Quiz Discussion

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

If 12 carpenters working 6 hours a day can make 460 chairs in 240 days, then number of chairs made by 18 carpenters in 360 days each working 8 hours a day ?

• 1] 1320
• 2] 1380
• 3] 1260
• 4] 920

A single reservoir supplies the petrol to the whole city, while the reservoir is fed by a single pipeline filling the reservoir with the stream of uniform volume. When the reservoir is full and if 40, 000 litres of petrol is used daily, the supply fails in 90 days. If 32, 000 litres of petrol used daily, it fails in 60 days. How much petrol can be used daily without the supply ever failing?

• 1] 64000 litres
• 2] 56000 litres
• 3] 60000 litres
• 4] 78000 litres
• 5] None of these

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

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

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]

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

40 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. Eight days after they started working together, 10 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work ?

• 1] 6 days
• 2] 8 days
• 3] 10 days
• 4] 12 days

If 2 men or 6 women or 4 boys can finish a work in 99 days, how many days will one man, one woman and one boy together take to finish the same work ?

• 1] 44 days
• 2] 54 days
• 3] 64 days
• 4] 104 days
• 5] None of these

A contractor was engaged to construct a road in 16 days. After working for 12 days with 20 labours it was found that only \({\frac{5}{8}}\) th of the road had been constructed. To complete the work in stipulated time the number of extra labours required are ?

• 1] 16
• 2] 12
• 3] 10
• 4] 18

While working 7 hour a day, A alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. In what time would they complete it together, 8 hour a day?

• 1] 3 days
• 2] 4 days
• 3] 2.1 days
• 4] 3.6 days