TIME

AND
WORK-2
TYPE 5
1. A can do a work in 12 days and B in 16 days. If both
of them work together to do the work and get ₹
2100, find the share of each.
A. 800, 1700
B. 900, 1200
C. 1200, 900
D. None of these
2. A, B and C undertake to do a job for ₹ 1110. A can
do the job in 12 days, B in 15 days and C in 18 days.
What does C get?

A. ₹ 300
B. ₹ 275
C. ₹ 335
D. ₹ 339
3. Ravi, Ramesh and Suresh can work together for Rs.
1680. If Ravi and Ramesh together do 9/16 of the
work, then the share (in Rs.) of Suresh should be:
A. 825
B. 945
C. 975
D. 735
4. Amit can do a work in 15 days. Amit and Vinay
together can do the same work in 10 days. If they are
paid Rs. 1500 for the work, how should the money (in
Rs.) be divided between them?
A. 700, 800
B. 1000, 500
C. 1100, 400
D. 1300, 200
5. A man and a boy received ₹ 800 as wages for 5 days
for the work they did together. The man’s efficiency in
the work was three times that of the boy. What are the
daily wages of the boy?
A. ₹ 76
B. ₹ 56
C. ₹ 44
D. ₹ 40
6. A man and a boy received ₹ 1400 as wages for 10
days for the work they did together. The man's
efficiency in the work was six times that of the boy.
What is the daily wages of the boy?

A. ₹ 10
B. ₹ 15
C. ₹ 20
D. ₹ 30
7. 2 men and 1 woman can complete a piece of work in
14 days while 4 women and 2 men can do the same
work in 8 days. If a man gets ₹ 60 per day, what should
be the wages per day of a woman?

A. ₹ 30
B. ₹ 35
C. ₹ 40
D. ₹ 50
8. A, B and C contract to do a work for ₹ 4200. A can
do the work in 6 days, B in 10 days and C in 12 days. If
they work together to do die work, what is the share of
each?

A. 2000, 1200, 1000

B. 1000, 1200, 2000
C. 1000, 2000, 1200
D. 2000, 1200, 1000
9. A can do a work in 20 days. After 5 days he is joined
by B and they together finish the work in next 10 days.
If the total amount paid for the work is ₹ 1600, find the
share of B.

A. ₹ 375
B. ₹ 387
C. ₹ 400
D. None of these
10. Sonu and Monu together can build a wall in 6 days, while
Monu and Mohan together can build the same wall in 12 days.
Sonu and Monu work together for 5 days after which they
both fall ill. The remaining work is completed by Mohan in
10 days. The total payment for the work done is 3,600 which is
to be divided among three persons. What will be Sonu’s share
out of the total payment?
A. Rs. 1500
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 1200
D. Rs. 1800
11. 3 persons undertake to complete a piece of work for
$1,200. The first person can complete the work in 8
days, second person in 12 days and third person in 16
days. They complete the work with the help of a
fourth person in 3 days. What does the fourth person
get?
A. $180
B. $200
C. $225
D. $250
12. A, B and C undertake to complete a piece of work
for ₹ 2574. A works for 8 days, B for 9 days and C for 12
days to complete the work. If their daily wages are in
the ratio of 3 : 5 : 4, what does C get?
A. ₹ 987
B. ₹ 1056
C. ₹ 1100
D. None
13. A and B undertake to do a work together for ₹ 600.
A alone can do it in 15 days and B in 20 days. But with
the assistance of C they finish it in 5 days. How is the
money to be divided among them?
A, B, C
A. 200, 200, 200
B. 200, 250, 150
C. 200, 150, 250
D. 150, 200, 250
14. A alone can finish a work in 2 days, while B alone
can finish it in 3 days. if they work together to finish
it, them out of total wages of ₹ 6000, what will be the
20% of A's share?
A. ₹ 720
B. ₹ 350
C. ₹ 820
D. ₹ 420
15. A and B undertake a project worth ₹36,000. A alone
can do the work in 25 days. They worked together for 5
days. For the next five days, B worked alone. After that, A
substituted B and completed the remaining work in 5
days. The share of A in the earnings is:

A. ₹ 14,400
B. ₹ 21,600
C. ₹ 12,600
D. ₹ 21,400
 Answers
1. C 6. C 11. C

2. A 7. C 12. B

3. D 8. A 13. C

4. B 9. C 14. A

5. D 10. D 15. A
PIPE AND CISTERNS
1. P can fill a tank in 5 hours. Q can fill the same tank
in 10 hours. R can empty the same tank in 20 hours.
How much time will all the three take together to
fill the tank?

A. 8 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 10 hours
D. 4 hours
2. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 45 and 30 h,
respectively. If both the pipes are opened in an empty
tank, then how much time will they take to fill the
tank?
A. 20 h
B. 24 h
C. 18 h
D. 15 h
3. Pipe P1 can fill a cistern in 10 h and pipe P2 can
empty it in 20 h. If both the pipes are opened
simultaneously, then how long will it take to fill the
cistern?
A. 5h
B. 20 h
C. 8h
D. 12 h
 4. A tap can fill a tank in 4 hours. Another tap can fill
the same tank in 6 hours. If both the taps are opened at
the same time, then in how much time will the empty
tank be filled completely ?
A. 2 hours
B. 3 hours
C. 2 hours 30 minutes
D. 2 hours 24 minutes
5. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 45 minutes. If
pipe A can fill an empty tank in 1 hour, then in how
long will it take pipe B to fill the empty tank?
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours
6. An electric pump can fill a tank in 3 h. Because of a
leak in the tank, it took 3 ½ h to fill the tank. If the
tank is full, then how much time will the leak take to
empty it?

A. 21 h
B. 20 h
C. 19 h
D. 22 h
7. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours.
Because of a leak, it took 2 ⅓ hours to fill the tank.
The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

A. 4 ⅓ hours
B. 7 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 14 hours
8. A tank can be filled by pipe A in 2 hours and pipe B
in 6 hours. At 10 A.M. pipe A was opened. At what
time will the tank be filled if pipe B is opened at 11
A.M.?
A. 12:45 A.M.
B. 5 P.M.
C. 11:45 A.M.
D. 12 P.M.
9. A tank can be filled by pipe A in 5 hours and
emptied by pipe B in 8 hours. How much time time
will it take for the tank to be half filled?

A. 3⅓
B. 12 ⅓
C. 5⅓
D. 6⅔
10. A cistern can be filled by pipes A and B in 6 h and 4
h, respectively. When full, the cistern can be emptied
by pipe C in 8 h. If all the pipes were turned on, then in
how many hours will the cistern be filled?
A. 3 1/7 h
B. 3 2/7 h
C. 3 3/7 h
D. 3 4/7 h
11. A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 and 15 h,
respectively. There is also a waste pipe in the cistern
that can empty the cistern in x h. When all the three
pipes are opened, then the empty cistern is full in 20 h.
Find the value of x.
A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 7
12. (¼)th part of a tank can be filled in 3 hours by pipe
A and (⅓)rd of the same tank can be filled in 2 hours
by pipe B. How long would it take for the tank to be
filled if both the pipes are kept open?
A. 5 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 2 ½ hours
D. 2 hours
13. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours
respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the
three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be
filled in:
A. 1 13/17 hours
B. 2 8/11 hours
C. 3 9/11 hours
D. 4 1/2 hours
14. Two pipes A and B and a drain pipe C working
together can fill a tank in 60 h. If pipe A can fill the
empty tank in 36 h and pipe B in 45 h separately, then
in how much time pipe C working alone can drain all
the water from full tank.
A. 20 h
B. 15 h
C. 30 h
D. 40 h
15. A tank is filled by two taps. The first tap can fill the
tank completely in 45 min and the second tap can
empty the full tank in 1 h. If both the taps are opened
alternately for 1 min, then in how many hours the
empty tank will be filled completely?

A. 2 h 55 min
B. 3 h 40 min
C. 4 h 48 min
D. 5 h 53 min
16. Two pipes P and Q fill a cistern in 12 and 15 min,
respectively. If both are opened together and at the end
of 3 min, the first is closed. How much longer will the
cistern take to fill?

A. 8 ¼ min
B. 8 ¾ min
C. 5 min
D. 8 ½ min
17. Two pipes A and B fill a tank in 6 h and 4 h
respectively. If both are opened alternatively every hour
and pipe A is opened first, then how much time it will
take to fill the tank?
A. 4½h
B. 5h
C. 5½h
D. 6h
18. Three pipes A B, and C together can fill a tank in 6
h. After working together for 2 h, C is closed then A
and B can fill the remaining part in 7 h. The number
of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
19. Three pipes A B, and C can fill a tank in 30 min, 20
min and 10 min, respectively. When the tank is empty,
all the three pipes are opened. If A B, and C discharge
chemical solutions P Q, and R respectively, then the
part of solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 min
is
A. 8/11
B. 5/11
C. 6/11
D. 7/11
20. Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and
24 min, respectively and a third pipe C can empty it at
the rate of 3 gallons per min. If A B, and C together
can fill the tank in 15 min, the capacity (in gallons) of
the tank is
A. 180
B. 150
C. 120
D. 60
 Answers
1. D 6. A 11. A 16. A

2. C 7. D 12. B 17. B

3. B 8. C 13. C 18. C

4. D 9. D 14. C 19. C

5. C 10. C 15. D 20. C