Time and Work - Aptitude Questions and Answers Part 3

11. A tank has a capacity to hold 1,00,000 Litre of water. Pump A can fill this tank in 8 hrs, Pump B can fill it in 10 hrs. while Pump C can fill it in 12 hrs. The pump man opens all the three pumps at 9 am in the morning but Pump A develops a fault at 11 am and has to be put off. The other two pumps fill the remaining tank. Find the time by the watch when the tank will be completely full.

a. 11:30 AM
b. 12 noon
c. 12.30 PM
d. 01:00 PM

Answer: d. 01:00 PM


12. 12 men finish a construction project in 36 days while 12 women finish 75% of the project in same time. How many days would 10 men and 8 women working together would take to complete the project?

a. 6 days
b. 12 days
c. 27 days
d. 34 days

Answer: c. 27 days


13. Anand takes a particular number of days to finish a project. Binu can finish the same project in half the time while Charles finishes it in just one-third of the time taken by Anand. Working together, three of them can finish the project in 2 days. How long will Anand take to finish the project alone?

a. 4 days
b. 6 days
c. 8 days
d. 12 days

Answer: d. 12 days


14. Archana can weave two-fifths of a fabric in 6 days while her daughter Bernali takes 10 days to weave just one-third of the fabric. If the mother and daughter work together, how many days will they take to weave 80% of the fabric?

a. 4 days
b. 5 days
c. 8 days
d. 10 days

Answer: c. 8 days


15. A young boy can complete a project in 25 days while his father and grandfather take 15 and 20 days respectively to finish the same task. If all three of them work together on the project, how long will they take to finish it?

a. 61days
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b. 7 days
c. 71days
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d. 8 days

Answer: c. 71days
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