Time and Work प्रश्न हल कीजिए: while Nida and Meera can finish it in 40 days. How many days will Meera take if she completes the entire audit alone?

Time and Work problems involve finding how long it takes to complete a task. Basic concept: If A can do a work in n days, A's one day work = 1/n. If A and B together can do work in n days, combined one day work = 1/n. Key formula: Total Work = Efficiency x Time. Time and Work is a major topic in SSC CGL, IBPS Bank PO, SBI PO, CAT, and Railway exams.

LCM Method: Assume total work = LCM of given days. Calculate each person's work per day = Total work divided by Days. Combined work per day = Sum of individual work rates. Time = Total work divided by Combined rate. Example: A can do work in 10 days, B in 15 days. LCM(10,15) = 30 units. A's daily work = 3 units, B's = 2 units. Together = 5 units/day. Time = 30/5 = 6 days. This avoids fractions and is much faster.

When worker joins midway: Find work done before and after they join. If A works for x days and B joins for y days, Total work = A's work in x days + (A+B)'s work in y days. Example: A alone in 20 days. If A works 6 days then B joins, to find when work completes: A's 6 days work = 6/20 = 3/10. Remaining = 7/10. If A+B together rate = 1/12, days to finish = (7/10)/(1/12) = 8.4 days.

Pipes and Cistern: Inlet pipe fills cistern (positive), Outlet pipe empties cistern (negative). If inlet fills in x hours, rate = 1/x per hour. If outlet empties in y hours, rate = 1/y per hour. Net rate = 1/x - 1/y. Time to fill = xy/(y-x) hours if y > x. Cistern fills if net rate is positive. These problems are standard in IBPS, SBI, and SSC competitive exams.

Work Equivalence: Men x Days = Women x Days (when efficiency ratio is known). If 1 man = 2 women in efficiency, then 10 men = 20 women. Men-Days concept: 10 men x 5 days = 50 man-days. If 8 men do same work, days = 50/8 = 6.25 days. For wages: divide total payment in ratio of work done. If A and B complete work together and A worked fewer days, calculate individual shares accordingly.