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Time and Work Problems for SSC CGL Set 48

SSC CGL Time and Work Problems with answers Set 48

10 Time and Work Problems in SSC CGL Questions Set 48 to solve in 12 minutes. Verify correctness from answers. Learn how to solve from solutions.

Contents are,

  1. 10 selected Time and work problems for SSC CGL. These can easily be used for bank POs and other competitive exams.
  2. Answers to the time and work problems set.

Varieties of time and work questions and time work and wages questions have been selected in this 48th question set of 10 practice problem exercise for SSC CGL exam, so that some you may solve quickly and a few others not so quickly.

After doing this exercise in a timed session, you should refer to its solution set for detailed concepts and ways to solve the problems in mind as far as possible.

Answers and link to the solutions are at the end.


10 Time and work problems for SSC CGL Set 48—time 12 mins

Problem 1.

A alone can do a job in 6 days and B alone in 8 days, each working 7 hours a day. If they work together for 8 hours a day, how many days would they take to complete the job?

  1. 4 days
  2. 3 days
  3. 3.6 days
  4. 3.5 days

Problem 2.

Ravi and Bittu are working on an assignment. Ravi takes 6 hours to type 32 pages while Bittu takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How long would they take to complete the typing assignment totaling 110 pages if they work on two separate typing machines?

  1. 7 hours 30 minutes
  2. 8 hours 25 minutes
  3. 8 hours
  4. 8 hours 15 minutes

Problem 3.

A can do as much work as B and C together can do. A and B together can do a job in 9 hours 36 minutes and C can do it in 48 hours. In how much time (in hours) would B do the job working alone?

  1. 24
  2. 18
  3. 30
  4. 12

Problem 4.

A can do a job in 12 days and B in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and then B leaves. The days taken by A to finish the remaining part of the job is,

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 10
  4. 12

Problem 5.

A can do a piece of work in 8 days which B can destroy in 3 days. A has worked for 6 days during the last two days of which B has been destroying the work. How many days A must work alone to complete the job?

  1. $8$
  2. $7\frac{1}{3}$
  3. $7$
  4. $7\frac{2}{3}$

Problem 6.

8 men can do a work in 12 days. After 6 days of work, 4 more men were engaged to finish the job. In how many days would the remaining work be completed?

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 2

Problem 7.

A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. A left the work 5 days before the work was completed and B left 2 days after A had left. Number of days required to complete the whole work is,

  1. $8\frac{2}{3}$
  2. $6$
  3. $7$
  4. $6\frac{2}{3}$

Problem 8.

A can do a piece of work in 25 days and B can do the same work in 30 days. They work together for 5 days after which how much work would be left?

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{11}{30}$
  2. $\displaystyle\frac{12}{30}$
  3. $\displaystyle\frac{19}{30}$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}$

Problem 9.

A's 2 days' work is equal to B's 3 days' work. If A can complete the work in 8 days, then to complete the work B will take,

  1. 16 days
  2. 14 days
  3. 15 days
  4. 12 days

Problem 10.

A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. A started the work alone and then after 4 days B joined to work together till the completion of the work. How long did the work last?

  1. 10 days
  2. 20 days
  3. 6 days
  4. 15 days

Note: For efficient solution to time and work problems clear understanding of four concepts, namely, Work rate concept, Working together concept, Time and work proportionality concept and Mandays concept and their uses should prove to be invaluable.

Know how to solve the questions quickly from the paired solution set,

SSC CGL Solution set 48 Time and work problems.


Answers to Time and work problems for SSC CGL Set 48

Problem 1. Answer: b: 3 days.

Problem 2. Answer: Option d : 8 hours 15 minutes.

Problem 3. Answer: Option a: 24.

Problem 4. Answer: b: 3.

Problem 5. Answer: Option b: $7\frac{1}{3}$.

Problem 6. Answer: Option c : 4.

Problem 7. Answer: Option c: $7$.

Problem 8. Answer: Option c: $\displaystyle\frac{19}{30}$.

Problem 9. Answer: Option d: 12 days.

Problem 10. Answer: Option a: 10 days.


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