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Time and Work Formula
I think the single most useful formula for the topic Time and Work is
N1H1D1E1W2 = N2H2D2E2W1
Where:
N1 and N2 = number of person
H1 and H2 = Hours worked by per person per day (assumed constant)
D1 and D2 = days
E1 and E2 = Efficiency
W1 and W2= Amount of work done
Consider this example to understand the applicability of this formula –
A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days working 12 hours a day.How many men are needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one,in 24 days working 8 hours a day. The efficiency of the second group is half that of the first group?
Solution –
N1H1D1E1W2 = N2H2D2E2W1
16*12*8*1*3 = N2*8*24*0.5*1
N2 = (16*12*8*1*3)/ (8*24*0.5*1) = 48
So number of men required is 48.
Note – you can remove anything from formula is not given in the question. For example if the question would have been –
“A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days working 12 hours a day.How many men are needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one,in 24 days working 8 hours a day.”
The applicable formula would have been –
N1H1D1W2 = N2H2D2W1
Since nothing is mentioned about efficiency, we remove it from both sides.
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May 17th, 2013 - 11:23
1 man, 3 women and 4 boys can do a piece of work in 96 hours. 2 men and 8 boys can do it in 80 hours. 2 men and 3 women can do it in 120 hours. 5 men and 12 boys can do it in how many hours?
May 18th, 2013 - 18:14
m+3w+4b=96———————(1)
2m+8b=80————————–(2)
or m+4b=160———————–(3)
Since, the no of persons are decreasing, so no of hours will increase.
2m+3w=120————————(4)
From (1) and (3),
3w=(96*160)/(160-96)=240 hrs——–(5)
From (4) & (5)
2m=(240*120)/(240-120)=240 hrs——–(6)
1m can do in 240*2=480 hrs—————-(7)
From (2) &(6)
8b=(240*80)/(240-80)=120 hrs
So, 1b=120*8=960 hrs—————(8)
If one man can do in 480 hrs, then 5m can do in 480/5=96 hrs—-(9)
If one boy can do in 960 hrs, then 12b can do in 960/12=80 hrs—(10)
Together (5m+12b) can do in
(96*80)/(96+80)=480/11 hrs Answer
February 16th, 2013 - 10:31
how they calculated workdone is 3
February 16th, 2013 - 10:27
in that example 16*12*8*1*3 = N2*8*24*0.5*1 how 1*3 came
February 15th, 2013 - 11:22
P, when working alone, can complete a work in 30 days. He can complete the same work in 20 days when working with Q. Working with Q and R, P can complete the same work in 10 days. In how many days can Q and R together do the same work
?
February 15th, 2013 - 14:42
Q & R together will complete the work in 15 days.
March 9th, 2013 - 09:34
how? Can u pls explain abhishek
March 9th, 2013 - 09:41
I did it lik this –
3 workers (p,q & r) = 10 days
2 workers (Q & R) = ?
3*10/2*X = 15 days
Is this the correct method?
March 9th, 2013 - 14:30
@monica: its correct.
March 9th, 2013 - 14:47
@Monica: Sorry but….it should be……like this:
P can do in 30 days
P&Q can do in 20 days
P,Q&R can do in 10 days
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find LCM of 30,20,10= 60 = total work
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P can do in 30 days => per unit work= 60/30=2 work per day by P……………….eq(1)
P&Q can do in 20 days => per unit work= 60/20=3 work per day by P&Q => Q’s per unit work= 3-2=1 per unit work (from eq.1.)
P,Q&R can do in 10 days => per unit work= 60/10=6 work per day
=> R’s per unit work= 6-2-1= 3 per unit work.
**Hence, Q&R will complete the work (which we have calculated by taking LCM ,i.e, 60) in : total work/ per unit work by Q&R = 60/(1+3)= 60/4= 15 days…..ans!!
Follow the same concept….as by your method may pose some probs…..Your method is suitable for Chain rule kind of time & work problem.
March 10th, 2013 - 14:49
tks a lot abhishek. Ur way of teaching is easy to understand:)
February 1st, 2013 - 09:51
If 12 men or 18 women can reap a field in 14 days , then the same number of days that 8 men and 16 women will take to reap the same field is:
February 15th, 2013 - 15:27
2M=3W
let,8M & 16W can complete the given work in ‘x’ days.
So, [18W*14]/[28W* x]=1
=> x=9 days
April 12th, 2013 - 13:09
8/12*14+16/18*14 = 9 days.
January 27th, 2013 - 19:10
4 men & 10 boys dig 60 meters in 8 days, 10 men &16 boys dig 90 meters in 6 days,then how many boys with 10 men could dig 180 meters in 8 days ?
January 28th, 2013 - 14:39
[(4M+10B)*8]/[(10M+16B)*6]=60/90 => M=2B
let, number of boys be ‘x’.
now, [(4M+10B)*8]/[(10M+x)*6]=60/180
=> [18B*8]/[(20B+x)*8]=60/180 ………….since, M=20B
=> x=34B
Hence, 10 men and “34 boys” will be required to dig 180mts in 8 days!!
February 2nd, 2013 - 23:26
Plese explain this line.. How you got this??
[(4M+10B)*8]/[(10M+x)*6]=60/180
February 2nd, 2013 - 23:43
@Gayatri: Plese explain this line.. How you got this??
[(4M+10B)*8]/[(10M+x)*6]=60/180
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Just take any one of the conditions given,i.e, (4M+10B)*8=60
or (10M+16B)*6=90…….and equate with (10M+x)*6=180….where ‘x’ is required number of boys.
According to : N1H1D1E1W2 = N2H2D2E2W1 (explained above)
you can equate any two given conditions and equate given values and solve the equation..
Now, firstly I equated the towo given conditions to find relation between boys and men….which came out to be: M=2B
So, in next step I equated with the required equations.
February 4th, 2013 - 18:25
I understood but how come u have written it as (10M+x)*6).. AS mentioned in the question it is asked for 8 days.. Is it your typing mistake???
February 5th, 2013 - 15:02
@Gayatri: I understood but how come u have written it as (10M+x)*6).. AS mentioned in the question it is asked for 8 days.. Is it your typing mistake???
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Ohh…..pardon me. Its a typing mistake of mine -It should be
[(4M+10B)*8]/[(10M+x)*8]=60/180
By mistake I took the no. of days val in denominator as 6…it should be 8 days as per the question!!
Thanks for pointing that out….but the no. of boys required=x=34.
December 23rd, 2012 - 18:33
A can do a piece of work in 14 days while B can do it in 21 days.They began together and worked at it for 6 days.Then A fell ill and B had to complete the remaing work alone.In how many days was the work completed?
January 12th, 2013 - 16:34
concept: (no. of days needed when working alone)*(work done per unit time) = Total work done
A B (A+B) B
————————————————-
total days when working alone: 14 21 6 6
No. of work done/day : 3 2 (3+2=5) 2
————————————————–
Total work : 42 42 30 (42-30=12)
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Hence, B alone worked for 6 more days after A left the job. Thus, the work (here, LCM of 21 & 14) will be completed in 12 days (since, A&B worked for 6 days and completed 30 work. So, remaining work,i.e., 12 will be done by B alone, which will be in 12/2=6 days)….thus, in all 12 days.