work and tap problems

Muhammad Jawad
Abid
If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day

work=1/n

If A's 1 day's work=1/n, then A can finish the work in n

days.

If A can do a piece of work in 4 days, then A's 1 day's work=1/4.

If A's 1 day’s work=1/5, then A can finish the work in 5 days

A can do a bit of work in 8 days, which B alone can do in

10 days in how long both cooperating can do it?

A's 1-day work= 1/8,

B`s 1-day work = 1/10

∴ (A+B) 1-day work = (1/8+1/10) = 9/40

Both cooperating can complete it in 40/9 days.

A and B together can dive a trench in 12 days, which an

alone can dive in 30 days. In how long B alone can burrow

it?

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(A+B)'s 1-day work = 1/12,

A's 1-day work =1/30

∴ B's 1-day work = (1/12-1/30) = 3/60 = 1/20

Henceforth, B alone can dive the trench in 20 days.

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1. If 9 men working 6 hours a day can do a work in 88
days. Then 6 men Working 8 hours a day can do it in how
many days?
Solution:
Let the required number of days be d
Less men, more days (indirect proportion)
More hours, less days (indirect proportion)
6 * 8 * d = 9 * 6 * 88
d = 9 * 6 * 88 / 6 * 8 So d = 99

2. If 34 men completed 2/5th of a work in 8 days working

9 hours a day. How many more man should be engaged to
finish the rest of the work in 6 days working 9 hours a
day?
Solution:
More men = more work and less men = less work i.e men(m)
are directly proportional to work(w) completed.
More men = less days and less men = more days i.e men(m)
are inversely proportional to days(d) required to complete the
work.
Work efficiency of 34 men in 8 days working 9 hours a day
is 2/5th

∴ By direct proportionality,
Remaining work = 1− 2/5=3/5

Man Day (Hours Work

remain same)
34 8 2/5

D 6 3/5

∴D=68
D/34 = [8/6 * (3/5) ÷ (2/5)]

Hence extra men required = 68−34=34men

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3. If 5 women or 8 girls can do a work in 84 days. In how
many days can 10 women and 5 girls can do the same
work?
4. Solution:
Given that 5 women is equal to 8 girls to complete a work so, 10
women=16 girls.
Therefore, 10 women +5girls=16girls+5girls=21girls. 8 girls can
do a work in 84 days Then 21 girls= (8 * 84/21) =32days.
Therefore 10 women and 5 girls can work in 32 days

5. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same

work in half the time taken by A. Then, working together,
what part of the same work they can finish in a day?
Solution:
A's 1-day work = 1/18
B's 1-day work = 1/9 [because B take half time than A
(A+B)'s one-day work = [(1/8) +(1/9)] = 1/6

6. A is twice as good a workman as B and together they

finish a piece of work in 18/14 days. In how many days will
A alone finish the work.
Solution:
(A's 1 day's work): (B's 1 day's work) =2:1
(A+B)'s 1 day's work =1/18
A's 1 day's work = [(1 /18) * (2 / 3)] = 1 /27
Hence, A alone can finish the work in 27 days.

7. A can do a certain work in 12 days. B is 60% more

efficient than A. How many days does B alone take to do
the same job?
Solution:
So, A's one day’s work is equal to 1/12
‘B’ is 60% more efficient than ‘A'
So, B can do 60% more work than what A do in one day.

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B's one-day work is equal to 1/12+60%(1/12)

⇒ (5 + 3)/60= 8/60 ⇒ 1/7.5

i.e. 1/12+1/20 taking LCM of 12 and 20, which is 60

B's one-day work is 1/7.5

So B can do the same work in 7.5 days or 7 days and 12 hours.
2nd Method
A's 1 days' work=1/12
B's 1 days' work = 1.6/12 =16/120 =2 /15
B shall complete the work in 15/2 days 7 ½ days

8. A can do a piece of work in 7 days of 9 hours each and

B alone can do it in 6 days of 7 hours each. How long will
they take to do it working together 8 2/5 hours a day?
Solution:
A can complete the work in (7 * 9) = 63 hours.
B can complete the work in (6 * 7) = 42 hours.
A’s 1 hour's work = (1/63) and B's 1 hour's work = (1/42)
(A + B)'s 1 hour's work = (1/63) +(1/42) = (5/126)
Both will finish the work in (126/5) hrs.
Number of days. of (42/5) hrs each = (126 * 5)/(5 * 42)=3 days.

9. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much

time as C to finish a piece of work. Working together they
can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in?
Solution:
Let A Take D days to finish the work.
Or A can do 1/D work in a day.
A takes twice as much as B, so B takes half as much as A
i.e, B takes D/2 days to finish the work
Or B can do 2/D work in a day.
A takes thrice as much as C, so C takes one third as A
i.e, C takes D/3 days to finish the work.
Or C can do 3/D work in a day.
Working together,

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⇒ 6/D work in a day
They can do 1/D + 2/D + 3/D work in a day.

And to complete the work they need 1/(6/D) = D/6 days

But it is given as 2 days.
So, D/6 = 2
And D = 12
B Alone can do the work in D/2 days = 6 days
2nd method
Suppose A, B and C takes T, T/2, t/3 days respectively to finish the

⇒ [ 1/T + 2 / T + 3 / T] = 1 / 2
work.

⇒T=6×2
⇒T=12

⇒ 12/2 = 6 Days.
Time taken by B

10. W can do ¼ of a work in 10 days, Y can do 40% of

work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of work in 13 days. Who
will complete the work first?
Work by W =10 * 4 = 40 = 40 days
Time taken to complete the work by Y = (40 * 100)/40 = 100
days.
Time taken to complete the work by Z = 13 * 3 = 39 days
Hence, Z will complete the work first.

11. A and B undertake to do a piece of work for Rs 600.A

alone can do it in 6 days while B alone can do it in 8 days.
With the help of C, they can finish it in 3 days, Find the
share of each?
A = 600/6 = 100 (Earning of A/per day)
B = 600/8 = 75 (Earning of B/per day)
So including the condition of C,
(A + B + C )= 600/3
(100 + 75 + C) = 600/3

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C = 200 - 175
C = 25
For 3 days’ work,
Share of A = 3*100 = Rs 300.
Share of B = 3*75 = Rs 225.
Share of C = 3*25 = Rs 75.
2nd Method
A's work in 1 day = 1/6
B's work in 1 day = 1/8
Combined work of A and B in 1 day = 1/6 + 1/8 = 7/24
According to the question, A, B and C together finished the work
in 3 days
A's work in 1 day + B's work in 1 day + C's work in 1 day = 1/3
C's work in 1 day = 1/3-7/24 = 1/24
So, C can finish the work in 24 days
C's share = (1/24) * 3 * 600 = Rs.75 (C has worked for 3 days)

12. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works at it for

10 days & then B alone finishes the remaining work in 42
days. In how much time will A and B, working together,
finish the work?
Time taken by A to complete the whole work = 80 days.
Amount of work done by A in 1 day = 1/80
Amount of work done by A in 10 days = 10/80 =1/8
Amount of work left for B = 1 - 1/8 = 7/8
Calculations for B worker:
Time taken by B to complete 7/8th of the work = 42 days
Time taken by B to complete the whole work = (42 * 8)/7= 48
days
Amount of work completed by B in 1 day = 1/48
Calculation for time taken by A + B= [(1/48) + (1/80)]
=8/240=1/30
30 days

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13. P, Q and R are three typists who working
simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours In one
hour , R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can
type more than P. During a period of five hours, R can
type as many pages as P can during seven hours. How
many pages does each of them type per hour?
Let the number of pages typed in one hour be p, q, r.
In one-hour P + Q + R = 216 / 4
So P + Q + R = 54 -----------(1)
Now in one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can
type more than P.
So R – Q = Q – P
2 Q = P + R-------------(2)
In 5 hours, R can type as many pages as P can during 7 hours.
7 P = 5 R-------------(3)
Using 2 in 1 we get
3 Q = 54
Q = 18
Now putting the value in 2 we get
P + R = 36
From eqn 3 and 4 we get
P + 7 P / 5 = 36
P = 15
From eqn 4 we get
R = 36 – 15
R = 21

14. Abid and Javaid are working on an assignment. Abid

takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer, while
Javaid takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will
they take, working together on two different computers to
type an assignment of 110 pages?
Number of pages typed by Ronald in 1 hour = 32/6=16/3
Number of pages typed by Elan in 1 hour = 40/5=8

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Number of pages typed by both in 1 hour = 16/3 + 8 = 40/3
Time taken by both to type 110 pages =
Hours pages
1 40/3
H 110
H = [110/(40/3)] =495 min

15. Two workers A and B are engaged to do a work. A

working alone takes 8 hours more to complete the job
than if both working together. If B worked alone, he would
need 4 1/2 hours more to compete the job than they both
working together. What time would they take to do the
work together?
Let both are complete the work in T hour.
A complete the work in T+ 8 hour
B complete the work in T+ 9/2 hour
1/(T+8) + 1/(T+9/2) = 1/T
solve the equation =2T2=72
T2=36⇒ T=6.
so both can complete the work together in 6 days.

16. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days,

C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will
complete the work in how many days?
A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days.
In 1 day, (A+B) can do 1/12th of the work.
B and C can do a piece of work in 15 days.
In 1 day, (B+C) can do 1/15th of the work.
A and C can do a piece of work in 20 days.
In 1 day, (A+C) can do 1/20th of the work.
Now, if we add on the work done by (A+B), (B+C) and (A+C), we
will get the work done by (A+B+C) collectively in 1 day.
Therefore,
(A+B) + (B+C) + (A+C) = 1/12 + 1/15 + 1/20

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2 (A+B+C) = 12/60
On simplification, we get
(A+B+C) = 1/10
It means that,
In 1 day, (A+B+C) together can do 1/10th of the work.

17. A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the

same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6
days. A and C together will do it in how many days?
A+ B = 1/8
B + C = 1/12
A+B+C = 1/6
Put A+ B value in third equation find C
C = 1/24
Then put B + C value in third equation find A
A=1/12
(A + C) = [(2 + 1)/24)] = 1/8 =8
So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days.

18. A can do a certain work in the same time in which B

and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in
10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in
how many days?
A=B+C and A+B=1/10
C=1/50
A+B+C=6/50
2*(B+C) =6/50
B+C=3/50
B=2/50
B completes it in 25 days
2nd method
1
(A + B)'s 1 day's work
= 1
0
C's 1 day's work 1
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 = 50
1 1 6 3
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work
= 1 + 50 = 50 = 2 . .... (i)
0 5
A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .... (ii)
3
From (i) and (ii), we get: 2 * (A's 1 day's work) = 2
5
3
A's 1 day's work = .
50
1 3 2 1
B's 1 day's work 1 - 50 = 50 = 2 .
0 5
So, B alone could do the work in 25 days.

19. 45 men can complete a work in 16 days. Si*/four days

after they started working,30 more men joined them. How
many days will they now take to complete the remaining
work?
Let the remaining work will finish in D days
45 * 16 = [(45 * 4) + (45 + 36) * D]
540/81 =D
D = 20/3

20. A is 50% as efficient as B. C does half the work done

by A&B together. If C alone does the work n 40 days, then

C does half work of A & B ⇒ C = (A+B)/ 2

A, B and C together can do the work in:

Work done by C in a day is= [1/((A+B)/ 2)]

Work done by C in a day is 1/40
1/40 = 2/(A+B)
2/40 = 1/A+B
1/A+B = 1/20
So A & B together take 20 days to complete a work
Now A, B & C together take
1/A + 1/B +1/C
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= 1/20 + 1/40= 3/40
= 40/3 days
= 13.33 days
2nd method
A = 50% more efficient than B
C = 1/2 of work done by A and B together
C alone can do the work in = 40 days

(A's one day's work): (B's one day's work) =150: 100 ⇒3:2
Calculation:

Let A's one day's work be 3w and B's one day's work be 2w.

5w/2 = 1/40 ⇒w= (1/40 * 2/5 )

According to the question C's one day's work = (3w+2w)/2 =

⇒w=1/100 A's one day's work be 3/100 and B's one day's work
be 1/50. ⇒ (A+B+C)'s one day's work: 3/100+1/50+ 1/40
⇒ 15/200 3/40 = (A + B + C)'s one-day work A, B, C can complete
the whole work in 40/3 days.

21. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same

work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. In
how many days A alone can finish the remaining work?
1 2
B's 10 day's work *
= 1 10 = 3.
5
1 2 1
Remaining work = = .
- 3 3
1
Now, 1 work is done by A in 1 day.
8
1 18 1 =6
work is done by A in
3 * 3 days.
B's one day work = 6 units
B's 10 days’ work = 6×10=60units .
Work left = 90−60=3090−60=30 units
A does=30/5=6days

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22. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12
days. B&C start the work but are forced to leave after 3
days. The remaining work done by A in:
(B+ C)'s 1 day's work = [ 1/ 9 + 1 / 12] =7 / 36
Work done by B and C in 3 days = [ 7 / 36 * 3] = 7/12
Remaining work = [1 - 7 / 12] = 5 / 12
Now 1/ 24 work is done by A in 1 day.
So,5 /12 work is done by A in [24 * 5 / 2] = 10 days
2nd method
As A and B can finish the work in 12 days’ time,
Hence (A + B)’s one day’s work = 1/12;
similarly
(B + C)’s one day’s work = 1/16
Now,
A’s 5 days’ work + B’s 7 days’ work + C’s 13 days’ work = 1
A’s 5 days’ work + B’s 5 days’ work + B’s 2 days’ work + C’s 2
days’ work + C’s 11 days’ work = 1
Or {(A + B)’s 5 days’ work} + {(B + C)’s 2 days’ work} + C’s 11
days’ work = 1
i.e. 5/12 + 2/16 + C’s 11 days’ work = 1
or C’s 11 days’ work = 1 - (5/12 + 2/16)
or C’s 11 days’ work = 1 - 13/24
or C’s 11 days’ work = 11/24
or C’s 1 day’s work = 11/24 * 1/11 = 1/24

23. W and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12

days respectively. W started the work alone and then
after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of work. How
long did the work last?
1 1
Work done by W in 4 days = *4 = .
20 5
1 1 4
Remaining work = = .
- 5 5
(W + Y)'s 1 day's work = 1 + 1 = 8 = 2 .
20 1 60 1
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 2 5
2
Now, 1 work is done by W and Y in 1 day.
5
1
So =6
4 work will be done by W and Y in 5 * 4
, days.
5 2 5
Hence, total time taken = (6 + 4) days = 10 days.

24. A does 4/5 of work in 20 days. He then calls in B and

they together finish the remaining work in 3 days. How
long B alone would take to do the whole work?
A does 4/5 of the work in 20 days, or he would take (5/4) * 20 =
25 days to do the whole work, alone.
A does (1/25) th of the work in 1 day.
A and B do (1/5)th of the work in 3 days.
Or A and B, together, do (1/15) th of the work in 1 day.
So, B alone does (1/15) - (1/25) = (25–15) / (15 * 25) = 10/375 =
2/75th of the work in a day.
Thus, B alone will do the whole work in 37.5 days.
2nd method
A can do the whole work in
20 × 5
= = 25 days
4
4 1
Remaining work = 1 - =
5 5

∴ (A + B)’s 1 day’s work

1
1
=
5
1
and A’s 1 day’s work =
25
∴ B’s 1 day’s work
= 1 -1 =5-3 =2

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 15 25 75 75

∴ B can finish the work in

7
day
5
s
2
i.e. 1
days
37 2

25. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days

respectively. They began to do the work together but A
leaves after some days and then B completed the
remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after
which A left the work was?
A's 1 days' work = 1 / 45
B's 1 days' work = 1 / 40
Suppose A left the work after D days of the start of the work.
Then, Work done by A in D days = D / 45
Work done by B in (D+23) days= (D+23) / 40

⇒ (8D+9D+207) / 360 = 1
Given, D / 45 + (D+23)/1 = 1

⇒17D=360-207 = 153
⇒D=153 / 17
= 9 days
A left after 9 days of start of work.

26. A alone can complete a work in 16 days and B alone

can complete the same in 12 days. Starting with A, they
work on alternate days. The total work will be completed
in how many days?
A can compete the work in 16 days. That means, per day, A can
do 1/16th part of the work.
Similarly, B can do 1/12th part of the work per day.
So, in 2 days, working alternately, A and B can do (1/16 + 1/12) =
(7/48) = 0.145 units of work

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In other words, to do 0.145 units of work, it took them 2 days.
So, to do 1 unit of work, it takes them 2/0.145 = 13.79 days.
Approximately 13.8 or 14 days should be the answer.

27. A,B and C can do a piece of work in 20,30 and 60 days

respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is
assisted by B and C on every third day?
1 1
A's 2 day's work = 20 * 2 = 1 .
0
1 1 1 6 1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work
20 + 30 + 60 = 60 = 1 .
=
0
1 1 1
Work done in 3 days
1 + 1 = 5.
=
0 0
1
Now, work is done in 3 days.
5
Whole work will be done in (3 * 5) = 15 days.
28. A, B, and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60
days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if
he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A does 1/20th of the work in a day while B does 1/30th and C does
1/60th of the work in a day.
So A works for 3 days and B and C work with him on the third day.
Thus in three days the work accomplished is (3/20) +(1/30)+
(1/60) = (9/60)+(2/60)+(1/60) = 12/60 or 1/5.
So in 3 days, the work completed is 1/5th, so the entire work will
be completed in [3/ (1/5)] = 15 days.

29. Seven men can complete a work in 12 days. They

started the work and after 5 days, two men left. In how
many days will the work be completed by the remaining
men?

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Seven men can complete the work in 12 days
Total Work =7 * 12= 84 parts
Up to 5 days, all of them worked together
So, work completed =5 * 7= 35 parts
Remaining work = 49 parts
As 2 men left, so there are 5 men to complete the remaining task.
So, Time Taken = 9.8 days

30. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have

worked for 6 days, 6 more men joined them. How many
days will they take to complete the remaining work?
Total work =12 * 9 =108.
Work done in 6days = 12 * 6=72
Remaining work=36.
Now 6more men joined
Total men=18.
Therefore, no of days=36/18=2days.
2nd method
1 man's 1 day work = 1/108
12 men's 6 day's work = 1/9 * 6 = 2/3
Remaining work = 1 - 2/3 = 1/3
16 men's 1 day work = 1/108 * 16 = 4/27
4/27 work is done by them in 1 day.
1/3 work is done by them in 27/4 * 1/3 = 9/4 days.

31. A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3,4

and 12 days respectively. How many boys must assist 1
man and 1 woman to complete the job in ¼ of a day?
Solution:
Work done by 1 man in 1 day = 1/3
Work done by 1 woman in 1 day = 1/4
Work done by 1 boy in 1 day = 1/12
Suppose n boys are needed to help 1 man and 1 woman to
complete the same job in 1/4 days

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Work done by n boys in 1 day = n/12 Work done in 1 day by 1
man, 1 woman and n boys = (1/3) + (1/4) + (n/12) ((1/3)+(1/4)+
(n/12)}*(1/4) = 1 (1/3)+(1/4)+(n/12)} = 4 4+3+n=48 7+n=48
n=41

32. Sixteen men can complete a work in twelve days.

Twenty-four children can complete the same work in 18
days. 12 men and 8 children started working and after
eight days three more children joined them. How many
days will they now take to complete the remaining work?

Question 16M*12=24C * 18 ⇒M/C=9/4 Total work= 16 * 9 * 12

Let’s assume Men as "M" and children as "C". So as per the

Let’s assume days required to complete remaining work = D

days. (12×9+8 * 4) * 8+(12 * 9+11 * 4) * D=16 * 9 * 12
D=608//152= 4 days.
2nd method
1 man's 1 day's work= 1 / 192 1 child's 1 day's work= 1 / 432
Work done in 8 days =8 * [12/192 + 8/432] 8[1 / 16 + 1 / 54]
=35/34
Remaining work =1-35/34 = 19 / 54
(12 men + 11 children)'s day's work = [12 /192 + 11 /432] = 19 /
216
Now, = 19 / 216 work is done by them in 1 day
19 / 54 work will be done by them in =[216/19 * 19 /54= 4 days

33. Twenty-four men can complete a work in 16 days.

Thirty- two women can complete the same work in twenty-
four days. Si*teen men and sixteen women started
working and worked for 12 days. How many more men are
to be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days?

⇒ Work that 16 men complete in 12 days = (16/24) * (12/ 16) =

24 men complete the work in 16 days

1/2 part of work in 12 days.

32 women complete the work in 24 days

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∴ Work that 16 women complete in 14 days = (16/32) * (14/24) =
7/24 part of work in (12 + 2) = 14 days.
So, the remaining part of the work which done by (sixteen men +
sixteen women) and required additional no. of men in 2 days = 1
- (1/2 + 7/24) = 1/2 - 7/24 = 5/24 (part)
Now, in 2 days 5/24 part of the work is done by (24 * 16)/ 2 * (5/

∴ Required additional no. of men = 40 - 16 =24.

24) = 40 men

2nd method
1 man's 1 days' work= 1 / (24 * 16 )
16 men's 1days' work = 16 / (24 * 16)
1 woman's 1 days' work =1 / (32 * 24 )
16 women's 1 days' work=16 / (32 * 24) = 1 / 48
12 days' work of (16 men + 16 women) = 12 (1 /24 + 1/ 48) =12
* 3 / 48 = 3 / 4
Remaining work = 1 - ¾ = 1 / 4
Now (16 men's + 16 women's) 2 days' work = 2 (1 /24 + 1/ 48) =
2 * 1 / 16 = 1 / 8
Remaining work= 1 / 4 - 1 / 8 = 1 / 8
1/384 is 1 man's 1 days' work
Hence 1 / 8 work will be done in 2 days by (384 * 1 / 8 * 1 / 2) =
24 men.
Scenerio with 16 men
We have 16 men completing the work in 15 days.
Time taken by 1 man to complete the entire work = 16 * 15 =
240 days.
Hence, part of work done by a man in 1 day = 1/240.
We have 24 children doing the work in 20 days.
Hence, time taken by 1 child to complete the entire work alone =
24 * 20 = 480 days.
Hence, part of work done by a child in a day = 1/480.
Let n be number of days taken by 8 men and 8 children to
complete the work.
We have =n * 8 * [(1/240) + (1/480)] = 1

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⇒n * 8 * (3/480) = 1.

⇒n=20 .. They will complete the work in 20 days.

n/20 = 1

34. 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days,

while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In
how many days will 10 women complete it?
Let 1 man's 1 day's work = M
and 1 woman's 1 day's work = W.
Then, 4M + 6W =1/8
and 3M + 7W =1/10
Solving the two equations, we get:
M =11/400
W =1/400
1 woman's 1 day's work =1/400
10 women's 1 day's work = (1/400) * 10) =1/40
Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days

35. One man,3 women and 4 boys can do a piece of work

in 96hrs, 2 men and 8 boys can do it in 80 hrs, 2 men & 3
women can do it in 120hr. 5Men & 12 boys can do it in?
Let 1 man's 1 hour's work=M
1 woman's 1 hour's work=N
1 boy's 1 hour's work=O
Then, M+3N+4O=1/96 (1)
2M+8O= 1/80 (2)
adding (2) & (3) and subtracting (1)
3M+4O=1/96 (4)
From (2) and (4), we get M=1/480
Substituting, we get: N=1/720 and O= 1/960
(5 men+ 12 boy)'s 1 hour's work=5/480 +12/960 =1/96 +
1/80=11/480.Therefore, 5 men and 12 boys can do the work in
480/11 or 43 (7/11) hours.

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36. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they
work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the
work that is left is :
1
A's 1 day's work
= 1 ;
5
B's 1 day's work 1
;
= 20
1 1 7
(A + B)'s 1 day's work
= 1 + 20 = 60 .
5
7 7
(A + B)'s 4 day's work = 60 * 4 = 1 .
5
7 8
1
Therefore, Remaining work = = 1.
- 1
5 5
37. A can lay railway track between two given stations in
16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of
C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the
job in:
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work 1
,
= 4
1
A's 1 day's work
= 1 ,
6
1
B's 1 day's work
= 1 .
2
1 1 1 1 7 5
C's 1 day's work = 4 - 1 + 1 = 4 - 48 = 48 .
6 2
48 = 3 days
So, C alone can do the work in
5 9 5 .

38. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60

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days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if
he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
1 1
A's 2 day's work = 20 * 2 = 1 .
0
1 1 1 6 1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work
= 20 + 30 + 60 = 60 = 1 .
0
1 1 1
Work done in 3 days
= 1 + 1 = 5.
0 0
1
Now, work is done in 3 days.
5
Whole work will be done in (3 * 5) = 15 days.
39. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone
in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With
the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How
much is to be paid to C?
1 1 1 1 7 1
C's 1 day's work
= 3 - 6 +8 =3 - 2 = 2 .
4 4
1 1 1
A's wages : B's wages : C's wages =4:3:
6 : 8 : 2
= 1.
4
1
= Rs.
C's share (for 3 days) = Rs. 3 * 2 * 3200
400.
4
40. A and B together can dive a trench in 12 days, which
an alone can dive in 30 days. In how long B alone can
burrow it?
(A+B)'s 1-day work = 1/12,

∴ B's 1-day work = (1/12 - 1/30) = 3/60 = 1/20

A's 1-day work =1/30

Henceforth, B alone can dive the trench in 20 days.

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41. A and B can do a bit of work in 12 days. B and C can
do it in 15 days while C and A can do it in 20 days. In how
long will they complete it cooperating? Additionally, in
how long can A alone do it?
(A+B)'s 1-day work = 1/12, (B+C)'s 1-day work = 1/15,
(C+A)'S 1-day work = 1/20

∴ (A+B+C) `s 1-day work = (1/2 * 1/5) = 1/10

2(A+B+C)'s 1-day work = (1/12+ 1/15+ 1/20) = 12/60 = 1/5

∴ working together they can complete the work in 10 days.

A's 1-day work = (1/10 - 1/15) = 1/30,
B`s 1-day work = (1/10 - 1/20) = 1/20

∴ A alone can take the necessary steps in 30 days.

C's 1-day work = (1/10 - 1/12) = 1/60

42. A can fabricate a divider in 30 days, while B alone can

assemble it in 40 days, if they construct it together and
get an installment of RS. 7000, what B's offer?
A's 1-day work = 1/30, B's 1-day work = 1/40,
Proportion of their shares = 1/30 : 1/40 = 4:3
B's offer = (7000 * 3/7) = Rs. 3000

43. A can do a bit of work in 10 days while B alone can do

it in 15 days. They cooperate for 5 days and whatever
remains of the work is finished by C in 2 days. On the off
chance that they get Rs. 4500 for the entire work, by what
means if they partition the cash?
(A+B)'s 5 days’ work = 5(1/10 + 1/15) = (5 * 1/6) = 5/6
Remaining work = (1 - 5/6) = 1/6
C's 2 days’ work = 1/6
(A's 5-day work): (B's 5-day work): (C's 2 days’ work)
= 5/10: 5/15: 1/6
= 15: 10:5 = 3:2:1
A's offer = (4500 * 3/6) = Rs. 2250
B's offer = (4500 * 2/6) = Rs. 1500

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C's share= (4500 * 1/6) = Rs. 750

44. A and B can do a bit of work in 12 days. B and C can

do it in 15 days and C and A can do it in 20 days. A alone
can do in:
(A+B)'s 1 day work = 1/12
(B + C) 's 1 day work = 1/15
(C+A) 's 1 day work = 1/20
2(A+B+C) 's 1-day work = (1/12+ 1/15+ 1/20) = (5+4+3)/60 =

∴ (A+B+C) 1-day work = 1/10

12/60 = 1/5

⇒A 's 1-day work = (1/10 - 1/15) = 1/30

⇒A alone can do this work in 30 days.

45. A can do 1/3 of a work in 5 days and B can do 2/5 of

the work in 10 days. In how long both A and B together
can do in?
1/3 work is done by A in 5 days.
Whole work will be done by A in 15 days.
2/5 work is done by B in 10 days.
Whole work will be done by B in (10 * 5/2) days i.e. 25 days

∴A and B can do the work in 75/8 days

(A+B) 's 1 days’ work = (1/15 + 1/25) = 8/75

46. A can do a bit of work in 10 days and B can do it in 20

days. They begin the work together. But after 5 days, A
leaves off. B will do the remaining work in?
(A+B)'s 5 days’ work = 5(1/10+ 1/20) = 3/4;
Remaining work = (1- 3/4) = 1/4
1/20 work is done by B in 1 day.
1/4 work is done B in (20 * 1/4) = 5 days

47. A and B can finish a bit of work in 12 days and 18

days separately. A starts to take every necessary step

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and they work on the other hand each one in turn for one
day each. The entire work will be finished in?
Working on alternate day s(A+B) 's 2 days’ work = (1/12 +
1/18)= 5/36
(A+B) 2 days’ work = 5/36
(A+B)'s 14 days’ work = (5/36 * 7) = 35/36;
Remaining work = (1 - 35/36) = 1/36
Now it is A's turn.
1/12 work is done by A in 1 day.
1/36 work is done by A in (12* 1/36) day = 1/3 day
Total time taken = 43/3 days

48. 4 men and 6 ladies complete an occupation in 8 days

while 3 men and 7 ladies complete it in 10 days. 10 ladies
cooperating will complete it in?
Let 1 men 1-day work be M and 1 woman 1-day work be W. then
4M+6 W= 1/8 ... (1) 3M+7W = 1/10 ...(11)

10 W = (4/10- 3/8) = (16-15)/40 = 1/40 ⇒W = 1/400

Multiplying (1) by 3, (11) by 4 and subtracting, we get

1 woman’s 1-day work = 1/400

10 women 1-day work = (1/400*10) = 1/40
Hence 10 women can finish the work in 40 days

49. 10 men can complete a bit of work in 10 days, though

it takes 12 ladies to complete it in 10 days. 15 men and 6
ladies attempt to finish the work; how long will they take

10 men = 12 women ⇒1 women = 6/5 women

to finish it?

(15 men + 6 women) = ((15 * 6/5) + 6) = 24 women

∴ 24 women will do it in (10 * 12/24) = 5 days

12 women can do a piece of work in 10 days.

50. A can do 1/4th some portion of the work in 10 days, B

can do 40% of the work in 40 days and C can do 1/3 rd of

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the work in 13 days. Who will finish the work first?
1/4th of the work is done by A in 10 days.
Whole work will be done by A in (10 * 4/1) = 40 days
40/100 of the work is done by B in 40 days.
Whole work will be done by B in (40 * 5/2) = 100 days
1/3 of the work is done by C in 13 days.
Whole work will be done by C in (13 * 3/1) = 39 days
Hence, C will complete the work first.

51. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 24 days, 30 days

and 40 days respectively. They began the work together
but C left 4 days before the completion of the work. In
how many days work will be completed?
One day's work of A, B and C = (1/24 + 1/30 + 1/40) = 1/10.
C leaves 4 days before completion of the work, which means only
A and B work during the last 4 days.
Work done by A and B together in the last 4 days = 4 (1/24 +
1/30) = 3/10.
Remaining Work = 7/10, which was done by A, B and C in the
initial number of days.
Number of days required for this initial work = 7 days.
Thus, the total numbers of days required = 4 + 7 = 11 days.

52. P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a

day. Q can complete the same work in 8 days working 10
hours a day. If both p and Q work together, working 8
hours a day, in how many days can they complete the
work?
P can complete the work in (12 * 8) hrs = 96 hrs
Q can complete the work in (8 * 10) hrs=80 hrs
Therefore, P's 1-hour work=1/96 and Q's 1-hour work= 1/80
(P+Q)'s 1 hour's work = (1/96) + (1/80) = 11/480. So both P and
Q will finish the work in 480/11 hrs

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53. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days.
They work together for 5 days; the rest of the work is
finished by C in two more days. If they get Rs. 3000 as
wages for the whole work, what are the daily wages of A,
B and C respectively (in Rs):
According to question, work done by A and B in 5 days
= (1/10 + 1/15) * 5 = 5/6
Rest work = 1 - 5 / 6 = 1 / 6
C alone can do the work in 6 * 2 = 12 days.
Ratio of their work=5/10 : 5 /12 : 2 / 12 = 3: 2 : 1
Share of money = 3 / 6 * 450
2 / 6 * 450 : 1 / 6 * 450
Rs.225, Rs.150, Rs.75
2nd method
A=1/10; b=1/15 they worked for 5 days the rest of the work is
finished by C in two more days i.e, 5(1/10+1/15) +2(1/c) =1
from this we get c=12
hence c can do a work in 12 and in 1-day c can do 1/12th work
hence c=1/12
if we consider ratios of A: B:C we get 1/0:1/15:1/12
hence from this we get A: B:C=6:4:5
total wages paid is 3000 i.e, 6Z+4Z+5Z=3000
15Z=3000 i.e, Z=200
hence A gets 6Z i.e, 6*200=1200
B gets 4Z i.e, 4*200=800
C gets 5Z i.e, 5*200=1000

54. 12 men can complete a work in 8 days. 16 women can

complete the same work in 12 days. 8 men and 8 women
started working and worked for 6 days. How many more
men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 1
day?
1 man's 1-day work =1/96;
1 woman's 1-day work = 1/192

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Work done in 6 days=6(8/96 + 8/192) =6 * 18 =34
Remaining work = 1/4
(8 men +8 women)'s 1-day work = 1(8/96 + 8/192) =1/8
Remaining work =1/4 - 1/8 = 1/8
1/96 work is done in 1 day by 1 man
Therefore, 1/8 work will be done in 1 day by 96 * (1/8) =12 men

55. An air conditioner can cool the hall in 40 minutes

while another takes 45 minutes to cool under similar
conditions. If both air conditioners are switched on at
same instance, then how long will it take to cool the room
approximately?
Let the two conditioners be A and B
'A' cools at 40min
'B' at 45min
Together = (a * b) / (a + b)
= (45 * 40) / (45 + 40)
= 45 * 40/85
= 21.1764
= 22 min (approx).

56. A is twice as good a workman as B and is therefore

able to finish a piece of work in 30 days less than B. In
how many days they can complete the whole work working
together?
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 2.
The time difference is (2 - 1) 1 day while B take 2 days and A
takes 1 day.
If difference of time is 1 day, B takes 2 days.
If difference of time is 30 days, B takes 2 * 30 = 60 days.
So, A takes 30 days to do the work.
A's 1 day's work = 1/30
B's 1 day's work = 1/60
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1/30 + 1/60 = 1/20

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A and B together can do the work in 20 days.

57. A, B,C together can do a piece of work in 10 days. All

the three started working at it together and after 4 days,
A left. Then, B and C together completed the work in 10
more days. In how many days can complete a work alone?
(A+B+C) do 1 work in 10 days.
So (A+B+C)'s 1-day work=1/10 and as they work together for 4
days so work done by them in 4 days=4/10=2/5
Remaining work=1 - 2/5=3/5
(B+C) take 10 more days to complete 3/5 work.
So(B+C)'s 1-day work=3/50
Now A'S 1-day work=(A+B+C)'s 1-day work - (B+C)'s 1 day
work=1/10 - 3/50=1/25
A does 1/25 work in 1 day
Therefore 1 work in 25 days.

58. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days

while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days what
is time taken by 15 men and 20 boys?
6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days
26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days
As the work done is equal,
10(6M + 8B) = 2(26M + 48B)

⇒ M = 2B
60M + 80B = 52M + 96B

⇒ B = M/2 ……(1)

⇒ 15M + 10M = 25M

Now Put (1) in 15M + 20B

⇒ (6M + 4M) 10 = 100M

Now, 6M + 8B in 10 days

⇒ D = 4 days.
Then D(25M) = 100M

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59. 3 men, 4 women and 6 children can complete a work
in 7 days. A woman does double the work a man does and
a child does half the work a man does. How many women
alone can complete this work in 7 days?
Let 1 woman's 1-day work = W
Then, 1 man's 1-day work = W/2 and 1 child's 1-day work= W/4.

28W/4 = 1/7 ⇒W = 1/49

So, (3W/2 + 4W + + 6W/4) = 1/7

1 woman alone can complete the work in 49 days.

So, to complete the work in 7 days, number of women required =
49/7 = 7.

60. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work

in 6 days. It takes 100 days for one man alone to complete
the same work. How many days will be required for one
woman alone to complete the same work?

⇒ 60M + 90W = 100M ⇒ 40M = 90W

(10M + 15W) * 6 days = 1M * 100 days

⇒ 4M = 9W.
From the given data,

⇒ 4M can do the same work in 100/4= 25 days.

1M can do the work in 100 days

⇒ 9W can do the same work in 25 days.

⇒ 1W can do the same work in 25 * 9 = 225 days.
Hence, 1 woman can do the same work in 225 days.

61. (W-2) men can do a piece of work in * days and

(W+7) men can do 75% of the same work in (W-10) days.
Then in how many days can (W+10) men finish the work?
(75/100) * (W -2) W = (W + 7) (W -10)

⇒ W2 – 6W – 280 = 0
(¾) * (W2 - 2W) = W2 - 10W + 7W -70

⇒ W = 20 and W = -14
So, the acceptable value is W = 20

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Therefore, Total work = (W -2) W = 18 * 20 = 360unit

⇒ k = 12 days
Now, 360 = 30 * k (k = no. of days)

Answer is 12 days

62. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in

18 days independently, the number of days in which A
and B can together finish the work is:
Ratio of rates of working of A and B =2:1. So, ratio of times taken
=1:2
Therefore, A's 1 day's work=1/9
B's 1 day's work=1/18
(A+B)'s 1 day's work= 1/9 + 1/18 = 1/6
so, A and B together can finish the work in 6 days

63. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and

C can do the same work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days.
They all work together for 10 days when B and C leave.
How many days more will A take to finish the work?

⇒(A+B+C)'s 1 day's work= 1/16

2(A+B+C)'s 1-day work = 1/30 + 1/24 + 1/20 = 1/8

work done by A, B and C in 10 days=10/16 = 5/8

Remaining work= 3/8
A's 1 day's work= (116−124) =148
Now, 1/48 work is done by A in 1 day.
So, 3/8 work will be done by A in =48 * (3/8) = 18 days

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 TAP PROBLEMS
1.Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours
respectively while a third pipe empties the full tank in 12
hours. If all the three pipes operate simultaneously, in
how much time will the tank be filled?
Hint: If one pipe fills the tank in 'x' hrs, another pipe fills the same
tank in 'y' hrs but the third pipe empties the tank in 'z' hrs and all
of them are opened together, then
1 1 1
The net part filled in 1hr = + –
x y z
From the given data, net part filled in 1 hour = 1/6 + 1/8 -1/12 =
5/24
So, total time to fill the tank with all pipes open = 24/5 hrs

2.An electric pump can fill a tank in 4 hours. Due to

leakage in the tank, it took 5 hrs to fill the tank. If the
tank is full, how much time will the leak take to empty the
full tank?
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Let, the time taken by the leak to empty the filled tank be t hours.
Also, assume the whole tank volume to be 1 unit.
Now, the pump takes 4hours to fill 1unit.
So, the pump takes 1 hour to fill 1/4 unit.
Similarly, the leak takes t hours to empty 1 unit.
So, the leak takes 1hour to empty 1/t unit.
So, when the pump fills as well as the leak empties, in 1
hour, 1/4−1/t unit is filled.
In 5 hours, 5×(1/4−1/t)5×(1/4−1/t) unit is filled.
But, according to the question, it takes 5 hours to fill the tank,

∴5×(1/4−1/t)=1∴5×(1/4−1/t)=1
i.e. 1 unit.

⇒1/4−1/t=15⇒1/4−1/t=1/5
⇒1/t=1/4−1/5=5−4/20=1/20⇒1/t=1//4−1/5=5−4/20=1/20
⇒t=20⇒t=20
∴∴ Time taken by the leak to empty the tank when it is completely
full, is 20 hours. (Answer)

3.Two pipes fills a cistern in 15 hrs and 16 hrs

respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously and it
is observed that it took 26 min more to fill the cistern
because of leakage at the bottom. If the cistern is full,
then in what time will the leak empty it?
Efficiency of pipe A = 1/14
Efficiency of pipe B = 1/16
Efficiency of leakage C = - 1/n
Combined efficiency of pipe A and B = 1/14 + 1/16 = 15/112
The two pipes can fill the cistern in 112/15 hrs
When the leakage is allowed the time to fill the cistern = 112/15
+ 32/60 = 480/60 = 8 hrs
Therefore
1/14 + 1/16 - 1/n = 1/8
1/n = 15/112 - 1/8 = 1/112
The leakage can empty the cistern in 112 hrs Ans

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4.If two pipes function simultaneously, the reservoir will
be filled in 24 hrs. One pipe fills the reservoir 20 hours
faster than the other. How many hours does it take for the
second pipe to fill the reservoir?
Assume that the reservoir is filled by first pipe in 'x' hours.
So, the reservoir is filled by second pipe in 'x + 20' hours.
Now, from these above conditions, we can form the equations as,
1/x + 1/ (x + 20) = 1/24
[x + 20 + x] / [x(x + 20)] = 1/24
x2 – 28x – 480 = 0
By solving this quadratic equation , the factors (x – 40) (x+12) =
0
Hence, we get two values : x = 40 & x = -6
Since filling of reservoir is positive work , we can neglect the
negative value of 'x'.
Thus, x = 40.This means that the second pipe will take (x+ 20)
hrs = 40 + 20 = 60 hrs to fill the reservoir.

5.Two pipes can fill a tank in 8 hrs & 6 hrs respectively. If

they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A gets
opened first, then in how many hours, the tank will be
full?
Now,
In 4 hrs they fill : 2 X (7/24) = 7/12
In 6 hrs they fill : 3 X (7/24) = 7/8
After 6 hrs, part left empty = 1/8
Now it is A's turn to open up.
In one hr it fills 1/8 of the tank.
So, the tank will be full in = 6 hrs + 1 hr = 7 hrs

6.It is observed that the pipe A can fill the tank in 15 hrs
and the same tank is filled by pipe B in 20 hrs. The third
pipe C can vacant the tank in 25 hrs. If all the pipes get

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opened initially and after 10 hrs, the pipe C is closed, then
how long will it take to fill the tank?
Assume that the tank will be full in '10 + x' hrs.
Part filled by pipe A in 1 hr = 1/15
Part filled by pipe B in 1 hr = 1/20
Part emptied by pipe C in 1 hr = 1/ 25
(A+ B)'s part filled in 1 hr = 1/15 + 1/20 = 7 /60
As Pipe C is closed after 10 hours, let us find the part of tank filled
in 10 hrs.
Tank filled in 10 hrs = 10 (part filled by A in 1 hr + part filled by B
in 1 hr– part emptied by C in 1 hr)
= 10 [1/15 + 1/20 – 1/25] = 23 /30
Remaining part = 1 – part filled in 10 hours
= 1 – 23/30 = 7/30

7.Two pipes A & B can fill a tank in 5 min & 10 min

respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after
2 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required
to fill the tank?
Part filled by pipe A in 1min = 1/5 & part filled by B in 1 min =
1/10
After 2 min, part filed by A & B together = 2 [ 1/5 + 1/10] = 3/5
Remaining part = 1 – 3/5 = 2/5
Part filled by pipe B in 1 min = 1/10
8.Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and 15 hours
and 15 hours respectively. If both the taps are opened
together, the tank will be full in ?
Time taken by A = 10 hours
Time taken by B = 15 hours
=1/10 + 1/15
=(3 + 2)/30
= 5/30
=1/6
= 6 hours.

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9.To fill a cistern, pipes A, B and C take 20 minutes, 15
minute and 12 minutes respectively. The time in minutes
that the three pipes together will take to fill the cistern is:
A can do a piece of work in x minutes
B can do a piece of work in y minutes
C can do a piece of work in z minutes
Minute’s work of each of the three is 1/x +1/y + 1/z
1 minute’s work of each of the three pipes
= 1/20 + 1/15 + 1/12
= 1/5
= 5 minutes

10.Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours resp.

while third pipe empties the full tank in 20 hours. If all the
three pipes operate simultaneously, in how much time the
tank will be filled?
Pipe A can fill a tank in x hours and pipe B can fill a tank in y
hours and pipe C can empty it in z hours. If all the pipes are
operating simultaneously,
1 hours of work of each of the three pipes = 1/x +1/y - 1/z
1 minute’s work of each of the three pipes
= 1/10 + 1/12 - 1/20
= (6 + 5 - 3)/60 = 8/60 = 2/15
= 15/2 hours = 7 ½ hour
= 7 hours 30 minutes.

Exercise
1. A can do a piece of work in 24 days while B can do it in 30
days. In how many days can they complete it, if they work
together?
2. A can do a piece of work in 15 hours while B can do it in 12
hours. How long will both take to do it, working together?

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3. A and B, working together can finish a piece of work in 6
days, while A alone can do it in 9 days. How much time will B
alone take to finish it?
4. Two motor mechanics, Ron and Sam, working together can
overhaul a scooter in 6 hours. Ron alone can do the job in 15
hours. In how many hours, can Sam alone do it?
5. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 8 days, 12 days and 15
days respectively. How long will they take to finish it if they work
together?
6. A can do a piece of work in 6 hours while B alone can do it in
16 hours. If A, B and C working together can finish it in 8 hours, in
how many hours can C alone finish the work?
7. A, B and C working together can finish a piece of work in 8
hours. A alone can do it in 20 hours and B alone can do it in 24
hours. In how many hours will C alone do the same work?
8. A and B can finish a piece of work in 6 days and 4 days
respectively. A started the work and worked at it for 2 days. He
was then joined by B. Find the total time taken to finish the work.
9. A can do a piece of work in 14 days while B can do it in 21
days. They began together and worked at it for 7 days. Then, A
was not well and B had to complete the work. In how many days
was the work completed?
10. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 15, 12 and 20 days
respectively. They started the work together, but C left after 2
days. In how many days will the remaining work be completed by
A and B?
11. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it
in 24 days while C and A can finish it in 36 days. In how many
days can A, B, C finish it, if they all work together?
12. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C in 15
days, and C and A in 20 days. How much time will A alone take to
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13. Pipes A and B can fill an empty tank in 10 hours and 15
hours respectively. If both are opened together in the empty tank,
how much time will they take to fill it completely?
14. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 5 hours while pipe B can
empty the full tank in 6 hours. If both are opened at the same
time in the empty tank, how much time will they take to fill it up
completely?
15. Three taps A, B and C can fill an overhead tank in 6 hours, 8
hours and 12 hours respectively. How long would the three taps
take to fill the empty tank, if all of them are opened together?
16. A cistern has two inlets A and B which can fill it in 12
minutes and 15 minutes respectively. An outlet C can empty the
full cistern in 10 minutes. If all the three pipes are opened
together in the empty tank, how much time will they take to fill
the tank completely?
17. A pipe can fill a cistern in 9 hours. Due to a leak in its
bottom, the cistern fills up in 10 hours. If the cistern is full, in how
much time will it be emptied by the leak?Hint. Work done by the
leak in 1 hour = (¹/₉ – ¹/₁₀) = ¹/₉₀
18. Pipe A can fill a cistern in 6 hours and pipe B can fill it in 8
hours. Both the pipes are opened and after two hours, pipe A is
closed. How much time will B take to fill the remaining part of the
tank?
Hint. Work done by (A + B) in 1 hour = (¹/₆ + ¹/₈) = ⁷/₂₄.Work
done by both in 2 hours = (⁷/₂₄ × 2) = ⁷/₁₂.Remaining part = (1 -
⁷/₁₂) = ⁵/₁₂.Now, ¹/₈ part is filled by B in 1 hour. Find time B will
take to fill ⁵/₁₂ part.
Answers
1. 13¹/₃ days. 2. 6 hours 40 minutes. 3. 18 days. 4. 10
hours

5. 3⁷/₁₁ days. 6. 48 hours. 7. 30 hours. 8. 3³/₅

days.

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9. 10¹/₂ days. 10. 4 days. 11. 16 days. 12. 30
days.

13. 6 hours. 14. 30 hours. 15. 2 h 40 m. 16. 20

minutes.

17. 90 hours. 18. 3¹/₃ hours.

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