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  • Question
  • P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. The time taken by P to complete one-third of work is equal to time taken by Q to complete half of the work. How many days are required to complete by P and Q working together ?


  • Options
  • A. 9 3/5 days
  • B. 7 days
  • C. 6 3/7 days
  • D. 8 days

  • Correct Answer
  • 9 3/5 days 

    Explanation

    Let the total work be 'W'

    As per the given information,

    P can complete the work 'W' in 24 days.

    => one day work of P = W/24

    And also given that,

    The time taken by P to complete one-third of work is equal to time taken by Q to complete half of the work

    => PW/3 = QW/2

    => P's

    1 day =    W/24

       ?    =      W/3

    =>  ?  = 24W/3W  = 8

    => QW/2 = 8 days

    => Q alone can complete the work W in 16 days

    => P + Q can complete the work in

    1/24 + 1/16 = 5/48

    => 48/5 days = 9 3/5 days.

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    • 1. Amit can do a piece of work in 45 days, but Bharath can do the same work in 5 days less, than Amit, when working alone. Amit and Bharath both started the work together but Bharath left after some days and Amit finished the remaining work in 56 days with half of his efficiency but he did the work with Bharath with his complete efficiency. For how many days they had worked together?

    • Options
    • A. 6
    • B. 8
    • C. 9
    • D. 12
    • Discuss
    • 2. A can do a piece of work in 30 days. He works at it for 6 days and then B finishes it in 18 days. In what time can A and B together it ?

    • Options
    • A. 14 1/2 days
    • B. 11 days
    • C. 13 1/4 days
    • D. 12 6/7 days
    • Discuss
    • 3. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in half the time taken by A. then, working together, what part of the same work they can finish in a day ?

    • Options
    • A. Total work
    • B. One-fourth work
    • C. Half work
    • D. Two-third work
    • Discuss
    • 4. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 100 days for one man alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to complete the same work?

    • Options
    • A. 215 days
    • B. 225 days
    • C. 235 days
    • D. 240 days
    • Discuss
    • 5. If 2 men and 3 women can do a piece of work in 8 days and 3 men and 2 women in 7 days. In how many days can the work be done by 5 men and 4 women working together?

    • Options
    • A. 3 days
    • B. 6 days
    • C. 4 days
    • D. 2 days
    • Discuss
    • 6. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days what is time taken by 15 men and 20 boys?

    • Options
    • A. 4 days
    • B. 6 days
    • C. 7 days
    • D. 5 days
    • Discuss
    • 7. P and Q can complete a job in 24 days working together. P alone can complete it in 32 days. Both of them worked together for 8 days and then P left. The number of days Q will take to complete the remaining work is ?

    • Options
    • A. 56 days
    • B. 54 days
    • C. 60 days
    • D. 64 days
    • Discuss
    • 8. After working for 8 days, Arun finds that only 13 rd of the work has been done. He employs Akhil who is 60% as efficient as Arun. How many days more would Akhil take to complete the work?

    • Options
    • A. 24.5 days
    • B. 26.6 days
    • C. 25 days
    • D. 20 days
    • Discuss
    • 9. If 10 men take 15 days to complete a work. In how many days will 37 men complete the work?

    • Options
    • A. 3 days
    • B. 4 days
    • C. 5 days
    • D. 6 days
    • Discuss
    • 10. 6 men can complete a piece of work in 12 days. 8 women can complete the same piece of work in 18 days whereas 18 children can complete the piece of work in 10 days. 4 men, 12 women and 20 children work together for 2 days. If only men were to complete the remaining work in 1 day how many men would be required totally?

    • Options
    • A. 38
    • B. 72
    • C. 36
    • D. 76
    • Discuss


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