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Q11
A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has been working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes in 13 days. In how many days C alone will do the work ?
  • A 16
  • B 24
  • C 36
  • D 48
Answer: Option B
Q12
45 men can complete a work in 16 days. Six after they started working, 30 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work ?
  • A 4
  • B 5
  • C 6
  • D 8
Answer: Option C
Q13
12 men can complete a work in 18 days. Six days after they started working, 4 men joined them. How many days will of them take to finish the remaining work ?
  • A 9
  • B 10
  • C 12
  • D 15
Answer: Option A
Q14
Twelve men can complete  work in 8 days. Three days after they started the work, 3 more men joined. In how many days will all of them together  complete the remaining work ?
  • A 2
  • B 4
  • C 5
  • D 6
Answer: Option B
Q15
A piece of work can be done by 6 men and 15 women in 6 days or 3 men and 4 women in 10 days. It can be done by 9 men and 15 women
  • A 1 day
  • B 2 days
  • C 3 days
  • D 4 days
Answer: Option C
Q16
4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women finish it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women working together finish it ?
  • A 24
  • B 32
  • C 36
  • D 40
Answer: Option D
Q17
12 children take 16 days to complete a work which can be completed by 8 adults in 12 days. 16 adults started working and after 3 days 10 aduts left and 4 children joined them. How many days will it take them to complete the remaining work
  • A 6
  • B 8
  • C 4
  • D 3
Answer: Option A
Q18
a father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together. If one son does the job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours, how many hours does it take the father to do the job ?
  • A 1
  • B 2
  • C 3
  • D 4
Answer: Option B
Q19
A sum of money is sufficient to pay A's wages for 21 days and B's wages for 28 days. the same money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for :
  • A 12 days
  • B 14 days
  • C 12 1/4 days
  • D 24 1/2 days
Answer: Option A
Q20
A alone can finish a piece of work in 10 days which B alone can finish in 15 days. If they work together and finish it, then out of total wages of Rs 225, the amount (in rupees) that A will get, is :
  • A 90
  • B 112.50
  • C 135
  • D 150
Answer: Option C
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