Time and Work Data Sufficiency 2 - Aptitude Questions and Answers

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@ : Home > Aptitude > Time and Work > Data Sufficiency 2 Directions to Solve Each of the questions given below consists of a question followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. 1. In how many days can 10 women finish a work? I. 10 men can complete the work in 6 days. II. 3 10 men and 10 women together can complete the work in 3 days 7 III. If 10 men work for 3 days and thereafter 10 women replace them, the remaining work in completed in 4 days. A. Any two of the three B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I and III only E. None of these Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A

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General Questions Data Sufficiency 1 Data Sufficiency 2 Data Sufficiency 3 "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein

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Explanation: I. (10 x 6) men can complete the work in 1 day. 1 man's 1 day's work = 1 60

II. 10 x

24 24 men + 10 x women can complete the work in 1 day. 7 7

240 240 men's 1 day work + women's 1 day work = 1. 7 7 240 1 240 x + women's 1 day's work = 1. 7 60 7 240 4 3 women's 1 day's work = 1 - = 7 7 7 10 women's 1 day's work = 3 7 1 x x 10 = 7 240 8

So, 10 women can finish the work in 8 days.

III. (10 men's work for 3 days) + (10 women's work for 4 days) = 1 (10 x 3) men's 1 day's work + (10 x 4) women's 1 day's work = 1 30 men's 1 day's work + 40 women's 1 day's work = 1

Thus, I and III will give us the answer. And, II and III will give us the answer. Correct answer is (A). View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. How many workers are required for completing the construction work in 10 days? I. 20% of the work can be completed by 8 workers in 8 days. II. 20 workers can complete the work in 16 days. III. One-eighth of the work can be completed by 8 workers in 5 days. A. I only B. II and III only C. III only D. I and III only E. Any one of the three Answer & Explanation Answer: Option E Explanation: I. 20 work can be completed by (8 x 8) workers in 1 day. 100 Whole work can be completed by (8 x 8 x 5) workers in 1 day. = 8x8x5 workers in 10 days = 32 workers in 10 days. 10

II. (20 x 16) workers can finish it in 1 day. (20 x 16)workers can finish it in 10 days.

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10 32 workers can finish it in 10 days. 1 III. work can be completed by (8 x 5) workers in 1 day. 8 Whole work can be completed by (8 x 5 x 8) workers in 1 day. = 8x5x8 workers in 10 days = 32 workers in 10 days. 10

Any one of the three gives the answer. Correct answer is (E). View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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