Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Time and Work

Question:

If one man or two women or four boys or five girls can finish a work in 39 days, then how many days will one man, one woman, one boy and one girl together take to finish the same work?

Options:

40

10

30

20

Correct Answer:

20

Explanation:

According to the question, 

1M = 2W = 4B = 5G

Ratio of efficiency  M  :  W  :  B  :  G

                              20  : 10  :  5   :  4

Total work = No. of labour x efficiency x no. of days

            (using the efficiency of a man)

                = 20 x 39 = 780

Efficiency of 1M + 1W + 1B + 1G = 20 + 10 + 5 + 4

                                                 = 39

Time taken = $\frac{Total\; work}{efficiency}$

                  = $\frac{780}{39}$ = 20 days