Work and Time (SSC) (Part-6)

Total Questions: 49

11. Ajay, Vijay and Sashi can do a piece of work in 20, 40 and 60 days, respectively. In how many days can Ajay do the work if he is assisted by Vijay and Sashi on every fourth day ? [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 50/3
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12. D₁ and D₂ can do a piece of work together in 16 days, D₂ and D₃ can do the same work together in 24 days, while D₃ and D₁ can do it together in 48 days. In how many days can all 3, working together, do 5/6 of the work? [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b)
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13. In a job Z₁ , Z₂ and Z₃ work for 8, 10 and 15 days, respectively. The ratio of the daily wages of Z₁ , Z₂ and Z₃ is 3 : 4 : 4 respectively. If they receive ₹4,960 as total wages for the work done, then what is the combined share of z₂ and z₃ in the total wages received? [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹4,000
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14. Kajal can do a piece of work alone in 24 days, while Neha can do the same work in 40 days. Kajal started the work alone, and then after 12 days, Neha joined her till the completion of the work. How long did the work take to be completed since kajal started to work on it? [SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b)
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15. The ratio of time taken by Anamika and Bani to complete a work is 1 : 3, respectively. Therefore, Anamika is able to finish a job in 40 days less than Bani. If they work together, they can complete the work in ______ days. [SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 15
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16. In one-sixth of the time that B takes to complete a piece of work, A can complete half of the same work. If working together they take 16 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to complete it alone? [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022(Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 64 days
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17. 40 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. 9 days after they start working together, 5 more men join them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work ? [SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 8 days
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18. X, Y and Z can do a piece of work in 46 days, 92 days and 23 days, respectively. X started the work. Y joined him after 2 days. If Z joined them after 8 days from the beginning, then for how many days did X work ? [SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 18
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19. A can complete 25% of a work in 15 days . He works for 15 days and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 30 days. In how many days will A and B working together finish 50% of the same work ? [SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 12
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20. A man, a woman and a boy can complete a work in 3, 4 and 12 days, respectively. How many boys must assist one man and one woman to complete the same work in one day ? [SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 5
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