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  • Question
  • A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?


  • Options
  • A. 8 hours
  • B. 10 hours
  • C. 12 hours
  • D. 24 hours

  • Correct Answer
  • 12 hours 

    Explanation

    A's 1 hour's work = 1 ;
    4

    (B + C)'s 1 hour's work = 1 ;
    3

    (A + C)'s 1 hour's work = 1 .
    2

    (A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work = 1 + 1 = 7 .
    4 3 12

    B's 1 hour's work = 7 - 1 = 1 .
    12 2 12

    ∴ B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.


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    • 1. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:

    • Options
    • A. 5 days
    • B. 6 days
    • C. 10 days
    • D.
      10 1 days
      2
    • Discuss
    • 2. A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they will complete the same work in:

    • Options
    • A.
      1 day
      24
    • B.
      7 day
      24
    • C.
      3 3 days
      7
    • D. 4 days
    • Discuss
    • 3. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone?

    • Options
    • A. 30 days
    • B. 40 days
    • C. 60 days
    • D. 70 days
    • Discuss
    • 4. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish the remaining work?

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B.

      5 1
      2

    • C. 6
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 5. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 16
    • C. 18
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 6. A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?

    • Options
    • A. 23 days
    • B. 37 days
    • C. 37½
    • D. 40 days
    • Discuss
    • 7. A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job which A alone could have done in 23 days?

    • Options
    • A. 11 days
    • B. 13 days
    • C.

      20 3 days
      17

    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. A and B can together finish a work 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the work?

    • Options
    • A. 40
    • B. 50
    • C. 54
    • D. 60
    • Discuss
    • 9. The difference between simple interest and compound on Rs. 1200 for one year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 2.50
    • B. Rs. 3
    • C. Rs. 3.75
    • D. Rs. 4
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 50, what is the compound interest on the same at the same rate and for the same time?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 51.25
    • B. Rs. 52
    • C. Rs. 54.25
    • D. Rs. 60
    • Discuss


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