Time & Work

1. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 and 15 work .In how many days whole work will be
days. They together will do the work in how completed.
many days? (A) 12 (B) 10
(A) 5 days (B) 6 days (C) 6 (D) 4
(C) 10 days (D) 7 days
6. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can
2. A and B can do piece of work in 20 and 30 do the same work in 25 days. Both of them
days. They together will do the same work in start the work but after some days B left the
how many days? work and whole work is completed in 16 days.
(A) 12 (B) 10 After how many days B left the work?
(C) 6 (D) 14 (A) 16 (B) 10
(C) 5 (D) 12
3. A, B and C can do a work in 10, 15 and 30
days. They all together will do the work in 7. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can
how many days? do the same work in 25 days. In how many
(A) 6 (B) 10 days whole work will be completed. If B left
(C) 5 (D) 12 11 days before the completion of the work
(A) 11 (B) 5
4. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can (C) 12 (D) 16
do the same work in 25 days. Both of them
start the work together but B leaves the work 8. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can
after 5 days. In how many days remaining do the same work in 15 days. In how many
work will be completed? days whole work will be completed .If A left 5
(A) 11 (B) 16 days before the completion of the work
(C) 10 (D) 9 (A) 9 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 12
5. A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can
do the same work in 15 days. Both of them 9. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10 ,20
start the work but after 4 days A leaves the and 30 days. They all together start the work
but A left 5 days before and B left the work 3

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days before the completion of the work .Whole 14. Efficiency of A is 20% less than B. A and B
work will be completed in together do the same work in 20 days. They
(A) 15 (B) 9 alone will do the same work in
(C) 12 (D) 16 (A) 45,36 (B) 40, 45
(C) 40 ,42 (D) 45,30
10. If the ratio of the work efficiency of A and B is
5:7 and A takes 12 days more for completing a 15. A complete a piece of work in certain day’s. B
piece of work than B. A alone will do the 3
completes the half work in th of the time
work in 4

(A) 42 (B) 30 taken by A. A and B together complete the

(C) 52 (D) 40 work in 36 days. A alone does the work in

(A) 35 (B) 30
(C) 60 (D) 40

11. Ratio of work efficiency of A and B is 3 : 5.

16. B completes the work in certain days. A
They together do the work in 60 days. B alone
will do the work in complete the half works in th of the time taken

(A) 160 (B) 80 by B. A and B together complete the work in

(C) 96 (D) 86 10 days’.B alone does the work in
(A) 35 (B) 30
2 40
12. Efficiency of A is rd of B. A and B together (C) (D) 40
3 3
Complete the work in 12 days. A alone will do
the work in 17. A and B together complete a work in certain
(A) 20 (B) 15 days. A working alone takes 4 days more than
(C) 10 (D) 30 together. B working alone takes 9 days more
than together. They together finish in
13. Efficiency of A is 40% more than B. B alone (A) 5 (B) 4
does the work in 14 days. Then A alone does (C) 6 (D) 8
the work in 18. A and B together finish a work in certain days.
(A) 10 (B) 8 A takes 8 days more than together and B takes
(C) 5 (D) 12 18 days more than together to complete the
work. B alone does the work in
(A) 12 (B) 20
(C) 15 (D) 30

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19. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 20. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, B
15 days and C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C and C can do in 15 days and C and A in 20
work together ,they will complete the work in days.C alone does the work in
(A) 5 days (B) 15 (A) 60 days (B) 120 days
(C) 80days (D) 30 days
(C) 10 days (D) 7

Answer key

1. B 5. B 9. B 13. A 17. C
2. A 6. C 10. A 14. A 18. D
3. C 7. D 11. C 15. C 19. C
4. A 8. A 12. D 16. D 20. B

Explanations

Sol 1. (B) One day work of A & B =

1 1 1 3 2 5 1
One day work of A =    
10 20 30 60 60 12
1 A & B together will do in = 12 days.
One day work of B =
15
One day work of A & B = Sol 3. (C)
1 1 3 2 5 1 One day work of A 
1
   
10 15 30 30 6 10

A & B together will do in = 6 days. 1

One day work of B 
15
1
Sol 2. (A) One day work of C=
30
1
One day Work of A = 1 1 1
20  
10 15 30
1 3  2 1 5 1
One day work of B =  
30 30 30 6

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They will complete in 6 Days. 1
Sol. 6. one day work of A =
20

Sol 4. (A) 1
One day work of B =
25
1
One day work of A = A worked for 16 Days
20
1 4
1  16 
One day work of B = 20 5
25
4 1
One day work of A & B = Remaining work was done by B = 1  
5 5
1 1 54 9
   1 25
20 25 100 100  5
5 1
9 9
5 days work of A & B = 5 
100 20
Sol 7. (D)
9 11
Remaining work = 1   Let work is finished in = x days
20 20
Number of Days B worked = (x -11)
Remaining Work will be done by A’ Alone
x x  11
 1
11 20 25
=
20
5 x  4 x  44
1 1
100
20
9 x  44  100
11 20
  11 days 9 x  144
20 1
x  16 Ans.
Sol 5. (B)
Sol. 8 (A)
1
One day Work of A = Let work in finished in = x Days
20
Number of days A worked = (x-5) days.
1 4
16 days Work of A =  16  x5 x
20 5  1
10 15
4 1
Remaining Work = 1   3 x  15  2 x
5 5 1
30
1 5 x  15  30
Work was done by B.
5
5 x  45
1 1 25
   5 days Ans. 45
5 5 1 x  9 Days
5
1
25

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Sol 9. (B) 1
One day work of B 
Let work in finished in = x Days 96
Number of days A worked = ( x  5) days B’ Alone will do in = 96 Days Ans.

Number of days B worked  ( x  3) days Sol. 12 (D)

A: B
x5 x3 x
  1 Work efficiency  2: 3
10 20 30
6 x  30  3 x  9  2 x Days/Time  3: 2
1
60 Days taken 3x, 2x

11x  39  60 1

1

1
3 x 2 x 12
11x  99
x  9 days 23 1

6x 12
5 1

Sol 10. (A) 6 x 12
A:B x  10
Work Efficiency 5 : 7 Days Taken by A = 3  10  30 days
Days/Time 7: 5
7x, 5x Sol. 14 (A)
2x =12 A:B
x=6 Work Efficiency  80 : 100  4: 5
A’ Alone = 7 x 6 =42 Days Answer
Days/Time 5:4
5x, 4x
Sol 11. (C)
1 1 1
A:B  
5 x 4 x 20
Work Efficiency 3: 5 45 1

Days/Time 5: 3 20 x 20
5x, 3 x 45 1

20 x 20
1 1 1
  x9
5 x 3 x 60
35 1 A’ Alone will do in = 5  9  45 Days

15 x 60 B’ Alone will do in = 4  9 = 36 Days
8 1

15 x 60
x  32 Sol 15. (C)
A B

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3 B will finish in = (x+9) Days.
Days/Time x : x 2
4 1 1 1
 
3 x4 x9 x
Days/Time 1 :
2 x9 x4 1

Days/Time 2 : 3 ( x  4)( x  9) x
2a : 3a 2 x  13 1

1 1 1 x  4x  9x  4  9 x
2
 
2a 3a 36 2 x2  13x  x2  13x  4  9
3 2 1
 x2  4  9
6a 36
x = 6 days
5 1

a 6
Sol. 18 (D)
a  30
Let A and B together finish in = x Days.
A’ Alone will do in = 2 x30= 60 days.
A will finish in = (x+8) Days
B will finish in = (x+18) days.
Sol. 16 (D)
1 1 1
B A  
x  8 x  18 x
1
Days/Time x : x   2 x  18  x  8 1
6 
( x  8)( x  18) x
1 1
:
1 3 2 x  26 1

3x, x ( x  8) ( x  18) x

1 1 1 2x2  26x  x2  8x  18x  144

 
x 3 x 10 x2  144
3 1 1 x  12 Days

3x 10
Sol 19. (C)
3x  40
1
40 One day work of A & B =
x 12
3
1
B’ Alone will do in  3x One day work of B+C =
15
40
3  40 Days 1
3 One day work of C+A=
Sol 17. (C)
20

Let A & B together finish in = x days On adding all three

A will finish in = (x+4) days. 2( A  B  C) one day work

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1 1 1 5  4  3 12 1
    
12 15 20 60 60 5
1
A + B + C one day work =
10
A + B + C will do in = 10 days Ans.

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