{"id":223701,"date":"2026-06-19T18:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=223701"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:05:01","slug":"time-and-work-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/time-and-work-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Time and Work Formula, Concepts, Tricks and Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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preparation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding Time and Work helps tackle real-life problems and common exam questions, including direct, combined, and inverse problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key concepts include efficiency, LCM, and the formulas for calculating work, time, and wages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The article includes effective shortcuts and techniques to solve Time and Work questions quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time and Work<\/strong> is one of the most common and important topics in the Quantitative Aptitude section for SSC Exams. Questions from this topic often test your ability to calculate how quickly a task can be completed by one or more people, and how efficiently they can work together. In this blog, we will give you 20 previous year solved questions to help you score better in your exams on Time and Work including basic concepts, important formulas, short tricks, and previous year solved questions to help you score better in your exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Time_and_Work_Questions_PDF\"><\/span>Download Time and Work Questions PDF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates preparing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ssc-cgl-notification\/?ref=contmk-blog-timeandwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSC CGL 2026<\/a> can download the Time and Work Questions PDF from the link given below. 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A, B, and C can complete a work in 24, 36, and 48 days respectively. They start together but A leaves after 6 days and B leaves 4 days before completion. In how many days is the work completed?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">A) 18 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 20 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">C) 22 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 24 days<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>2. 12 men and 16 women can complete a work in 14 days. 18 men and 10 women can complete the same work in 12 days. How many days will 8 men and 16 women take?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">A) 16 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 18 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">C) 20 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 22 days<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>3. A can do a work in 18 days. 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They started together but B left 3 days before completion. In how many total days was the work completed?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">A) 8 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">B) 9 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">C) 10 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 11 days<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>6. A pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours, but due to a leak, it takes 16 hours. If the tank is full, how long will the leak take to empty it?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">A) 36 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 40 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">C) 48 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 52 hours<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>7. 15 workers can complete a project in 24 days. After 6 days, 5 more workers join. In how many total days will the project finish?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">A) 19 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 20 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">C) 21 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 22 days<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>8. A can do 1\/3 of a work in 5 days and B can do 2\/5 of the work in 8 days. In how many days can both together complete the work?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">A) 7\u00bd days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 8 days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">C) 8\u00bd days<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 9 days<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>9. A, B, and C together earn \u20b92400 for a piece of work. A and B together can do it in 8 days, B and C in 12 days, and A and C in 16 days. Find C&#8217;s share.<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">A) \u20b9400<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">B) \u20b9480<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">C) \u20b9500<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) \u20b9600<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>10. Two taps can fill a cistern in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively. A third tap can empty it in 12 hours. If all three are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?<\/p>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">A) 10 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">B) 11 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"true\">C) 12 hours<\/button>\n  <button data-correct=\"false\">D) 13 hours<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"question\" data-answered=\"false\">\n  <p>11. A is thrice as efficient as B, and together they can complete a work 20 days faster than B alone. 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total task to be done (generally considered as 1 unit unless specified).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Efficiency<\/td><td>Amount of work done per unit of time.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time<\/td><td>The duration taken to complete the work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LCM Approach<\/td><td>Used to assume total work for simplifying calculations.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Work and Wages<\/td><td>Wages are distributed in the ratio of work done.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alternate Work<\/td><td>Situations where different persons work on alternate days.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concepts-used-in-time-and-work-questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concepts_Used_in_Time_and_Work_Questions\"><\/span>Concepts Used in Time and Work Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The concepts used in Time and Work questions are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Concept<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Basic Formula<\/td><td>Work = Rate \u00d7 Time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Efficiency Comparison<\/td><td>More efficiency \u2192 Less time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Work<\/td><td>Often assumed as LCM of individual times<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Combined Work<\/td><td>1\/A + 1\/B for A and B working together<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Negative Work<\/td><td>Used when a pipe\/person does the opposite of the task (like leakage\/draining)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>One Day\u2019s Work<\/td><td>1\/Total time to complete the job<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-types-of-time-and-work-questions-in-quantitative-aptitude\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Types_of_Time_and_Work_Questions_in_Quantitative_Aptitude\"><\/span>What are the Types of Time and Work Questions in Quantitative Aptitude?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Types of Time and Work questions commonly asked are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Direct Time-Efficiency Problems<\/strong>: Basic questions using formula Work = Time \u00d7 Efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Combined Work<\/strong>: Two or more persons working together or alternately<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Work and Wages<\/strong>: Wages divided in proportion to work done<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pipes and Cisterns<\/strong>: Same logic applied to tanks filled\/drained<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inverse Problems<\/strong>: Work undone or uncompleted scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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