We have already covered the basics of Time and Work, Time and Work Formulas, Work and Wages, and Efficiency. Now, we will focus on Men, Women and Days questions, an important topic in competitive exams.
These questions require a clear understanding of work efficiency and the relationship between men, women, and the time required to complete a task. Aspirants often make mistakes in these questions due to a lack of practice.
So, let us start solving Men, Women and Days questions.
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Q1. A railway maintenance team of 15 workers can complete a task in 16 days. If only 12 workers are assigned to the same task, how many days will they need to finish it?
Q2. Apsara can complete a piece of work in 18 days, while Sankirtan can complete it in 24 days. If they work together for 6 days, what fraction of the work remains unfinished?
Q3. Atal Tunnel construction work requires a team of 5 men and 4 women to complete a task in 12 days. Another team of 3 men and 6 women completes the same task in 15 days. In how many days will 8 women complete the work?
Q4. During track maintenance near Barog Tunnel, 12 men can complete a task in 5 days, while 18 women can complete the same task in 5 days. Eight men begin the work and stop after working for 2 days. How many women are required to complete the remaining work in 3 days?
Q5. During railway maintenance work at Hisar Railway, one male trackman, one female trackman, and one member of a girls’ maintenance team can individually complete a task in 6 days, 8 days, and 24 days, respectively. How many girls must assist one male trackman and one female trackman to complete the task in half a day?
Q6. At Rourkela Railway Station, 9 newly joined track maintainers can complete a maintenance task in 14 days. They start working together, but after 6 days, 3 maintainers leave the job. In how many more days will the remaining maintainers complete the work?
Q7. At Muri Railway Station, 3 loco shed helpers can complete a maintenance task in 20 days, while a team of 5 boys can complete the same task in 30 days. If the 3 helpers and 5 boys work together, how many days will they take to complete the task?
Q8. Under an SSC building maintenance contract, 18 women workers can complete a task in 20 days, while 15 men workers can complete the same task in 16 days. What is the ratio of the working capacity of one man to one woman?
Q9. Apsara, Sankirtan, and Purohit can complete a maintenance task individually in 12 days, 18 days, and 36 days, respectively. Apsara works every day, while Sankirtan and Purohit assist her on alternate days, with Sankirtan assisting on the first day. How many days will they take to complete the entire task?
Q10. Apsara can complete a piece of work in 30 days. She works alone for 5 days, after which Sankirtan finishes the remaining work in 15 days. If Apsara and Sankirtan work together from the beginning, how many days will they take to complete the entire work?
Q11. Two junior paramedics, Apsara and Sankirtan, can complete a piece of work together in 3 days and 18 hours. Apsara works at two-thirds of Sankirtan’s efficiency. If Sankirtan works alone, how much time will he need to complete the same work?
Q12. Apsara completes 1/5 of a piece of work in 8 days. Sankirtan completes 30% of the same work in 24 days, while Purohit completes 1/4 of the work in 9 days. If each person works alone at a constant rate, who will finish the entire work first?
What We Learnt in Men, Women and Days
- Apply the Men × Days = Constant formula.
- Compare the efficiency of men and women.
- Calculate combined work efficiency.
- Solve remaining-work and workforce-reduction problems.
- Handle alternate-day and partial-work situations.
- Convert individual work rates into completion time.
- Compare work rates to identify who finishes first.
- Solve real-world competitive-exam work problems.