UNITARY METHOD

U T S AV A D H I K A R I
PROPORTIONS

• INDIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL
TWO QUANTITIES ARE SAID TO BE INDIRECTLY PROPORTION IF ANY ONE
AMONG TWO INCREASES, THE OTHER GETS DECREASED AND VICE VERSA.
EG.
IF A MAN CAN COMPLETE THE GIVEN TASK IN 10 DAYS
THEN 2 MEN CAN COMPLETE THE SAME TASK IN 10/2DAYS = 5 DAYS
OTHER EXAMPLE:
WE KNOW, Pressure (P) = Force (F)
AREA (A)
HERE,
PRESSURE IS DIRECTLY PROP. TO FORCE (If force increases, pressure gets increased)
PRESSURE IS INVERSLY PROP TO AREA (I if
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 18 days, how much time would it take to complete the
same task if 9 mens were employed.
a. 3 days
b. 6 days
c. 9 days
d. 2 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 18 days, how much time would it take to complete the
same task if 9 mens were employed.
Solution:
3 men can do a piece of work in 18 days
(men and days are inversely proportional i.e. if men gets decreased then it takes more days to
complete same task)
So,
One man can complete same work in (18 * 3) days = 54 days
(if men gets increased then it takes less days to complete same task)
So, 9 men can complete same task in (54 / 9) days = 6 days.
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 18 days, how much time would it take to complete the
same task if 9 mens were employed.
a. 3 days
b. 6 days
c. 9 days
d. 2 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If 10 men consumes 15 kgs of rice per day then what amount of extra rice must be added if the
men increased to 18?
a. 27 kgs
b. 17 kgs
c. 12 kgs
d. 24 kgs
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If 10 men consumes 15 kgs of rice per day then what amount of extra rice must be added if the
men increased to 18?
Solution,
Here,
10 men consumes 15 kgs of rice
(here, directly proportional)
1 man consumes kgs of rice
So,
18 men consumes * 18 kgs = 27 kgs of Rice per day
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If 10 men consumes 15 kgs of rice per day then what amount of extra rice must be added if the
men increased to 18?
Solution,
Here,
10 men consumes 15 kgs of rice
(here, directly proportional)
1 man consumes kgs of rice
So,
18 men consumes * 18 kgs = 27 kgs of Rice per day
Finally, extra amount of rice increased is (27 kgs – 15 kgs) = 12 kgs
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If 12 men consumes 15 kgs of rice per day then what amount of extra rice must be added if the
men increased to 18?
a. 27 kgs
b. 17 kgs
c. 12 kgs
d. 24 kgs
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?
a. 24/5 days
b. 5/24 days
c. 6 days
d. 5 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?

For A,
A can complete 1 work in 8 days

For B
B can complete 1 work in 12 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?

For A,
A can complete 1 work in 8 days
A can complete 1/8 work in 1 day
For B
B can complete 1 work in 12 days
B can complete 1/12 work in 1 day
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?

For A,
A can complete 1 work in 8 days
A can complete 1/8 work in 1 day
For B
B can complete 1 work in 12 days
B can complete 1/12 work in 1 day
So, in 1 day A and B together can do work
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?

For A,
A can complete 1 work in 8 days
A can complete 1/8 work in 1 day
For B
B can complete 1 work in 12 days
B can complete 1/12 work in 1 day
So, in 1 day A and B together can do work
Then A and B together can complete given work (1 work) in 24/5 days.
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A can complete a piece of work in 8 days while B can complete same work in 12 days. How
many days will it take to complete the same work if A and B worked together?
a. 24/5 days
b. 5/24 days
c. 6 days
d. 5 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A, B and C can complete a given task in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively, in how many days
will the work be completed if they worked together?
a. 8 days
b. 9 days
c. 10/3 days
d. 8/3 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A, B and C can complete a given task in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively, in how many days
will the work be completed if they worked together?
A can complete a given task in 6 days

B can complete a give task in 8 days

C can complete a given task in 12 days

GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If A, B and C can complete a given task in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively, in how many days
will the work be completed if they worked together?
A can complete a given task in 6 days
A can complete 1/6 part of work in 1 day
B can complete a give task in 8 days
B can complete 1/8 part of work in 1 day
C can complete a given task in 10 days
C can complete 1/12 part of work in 1 day
A, B and C together can complete work in 1 day
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q.  If A, B and C can complete a given task in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively, in how many days
will the work be completed if they worked together?
A can complete a given task in 6 days
A can complete 1/6 part of work in 1 day
B can complete a give task in 8 days
B can complete 1/8 part of work in 1 day
C can complete a given task in 12 days
C can complete 1/12 part of work in 1 day
A, B and C together can complete work in 1 day
So, A, B and C together can complete 1 work in
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. If A, B and C can complete a given task in 6, 8 and 12 days respectively, in how many days
will the work be completed if they worked together?
a. 8 days
b. 9 days
c. 10/3 days
d. 8/3 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 15 days
d. 20 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
Here,
A can do 1 work in 10 days
In 1 day a can do 1/10 work

B can do 1 work in 20 days

In 1 day B can do 1/20 work
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
Here,
A can do 1 work in 10 days
In 1 day a can do 1/10 work
In 4 days A did 4/10 work
B can do 1 work in 20 days
In 1 day B can do 1/20 work
In 4 days B did 4/20 work
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
Here,
A can do 1 work in 10 days
In 1 day a can do 1/10 work
In 4 days A did 4/10 work
B can do 1 work in 20 days
In 1 day B can do 1/20 work
In 4 days B did 4/20 work
In 4 days A and B did part of work
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
Here,
A can do 1 work in 10 days
In 1 day a can do 1/10 work
In 4 days A did 4/10 work
B can do 1 work in 20 days
In 1 day B can do 1/20 work
In 4 days B did 4/20 work
In 4 days A and B did part of work
The remaining work was done by C
C did (1 - work in 4 days
GENERAL QUESTION
•Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
Here,
A can do 1 work in 10 days
In 1 day a can do 1/10 work
In 4 days A did 4/10 work
B can do 1 work in 20 days
In 1 day B can do 1/20 work
In 4 days B did 4/20 work
In 4 days A and B did part of work
The remaining work was done by C
C did (1 - work in 4 days
C can do 1 work in 4/(2/5) days = 10 days
GENERAL QUESTION
Q. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, and B can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of
C, they finished the work in 4 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 15 days
d. 20 days
A GROUP OF MEN DECIDED TO DO A JOB IN 8 DAYS. BUT
SINCE 10 MEN DROPPED OUT EVERYDAY, THE JOB GOT
COMPLETED AT THE END OF 12 T H DAY. HOW MANY MEN
WERE AT THE BEGINNING.
A GROUP OF MEN DECIDED TO DO A JOB IN 8 DAYS. BUT
SINCE 10 MEN DROPPED OUT EVERYDAY, THE JOB GOT
COMPLETED AT THE END OF 12 T H DAY. HOW MANY MEN
WERE AT THE BEGINNING.
Let total men be x
X men can complete 1 work in 8 days
A GROUP OF MEN DECIDED TO DO A JOB IN 8 DAYS. BUT
SINCE 10 MEN DROPPED OUT EVERYDAY, THE JOB GOT
COMPLETED AT THE END OF 12 T H DAY. HOW MANY MEN
WERE AT THE BEGINNING.
Let total men be x
X men can complete 1 work in 8 days
1 men can complete
Here, total time taken = 12 days
For first day, all men worked
So,
A GROUP OF MEN DECIDED TO DO A JOB IN 8 DAYS. BUT
SINCE 10 MEN DROPPED OUT EVERYDAY, THE JOB GOT
COMPLETED AT THE END OF 12 T H DAY. HOW MANY MEN
WERE AT THE BEGINNING.
Let total men be x
X men can complete 1 work in 8 days
Here, total time taken = 12 days
For first day, all men worked
So,