Time and Work

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Time and Work: Overview

In this topic, we will learn how to solve the problems related to time and work. It includes various examples based on this concept which helps us get a better understanding of the concept. It also includes practice questions as well.

Important Questions on Time and Work

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Two pipes can fill a tank in 8 h and 12 h respectively whereas an escape pipe can empty it in 6 h. If the three pipes are opened at 1 PM, 2 PM and 3 PM respectively, at what time will the tank be filled?

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A can complete a work in 25 days while B can complete the same work in 40 days. By working together, in how many days can both of them complete that work?

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Three persons undertake to complete a piece of work for Rs.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?

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A takes half-time than B to do a work. C takes time equal to A and B together. If three together can do the work in 7 days then, in how many days A alone can do the work?

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A can do a piece of work in 10 days, while B can do it in 15 days. Working together, in how many days, they will complete the work?

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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?

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A can do 34 of a work in 12 days. In how many days can he finish 18 of the work?

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A man rows 13 km upstream in 5 h and also 28 km downstream in 5 h. The velocity of the stream is ______

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8 men can complete a piece of work in 20 days. 8 women can complete the same work in 32 days. In how many days will 5 men and 8 women together complete the same work?

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If one man or two women or three boys can do a piece of work in 77 days, then one man, one woman, and one boy will do it in how many days?

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A person walks a distance in 114 days  when he rests 9 hours a day. How long will he take to walk twice the distance, if he walk twice as fast and rests twice as long each day as before?

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If 10 men can do a piece of work in 12 days working 7 hours a day, then the number of hours a day must 6 men work to do the same work in 14 days is -

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In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days30 men left the camp. For how many days will the remaining food last now?

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6 boys or 4 men can complete a piece of work in 24 days. In how many days will  3 boys and 10 men together complete the same piece of work?

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A certain number of men can do work in 60 days. If there were 8 men more it could be finished in 10 days less. The number of men is____

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3 men or 5 women can do a piece of work in 12 days. How long will 6 men and 5 women take to finish the piece of work?

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A can do in 10 days a piece of work which B can do in 15 days. If both worked half time everyday, how long would they take to do it working together?

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Nidhi bought two wristwatches for 720. She sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19% and then her friend found that each wristwatch was sold at the same price. Find the cost of the wristwatch sold at a loss

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Some staff promised to do a job in 18 days, but 6 of them went on leave, So the remaining men took 20 days to complete the job. How many men were there originally?

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Two friends P and Q started a business investing amount in the ratio of  5 : 6. R joined them after 6 months investing an amount equal to that of Q's amount. At the end of year 20% profit was earned which was equal to 98000. What was the amount invested by R?