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Q :  

If a machine consumes k/5 kilowatts of power every t hours, how much power in kilowatts, will three such machines consume in 10 hours? 

(A) k/t

(B) 6k/t

(C) 6t/k

(D) t/k

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

If A alone take 4 days more than A and B worked together. If B alone take 16 days more than A and B together. How many days they take together? 

(A) 9

(B) 8

(C) 10

(D) 6

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

A work is done by 30 workers not all of them have the same capacity to work. Every day exactly 2 workers, do the work with no pair of workers working together twice. Even after all possible pairs have worked once, all the workers together works for six more days to finish the work. Find the number of days in which all the workers together will finish the work?

(A) 22 days

(B) 20 days

(C) 24 days

(D) 35 days

(E) 32 days

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The ratio of efficiency of Arun is to Chitra is 5:3. The ratio of number of days taken by Bala is to Chitra is 2:3. Arun takes 6 days less than Chitra, when Arun and Chitra complete the work individually. Bala and Chitra started the work and left after 2 days. The number of days taken by Arun to finish the remaining work is?

(A) 4 days

(B) 5 days

(C) 6 days

(D) 9 days

(E) None of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Either 8 men or 17 women can paint a house in 33 days. The number of days required to paint three such houses by 12 men and 24 women working at the same rate is: 

(A) 44

(B) 43

(C) 34

(D) 66

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

A is twice as good a workman as B and B is twice as good a workman as C. If A and B can together finish a piece of work in 4 days, then C can do it by himself in : 

(A) 6

(B) 8

(C) 24

(D) 12

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

A, B, C completes 37.5%, 44.44%, 66.66% of a work in 9 days, 8 days, 8 days respectively. Then find how many days they take to complete 65% of work together? 

(A) 3.6 days

(B) 4.4 days

(C) 4.9 days

(D) 1.2 days

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has been working at it for 5 days and B for 19 days, C finishes it in 7 days. In how many days B could finish the whole work? 

(A) 48 days

(B) 24 days

(C) 16 days

(D) 12 day

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

12 men can do a work in X days. 20 women can do the same work in (X -1) days. 15 men can do the work in y days while 30 women can do it (Y- 2) days . Find the value of X. 

(A) 8

(B) 10

(C) 12

(D) 15

(E) 16

Correct Answer : B

 

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