Model 5  Split & Fraction of work Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26 [SSC CHSL 2012]

A alone can do a piece of work in 20 days and B alone in 30 days. They begin to work together. They will finish half of the work in :

a) 9 days

b) 8 days

c) 6 days

d) 12 days

Question : 27 [SSC CGL Prelim 2008]

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 : 28 [SSC CHSL 2015]

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 : 29 [SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI 2014]

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 : 30 [SSC CPO SI 2016]

A and B work together to complete the rest of a job in 7 days. However, $37/100$ of the job was already done. Also, the work done by A in 5 days is equal to the work done by B in 4 days. How many days would be required by the fastest worker to complete the entire work?

a) 25

b) 20

c) 10

d) 30