Model 1 Basics on Time & Work Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

Work done by (A + B) in 1 day = $1/30$

Work done by (B + C) in 1 day = $1/20$

Work done by (C + A) in 1 day = $1/15$

On adding,

Work done by 2 (A +B + C) in 1 day

= $1/30 + 1/20 + 1/15 = {2 + 3 + 4}/60$

= $9/60 = 3/20$

Work done by (A + B + C) in 1 day = $3/40$

(A + B + C) will do the work in $40/3 = 13{1}/3$ days

Using Rule 5,

Time taken = ${2 × 30 × 20 × 15}/{30 × 20 + 20 × 15 + 15 × 30}$

= $18000/{600 + 300 + 450}$

= $18000/1350 = 13{1}/3$ days

Answer: (c)

(A+B)’s 1 day’s work = $1/10$

(B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/12$

(C + A)’s 1 day’s work = $1/15$

On adding all three,

2(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/10 + 1/12 + 1/15$

= ${6 + 5 + 4}/60 = 15/60 = 1/44$

(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/8$

A’s 1 day’s work = $1/8 - 1/12$

= ${3 - 2}/24 = 1/24$

A will complete the work in 24 days.

Using Rule 19,

A alone can do in = ${2 × x × y × z}/{xy + yz - zx}$

= ${2 × 10 × 12 × 15}/{10 × 12 + 12 × 15 - 15 × 10}$

= $3600/{120 + 180 - 150}$

= $3600/150$ = 24 days

Answer: (b)

A’s 1 day’s work = $1/24$

B’s 1 day’s work = $1/6$

C’s 1 day’s work = $1/12$

(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work

=$1/24 + 1/6 + 1/12 = {1 + 4 + 2}/24 = 7/24$

The work will be completed by them in $24/7$ i.e., 3$3/7$ days

Time taken = ${24 × 6 × 12}/{24 × 6 + 6 × 12 + 24 × 12}$

= $1728/{144 + 72 + 288}$

= $1728/504 = 24/7 = 3{3}/7$ days

Answer: (b)

(A+B)’s 1 day’s work = $1/72$,

(B+C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/120$,

(C+A)’s 1 day’s work = $1/90$

On adding all three

2 (A + B + C)'s 1 days work = $1/72 + 1/120 + 1/90$

= ${5 + 3 + 4}/360 = 1/30$

(A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/60$

(A+B+C) will do the work in 60 days.

Using Rule 5,

Time taken = ${2 × 72 × 120 × 90}/{72 × 120 + 120 × 90 + 72 × 90}$

= $1555200/{8640 + 10800 + 6480}$

= $1555200/25920$ = 60 days

Answer: (d)

(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = $1/18$

(B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/9$

(A + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/12$

Adding all the above three,

2 (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/18 + 1/9 + 1/12$

= ${2 + 4 + 3}/36 = 9/36 = 1/4$

(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work = $1/8$

B’s 1 day’s work = (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work - (A + C)’s 1 day’s work

= $1/8 - 1/12 = {3 - 2}/24 = 1/24$

Hence, B alone can do the work in 24 days.

Using Rule 19,

B alone can do in = ${2 × 18 × 9 × 12}/{-18 × 9 + 12 × 9 + 12 × 18}$

= ${36 × 108}/{-162 + 108 + 216} = {36 × 108}/162$ = 24 days