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1.

A contractor undertook to do a certain piece of work in 9 days. He employed certain number of men, but 6 of them being absent from the very first day, the rest could finish the work in 15 days. The number of men originally employed were :

A) 12

B) 18

C) 15

D) 23

2.

12 men and 18 boys, working $7\frac{1}{2}$ hours a day, can do a piece of work in 60 days. If a man works equal to 2 boys, then how many boys will be required to help 21 men to do twice the work in 50 days, working 9 hours a day ?

A) 59

B) 40

C) 42

D) 48

3.

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

4.

If 3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days, working 7 hours a day; how many days will it take to compete a piece of work twice as large with 6 men and 2 boys working together for 8 hours a day ?

A) 6

B) $7\frac{1}{2}$

C) $8\frac{1}{2}$

D) 9

5.

A contractor employed 30 men to do a piece of work in 38 days. After 25 days, he employed 5 men more and the work was finished one day earlier. How many days he would have been behind, if he had not employed additional men ?

A) $1$

B) $1\frac{1}{4}$

C) $1\frac{1}{2}$

D) $1\frac{3}{4}$

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