Work and Time (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 50

11. A man, a woman and a boy cancomplete a job in 3, 5 and 15 days, respectively. How many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/5 of a day ? [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 67
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12. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days, respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by both B and C on every third day ? [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 15
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13. Benny can do a piece of work in 24 days. Chethan and David can do the same work individually in 36 and 48 days, respectively. All of them begin the work together. However, Benny leaves the work 4 days before the completion of work and Chethan leaves the work 10 days before the completion of the work. David worked till the end and completed the work. Find the number of days in which the work was completed. [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 16
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14. Anita and Anand can complete a work in 12 days and 18 days respectively. They undertook to complete that work for 48,000. With the help of Arun, they completed the work in 6 days. Find the sum of the shares of Anita and Anand (in₹). [Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

Correct Answer: (a) 40000
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15. Maya completes 7/10 of a work in 15 days and then she completes the remaining work with the help of Suresh in 4 days. In how many days can Maya and Suresh complete the whole work ? [Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift - 2)]

Correct Answer: (a)
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16. X,Y and Z can do a piece of work in 4 days, 5 days and 7 days, respectively. They get ₹415 for completing the work. If X,Y and Z have worked together to complete the work, what is X's share ? [Matriculation Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹175
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17. 16 men can dig a ditch 24 m long in 18 days, working 6 hours a day. How many more men should be engaged to dig a similar ditch 42 m long in 9 days, each man now working 12 hours per day? [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12
Solution:

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18. Shivam can do a piece of work in 6 days and Vivek in 24 days. They started work together but Shivam left the work 3 days before its completion. In how many days was the work completed ? [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

Correct Answer: (d)
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19. A can do a piece of work in 30 days, B in 50 days and C in 40 days. If A is assisted by B on one day and by C on the next day alternately, the work will be completed in : [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

Correct Answer: (b)
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20. P alone can complete a work in 15 days and Q alone can complete the same work in 12 days. They start the work together but after 3 days P leaves the work. How much time will Q take to finish the remaining work? [SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 6.6 days
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