10 Time and Work Problems: SSC CGL Questions Set 32

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SSC CGL Time and Work Problems with answers Set 32

10 Time and Work Problems in SSC CGL Questions Set 32 to solve in 12 minutes. Verify correctness from answers. Learn how to solve from solutions.

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

Varieties of time and work questions and pipes and cisterns questions have been selected in this 32nd 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 32—time 12 mins

Problem 1.

A team of 16 persons who can finish a job in 10 days start on the job together but after doing 80% of the job, 50% of the persons left the team. The number of additional days that will be required to complete the job will then be,

Problem 2.

If 6 weavers can weave 14 sarees in 14 days how many more weavers will be required for weaving 28 sarees in 7 days?

Problem 3.

Runu can do a piece of work in 12 days and Biju in 16 days. They begin together and with help of another man finish the work in 6 days. If they get a total wage of Rs.3200 for the work, how much Runu should get as his share of wage?

Rs.1600
Rs.1200
Rs.800
Rs.900

Problem 4.

Out of 120 poles to be erected 40 labourers could erect 40 poles in 4 hours. But after that 8 labourers fell ill and left the job. How many hours more will be required to finish erecting all the poles?

Problem 5.

7 men and 7 women can do a work in 2 days. How much time (in days) will 1 man and 1 woman take to do the same work?

Problem 6.

A piece of work can be done by $B$ in 12 days and by $A$ in 20 days. $A$ first worked on the job for a few days after which $B$ started the work replacing him. If the work was finally completed in total number of 14 days, after how many days from start did $A$ leave?

Problem 7.

$A$, $B$ and $C$ can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 12 days respectively. $A$ and $B$ begin to do the work together and taking help of $C$ every third day complete the job. If they receive Rs.6000 as wages for the work, how much did $C$ receive (in Rs.)?

1800
1200
1500
1600

Problem 8.

A cistern can be filled up by two pipes $A$ and $B$ in 30 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes were opened together when the cistern was empty, but after a little while $B$ was stopped and the cistern got filled up in a total duration of 18 minutes. When was the pipe $B$ stopped (in minutes after start)?

Problem 9.

If 30 men work they take 6 more days than 40 men would have taken to complete a work. How many days would 60 men take to complete the work?

Problem 10.

Ravi is thrice as fast as Mintu and is able to finish a work in 60 days less than Mintu. How long would they take (in days) to complete the work together?