Model 7 Working with individual wages Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2013]

A man undertakes to do a certain work in 150 days. He employs 200 men. He finds that only a quarter of the work is done in 50 days. The number of additional men that should be appointed so that the whole work will be finished in time is :

a) 50

b) 125

c) 75

d) 100

Question : 27 [SSC MTS 2013]

A contractor undertook to finish a work in 92 days and employed 110 men. After 48 days, he found that he had already done $3/5$ part of the work, the number of men he can withdraw so that the work may still be finished in time is :

a) 30

b) 35

c) 45

d) 40

Question : 28 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2013]

One man, 3 women and 4 boys can do a piece of work in 96 hours, 2 men and 8 boys can do it in 80 hours, 2 men and 3 women can do it in 120 hours. 5 men and 12 boys can do it in

a) 44 hours

b) 43$7/11$ hours

c) 39$1/11$ hours

d) 42$7/11$ hours

Question : 29 [SSC CHSL 2012]

30 men can repair a road in 18 days. They are joined by 6 more workers. Now the road can be repaired in

a) 17 days

b) 16 days

c) 14 days

d) 15 days

Question : 30 [SSC CGL Prelim 2008]

If p men working p hours per day for p days produce p units of work, then the units of work produced by n men working n hours a day for n days is

a) $n^3/p^2$

b) $n^2/p^2$

c) $p^2/n^2$

d) $p^3/n^2$