TIME AND WORK
1. A can complete a task in 10 days, and B can complete the same task in 15 days. How many
days will they take to complete the task together?
a) 5 days
b) 6 days
c) 8 days
d) 10 days
2. A can complete a piece of work in 12 days, and B can do the same work in 8 days. How many
days will they take if they work together?
a) 4.8 days
b) 5 days
c) 6 days
d) 7.2 days
3. A and B together can complete a job in 6 days. A alone can complete the job in 10 days. How
many days will B take to complete the job alone?
a) 12 days
b) 15 days
c) 20 days
d) 30 days
4. If 4 men can complete a work in 12 days, how many days will 6 men take to complete the
same work?
a) 6 days
b) 8 days
c) 9 days
d) 10 days
5. A contractor employs 10 workers to complete a task in 20 days. If he hires 5 more workers,
in how many days will the task be completed?
a) 10 days
b) 12 days
c) 13⅓ days
d) 15 days
6. A does a job in 8 days, B does it in 12 days. If they work on alternate days starting with A,
how many days will it take to complete the job?
a) 9 days
b) 9.2 days
c) 10 days
d) 10.4 days
7. If 3 men or 5 women can complete a work in 12 days, how many days will 6 men and 10
women take to complete the same work?
a) 3 days
b) 4 days
c) 5 days
d) 6 days
8. A group of 4 workers can complete a work in 16 days. After 4 days, 2 more workers join. In
how many more days will the remaining work be completed?
a) 8 days
b) 10 days
c) 12 days
d) 14 days
9. A pump can fill a tank in 12 hours, but due to a leak, it takes 15 hours. How long will the leak
alone take to empty the full tank?
a) 30 hours
b) 40 hours
c) 45 hours
d) 60 hours
10. A does 60% of a work in 9 days. He then leaves, and B finishes the remaining work in 6
days. In how many days can B alone complete the entire work?
a) 15 days
b) 18 days
c) 20 days
d) 24 days
11. A and B together can complete a work in 15 days, while B and C together can complete the
same work in 12 days. If A alone takes 30 days to complete the work, how many days will C
alone take?
a) 20 days
b) 24 days
c) 30 days
d) 40 days
12. A and B can do a work in 18 days, B and C in 24 days, and C and A in 36 days. In how
many days can A, B, and C together complete the work?
a) 12 days
b) 16 days
c) 18 days
d) 24 days
13. A, B, and C can do a work in 10, 20, and 30 days, respectively. They start working together,
but A leaves after 2 days. In how many days will the remaining work be completed?
a) 4 days
b) 5 days
c) 6 days
d) 7 days
14. A certain number of men can complete a work in 45 days. If there were 5 more men, the
work would have been completed in 9 days less. Find the original number of men.
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
15. A and B together can finish a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 9 days. In how many days
can B alone complete half of the same work?
a) 2 days
b) 3 days
c) 4 days
d) 6 days
16. A group of 5 workers can complete a task in 20 days. After 5 days, 3 more workers join.
How many total days will it take to complete the work?
a) 12 days
b) 14 days
c) 15 days
d) 16 days
17. A tank has 2 inlet pipes, A and B, which can fill the tank in 12 and 16 hours, respectively,
and a drain pipe C which can empty it in 24 hours. If all three are opened together, how long
will it take to fill the tank?
a) 8 hours
b) 10 hours
c) 12 hours
d) 14 hours
18. A and B can complete a work in 10 and 15 days, respectively. They start together, but A
leaves after 4 days. In how many more days will B complete the remaining work?
a) 4 days
b) 5 days
c) 6 days
d) 7 days
19. A does half of a work in 8 days, and B does one-third of the same work in 6 days. If both
work together, how many days will they take to complete the entire work?
a) 6 days
b) 7.5 days
c) 8 days
d) 9 days
20. 20 men can do a piece of work in 25 days. After 10 days, 5 men leave the work. In how
many days will the remaining work be completed?
a) 12 days
b) 13 days
c) 14 days
d) 15 days
