EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Time and Work
Grade : ICSE Grade VIII
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 23
      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)
    19
    days
  • (ii)
    16
    days
  • (iii)
    17
    days
  • (iv)
    13
    days
  • (v)
    15
    days
Question 2
2.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 7
      7

      29
      days
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 1
      day
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 12
      1

      15
      days
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    15
    days
    ,
    13
    days
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    16
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    15
    days
    ,
    15
    days
    )
  • (v)
    (
    14
    days
    ,
    14
    days
    )
Question 3
3.
    • A can construct
    • 5

      9
    • of a wall in
    • 3
      1

      3
      days
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 1

      5
    • of the wall in
    • 1
      3

      5
      days
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 2

      8
    • of the wall in
    • 2
      days
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 2

      7
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    8

    11
    days
  • (ii)
    24

    37
    days
  • (iii)
    22

    35
    days
  • (iv)
    24

    35
    days
  • (v)
    26

    35
    days
Question 4
4.
    • A can do
    • 3

      6
    • of a work in
    • 7
      1

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

      7
      days
    • .
    • In how much time, B alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    5
    days
  • (ii)
    7
    days
  • (iii)
    6
    days
  • (iv)
    8
    days
  • (v)
    3
    days
Question 5
5.
    • 4
    • men and
    • 1
    • women can do a piece of work in
    • 32
    • days.
    • 4
    • men and
    • 5
    • women can do the same work in
    • 10
    • days.
    • In how many days can
    • 3
    • men and
    • 2
    • women complete the same work?
  • (i)
    22
    2

    7
    days
  • (ii)
    22
    6

    25
    days
  • (iii)
    22
    6

    23
    days
  • (iv)
    22
    8

    23
    days
  • (v)
    22
    4

    23
    days
Question 6
6.
    • A can do a work in
    • 4
      days
    • and B can do the same work in
    • 7
      days
    • .
    • If they work together, in how much time is the work completed?
  • (i)
    2
    6

    13
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    2

    3
    days
  • (iii)
    2
    8

    11
    days
  • (iv)
    2
    4

    11
    days
  • (v)
    2
    6

    11
    days
Question 7
7.
    • A and B can do a work in
    • 6
      hr
    • ,
    • B and C can do it in
    • 6
      9

      26
      hr
    • and C and A can do it in
    • 5
      5

      21
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can
    • each of them do it seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    ,
    12
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    10
    hr
    ,
    16
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    11
    hr
    ,
    15
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    11
    hr
    ,
    16
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
Question 8
8.
    • 9
    • men take
    • 2
      days
    • to complete a work.
    • How much work is done by one man in one day?
  • (i)
    1

    18
  • (ii)
    1

    9
  • (iii)
    1

    2
  • (iv)
    (
    -1

    18
    )
  • (v)
    1

    6
Question 9
9.
    • A can construct
    • 3

      8
    • of a wall in
    • 2
      1

      4
      hr
    • .
    • B can construct
    • 5

      7
    • of the wall in
    • 5
      hr
    • .
    • C can construct
    • 4

      5
    • of the wall in
    • 8
      hr
    • .
    • If all three work together, in how much time will they
    • construct
    • 1

      8
    • of the wall?
  • (i)
    107

    344
    hr
  • (ii)
    105

    346
    hr
  • (iii)
    103

    344
    hr
  • (iv)
    105

    344
    hr
  • (v)
    35

    114
    hr
Question 10
10.
    • 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)
    4
    days
  • (iii)
    10
    days
  • (iv)
    7
    days
  • (v)
    8
    days
Question 11
11.
    • Pipe A can fill a tank in
    • 8
      hr
    • and pipe B can empty the full tank in
    • 32
      hr
    • .
    • If both the pipes are opened together,
    • in how much time will the tank become full?
  • (i)
    12
    hr
  • (ii)
    10
    2

    5
    hr
  • (iii)
    10
    hr
  • (iv)
    10
    2

    3
    hr
  • (v)
    11
    1

    3
    hr
Question 12
12.
    • A can do a work in
    • 4
      days
    • .
    • With the help of B, A can do the same work in
    • 2
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can B alone do the work?
  • (i)
    5
    days
  • (ii)
    2
    days
  • (iii)
    7
    days
  • (iv)
    4
    days
  • (v)
    3
    days
Question 13
13.
    • A and B together can do a piece of work in
    • 5
      5

      6
      hr
    • .
    • They work together for
    • 2
      hr
    • and then A leaves.
    • B completes the remaining work in
    • 6
      4

      7
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time can each of them do the work seperately?
  • (i)
    (
    15
    hr
    ,
    10
    hr
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    14
    hr
    ,
    10
    hr
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    14
    hr
    ,
    9
    hr
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    13
    hr
    ,
    10
    hr
    )
  • (v)
    (
    14
    hr
    ,
    11
    hr
    )
Question 14
14.
    • A sum of
    • ₹1010.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 4
      17

      22
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 3
      15

      16
      days
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 5
      5

      8
      days
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹350
    ,
    ₹210
    ,
    ₹450
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹210
    ,
    ₹450
    ,
    ₹350
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹210
    ,
    ₹350
    ,
    ₹450
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹350
    ,
    ₹450
    ,
    ₹210
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹450
    ,
    ₹350
    ,
    ₹210
    )
Question 15
15.
    • Two pipes can fill a tank in
    • 14
      min
    • and
    • 25
      min
    • respectively.
    • Both pipes are
    • opened together and after some time the first pipe is closed and the tank
    • becomes full in
    • 23
      3

      14
      min
    • from the time when both pipes are opened.
    • For how much time was first pipe open?
  • (i)
    3
    min
  • (ii)
    0
    min
  • (iii)
    1
    min
  • (iv)
    2
    min
  • (v)
    -1
    min
Question 16
16.
    • Person P is
    • four times
    • as good a workman as Person Q.
    • They can do a work together in
    • 6
      2

      5
      days
    • .
    • In how many days Q alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    33
    days
  • (ii)
    34
    days
  • (iii)
    31
    days
  • (iv)
    30
    days
  • (v)
    32
    days
Question 17
17.
    • Due to a leak at the bottom, pipe Y takes
    • 2
      2

      3
      hr
    • to fill the tank.
    • The leak alone can empty the full tank in
    • 8
      hr
    • .
    • In what time can pipe Y alone fill the tank when the leak is closed?
  • (i)
    1
    hr
  • (ii)
    0
    hr
  • (iii)
    5
    hr
  • (iv)
    2
    hr
  • (v)
    3
    hr
Question 18
18.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 13
      hr
    • ,
    • B can do the work in
    • 14
      hr
    • and C in
    • 8
      hr
    • respectively.
    • In how much time can they do it together?
  • (i)
    3
    131

    197
    hr
  • (ii)
    3
    133

    199
    hr
  • (iii)
    3
    131

    201
    hr
  • (iv)
    3
    129

    199
    hr
  • (v)
    3
    131

    199
    hr
Question 19
19.
    • A can do a piece of work in
    • 12
      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
    • 20

      23
      hr
    • .
    • In how much time C alone can do the work?
  • (i)
    7
    hr
  • (ii)
    6
    hr
  • (iii)
    9
    hr
  • (iv)
    8
    hr
  • (v)
    11
    hr
Question 20
20.
    • A sum of
    • ₹711.00
    • will be given to do a work.
    • A and B can do it in
    • 5
      17

      23
      hr
    • .
    • B and C can do in
    • 4
      4

      5
      hr
    • .
    • C and A can do in
    • 4
      12

      19
      hr
    • .
    • How much A, B and C respectively will get if all three work together?
  • (i)
    (
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹297
    ,
    ₹198
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    ₹198
    ,
    ₹297
    ,
    ₹216
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    ₹297
    ,
    ₹198
    ,
    ₹216
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹198
    ,
    ₹297
    )
  • (v)
    (
    ₹297
    ,
    ₹216
    ,
    ₹198
    )
Question 21
21.
    • 3
    • skilled men can do a work in
    • 3
      days
    • .
    • 8
    • unskilled men can do the same work in
    • 3
      days
    • .
    • In how many days can
    • 3
    • skilled and
    • 5
    • unskilled men do the same work?
  • (i)
    2
    days
  • (ii)
    1
    11

    15
    days
  • (iii)
    1
    9

    13
    days
  • (iv)
    1
    11

    13
    days
Question 22
22.
    • 9
    • men can do a work in
    • 19
    • days working
    • 9
    • hours a day.
    • In how many days can
    • 15
    • men do the same work, working
    • 4
    • hours a day?
  • (i)
    25
    11

    20
    days
  • (ii)
    25
    13

    18
    days
  • (iii)
    25
    3

    4
    days
  • (iv)
    25
    13

    22
    days
  • (v)
    25
    13

    20
    days
Question 23
23.
    • A, B, C, D, and E can do a piece of work in
    • 13
      days
    • ,
    • 6
      days
    • ,
    • 7
      days
    • ,
    • 14
      days
    • and
    • 9
      days
    • respectively.
    • Who has the greatest capacity to do work?
  • (i)
    E
  • (ii)
    A
  • (iii)
    B
  • (iv)
    D
  • (v)
    C
Question 24
24.
    • A certain number of men can do a work in
    • 16
      days
    • .
    • If there were
    • 24
    • men
    • more
    • ,
    • it would take
    • 8
      days
    • less
    • to complete the work.
    • How many men are required to complete the work in
    • 32
      days
    • ?
  • (i)
    13
  • (ii)
    9
  • (iii)
    15
  • (iv)
    11
  • (v)
    12
Question 25
25.
    • A, B and C can together do a piece of work in
    • 2
      11

      17
      days
    • .
    • B and C can do it in
    • 3
      3

      5
      days
    • .
    • C alone can do it in
    • 6
      days
    • .
    • In how much time A and C can do the work together?
  • (i)
    4
    1

    4
    days
  • (ii)
    3
    3

    4
    days
  • (iii)
    3
    1

    4
    days
  • (iv)
    4
    1

    2
    days
  • (v)
    3
    1

    2
    days
    Assignment Key

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