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
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    2

    3
    days
  • (iii)
    2
    4

    5
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    2

    7
    days
  • (v)
    2
    2

    5
    days
Question 2
2.
    • A can do a work in
    • 7
      days
    • .
    • With the help of B, A can do the same work in
    • 3
      15

      16
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can B alone do the work?
  • (i)
    10
    days
  • (ii)
    11
    days
  • (iii)
    6
    days
  • (iv)
    8
    days
  • (v)
    9
    days
Question 3
3.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 7
      days
    • , B and C can do in
    • 8
      days
    • and C and A can do in
    • 8
      days
    • .
    • If all three work together,
    • in how many days will the work be completed?
  • (i)
    5
    1

    11
    days
  • (ii)
    5
    1

    9
    days
  • (iii)
    4
    10

    11
    days
  • (iv)
    5
    3

    11
    days
  • (v)
    5
    1

    13
    days
Question 4
4.
    • A and B can do a piece of work in
    • 10
      days
    • and
    • 13
      days
    • respectively.
    • They work together for
    • 2
      days
    • and then B leaves.
    • In how many days the whole work is completed?
  • (i)
    8
    6

    11
    days
  • (ii)
    8
    4

    13
    days
  • (iii)
    8
    6

    13
    days
  • (iv)
    8
    8

    13
    days
  • (v)
    8
    2

    5
    days
Question 5
5.
    • 3
    • men take
    • 8
      days
    • to complete a work.
    • How much work is done by one man in one day?
  • (i)
    1

    24
  • (ii)
    (
    -1

    24
    )
  • (iii)
    1

    8
  • (iv)
    1

    3
Question 6
6.
    • 18
    • men can do a work in
    • 12
    • days working
    • 3
    • hours a day.
    • In how many days can
    • 14
    • men do the same work, working
    • 3
    • hours a day?
  • (i)
    15
    1

    7
    days
  • (ii)
    15
    5

    7
    days
  • (iii)
    15
    1

    3
    days
  • (iv)
    15
    3

    5
    days
  • (v)
    15
    3

    7
    days
Question 7
7.
    • 4
    • men and
    • 3
    • women can do a piece of work in
    • 10
    • days.
    • 1
    • men and
    • 2
    • women can do the same work in
    • 20
    • days.
    • In how many days can
    • 2
    • men and
    • 5
    • women complete the same work?
  • (i)
    8
    1

    3
    days
  • (ii)
    9
    days
  • (iii)
    8
    1

    5
    days
  • (iv)
    7
    2

    3
    days
Question 8
8.
    • 3
    • skilled men can do a work in
    • 8
      days
    • .
    • 9
    • unskilled men can do the same work in
    • 4
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can
    • 6
    • skilled and
    • 4
    • unskilled men do the same work?
  • (i)
    2
    10

    11
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    12

    13
    days
  • (iii)
    2
    2

    3
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    8

    13
    days
  • (v)
    2
    10

    13
    days
Question 9
9.
    • A, B and C together can do a work in
    • 1
      1

      19
      days
    • .
    • If A and C can do the work in
    • 5
      days
    • and
    • 4
      days
    • respectively,
    • in how many days can B alone do the work?
  • (i)
    2
    days
  • (ii)
    1
    day
  • (iii)
    3
    days
  • (iv)
    4
    days
  • (v)
    0
    days
Question 10
10.
    • A certain number of men can do a work in
    • 24
      days
    • .
    • If there were
    • 16
    • men
    • more
    • ,
    • it would take
    • 12
      days
    • less
    • to complete the work.
    • How many men are required to complete the work in
    • 8
      days
    • ?
  • (i)
    45
  • (ii)
    47
  • (iii)
    48
  • (iv)
    50
  • (v)
    49
Question 11
11.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 4
      days
    • and
    • 2
      days
    • respectively.
    • They together undertook to do a piece of work for
    • ₹1200.00
    • .
    • What is the share of B?
  • (i)
    ₹801.00
  • (ii)
    ₹799.00
  • (iii)
    ₹400.00
  • (iv)
    ₹800.00
  • (v)
    ₹398.00
Question 12
12.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 18
      days
    • and
    • 12
      days
    • respectively.
    • If they work on alternate days and A begins the work,
    • in how many days can it be completed?
  • (i)
    16
    days
  • (ii)
    15
    days
  • (iii)
    14
    days
  • (iv)
    13
    days
  • (v)
    17
    days
Question 13
13.
    • Person P is
    • nine times
    • as good a workman as Person Q.
    • They can do a work together in
    • 8
      1

      10
      days
    • .
    • In how many days Q alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    82
    days
  • (ii)
    83
    days
  • (iii)
    81
    days
  • (iv)
    80
    days
  • (v)
    78
    days
Question 14
14.
    • P and Q can do together a piece of work in
    • 2
      11

      12
      days
    • .
    • After they have worked together for
    • 2
      days
    • ,
    • P stops.
    • Q completes the remaining work in
    • 2
      1

      5
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can Q alone do the work?
  • (i)
    6
    days
  • (ii)
    5
    days
  • (iii)
    8
    days
  • (iv)
    7
    days
  • (v)
    9
    days
Question 15
15.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 14
      hr
    • and B in
    • 13
      hr
    • .
    • A does the work for
    • 3
      hr
    • before B join A to work together.
    • Again after
    • 4
      hr
    • C joins both A and B to complete the work in
    • 105

      172
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time C alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    8
    hr
  • (ii)
    7
    hr
  • (iii)
    4
    hr
  • (iv)
    5
    hr
  • (v)
    6
    hr
Question 16
16.
    • A, B, C, D, and E can do a piece of work in
    • 13
      hr
    • ,
    • 5
      hr
    • ,
    • 15
      hr
    • ,
    • 6
      hr
    • and
    • 11
      hr
    • respectively.
    • Who has the greatest capacity to do work?
  • (i)
    A
  • (ii)
    D
  • (iii)
    B
  • (iv)
    E
  • (v)
    C
Question 17
17.
    • A, B, C, D, and E can do a piece of work in
    • 7
      days
    • ,
    • 14
      days
    • ,
    • 6
      days
    • ,
    • 10
      days
    • and
    • 11
      days
    • respectively.
    • Who has the greatest capacity to do work?
  • (i)
    E
  • (ii)
    D
  • (iii)
    A
  • (iv)
    B
  • (v)
    C
Question 18
18.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 6
      2

      3
      hr
    • ,
    • B and C can do it in
    • 5
      17

      23
      hr
    • and C and A can do it in
    • 6
      9

      26
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can
    • each of them do it seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    16
    hr
    ,
    13
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    12
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    13
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    hr
    ,
    12
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    12
    hr
    ,
    12
    hr
    )
Question 19
19.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 4
      4

      5
      days
    • ,
    • B and C can do it in
    • 4
      4

      9
      days
    • and C and A can do it in
    • 5
      5

      11
      days
    • .
    • In how much time can
    • each of them do it seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    13
    days
    ,
    9
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    8
    days
    ,
    11
    days
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    13
    days
    ,
    8
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
  • (v)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    8
    days
    ,
    10
    days
    )
Question 20
20.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 14
      hr
    • ,
    • B can do the work in
    • 6
      hr
    • and C in
    • 8
      hr
    • respectively.
    • In how much time can they do it together?
  • (i)
    2
    46

    59
    hr
  • (ii)
    2
    46

    61
    hr
  • (iii)
    2
    46

    63
    hr
  • (iv)
    2
    48

    61
    hr
  • (v)
    2
    44

    61
    hr
Question 21
21.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 10
      days
    • ,
    • B can do the work in
    • 8
      days
    • and C in
    • 10
      days
    • respectively.
    • In how much time can they do it together?
  • (i)
    3
    1

    13
    days
  • (ii)
    3
    1

    15
    days
  • (iii)
    3
    3

    13
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    12

    13
    days
  • (v)
    3
    1

    11
    days
Question 22
22.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 4
      2

      17
      hr
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 1
      hr
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 5
      3

      10
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    11
    hr
    ,
    7
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    6
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    8
    hr
    )
Question 23
23.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 6
      4

      25
      days
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 3
      days
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 7
      2

      11
      days
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    11
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    11
    days
    ,
    15
    days
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    11
    days
    ,
    13
    days
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    12
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
  • (v)
    (
    10
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
Question 24
24.
    • A can do
    • 6

      9
    • of a work in
    • 8
      hr
    • .
    • He works for
    • 3
      hr
    • when B joins him.
    • They work together and complete the work in
    • 3
      6

      7
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time, B alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    9
    hr
  • (ii)
    6
    hr
  • (iii)
    8
    hr
  • (iv)
    10
    hr
  • (v)
    11
    hr
Question 25
25.
    • A can do
    • 6

      12
    • of a work in
    • 5
      1

      2
      days
    • .
    • He works for
    • 4
      days
    • when B joins him.
    • They work together and complete the work in
    • 3
      15

      23
      days
    • .
    • In how much time, B alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    15
    days
  • (ii)
    11
    days
  • (iii)
    13
    days
  • (iv)
    10
    days
  • (v)
    12
    days
Question 26
26.
    • A can construct
    • 7

      8
    • of a wall in
    • 4
      3

      8
      hr
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 1

      6
    • of the wall in
    • 1
      hr
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 2

      5
    • of the wall in
    • 3
      1

      5
      hr
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 2

      8
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    30

    61
    hr
  • (ii)
    10

    19
    hr
  • (iii)
    28

    59
    hr
  • (iv)
    30

    59
    hr
  • (v)
    32

    59
    hr
Question 27
27.
    • A can construct
    • 4

      6
    • of a wall in
    • 3
      1

      3
      days
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 3

      8
    • of the wall in
    • 2
      5

      8
      days
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 6

      10
    • of the wall in
    • 3
      3

      5
      days
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 4

      6
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    1
    35

    107
    days
  • (ii)
    1
    33

    109
    days
  • (iii)
    1
    11

    35
    days
  • (iv)
    1
    31

    107
    days
  • (v)
    1
    33

    107
    days
Question 28
28.
    • A, B and C can together do a piece of work in
    • 2
      74

      103
      hr
    • .
    • B and C can do it in
    • 4
      2

      17
      hr
    • .
    • C alone can do it in
    • 7
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time A and C can do the work together?
  • (i)
    3
    11

    17
    hr
  • (ii)
    3
    3

    5
    hr
  • (iii)
    3
    11

    13
    hr
  • (iv)
    3
    11

    15
    hr
  • (v)
    3
    13

    15
    hr
Question 29
29.
    • A, B and C can together do a piece of work in
    • 2
      29

      143
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do it in
    • 3
      15

      16
      days
    • .
    • C alone can do it in
    • 9
      days
    • .
    • In how much time A and C can do the work together?
  • (i)
    3
    3

    14
    days
  • (ii)
    3
    1

    4
    days
  • (iii)
    3
    1

    14
    days
  • (iv)
    3
    5

    14
    days
  • (v)
    3
    3

    16
    days
Question 30
30.
    • A sum of
    • ₹730.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 3
      15

      17
      hr
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 3
      3

      5
      hr
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 4
      19

      20
      hr
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹180
    ,
    ₹330
    ,
    ₹220
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹180
    ,
    ₹220
    ,
    ₹330
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹330
    ,
    ₹220
    ,
    ₹180
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹220
    ,
    ₹180
    ,
    ₹330
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹220
    ,
    ₹330
    ,
    ₹180
    )
Question 31
31.
    • A sum of
    • ₹1841.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 3
      11

      18
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 5
      23

      24
      days
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 3
      7

      16
      days
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹1001
    ,
    ₹385
    ,
    ₹455
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹385
    ,
    ₹455
    ,
    ₹1001
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹455
    ,
    ₹1001
    ,
    ₹385
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹1001
    ,
    ₹455
    ,
    ₹385
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹455
    ,
    ₹385
    ,
    ₹1001
    )
    Assignment Key

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