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Work and Wages problems


  • 1. 
    Shantanu can do a piece of work in 12 days and Manu can do the same work in 10 days. If they work together, in what ratio Shantanu and Manu will receive their wages?

  • Options
  • A. 5 : 6
  • B. 3 : 2
  • C. 1 : 6
  • D. 5 : 7
  • Discuss
  • 2. 
    A can do a piece of work in 9 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. if they work together, in what ratio A and B will receive their wages?

  • Options
  • A. 3 : 5
  • B. 5 : 3
  • C. 2 : 5
  • D. 5 : 2
  • Discuss
  • 3. 
    A alone can do a piece of work in 8 days while B alone can do it in 10 days. If they together complete this work and get ? 900 as their remuneration, then find the share of both the persons.

  • Options
  • A. A = ? 800 and B = ? 100
  • B. A = ? 500 and B = ? 400
  • C. A = ? 600 and B = ? 300
  • D. A = ? 300 and B = ? 600
  • Discuss
  • 4. 
    A alone can do a piece of work in 3 days, while B alone can do the same work in 2 days. If they work together to complete the work, their total wages is fixed ? 225. Find the share of A.

  • Options
  • A. ? 90
  • B. ? 75
  • C. ? 95
  • D. ? 65
  • Discuss
  • 5. 
    P, Q and R enter into a contract for a piece of the work for ? 1100. P and Q together are supposed to do 7/22 of the work. How much does R get?

  • Options
  • A. ? 750
  • B. ? 350
  • C. ? 4751
  • D. ? 900
  • Discuss
  • 6. 
    A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, while B alone can complete it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and rest of the work is done by C in 2 days. If they receive $ 450 for the whole work, how should they divide the money?

  • Options
  • A. $250, $100, $100
  • B. $225, $150, $75
  • C. $200, $150, $100
  • D. $175, $175, $100
  • Discuss
  • 7. 
    Two men, A and B, working together, completed a piece of work. If worked individually, it would have taken them 30 and 40 days to complete the work. If they have received a payment of $2100, then B's share is:

  • Options
  • A. $900
  • B. $1200
  • C. $800
  • D. $1300
  • Discuss
  • 8. 
    A can do a piece of work in 8 days. A undertook to it for $320. With the help of B, he finishes the work in 6 days. B's share is:

  • Options
  • A. $80
  • B. $240
  • C. $100
  • D. $120
  • Discuss
  • 9. 
    If 6 persons working 8 hours a day earn $8400 per week, then 9 persons working 6 hours a day will earn per week:

  • Options
  • A. $8400
  • B. $16800
  • C. $9450
  • D. $16200
  • Discuss
  • 10. 
    3 persons undertake to complete a piece of work for $1,200. The first person can complete the work in 8 days, second person in 12 days and third person in 16 days. They complete the work with the help of a fourth person in 3 days. What does the fourth person get?

  • Options
  • A. $180
  • B. $200
  • C. $225
  • D. $250
  • Discuss

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