Quantitative Aptitude 101

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A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :

A. 1 4 B. 1 10 C. 7 15 D. 8 15 Answer: Option D Explanation: A's 1 day's work = 1 ; 15 B's 1 day's work = 1 ; 20 (A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 = 7 . 15 20 60 (A + B)'s 4 day's work = 7 x 4 = 7 . 60 15 Therefore, Remaining work = 1 - 7 = 8 . 15 15 2.  A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in: A. 9 1 days 5 B. 9 2 days 5 C. 9 3 days 5 D. 10 Answer: Option C Explanation: (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 , 4 A's 1 day's work = 1 , 16 B's 1 day's work = 1 . 12 C's 1 day's work = 1 - 1 + 1 = 1 - 7 = 5 . 4 16 12 4 48 48 So, C alone can do the work in 48 = 9 3 5 5    3.  A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day? A. 12 days B. 15 days C. 16 days D. 18 days Answer: Option B Explanation: A's 2 day's work = 1 x 2 = 1 . 20 10 (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 + 1 = 6 = 1 . 20 30 60 60 10 Work done in 3 days = 1 + 1 = 1 . 10 10 5 Now, 1 work is done in 3 days. 5 Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days. 4.  A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in: A. 20 days B. 22 1 days 2 C. 25 days D. 30 days Answer: Option B Explanation: Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3. The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and A takes 1 day. If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days. If difference of time is 60 days, B takes 3 x 60 = 90 days. 2 So, A takes 30 days to do the work. A's 1 day's work = 1 30 B's 1 day's work = 1 90 (A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 = 4 = 2 30 90 90 45 A and B together can do the work in 45 = 22 1 days. 5.  A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C? A. Rs. 375 B. Rs. 400 C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800 Answer: Option B Explanation: C's 1 day's work = 1 - 1 + 1 = 1 - 7 = 1 . 3 6 8 3 24 24 A's wages : B's wages : C's wages = 1 : 1 : 1 = 4 : 3 : 1. 6 8 24 C's share (for 3 days) = Rs. 3 x 1 x 3200 = Rs. 400. 24 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, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be: A. 4 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. 7 days Answer: Option A Explanation: Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 boy's 1 day's work = y. Then, 6x + 8y = 1 and 26x + 48y = 1 . 10 2 Solving these two equations, we get : x = 1 and y = 1 . 100 200 (15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work = 15 + 20 = 1 . 100 200 4 15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days. 7.  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? A. 8 hours B. 10 hours C. 12 hours D. 24 hours Answer: Option C 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. 8.  A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in: A. 15 days B. 20 days C. 25 days D. 30 days Answer: Option C Explanation: (A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 10 C's 1 day's work = 1 50 (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 = 6 = 3 . .... (i) 10 50 50 25 A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .... (ii) From (i) and (ii), we get: 2 x (A's 1 day's work) = 3 25 A's 1 day's work = 3 . 50 B's 1 day's work 1 - 3 = 2 = 1 . 10 50 50 25 So, B alone could do the work in 25 days. 9.  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? A. 23 days B. 37 days C. 37 D. 40 days Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: Whole work is done by A in 20 x 5 = 25 days. 4 Now, 1 - 4 i.e., 1 work is done by A and B in 3 days. 5 5 Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 x 5) = 15 days. A's 1 day's work = 1 , (A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 . 25 15 B's 1 day's work = 1 - 1 = 4 = 2 . 15 25 150 75 So, B alone would do the work in 75 = 37 1 days. 2 2 10.  A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished ? A. 11:30 A.M. B. 12 noon C. 12:30 P.M. D. 1:00 P.M. Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: (P + Q + R)'s 1 hour's work = 1 + 1 + 1 = 37 . 8 10 12 120 Work done by P, Q and R in 2 hours = 37 x 2 = 37 . 120 60 Remaining work = 1 - 37 = 23 . 60 60 (Q + R)'s 1 hour's work = 1 + 1 = 11 . 10 12 60 Now, 11 work is done by Q and R in 1 hour. 60 So, 23 work will be done by Q and R in 60 x 23 = 23 hours 2 hours. 60 11 60 11 So, the work will be finished approximately 2 hours after 11 A.M., i.e., around 1 P.M. 11.  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? A. 5 B. 5 1 2 C. 6 D. 8 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: B's 10 day's work = 1 x 10 = 2 . 15 3 Remaining work = 1 - 2 = 1 . 3 3 Now, 1 work is done by A in 1 day. 18 1 work is done by A in 18 x 1 = 6 days. 3 3 12.  4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it? A. 35 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 woman's 1 day's work = y. Then, 4x + 6y = 1 and 3x + 7y = 1 . 8 10 Solving the two equations, we get: x = 11 , y = 1 400 400 1 woman's 1 day's work = 1 . 400 10 women's 1 day's work = 1 x 10 = 1 . 400 40 Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days. 13.  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? A. 40 B. 50 C. 54 D. 60 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: (A + B)'s 20 day's work = 1 x 20 = 2 . 30 3 Remaining work = 1 - 2 = 1 . 3 3 Now, 1 work is done by A in 20 days. 3 Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in (20 x 3) = 60 days. 14.  P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Q can complete the same work in 8 days working 10 hours a day. If both P and Q work together, working 8 hours a day, in how many days can they complete the work? A. 5 5 11 B. 5 6 11 C. 6 5 11 D. 6 6 11 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: P can complete the work in (12 x 8) hrs. = 96 hrs. Q can complete the work in (8 x 10) hrs. = 80 hrs. P's1 hour's work = 1 and Q's 1 hour's work = 1 . 96 80 (P + Q)'s 1 hour's work = 1 + 1 = 11 . 96 80 480 So, both P and Q will finish the work in 480 hrs. 11 Number of days of 8 hours each = 480 x 1 = 60 days = 5 5 days. 11 8 11 11 15.  10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work? A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. Cannot be determined E. None of these Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: 1 woman's 1 day's work = 1 70 1 child's 1 day's work = 1 140 (5 women + 10 children)'s day's work = 5 + 10 = 1 + 1 = 1 70 140 14 14 7 5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7 days.