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SSC CGL level Question Set 67 on Time-Work Work-Wages Pipes-Cisterns 6

Time and Work Problems for SSC CGL Set 67

SSC CGL Time and Work Problems with answers Set 67

Time work wages, Time and Work Problems for SSC CGL Set 67 to solve in 15 minutes. Verify correctness from answers. Learn 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. The problems cover Time and work, Time work wages and Pipes and cisterns that all are essentially time and work problems.
  3. Answers to the time and work problems set.

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 including Time work wages and Pipes and cisterns problems for SSC CGL Set 67—time 15 mins

Problem 1.

A property developer decided to build a small property in 40 days. He employed 100 men in the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completed the construction in stipulated time. If he had not employed the additional men, how many days behind schedule he would have finished the construction?

  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 8

Problem 2.

8 men and 12 women complete a certain piece of special job in 9 days. If each of the men takes twice the time taken by a woman to finish the special job, in how many days will 12 women finish the same job?

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 12

Problem 3.

A cistern is normally filled in 8 hrs. After a leak at the bottom has developed, it takes now 2 hrs longer to fill it. How many hours would it take for the cistern to become empty from a fully filled condition with all inlet pipes closed?

  1. 40
  2. 55
  3. 45
  4. 50

Problem 4.

If two pipes are opened together, a tank is filled in 12 hrs. If one pipe fills the tank 10 hrs faster than the other, how many hrs would it take for the faster pipe to fill the tank?

  1. 45
  2. 35
  3. 20
  4. 30

Problem 5.

If 28 women complete $\frac{7}{8}$ portion of a job in 7 days, then the number of women required to get the remaining work completed in another 7 days is,

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6

Problem 6.

Two pipes A and B fill a tank in 24 hrs and 32 hrs respectively. If both pipes are opened together, when should the first pipe be turned off so that the tank is fully filled in exactly 16hrs?

  1. 14 hrs
  2. 10 hrs
  3. 8 hrs
  4. 12 hrs

Problem 7.

A tank is normally filled in $3\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}$ hrs, whereas with a leak it takes half an hour longer to fill it up. How long would it take to get the full tank emptied by the leak with all inlet pipes closed?

  1. 24 hrs
  2. 32 hrs
  3. 28 hrs
  4. 36 hrs

Problem 8.

Three persons agree to do a job in exchange of Rs.660. The first two complete $\displaystyle\frac{7}{11}$th portion of the job and the third person then finishes the rest of the job working alone. How much should the third person get?

  1. Rs.200
  2. Rs.240
  3. Rs.160
  4. Rs.220

Problem 9.

A person can do a work alone in 10 days, but can do it in 6 days with the help of a second person. In completing the job together, the two persons earned Rs.50. What is the share of the second person?

  1. Rs.40
  2. Rs.10
  3. Rs.20
  4. Rs.30

Problem 10.

A job is normally completed in 100 days by a team of workers. But as 10 workers were absent, the rest took 10 more days to complete the job. What was the number of workers in the original team?

  1. 55
  2. 110
  3. 50
  4. 100

Refer to SSC CGL level Solution Set 67 on Time-work Work-wages Pipes-cisterns 6 for detailed solutions.


Answers to the time and work problems for SSC CGL set 67

Problem 1. Answer: Option b: 5.

Problem 2. Answer: Option d: 12.

Problem 3. Answer: Option a: 40.

Problem 4. Answer: Option c: 20.

Problem 5. Answer: Option b: 4.

Problem 6. Answer: Option d: 12 hrs.

Problem 7. Answer: Option c: 28 hrs.

Problem 8. Answer: Option b: Rs.240.

Problem 9. Answer: Option c: Rs.20.

Problem 10. Answer: Option b: 110.


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