EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Working Capacity Problems
Chapter : Direct and Inverse Proportions
Grade : SSC Grade VIII
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • A can do a work in
    • 4
      days
    • and B can do the same work in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • If they work together, in how much time is the work completed?
  • (i)
    2
    4

    5
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    2

    3
    days
  • (iii)
    2
    2

    7
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    2

    5
    days
  • (v)
    2
    days
Question 2
2.
    • A can do a work in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • With the help of B, A can do the same work in
    • 2
      8

      11
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can B alone do the work?
  • (i)
    3
    days
  • (ii)
    5
    days
  • (iii)
    6
    days
  • (iv)
    7
    days
  • (v)
    4
    days
Question 3
3.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 7
      days
    • , B and C can do in
    • 6
      days
    • and C and A can do in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • If all three work together,
    • in how many days will the work be completed?
  • (i)
    4
    1

    3
    days
  • (ii)
    4
    3

    5
    days
  • (iii)
    4
    1

    7
    days
  • (iv)
    4
    1

    5
    days
  • (v)
    3
    4

    5
    days
Question 4
4.
    • A and B can do a piece of work in
    • 17
      days
    • and
    • 16
      days
    • respectively.
    • They work together for
    • 7
      days
    • and then B leaves.
    • In how many days the whole work is completed?
  • (i)
    9
    9

    14
    days
  • (ii)
    9
    11

    16
    days
  • (iii)
    9
    9

    16
    days
  • (iv)
    9
    7

    16
    days
  • (v)
    9
    1

    2
    days
Question 5
5.
    • 6
    • men take
    • 7
      days
    • to complete a work.
    • How much work is done by one man in one day?
  • (i)
    1

    42
  • (ii)
    1

    6
  • (iii)
    1

    14
  • (iv)
    1

    7
  • (v)
    (
    -1

    42
    )
Question 6
6.
    • 13
    • men can do a work in
    • 13
    • days working
    • 9
    • hours a day.
    • In how many days can
    • 11
    • men do the same work, working
    • 6
    • hours a day?
  • (i)
    22
    21

    22
    days
  • (ii)
    23
    1

    20
    days
  • (iii)
    23
    1

    24
    days
  • (iv)
    23
    1

    22
    days
  • (v)
    23
    3

    22
    days
Question 7
7.
    • 3
    • men and
    • 5
    • women can do a piece of work in
    • 6
    • days.
    • 5
    • men and
    • 2
    • women can do the same work in
    • 6
    • days.
    • In how many days can
    • 5
    • men and
    • 3
    • women complete the same work?
  • (i)
    5
    3

    5
    days
  • (ii)
    5
    5

    7
    days
  • (iii)
    5
    1

    7
    days
  • (iv)
    5
    3

    7
    days
  • (v)
    5
    1

    3
    days
Question 8
8.
    • 2
    • skilled men can do a work in
    • 2
      days
    • .
    • 6
    • unskilled men can do the same work in
    • 5
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can
    • 2
    • skilled and
    • 6
    • unskilled men do the same work?
  • (i)
    1
    1

    7
    days
  • (ii)
    1
    1

    3
    days
  • (iii)
    1
    3

    7
    days
  • (iv)
    1
    5

    7
    days
  • (v)
    1
    3

    5
    days
Question 9
9.
    • A, B and C together can do a work in
    • 6

      7
      days
    • .
    • If A and C can do the work in
    • 3
      days
    • and
    • 2
      days
    • respectively,
    • in how many days can B alone do the work?
  • (i)
    6
    days
  • (ii)
    3
    days
  • (iii)
    4
    days
  • (iv)
    1
    day
  • (v)
    2
    days
Question 10
10.
    • A certain number of men can do a work in
    • 72
      days
    • .
    • If there were
    • 9
    • men
    • more
    • ,
    • it would take
    • 27
      days
    • less
    • to complete the work.
    • How many men are required to complete the work in
    • 40
      days
    • ?
  • (i)
    27
  • (ii)
    24
  • (iii)
    29
  • (iv)
    28
  • (v)
    26
Question 11
11.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 2
      days
    • and
    • 4
      days
    • respectively.
    • They together undertook to do a piece of work for
    • ₹5400.00
    • .
    • What is the share of B?
  • (i)
    ₹1800.00
  • (ii)
    ₹3600.00
  • (iii)
    ₹3598.00
  • (iv)
    ₹1799.00
  • (v)
    ₹1801.00
Question 12
12.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 14
      days
    • and
    • 23
      days
    • respectively.
    • If they work on alternate days and A begins the work,
    • in how many days can it be completed?
  • (i)
    21
    days
  • (ii)
    17
    days
  • (iii)
    19
    days
  • (iv)
    18
    days
  • (v)
    16
    days
Question 13
13.
    • Person P is
    • thrice
    • as good a workman as Person Q.
    • They can do a work together in
    • 2
      1

      4
      days
    • .
    • In how many days Q alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    6
    days
  • (ii)
    9
    days
  • (iii)
    8
    days
  • (iv)
    11
    days
  • (v)
    10
    days
Question 14
14.
    • P and Q can do together a piece of work in
    • 4
      4

      17
      days
    • .
    • After they have worked together for
    • 3
      days
    • ,
    • P stops.
    • Q completes the remaining work in
    • 2
      1

      3
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can Q alone do the work?
  • (i)
    5
    days
  • (ii)
    8
    days
  • (iii)
    10
    days
  • (iv)
    9
    days
  • (v)
    7
    days
Question 15
15.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 15
      hr
    • and B in
    • 9
      hr
    • .
    • A does the work for
    • 4
      hr
    • before B join A to work together.
    • Again after
    • 2
      hr
    • C joins both A and B to complete the work in
    • 1
      3

      31
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time C alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    4
    hr
  • (ii)
    9
    hr
  • (iii)
    7
    hr
  • (iv)
    5
    hr
  • (v)
    6
    hr
Question 16
16.
    • A, B, C, D, and E can do a piece of work in
    • 11
      hr
    • ,
    • 10
      hr
    • ,
    • 9
      hr
    • ,
    • 15
      hr
    • and
    • 6
      hr
    • respectively.
    • Who has the greatest capacity to do work?
  • (i)
    E
  • (ii)
    B
  • (iii)
    C
  • (iv)
    D
  • (v)
    A
Question 17
17.
    • A, B, C, D, and E can do a piece of work in
    • 10
      days
    • ,
    • 13
      days
    • ,
    • 12
      days
    • ,
    • 8
      days
    • and
    • 7
      days
    • respectively.
    • Who has the greatest capacity to do work?
  • (i)
    B
  • (ii)
    E
  • (iii)
    A
  • (iv)
    D
  • (v)
    C
Question 18
18.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 5
      5

      23
      hr
    • ,
    • B and C can do it in
    • 3
      11

      15
      hr
    • and C and A can do it in
    • 4
      17

      22
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can
    • each of them do it seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    16
    hr
    ,
    8
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    9
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    8
    hr
    ,
    8
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    hr
    ,
    9
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    8
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
Question 19
19.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 5
      1

      7
      days
    • ,
    • B and C can do it in
    • 4
      1

      2
      days
    • and C and A can do it in
    • 5
      1

      7
      days
    • .
    • In how much time can
    • each of them do it seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    13
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    13
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    )
  • (v)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
Question 20
20.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 5
      hr
    • ,
    • B can do the work in
    • 8
      hr
    • and C in
    • 5
      hr
    • respectively.
    • In how much time can they do it together?
  • (i)
    2
    hr
  • (ii)
    1
    17

    21
    hr
  • (iii)
    1
    19

    21
    hr
  • (iv)
    1
    19

    23
    hr
Question 21
21.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 15
      days
    • ,
    • B can do the work in
    • 8
      days
    • and C in
    • 8
      days
    • respectively.
    • In how much time can they do it together?
  • (i)
    3
    3

    17
    days
  • (ii)
    3
    1

    19
    days
  • (iii)
    3
    5

    19
    days
  • (iv)
    3
    3

    19
    days
  • (v)
    3
    1

    7
    days
Question 22
22.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 7
      1

      2
      hr
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 3
      hr
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 9
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    14
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    16
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    14
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    16
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    )
Question 23
23.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 5
      17

      23
      days
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 2
      days
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 7
      1

      6
      days
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    12
    days
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    11
    days
    ,
    11
    days
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    13
    days
    ,
    11
    days
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    11
    days
    )
  • (v)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
Question 24
24.
    • A can do
    • 7

      12
    • of a work in
    • 8
      3

      4
      hr
    • .
    • He works for
    • 2
      hr
    • when B joins him.
    • They work together and complete the work in
    • 6
      8

      29
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time, B alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    14
    hr
  • (ii)
    12
    hr
  • (iii)
    15
    hr
  • (iv)
    17
    hr
  • (v)
    13
    hr
Question 25
25.
    • A can do
    • 1

      9
    • of a work in
    • 1
      2

      3
      days
    • .
    • He works for
    • 5
      days
    • when B joins him.
    • They work together and complete the work in
    • 3
      2

      11
      days
    • .
    • In how much time, B alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    7
    days
  • (ii)
    9
    days
  • (iii)
    5
    days
  • (iv)
    6
    days
  • (v)
    8
    days
Question 26
26.
    • A can construct
    • 5

      8
    • of a wall in
    • 3
      3

      4
      hr
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 4

      5
    • of the wall in
    • 6
      2

      5
      hr
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 2

      6
    • of the wall in
    • 1
      2

      3
      hr
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 7

      9
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    1
    35

    59
    hr
  • (ii)
    1
    101

    177
    hr
  • (iii)
    1
    103

    177
    hr
  • (iv)
    1
    103

    175
    hr
  • (v)
    1
    103

    179
    hr
Question 27
27.
    • A can construct
    • 2

      5
    • of a wall in
    • 2
      2

      5
      days
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 5

      6
    • of the wall in
    • 5
      5

      6
      days
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 7

      9
    • of the wall in
    • 6
      2

      9
      days
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 4

      9
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    1
    5

    221
    days
  • (ii)
    1
    7

    219
    days
  • (iii)
    1
    5

    219
    days
  • (iv)
    1
    5

    217
    days
  • (v)
    1
    1

    73
    days
Question 28
28.
    • A, B and C can together do a piece of work in
    • 2
      6

      7
      hr
    • .
    • B and C can do it in
    • 4
      4

      9
      hr
    • .
    • C alone can do it in
    • 10
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time A and C can do the work together?
  • (i)
    4
    2

    3
    hr
  • (ii)
    4
    2

    9
    hr
  • (iii)
    4
    4

    9
    hr
  • (iv)
    4
    4

    11
    hr
  • (v)
    4
    4

    7
    hr
Question 29
29.
    • A, B and C can together do a piece of work in
    • 2
      1

      7
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do it in
    • 3
      3

      4
      days
    • .
    • C alone can do it in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • In how much time A and C can do the work together?
  • (i)
    2
    8

    9
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    8

    13
    days
  • (iii)
    2
    10

    11
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    6

    11
    days
  • (v)
    2
    8

    11
    days
Question 30
30.
    • A sum of
    • ₹444.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 4
      14

      19
      hr
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 3
      1

      3
      hr
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 3
      3

      14
      hr
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹108
    ,
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹120
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹120
    ,
    ₹108
    ,
    ₹216
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹108
    ,
    ₹120
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹120
    ,
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹108
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹120
    ,
    ₹108
    )
Question 31
31.
    • A sum of
    • ₹99.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 3
      3

      4
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 3
      1

      3
      days
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹18
    ,
    ₹54
    ,
    ₹27
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹27
    ,
    ₹54
    ,
    ₹18
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹18
    ,
    ₹27
    ,
    ₹54
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹54
    ,
    ₹27
    ,
    ₹18
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹27
    ,
    ₹18
    ,
    ₹54
    )
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (iv)
  •  2) (ii)
  •  3) (iv)
  •  4) (iii)
  •  5) (i)
  •  6) (iv)
  •  7) (iv)
  •  8) (iii)
  •  9) (ii)
  •  10) (i)
  •  11) (i)
  •  12) (iv)
  •  13) (ii)
  •  14) (ii)
  •  15) (v)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (ii)
  •  18) (v)
  •  19) (i)
  •  20) (iii)
  •  21) (iv)
  •  22) (iii)
  •  23) (iv)
  •  24) (i)
  •  25) (i)
  •  26) (iii)
  •  27) (iii)
  •  28) (iii)
  •  29) (v)
  •  30) (ii)
  •  31) (i)