Ibps - Aptitude - Time And Work Question And Answers

A man can do a job in 15 days. His father takes 20 days and his son finishes it in 25 days. How long will they take to complete the job if they all work together?

A.  Less than 6 days

B.  Exactly 6 days

C.  Approximately 6.4 days

D.  More than 10 days

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16 men can complete a work in 35 days. In many days can 28 men complete the same piece of work?

A.  18 days

B.  20 days

C.  22 days

D.  16 days

E.  None of these

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24 men working 8 hours a day can finish a work in 10 days. Worked at the rate of 10 hours a day, the number of men required to finish the same work in 6 days is :

A.  30

B.  32

C.  34

D.  36

E.  None of these

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The average monthly income of A and B is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of B and C is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of A and C is Rs. 5200. What is the monthly income of A?

A.  2000

B.  3000

C.  4000

D.  5000

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If 80 lamps can be lighted, 5 hours per day for 10 days for Rs. 21,25, then the number of lamps, which can be lighted 4 hours daily for 30 days, for Rs. 76.50, is:

A.  100

B.  120

C.  150

D.  160

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A person works on a project and completes 5/8 of the job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will he it take to finish the job?

A.  7

B.  6

C.  5

D.  5

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10 men, working 6 hours a day can complete a work in 18 days. How many hours a day must 15 men work to complete the same work in 12 days?

A.  6

B.  10

C.  12

D.  15

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x men working x hours per day can do x units of a work in x days. How much work can be completed by y men working y hours per day in y days?

A.  x2/y2 units

B.  y3/x2 units

C.  x3/y2 units

D.  y2/x2 units

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If 18 binders bind 900 books in 10 days, how many  binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?

A.  22

B.  14

C.  13

D.  11

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A tank is filled in 5 hours by theree pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank ?

A.  35 hours

B.  25 hours

C.  20 hours

D.  Cannot determined

E.  None of these

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A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With the help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:

A.  

B.  

C.  

D.  10 days

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A and B can do a piece of work in 72 days; B and C can do it in 120 days; A and C can do it 90 days. In what time can A alone do it?

A.  80 days

B.  100 days

C.  120 days

D.  150 days

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12 years ago the ratio between the ages of A and B was 3 : 4 respectively. The present age of A is 3 3/4 times of C's present age. If C's present age is 10 Years, then what is B's present age? (in years)

A.  48

B.  46

C.  60

D.  54

E.  36

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Pipes A and B 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 9/17 hours

D.  4 1/2 hours

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A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it tookhours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

A.  

B.  7 hrs

C.  8 hrs

D.  14 hrs

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A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in:

A.  8 days

B.  10 days

C.  12 days

D.  15 days

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Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, and the tap A is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank by tap B?

A.  7 min 15 sec

B.  7 min 45 sec

C.  8 min 5 sec

D.  8 min 15 sec

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A tank is fitted with 8 pipes, some of them that fill the tank and others that are waste pipe meant to empty the tank. Each of the pipes that fill the tank can fill it in 8 hours, while each of those that empty the tank can empty it in 6 hours. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank is full, it will take exactly 6 hours for the tank to empty. How many of these are fill pipes?

A.  2

B.  4

C.  6

D.  5

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In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men left the camp. For how many days will the remaining food last now?

A.  180

B.  285

C.  

D.  None of these

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Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?

A.  12 min

B.  15 min

C.  25 min

D.  50 min

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If 8 men can reap 80 hectares 24 days, then how many hectares can 36 men reap in 30 days?

A.  350

B.  400

C.  425

D.  450

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7 person can do a piece of work in 21 days. How many persons are required to do a piece of work in 3 days?

A.  48

B.  49

C.  41

D.   42

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A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they meet again at the starting point?

A.  26 minutes 18 seconds

B.  42 minutes 36 seconds

C.  42 minutes

D.  46 minutes 12 seconds

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A and B working together can finish a job in T days. If A works alone and completes the job, he will take T+5 days. If B works alone and completes the same job, he will take T+45 days. What is T?

A.  25 Days

B.  60 Days

C.  15 Days

D.  None of these

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Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 minutes and 16 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened together, then after how much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 9 minutes?

A.  3 min and 30 sec

B.  4 min and 30 sec

C.  4 min

D.  4 min 77 sec

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12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each tank is 13.5 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9 litres?

A.  8

B.  15

C.  16

D.  18

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9 examiners can examine a certain number of answer books in 12 days by working 5 hours a day. How many hours in a day should 4 examiners work to examine twice the number of answer books in 30 days?

A.  9

B.  10

C.  11

D.  12

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A and B can do a work in 10 days. B and C in 12 days while C and A in 15 days. How long would they take if all the three work together?

A.  5days

B.  4 days

C.  7 days

D.  8 days

E.  10 days

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30 laborers, working 7 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 18 days. If the laborers work 6 hours a day, then the number of laborers to finish the same piece of work in 30 days, will be:

A.  15

B.  21

C.  22

D.  25

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A, B and C can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days and 55 days respectively, working alone. How soon can the work be done if A is assisted by B and C on alternate days?

A.  7 days

B.  8 days

C.  9 days

D.  10 days

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