Model 5  Split & Fraction of work Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

If 28 men complete $7/8$ of a piece of work in a week, then the number of men, who must be engaged to get the remaining work completed in another week, is

a) 6

b) 5

c) 3

d) 4

Question : 2

A contractor was engaged to construct a road in 16 days. After working for 12 days with 20 labours it was found that only $5/8$th of the road had been constructed. To complete the work in stipulated time the number of extra labours required is :

a) 10

b) 18

c) 16

d) 12

Question : 3

A can do $7/8$ of work in 28 days, B can do $5/6$ of the same work in 20 days. The number of days they will take to complete if they do it together is

a) 17$3/5$ days

b) 15$3/7$ days

c) 13$5/7$ days

d) 14$5/7$ days

Question : 4

A can complete a work in 6 days while B can complete the same work in 12 days. If they work together and complete it, the portion of the work done by A is

a) $2/3$

b) $1/3$

c) $1/2$

d) $1/4$

Question : 5

A company employed 200 workers to complete a certain work in 150 days. If only one fourth of the work has been done in 50 days, then in order to complete the whole work in time, the number of additional workers to be employed was

a) 300

b) 100

c) 200

d) 600

Question : 6

A does $7/10$ part of work in 15 days. After that he completes the remaining work in 4 days with the help of B. In how many days will A and B together do the same work ?

a) 12$2/3$ days

b) 10$1/3$ days

c) 8$1/4$ days

d) 13$1/3$ days