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Chain Rule Questions & Answers

Practice the Chain Rule questions to hone the abilities needed for aptitude tests. The Chain Rule questions carry a medium weightage and are simple to master.

Q11

Q11 If 30 labourers working 7 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 18 days, how many labourers working 6 hours a day can finish it in 30 days

A

15

B

21

C

22

D

25

Q12

Q12 A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 27 days. After 3 days a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. For how many more days will the remaining food last now?

A

15

B

16

C

17 1/2

D

18

Q13

Q13 A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 100 days. If there were 10 men less, it would take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?

A

110

B

70

C

90

D

100

Q14

Q14 A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional men, how many days behind schedule would it be finished?

A

5

B

6

C

7

D

8

Q15

Q15 A contractor employed 30 men to complete the project in 100 days. But later on he realized that just after 25 days only 20% of the work had been completed.- How many extra days, than the scheduled time are required?- To complete the work on the scheduled time how many men he has to increase

A

15

B

20

C

10

D

12

Q16

Q16 A contractor employed 30 men to complete the project in 100 days. But later on he realized that just after 25 days only 20% of the work had been completed- How many men should be increased so that the work will be completed in 25 days less than the scheduled time.

A

25

B

30

C

22

D

28

Q17

Q17 5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. A job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days?

A

5

B

9

C

7

D

10

Q18

Q18 If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days and 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys to do the same type of work will be :

A

5 days

B

4 days

C

6 days

D

7 days

Q19

Q19 2 children and 3 men can do a work in 12 days while 3 children and 2 men can do the same work in 10 days. How many days it will take to complete the same work if 1 child and 1 man work together?

A

25 days

B

17 days

C

17 3/11

D

27 3/11