1. A can do a job in 10 days and B in 15 days. They do it together and earn Rs 1,500. What is A's share?
- ARs 600
- BRs 750
- CRs 1,000
- DRs 900
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Answer: D) Rs 900
Pay is shared in the ratio of work done. Rates . A gets .
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2. A can do a job in 15 days. A and B together earn Rs 3,000 for it and finish in 10 days. What is B's share?
- ARs 2,000
- BRs 1,000
- CRs 1,500
- DRs 1,200
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Answer: B) Rs 1,000
In 10 days A does , so B does : Rs 1,000.
3. A and B share Rs 720 for a job in the ratio of the work they did. A did 5/8 of the work. What does B get?
- ARs 450
- BRs 360
- CRs 270
- DRs 320
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Answer: C) Rs 270
B did : .
4. A job was planned for 30 workers in 25 days. After 10 days, 5 workers left. How many days late was the job finished?
- A5 days
- B2 days
- C3 days
- D18 days
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Answer: C) 3 days
Left: worker-days for 25 workers = 18 days, planned 15. Late by 3 days.
5. Anita and Babli sew uniforms for a school. Anita alone would take 15 days and Babli 10 days. They sew together and are paid Rs 5,000 in all. What is Anita's share?
- ARs 3,000
- BRs 2,500
- CRs 1,500
- DRs 2,000
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Answer: D) Rs 2,000
Rates . Anita gets . The slower worker earns less.
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