10 days. 4 men, 12 women and 20 children do the work for 2 days. If the remaining work be completed by men only in 1 day, how many men will be required ?

• 1] 36
• 2] 24
• 3] 18
• 4] Cannot be determined

A is twice as good as B and together they finish a piece of work in 16 days. The number of days taken by A alone to finish the work is = ?

• 1] 20 days
• 2] 21 days
• 3] 22 days
• 4] 24 days