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Q1. What digit is the least frequent between the numbers 1 and 1,000? The digit least frequent between the numbers 1 and 1000 is 0. Q2. Each baker can bake 2 cakes in 20 minutes. If 4 bakers are working, how many cakes are baked in 2 hours?
EACH BAKER TAKES 20 !"#TES $%R BAK!"& 2 CAKES %"E !"#TE $%R BAK!"& 2'20 120 !"#TES $%R BAK!"& 2'20(120 ) 12 CAKES $%#R BAKER BAKES ) 12(* ) *+ CAKES !" 2 H%#RS

Q3. If 3 salesmen can sell 3 stoves in

minutes, how many

stoves can ! salesmen sell in 0 minutes?

"4. #here are $00 golfers in the local match. If a %layer loses a match, he is immediately eliminated from the contest. &ow many matches will be %layed to find the winner?
99 matches will be played to find the winner (because in each match, one contestant will be eliminated, hence in 99 matches, 99 players will be eliminated, thus leaving the ultimate winner)

"'. ( basket contains ' a%%les. )o you know how to divide them among ' kids so that each one has an a%%le and one a%%le stays in the basket? A bas3et 45ntains 6 a77les.

%ne a77le sta8s in the bas3et and remaining * t5 be distributed Am5ng the 6 3ids. * a77les is t5 be distributed am5ng 6 3ids ! a77le is t5 be distributed equall8 )*'6 "! ( number of children are standing in a circle. #hey are evenly s%aced and the !th child is directly o%%osite to the $! th child. &ow many children are there altogether?
*o. of students between ! and $! +e,cluding ! and $!- . / *o. of students in one half +e,cluding ! and $!- . / *o. of students in other half +e,cluding ! and $!- . / #otal no. of students including ! and $! . /0/02. 20

" . 1evin and 2ichard is two inches less than between 2ichard and 3eorge. 1evin at !4!5 is the tallest. &ow tall are 3eorge and 2ichard?
1elvin4s height . !4!5 (ccording to the 6uestion, 1evin is $45 taller than 3eorge. &ence 3eorge4s height . !4!57 $45 . '445 8et 2ichard4s height be 2 (ccording to the 6uestion, !4!5 9 2 . 2 9 '445 725 !4!5 9 2 . 2 9 '4!5 !4!5 0 '4!5 . 202 $24 .22 $24:2 . 2 !4. 2

";. <ou have a cake which you must cut in eight e6ual %ieces. <ou may make only three cuts. &ow will you do this?
#his is %ossible when we cut the cake, once hori=ontally from the surface till the bottom. #hen, we cut the cake vertically from the surface till the bottom. (nd finally, it is cut from the middle height.

"/. >an you arrange / numerals? $, 2, 3, 4, ', !, , ; and / 9 +using each digit only once- above and below a division line to create a fraction e6ualing to $:3 +one third-?
*umerator is most %robably a 4 digit number and the denominator is a ' digit number. @y hit and try method, ';32:$ 4/! is the answer.

"$0. #wo trains are on a head on collision course. #he trains are currently !' miles a%art. #he north bound train is traveling at ;0 miles %er hour. Ahat is the distance between the trains two minutes before they collide?
#he trains are moving towards each other, #he s%eed basis. $st s%eed 0 2nd s%eed . '' 0 ;0 . $3' m%h )istance covered in one minute. $3': !0 . 2.2' m%m )istance covered in 2 minutes . 2.2' B 2. 4.' m%m

"$$. ( car travels at a s%eed of 30 m%h over a certain distance, and then returns over the same distance at a s%eed of 20 m%h. Ahat is the average s%eed for the total tri%?
8et the total distance be ,. 8et the first time s%an be t$. 8et the second time s%an be t2. C%eed . distance: time 30 . ,: t$ 30 t$. ,

C%eed . distance: time 20 . ,:t2 20 t2. , &ence, 30 t$. 20 t2 t$. 20 t2: 30

(DE2(3E CEEE) . #F#(8 )IC#(*>E: #F#(8 #IGE . ,0 ,: t$0 t2 . 20 t20 20 t2: 20t2:30 0 t2 . 40 t2: '0 t2: 30 . 40 t2 B 30: '0 t2 . 40 B 30: '0 . $200: '0 . 24 &ence, average s%eed . 24 m:s

Q12( ( woman has $00 yards of cloth on a single roll and she wants to divide it into $00 lengths of $ yard each. It takes her 3 seconds to cut each length. Aorking non sto%, how long will it take her to cut $00 lengths?
.E"&TH ) 100 1AR9S %"E .E"&TH TAKES / SEC%"9S T% C#T 100 .%"& :!ECES ) /(100 ) /00 SEC%"9S )/00'20 !"#TES ) 6 !"#TES

Q13. If the area of an e6uilateral triangle is 3!v3 cm s6., find its %erimeter.
AREA %$ TR!A"&.E ) 1'2BH /2;/ ) 1'2BH /2;/ (2 ) BH :ER! ETER %$ TR!A"&.E ) /S ) /B

*ick and Hohn were e,ercising when a subIect of weight came u%. *ick had no %roblem telling his weight, but Hohn said he had more mass than he wanted. &e wouldn4t come right out and reveal his weightJ so he told *ick this riddle. KI
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weigh $4 %ounds %lus half my weight5 he said. &ow much does he weigh?
.ET <%H"=S -E!&HT ) ( 1'2( ) 1*, ) ( (>('2 )1*, 2(>('2 ) 1*, ( )2?* :%#"9S

"$'. ( farmer knows that 20 of his hens, housed in 3 coo%s, will hatch 30 eggs in $; days. &ow long will it take 30 hens, housed in 4 coo%s to hatch the same no. of eggs? The 7r54ess 5f egg hat4hing 4an n5t be redu4ed b8 in4reasing the n5. 5f hens. S5@ /0 hens will als5 need 1+ da8s t5 hat4h the eggs.

"$!. &ow many gifts, in total, did I receive during the #welve
)ays Ff >hristmas7 according to the song?
#he song says? The first day of Christmas my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. The second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree. The third day of Christmas my true love sent to me Three French Hens Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree. The fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Four Calling birds . . . The fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Five gold rings . . .

The sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Six geese a-laying . . . The seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me Seven swans swimming . . . The eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me ight maids a-mil!ing . . . The ninth day of Christmas my true "ove sent to me #ine drummers drumming . . . The tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Ten pipers piping . . . The eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me leven ladies dancing . . . The twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Twelve lords a-leaping$ leven ladies dancing$ Ten pipers piping$ #ine drummers drumming$ ight maids a-mil!ing$ Seven swans a-swimming$ Six geese a-laying$ Five gold rings$ Four Calling birds$ Three French hens$ Two turtle doves$ And a partridge in a pear tree. &ence, the total no. of gifts . $0 20 $0 30 20 $0 40 '0 !0 0 ;0 /0 $00 $$0 $20 $$0 $00 /0 ;0 0 !0 '0 40 30 20 $ . $4; &ence, in total, I receive $4; gifts.

"$ . Gy electronic world atlas has develo%ed a fault, I did a listing of miles from England to %articular countries? CE(I* . $4,000 miles LIHI . $2,000 miles 3E2G(*< . $;,000 miles @2(MI8 . $!,000 miles

&ow far away did it list Iceland?

$;. ( long train, half a kilometer long, is about to enter a long tunnel. #he tunnel is $0 km long. If the s%eed of the train is 3'km:hr, how long will it take the entire tunnel7 from the front of the train entering to the of the train leaving the tunnel?
#otal distance to be covered. O km0 $0 km . $0 O km CEEE). )IC#(*>E #IGE 8et the total time taken be , hr. 3'. $0.':, , . $0.':3' . $0':3'0 . 0.3 hr or $; minutes.

"$/. #wo friends decide to get togetherJ so they start riding bikes towards each other. #hey %lan to meet halfway. Each is riding at ! m%h. #hey live 3! miles a%art. Fne of them has a %et carrier %igeon and starts flying the instant the friends start traveling. #he %igeon flies back and forth at $; m%h between the 2 friends until the friends meet. &ow far does the %igeon travel?
)istance traveled by both the friends. $;miles CEEE). )IC#(*>E 777777777777777777 #IGE

8et the time taken be , hrs. !. $;: , ,. $;:!. 3 &ence, time taken by both is 3 hours. C%eed of the %igeon. $; m%h )istance traveled in $ hr. $; )istance traveled in 3 hrs. $;B 3

. '4 miles

"20. Ctudents of Gonty &igh with a class si=e under of 30 took a maths test. Fne third of the class got a K@5, one 6uarter a K@7K, one si,th a K>5, and one eighth failed. #he remainder of the students got K(5. &ow many students got K(5?
#he no. of students. 24 +because the only number less than 30, divisible by 3, 4, ! and ; is 24*o. of students getting @. 24:3 . ; *o. of students getting @7. 24:4. ! *o. of students getting >. 24:! . 4 *o. of students who failed. 24:;. 3 2emaining students. 24 7 +;0 !0 40 3. 24 9 2$ .3 &ence, 3 students got K(5.

"2$.Ahen manufacturing bars of soa%, the cutting machine %roduces scra%s. #he scra%s from $$ bars of soa% can be made into one e,tra bar. Ahat is the total number of bars that can be made after cutting 2'0 bars of soa%?
*o. of e,tra bars made by $$ soa%s. $ *o. of e,tra bars made by 2'0 soa%s. 2'0:$$ . 22.; &ence, no. of bars made from 2'0 soa%s+in whole- . 22 *o. of e,tra bars made by $$ soa%s. $ *o. of e,tra bars made by 22 soa%s. 2 &ence, in manufacturing 22 bars of soa%s, 2 e,tra soa%s can be made from the scra%s. #herefore, in all 24 e,tra bars of soa%s can be made from 2'0 bars.

"22. 1erry loves dum%lings. &e can eat 32 of them in an hour. &is brother Eete needs 3 hours to eat the same amount. &ow long will it take them both together to eat 32 dum%lings?

)um%lings eaten by 1erry in $ hour . 32 )um%lings eaten by Eete in 3 hours . 32 )um%lings eaten by Eete in $ hour . 32: 3 )um%lings eaten by both in $ hour . 32 0 32:3 . /! 0 32:3 . $2;:3 #ime taken by both to eat $2;:3 dum%lings . $ hour #ime taken by both to eat $ dum%ling . 3:$2; hour #ime taken by both to eat 32 dum%ling . 32 B3:$2; hour . P hour . 4' minutes.

"23. Ahat does this e6uation sim%lify to? +,7a-+,7b-+,7c-NNNNNN.+,7=he full e!uation is" (#$a)(#$b)(#$c)(#$d)(#$e)(#$f)(#$g)(#$h)(#$i)(#$%)(#$&)(#$l)(#$m)(#$n)(#$o) (#$p)(#$!)(#$r)(#$s)(#$t)(#$u)(#$v)(#$w)(#$#)(#$y)(#$') ((#$a)(#$b)(#$c)(#$d)(#$e)(#$f)(#$g)(#$h)(#$i)(#$%)(#$&)(#$l)(#$m)(#$n)(#$o) (#$p)(#$!)(#$r)(#$s)(#$t)(#$u)(#$v)(#$w)())(#$y)(#$') () *ence, this e!uation simplifies to )

"24. Fver the last five days the tem%erature rose by the same amount >elsius and I know it fro=e on two occasions. I also know that the %roduct of the tem%eratures was more than '00 degree but below

2,000 degree and each tem%erature was an integer. Ahat were the last five tem%eratures ? each day. #he average tem%erature was 2 degree
+f the average of the temperatures is 2 degree ,elsius, then, 2 degree ,elsius must be the temperature on the 3 rd day, i.e. the middle day as the temperatures rise at e!ual rate. +f the temperatures rise by 1 degree everyday, then one of the temperatures will be ) degree. *ence, the product of the temperatures will be ). +f the temperatures rise by 2 degree everyday, then also one of the temperatures will be ) and the product will be ). +f the temperatures rise by 3 degree everyday, then the temperatures will be as follows" $-, $1, 2, ., /. *owever, the product of the temperatures will be 32), which is 0 .)). +f the temperatures rise by - degree everyday, then the temperatures will be" $1, $2, 2, 1, 1). 2roduct of the temperatures ( 1--), i.e. 3 .)) and 02))). *ence, the last five temperatures are" $1, $2, 2, 1 and 1) degree ,elsius.

"2'. #he day before yesterday I was 2' and the ne,t year, I
will be 2;. this is true only on one day in the year. Ahat day is my birthday?
#oday is $st Hanuary. <esterday, on 3$st )ecember, I celebrated my 2!th birthday. Co, day before yesterday, I was still 2'. #his year, on 3$ st )ecember, I will be 2 . &ence, ne,t year I will be 2;. &ence, my birthday is on 3$st )ecember.

"2!. Hoe bought a bag of oranges on Gonday, and ate a third of them. Fn #uesday, he ate a half of the remaining oranges. Fn Aednesday, he looked in the bag and found only 2 oranges left. &ow many oranges were originally in the bag?
8et the total no. of oranges be , Franges eaten on Gonday. ,:3 Franges eaten on #uesday. O+,7 ,:3. O+2,:3.,:3 Franges left. 2 &ence, ,7 +,:3 0 ,:3- . 2 ,7 +2,:3- . 2 ,:3 . 2 , . 3B2 ,.! &ence, there were ! oranges in total.

"2 . Hoan and Hane are sisters. Hean is Hoan4s daughter and $2 years younger than her aunt. Hoan is twice as old as Hean.

Lour years ago, Hoan was the same age as Hane is now, and Hane was twice as old as her niece. &ow old is Hean?
8et Hean4s %resent age be , +yrs8et Hane4s %resent age be ,0$2 +yrs8et Hoan4s %resent age be 2, +yrsLFQ2 <E(2C (3F? 2, . , 0 $2 2, 9 , . $2 , . $2 &ence, Hean is $2 years old.

"2;. ( milk de%ot sells !' litres of milk daily. &ow much milk will be sold in $ year?
4o. of days in 1 year ( 31. 5il& sold in 1 day( 1.6 l. 5il& sold in 31. days( 31. 7 1.6 l ( 239/). l. *ence, 2,39,/). litres of mil& will be sold in 1 year.

"2/. Lind R,4 if ? $2, 0 ! . 7 , 0 3

"30. ( 305 ; 305 s6uare metal %late needs to be fi,ed by a car%enter on to a wooden board. &e uses nails along the edges of the s6uare so that there are 3$ nails on each side. Each nail is at the same distance as the neighbouring nails. &ow many nails does the car%enter use?
<ength of the s!uare( 3)= 4o. of nails on each side( 31 >ince, the no. of nails 3 the length of the side, *ence, the nails will be fi#ed starting from the corners, ending to corners. he no. of nails on side ?@, @,, ,A, ?A( 31 *owever due to common nails, otal no. of nails ( 31 8 3) 8 3) 8 29 ( 12) *ence, he uses 12) nails in all.

"3$. Lind the mean of the first seven multi%les of '.