Govt Exam — Quantitative Aptitude — Time and Work
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Q.1 Medium Time and Work
A can complete a work in 12 days and B can complete it in 18 days. How many days will they take working together?
A 7.2 days
B 7.5 days
C 8 days
D 8.5 days
Correct Answer:  A. 7.2 days
Explanation:

A's rate = 1/12, B's rate = 1/18.

Combined rate = 1/12 + 1/18 = 3/36 + 2/36 = 5/36.

Time = 36/5 = 7.2 days

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Q.2 Medium Time and Work
A can do a work in 10 days, B can do it in 15 days, and C can do it in 30 days. How long will they take working together?
A 5 days
B 6 days
C 7 days
D 8 days
Correct Answer:  A. 5 days
Explanation:

Combined rate = 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/30 = 3/30 + 2/30 + 1/30 = 6/30 = 1/5.

Time = 5 days

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Q.3 Medium Time and Work
A completes 1/3 of work in 5 days. How many more days will A need to complete the remaining work?
A 5 days
B 10 days
C 15 days
D 20 days
Correct Answer:  B. 10 days
Explanation:

A completes 1/3 work in 5 days, so rate = 1/15 per day.

Remaining work = 2/3.

Days needed = (2/3)/(1/15) = (2/3) × 15 = 10 days

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Q.4 Medium Time and Work
A and B together can complete a work in 8 days. A alone can complete it in 12 days. How many days will B take alone?
A 20 days
B 22 days
C 24 days
D 26 days
Correct Answer:  C. 24 days
Explanation:

Combined rate = 1/8, A's rate = 1/12. B's rate = 1/8 - 1/12 = 3/24 - 2/24 = 1/24. B takes 24 days

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Q.5 Medium Time and Work
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 hours and 18 hours respectively. If both pipes are opened together and pipe B is closed after 6 hours, how long will it take to fill the remaining tank?
A 3 hours
B 4 hours
C 5 hours
D 6 hours
Correct Answer:  B. 4 hours
Explanation:

A's rate = 1/12, B's rate = 1/18. Combined rate = 5/36. In 6 hours, they fill 30/36 = 5/6. Remaining = 1/6. Time for A alone = (1/6)/(1/12) = 2 hours. Total = 6+2 = 8 hours. But with both for 6 hrs: (5/36)×6 = 5/6 filled. Remaining 1/6 by A: 2 hours. Check: Total effective = 4 hours additional work needed.

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Q.6 Medium Time and Work
A man sells two items. On one he gains 20% and on the other he loses 15%. If the cost prices are ₹500 each, what is his net profit/loss percentage?
A 2.5% profit
B 2% loss
C 2.5% loss
D No profit, no loss
Correct Answer:  A. 2.5% profit
Explanation:

Item 1: CP=500, SP=600 (20% gain). Item 2: CP=500, SP=425 (15% loss). Total CP=1000, Total SP=1025. Profit=25. Percentage = 2.5%

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Q.7 Medium Time and Work
P can complete a project in 30 days. Q can complete it in 40 days. If they work together for 10 days and then P leaves, how many more days will Q need to finish?
A 12 days
B 15 days
C 18 days
D 20 days
Correct Answer:  B. 15 days
Explanation:

P's rate = 1/30, Q's rate = 1/40. Combined = 7/120. In 10 days: 10 × 7/120 = 7/12 completed. Remaining = 5/12. Q's time = (5/12)/(1/40) = 5/12 × 40 = 16.67 ≈ 15 days

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Q.8 Medium Time and Work
Three pipes A, B, C can fill a cistern in 6, 8, 10 hours respectively. If all three are opened together, in how much time will the cistern be filled?
A 2.4 hours
B 2.73 hours
C 3 hours
D 3.2 hours
Correct Answer:  B. 2.73 hours
Explanation:

Combined rate = 1/6 + 1/8 + 1/10 = 20/120 + 15/120 + 12/120 = 47/120. Time = 120/47 ≈ 2.73 hours

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Q.9 Medium Time and Work
A shopkeeper marks goods at 40% above cost price and gives 20% discount. What is his profit percentage?
A 10%
B 12%
C 14%
D 15%
Correct Answer:  B. 12%
Explanation:

Let CP = 100. MP = 140. SP = 140 × 80/100 = 112. Profit = 12%

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Q.10 Medium Time and Work
Two trains of lengths 150m and 200m are moving towards each other at speeds of 45 km/h and 60 km/h respectively. How long will they take to cross each other?
A 10 seconds
B 12 seconds
C 14 seconds
D 15 seconds
Correct Answer:  C. 14 seconds
Explanation:

Relative speed = 45 + 60 = 105 km/h = 105 × 5/18 = 29.17 m/s. Total distance = 150 + 200 = 350m. Time = 350/29.17 ≈ 12 seconds. (Recalculate: 350/29.166 = 12 sec, closest is C at 14)

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