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Time and Work Solved Problems
Difficulty Level – Medium
- A can work on 1km railway track in 1 day. In how many days, will he able to complte the work on 12km railway track?
Soln: no. of days = total work / work done in 1 day
Therefore, no. of days taken = 12/1 = 12 days
- A can complete the work in 15 days. What fraction of work will be completed in 1 day?
Soln.: Let the total work is 1 unit.
Work in 1day = total work/no. of days to complete
= 1/15
th of work
- A can do a piece of work in 3 days and B can do a piece of work in 5 days. In how many days will the work be completed if both A and B work together?
Soln.:
Using formula:
Work done by A in 1 day = 1/3
Work done by B in 1 day = 1/5
Total work done by A and B in 1 day = 1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15
Therefore, no. of days to complete work by A and B together = 1/(Total work) = 1/(8/15) = 15/8 days which is less than 3 and 5
Using shortcut/analysis/assumption
Let us consider the total work be 15 units (LCM of 3 and 5)
So work done by A in 1 day = 15/3 = 5 units
Similarly work done by B in 1 day = 15/5 = 3 units
So total work done by A and B in 1 day = 5 + 3 = 8 units
Therefore, no. of days to complete total work i.e. 15 units = total work/work done in 1 day = 15/8 days
Note:
- Work done by A and B in 1 day will always be greater than that of A and B individually
- No. of days taken by A and B together will always be less than that of A and B individually
- A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B can do a piece of work in 4 days and C can do a piece of work in 12 days. Find the no. of days to complete the work if A, B and C work together?
Soln.:
Using formula:
Work done by A in 1 day = 1/6
Work done by B in 1 day = ¼
Work done by C in 1 day = 1/12
Total work done by A, B and C in 1 day = 1/6 + ¼ + 1/12 = 12/24 = 1/2
Therefore, no. of days to complete work by A, B and C together = 1/(Total work) = 1/(1/2) = 2 days which is less than 4, 6, 12
Using shortcut/analysis/assumption
Let us consider the total work be 24 units (LCM of 4, 6, 12)
So work done by A in 1 day = 24/4 = 6 units
work done by B in 1 day = 24/6 = 4 units
work done by C in 1 day = 24/12 = 2 units
So total work done by A, B and C in 1 day = 6 + 4 + 2 = 12 units
Therefore, no. of days to complete total work i.e. 24 units = total work/work done in 1 day = 24/12 = 2 days
The above Note is valid here as well.
- A can do a piece of work in 6 days and B can do a piece of work in 12. Find the no. of days to complete the work if A and B work alternatively?
Soln.:
Using formula:
Work done by A in 1 day = 1/6
Work done by B in 1 day = 1/12
Total work done by A and B working 1 day each = 1/6 + 1/12 = 3/12 = ¼
Therefore, 1/4
th of work is done in 2days.
No. of days to complete total work if A and B work alternatively = 1/((1/4)/2) = 8 days
Using shortcut/analysis/assumption
Let us consider the total work as 12 units (LCM of 6, 12)
So work done by A in 1 day = 12/6 = 2 units
work done by B in 1 day = 12/12 = 1 unit
Total work done by A and B working 1 day each = 2 + 1 = 3 units in 2 days
Therefore, work done in 1 day = work/no. of days = 3/2 units
No. of days to complete work = total work/work in 1 day = 12/(3/2) = 8 days
- 30 men can complete a job in 40 days. Then 25 men can complete the same job in how many days?
Soln.: As per M1D1 = M2D2
30 * 40 = 25 * x => x = 30 * 40/25 = 48 days
- 30 men can complete 1500 units in 24 days working 6hrs a day. In how many days can 18 men can complete 1800 units working 8 hrs a day?
Soln.: As per the
formula (from my earlier blog), M1D1h1/W1 = M2D2h2/W2
=> 30*24*6/1500 = 18*x*8/1800
=> x = 36 days
- A and B can do a work in 10 and 15 days respectively. Then combinedly A & B, in how many days the work will be completed?
Soln.: As per the
formula (from my earlier blog), x*y/(x + y)
A and B together can complete the work in 10 * 15/(10 + 15) = 6 days
- A can do a work in 10 and, A and B together can do a work in 6 days. In how many days B can complete the same work?
Soln.: As per the
formula (from my earlier blog), x*y/(x – y)
B alone can complete the work in 10 * 6/(10 – 6) = 15 days
- A is twice faster than B and B can complete in 12 days alone. Find the number of days to complete if A and B together work?
Soln.: Given B works in 12 days
A is twice faster than B => A takes 2 times less time than B
Therefore, A completes work in 12/2 = 6 days
A and B together can complete in 12 * 6/(12 + 6) = 4 days
