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P can do a work in the same time in which Q and R together can do it. If P and Q work together, the work can be completed in 10 days. R alone needs 50 days to complete the same work. then Q alone can do it in
  • a)
    30 days
  • b)
    25 days
  • c)
    20 days
  • d)
    15 days
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Let distance between the two places = d km
Let total time taken by faster horse = t hr
⇒ Total time taken by slower horse = (t + 5) hr,
Therefore,
speed of the faster horse = d/t km/hr
speed of the slower horse = d/(t + 5) km/hr 
The two horses meet each other in 3 hour 20 min i.e. in 3(1/3) hr = 10/3 hr
In this time, total distance travelled by both the horses together is d. 
d/(t+5) * 10/3 + d/t * 10/3 = d
⇒ 10/(3(t+5)) + 10/3t = 1
⇒ 10t + 10(t+5) = 3t(t+5)
⇒ 20t + 50 = 3t+ 15t
⇒ 3t− 5t − 50 = 0
⇒ 3t+ 10t − 15t − 50 = 0
⇒ t(3t + 10) − 5(3t + 10) = 0
⇒ (3t + 10)(t − 5) = 0
t = 5 (ignoring -ve value) 
Thus, Total time taken by slower horse = 5 + 5 = 10 hr
So Option B is correct

P is able to do a piece of work in 15 days and Q can do the same work in 20 days. If they can work together for 4 days, what is the fraction of work left?
  • a)
    8/15
  • b)
    7/15
  • c)
    11/15
  • d)
    2/11
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Since P to R is double the distance of P to Q,
Therefore, it is evident that the time taken from P to R and back would be double the time taken from P to Q and back (i.e. double of 6.5 hours = 13 hours).
Since going from P to R takes 9 hours, coming back from R to P would take 4 hours i.e. 139 = 4
So Option A is correct

A and B together can do a piece of work in 24 days, which B and C together can do it in 32 days. After A has been working at it for 10 days and B for 14 days, C finishes it in 26 days. In how many days C alone will do the work?
  • a)
    32
  • b)
    36
  • c)
    44
  • d)
    48
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Anaya Patel answered
Correct Answer :- d
Explanation : Work done by (A+B)'s in 1 day = 24
work done by (B+C)'s in 1 day = 32
Let C does a work in x days
Then work done by C in a day = 1/x
According to the question
A's 10 day's work + B's 14 day's work + C's 26 day's work = 1
10A + 14B + 26C = 1 ;
10A + 10B + 4B + 4C + 22C = 1 ;
10(A + B ) + 4( B + C ) + 22C = 1 ;
10( 1/24 ) + 4( 1/32 ) + 22C = 1 ;
10/24 + 4/32 + 22C = 1 ;
13/24 + 22C = 1 ;
22C = 1 - 13/24 ;
22C = 11/24 ;
2C = 1/24 ;
C = 1/48 ;
Therefore , C alone takes 48 days to finish the job.

A and B alone can do a piece of wok in 8 and 18 days respectively. In how many days the work will be completed if they both work on alternate days starting with B?
  • a)
     
  • b)
    5 days
  • c)
    ​​​​​​
  • d)
  • e)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

A = 8 days, B = 18 days
Total work = LCM(8,18) = 72
So efficiency of A = 72/8 = 9, efficiency of B = 72/18 = 4
2 days work of (A+B) = 9+4 = 13
2*5(10) days work of (A+B) = 9+4 = 13*5 = 65
So remaining work = 72-65 = 7
Now A’s turn on 6th day, he will do remaining work(7) in 7/9 day
So total

P can finish a work in 18 days. Q can finish the same work in 15 days. Q worked for 10 days and left the job. how many days does P alone need to finish the remaining work?
  • a)
    8
  • b)
    5
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Initial distance = 25 dog leaps
Per-minute dog makes 5 dog leaps and cat makes 6 cat leaps = 3 dog leaps
⇒  Relative speed = 2 dog leaps / minutes
⇒  An initial distance of 25 dog leaps would get covered in 12.5 minutes.
So Option D is correct

Sekar, Pradeep and Sandeep can do a piece of work in 15 days. After all the three worked for 2 days, sekar left. Pradeep and Sandeep worked for 10 more days and Pradeep left. Sandeep worked for another 40 days and completed the work. In how many days can sekar alone complete the work if sandeep can complete it in 75 days?
  • a)
    25 days
  • b)
    20 days
  • c)
    30 days
  • d)
    35 days
  • e)
    15 days
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Assume the total work to be 600 units. (LCM of all the numbers) Then Sandeep’s 1 day work = 8 units.
All three’s 1 day work = 40 units.All work together in the first 2 days
Work done in the first 2 days = 40 × 2 = 80 units
Sandeep alone works during the last 40 days
Work done in the last 40 days = 40 × 8 = 320 units
Remaining work = 600 – (320 + 80) = 200 units
This work is done by pradeep and sandeep in 10 days.
Pradeep and Sandeep together’s 1 day work = 20 units
Sekar’s 1 day work = All three 1 day work – Pradeep and Sandeep together’s 1 day
work = 40 units – 20 units = 20 units
Sekar can do the work of 600 units in 30 days.

Arun can do a certain work in the same time in which Bipasha and Rahul together can do it. If Arun and Bipasha together could do it in 10 days and Rahul alone in 50 days, then Bipasha alone could do it in:
  • a)
    15 days
  • b)
    20 days
  • c)
    25 days
  • d)
    30 days
  • e)
    35 days
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Kavya Saxena answered
Arun, Bipasha and rahul’s 1 day work = 1/10 + 1/50 = 6/50 = 3/25
Arun’s 1 day work = Bipasha + Rahul ‘s 1 day work
2*(Arun’s 1 day work) = 3/25
Arun’s 1 day work = 3/50
Bipasha’s 1 day work = 1/10 – 3/50 = 2/50 = 1/25

Chetan is thrice as efficient as Mamta and together they can finish a piece of work in 60 days. Mamta will take how many days to finish this work alone?
  • a)
    80
  • b)
    160
  • c)
    240
  • d)
    320
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

  • Chetan is thrice as efficient as Mamta.
  • Let, Mamta takes 3x days and Chetan takes x days to complete the work.
  • ∴ 1/x + 1/3x = 1/60 ⇒ x = 80.
  • ∴ Mamta will take 80 × 3 = 240 days to complete the work.

If P can do 1/3 of the work in 5 days and Q can do 1/4 of the work in 6 days, then how much money will Q get if they were paid a total of 390 rupee?
  • a)
    120
  • b)
    150
  • c)
    170
  • d)
    190
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

sol = P can alone complete the whole work in 15 days and Q can complete the same work alone in 24 days. So ratio of work done by them 1/15: 1/24 i.e. 8: 5
Q get = (5/13)*390 = 150

Efficiency of A is 25% more then B and B takes 25 days to complete a piece of work. A started a work alone and then B joined her 5 days before actual completion of the work. For how many days A worked alone?
  • a)
    9
  • b)
    11
  • c)
    10
  • d)
    25
  • e)
    12
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Efficiency (A : B) = 5 : 4
Number of days(A : B) = 4x : 5x = 4x : 25
∴ Number of days required by A to finish the work alone = 4x
= 4 x 5 = 20.
A and B work together for last 5 days = 5 x 9 = 45%
Efficiency of A = 5% and B’s efficiency = 4%
∴ No. of days taken by A to complete 55% work = 55/5 = 11days

6 men and 8 women can complete a work in 10 days. 26 men and 48 women can finish the same work in 2 days. 15 men and 20 women can do the same work in - days.
  • a)
    4 days
  • b)
    6 days
  • c)
    2 days
  • d)
    8 days
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Let work done by 1 man in 1 day = m and work done by 1 woman in 1 day = b 
Work done by 6 men and 8 women in 1 day = 1/10 
=> 6m + 8b = 1/10
=> 60m + 80b = 1    (1)
Work done by 26 men and 48 women in 1 day = 1/2 
=> 26m + 48b =1/2
=> 52m + 96b = 1    (2)
Solving equation 1 and equation 2. We get m = 1/100 and b = 1/200
Work done by 15 men and 20 women in 1 day 
= 15/100 + 20/200 =1/4
=> Time taken by 15 men and 20 women in doing the work = 4 days

Ravi can do a piece of work in 16 days. Rakesh can do the same work in 64/5 days, while Geeta can do it in 32 days. All of them started to work together but Ravi leaves after 4 days. Rakesh leaves the job 3 days before the completion of the work. How long would the work last?
  • a)
    6 days
  • b)
    9 days
  • c)
    18 days
  • d)
    5 days
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Kavya Saxena answered
Let the work lasted for x days,
Ravi’s 4 day’s work + Rakesh (x – 3) day’s work + Geeta’s x day’s work = 1
⇒ (4/16) + (x – 3) / (64/5) + x/32 = 1
⇒ 5(x – 3)/64 + x/32 = 1 – 1/4
⇒ [5(x – 3) + 2x] / 64 = 3/4
⇒ 7x – 15 = 48
∴ x = (48 + 15)/7 = 63/7 = 9 days

Angel can do a piece of work in 10 days, Balu in 15 days. They work together for 5 days, the rest of the work is finished by Chitra in two more days. If they get Rs. 6000 as wages for the whole work, what are the daily wages of Angel, Bala and Chitra respectively?
  • a)
    200, 250, 300
  • b)
    300, 200, 250
  • c)
    600, 400, 200
  • d)
    600, 400, 500
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Angel’s 5 days work = 50%
Balu’s 5 days work = 33.33%
Chitra’s 2 days work = 16.66%
[100- (50+33.33)]
Ratio of work of Angel, Balu and Chitra = 3: 2: 1
Angel’s total share = Rs. 3000
Balu’s total share = Rs. 2000
Chitra’s total share = Rs. 1000
Angel’s one day’s wage = Rs.600
Balu’s one day’s wage = Rs.400
Chitra’s one day’s wage = Rs.500

A, B and C can alone complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. All started the work but B left the work 3 days before completion. How much work was then done by A and B together in the total work?
  • a)
    2/3
  • b)
    3/4
  • c)
    1/3
  • d)
    3/5
  • e)
    2/5
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Aarav Sharma answered
Given information:
A can complete the work in 10 days.
B can complete the work in 12 days.
C can complete the work in 15 days.
B left the work 3 days before completion.

To find:
How much work was then done by A and B together in the total work?

Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to understand the concept of work done per day.

Let's assume that the total work to be done is 60 units (considering the LCM of 10, 12, and 15).

Work done by A per day:
A can complete the work in 10 days, so the work done by A per day is 60/10 = 6 units.

Work done by B per day:
B can complete the work in 12 days, so the work done by B per day is 60/12 = 5 units.

Work done by C per day:
C can complete the work in 15 days, so the work done by C per day is 60/15 = 4 units.

Now, let's calculate the total work done by A, B, and C in the given time frame.

Work done by A in the given time:
Since A is working continuously until the completion of the work, the work done by A in the given time is 6 units/day * (10-3) days = 6 * 7 = 42 units.

Work done by B in the given time:
B left the work 3 days before completion, so the work done by B in the given time is 5 units/day * 3 days = 15 units.

Total work done by A and B together:
The total work done by A and B together in the given time is 42 units + 15 units = 57 units.

Calculating the fraction of work done:
To find the fraction of work done by A and B together, we need to divide the total work done by A and B by the total work done.

Fraction of work done by A and B = (57 units) / (60 units) = 19/20 = 0.95

This can be simplified to 2/3.

Therefore, the answer is option 'A' (2/3).

A does half as much work as B does in one sixth of the time. If together they take 20 days to complete the work, then what is the time taken by A to complete the work independently.
  • a)
    80/3 days
  • b)
    100/3 days
  • c)
    60/3 days
  • d)
    140/3 days
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Faizan Khan answered
Let B complete the work in X days so in one day work done by B is 1/x
as A do half work in one-sixth of the time so A will complete work in 2*x/6 = x/3 days
One day work of A and B i.e. 3/x + 1/x = 1/20. So we get x = 80
So time taken by A alone = 80/3 days

A does half as much work as B does in one sixth of the time. If together they take 20 days to complete the work, then what is the time taken by B to complete the work independently.
  • a)
    80 days
  • b)
    100 days
  • c)
    120 days
  • d)
    140 days
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Ravi Singh answered
Let B take X days to complete the work then in one –sixth of the time i.e. x/6 days. Now A do half work as done by B so A will take twice the time i.e. 2*x/6 = x/3 to complete the job alone
So 1/x + 3/x = 1/20, x = 80 days

Sruthi, Swetha and Swati together can cut 216 Apples of the same size in 3 hours. Number of Apples cut by Sruthi in 9 hours is same as the number of Apples cut by Swati in 7 hours. In one hour, Swati can cut as many Apples more than Swetha as Swetha can cut more than Sruthi.Then the number of Apples cut by Swetha in one hour?
  • a)
    21
  • b)
    24
  • c)
    27
  • d)
    29
  • e)
    None
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Aruna Singh answered
 
Let's denote:
  • Sruthi's efficiency as 'S' apples/hour
  • Swetha's efficiency as 'W' apples/hour
  • Swati's efficiency as 'T' apples/hour
Given information:
  1. S * 9 = T * 7 => S = (7/9)T
  2. T - W = W - S => T = 2W - S
Total work done in 3 hours:
  • (S + W + T) * 3 = 216
  • S + W + T = 72
Substituting S and T in terms of W:
  • (7/9)T + W + 2W - (7/9)T = 72
  • 3W = 72
  • W = 24
Therefore, Swetha can cut 24 apples in one hour.
So, the correct answer is option B: 24.

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