Quiz Discussion

If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, how long will 7 men and 5 women take to plough it?

• 1] 10 days
• 2] 11 days
• 3] 9 days
• 4] 12 days

If 72 men can build a wall of 280 m length in 21 days, how many men could take 18 days to build a similar type of wall of length 100 m ?

• 1] 30
• 2] 10
• 3] 18
• 4] 28

A can do a certain work in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient then A. How many days will B and A together take to do the same job?

• 1]

  \(\frac{{80}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{{70}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{75}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{{60}}{{13}}{ \text{days}}\)

A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. A and C together for 2 days and A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, was the work complete ?

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8 days
• 3] 15 days
• 4] 16 days

A group of 12 men can do a piece of work in 14 days and other group of 12 women can do the same work in 21 days. They begin together but 3 days before the completion of work, man's group leaves off. The total number of days to complete the work is:

• 1]

  \(\frac{{65}}{4}\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{{93}}{3}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{51}}{5}\)

• 4]

  60

A started a ,work and left after working for 2 days. Then B was called and he finished the work in 9 days. had A left the work after working for 3 days, B would have finished the remaining work in 6 days. In how many days can each of them, working alone, finish the whole work ?

• 1] 2.5 days, 7.5 days
• 2] 5 days, 8.5 days
• 3] 5 days, 15 days
• 4] None of these

A can do a piece of work in 14 days which B can do in 21 days. They begin together but 3 days before the completion of the work. A leaves off. The total number of days to complete the work is ?

• 1]

  \({ \text{6}}\frac{3}{5}\)

• 2]

  \({ \text{8}}\frac{1}{2}\)

• 3]

  \({ \text{10}}\frac{1}{5}\)

• 4]

  \({ \text{13}}\frac{1}{2}\)

A group of workers can complete a piece of work in 50 days, when they are working individually. On the first day one person works, on the second day another person joins him, on the third day one person joins them and this process continues till the work is completed. How many approximate days are needed to complete the work ?

• 1] 8 days
• 2] 9 days
• 3] 10 days
• 4] 11 days

A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?

• 1] Rs. 375
• 2] Rs. 400
• 3] Rs. 600
• 4] Rs. 800

If A and B together can complete a work in 18 days, A and C together in 12 days, and B and C together in 9 days, then B alone can do the work in:

• 1] 18 days
• 2] 24 days
• 3] 30 days
• 4] 40 days