Men x days x hours per unit of work is constant: find the missing quantity
This type of question, asked 6 times: CDS 1 2017, CDS 1 2018, CDS 2 2018, CDS 2 2020, CDS 1 2021, CDS 1 2026. All 7 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 1 2017
24If 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work, then what is the number of days of 6 hours each that 21 women would take, if 3 women would do as much work as 2 men ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
CDS 1 2018
32If 5 tractors can plough 5 hectares of land in 5 days, then what is the number of tractors required to plough 100 hectares in 50 days?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
CDS 2 2018
45Twelve (12) persons can paint 10 identical rooms in 16 days. In how many days can 8 persons paint 20 such rooms ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
CDS 2 2018
40Twelve (12) men work 8 hours per day and require 10 days to build a wall. If 8 men are available, how many hours per day must they work to finish the work in 8 days ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
CDS 2 2020
18If men working hours per day can do units of work in days, then men working hours per day in days would be able to do units of work. What is the value of ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
CDS 1 2021
39If 20 persons can clean 20 floors in 20 days, then in how many days can 16 persons clean 16 floors?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
CDS 1 2026
1512 men working 8 hours a day can completely build a wall of length 100 m, breadth 20 cm and height 5 m in 10 days. How many days will 16 men working 10 hours a day require to build a wall of length 200 m, breadth 60 cm and height 5 m ?Tap an option to check your answer.