Work and Time (SSC) (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

41. If Mohit can complete (2/3)ʳᵈ of a work in 24 days, then in how many days can (1/9)ᵗʰ of the work be completed by him? [SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 4
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42. 10 women can do a work in 6 days and 6 men can do the same work in 5 days. If all the men and women work together, then how many days will they take to finish this work ? [SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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43. (N + 15) persons, each working for 9 hours a day, can complete 36% of a work in 8 days. (N + 9) persons can complete the remaining work in 20 days, if each of them works for 7 hours per day. Determine the value of N. [SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 55
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44. A and B can individually complete a piece of work in 18 days and 30 days, respectively. A and B started working together, but A left 16⅔ days before the work is completed and B alone completed the rest of the work. For how many days did A work? [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 5
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45. A, B and C can do a work in 10 days, 15 days, and 20 days, respectively. They finished that work together and got ₹2,600 as wages. Find C's wage. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹600
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46. P and Q can do a job in 24 days, Q and R can do it in 30 days, while P and R can do it in 40 days. X is four times as efficient as P, Y is half as efficient as Q, and Z is 2.5 times as efficient as R. Determine the number of days required to complete the same job if X, Y and Z work together. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10
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47. X, Y and Z completed a work costing ₹3,400. X worked for 5 days, Y for 7 days and Z for 10 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 3, how much amount will be received by X? [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹800
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48. A works 3.5 times as fast as B, and A takes 45 days less than B to complete a job when each works alone. Calculate the number of days taken to complete the same job if A and B work together. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 14
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49. A is 40% more efficient than B. How much time will they take to work together to complete a job, which A alone could have done in 31 days? [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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50. P takes twice as long as Q or three times as long as R to complete a task. If they work together, they can complete the task in two days. How long will it take Q to complete the task on his own? [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 6 days
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