95.

Two distinct no's are taken from

1,2,3,4......28. Find the probability that
their sum is less than 13.

96. There are 5 dogs and three cats.

What is the probability that there is one
cat at both the ends when arranged?
Solution:
Number of ways of selecting two cats to
sit at the end = 3C2 = 3 ways.
Out of the three different cases in all
cases the remaining 5 dogs and 1 cat can
be arranged in 6! ways.
The two cats which are at the end can
also be rearranged in 2! ways.
Total number of arrangements in which
the two cat sits at the each end
= 2! x 3 x 6!
= 4320 ways.
Total number of ways arranging 5 dogs
and three cats = 8! = 40320
Probability = 4320/40320

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Solution:
Number of ways of selecting two black
cards = 26C2 = 325 ways.
Number of ways of selecting two queen
cards = 4C2 = 6 ways.
Total ways of selecting two black cards
or two queens = 325 + 6 1 = 330.
We are subtracting 1 because out of the
six ways of selecting 2 queens in one
way, both the queen cards will be black.
Total ways of selecting 2 cards out of 52
cards = 52C2 = 1326
Probability = 330/1326

98. Dividend of Rs. 504 lakhs for shares

was announced by a company. 100
employee cum share holders get Rs. 3.60
lakh each & the share holder who is not
the employee gets Rs. 2.40 lakh each.
How many share holders are there who
are not employee?
Solution:
Number of share holders who are
employees = 100.
Assume that the number of share
holders who are not employees = N.
100 x 3.6 + N x 2.4 = 504
2.4N = 504 360
2.4N = 144
N = 60
There are 60 shareholders who are not
employee of the company.

99. If f(X)= 2X-1 + f(X-1), if X is not

equal to zero and if f(X=0)=0, find the
value of f(5).
Solution:
f(5) = 2(5) 1 + f(4)
f(4) = 2(4) 1 + f(3)
f(3) = 2(3) 1 + f(2)
f(2) = 2(2) 1 + f(1)
f(1) = 2(1) 1 + f(0)
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Solution:
Let us assume that the two numbers to
be chosen are x and y.
Given, x + y < 13
The maximum possible value for
x + y = 12
If x = 1, then y can be any value from 2
to 11. There are 10 pairs if x = 1
If x = 2, then y can be any value from 1
to 10 except 2. There are 9 pairs if x = 2
If x = 3, then y can be any value from 1
to 9 except 3. There are 8 pairs if x = 3
Similarly when x = 4 there are 7 pairs
When x = 5 there are 6 pairs
When x = 6 there are 5 pairs
When x = 7 there are 5 pairs
When x = 8 there are 4 pairs
When x = 9 there are 3 pairs
When x = 10 there are 2 pairs and
When x = 11 there is 1 pair.
Total number of ways in which there
will be a sum less than 13 is 60.
Total number of ways in which two
numbers can be selected from1 to 28 is
= 28C2 = (28 x 27)/(2 x 1) = 378.
Probability = 60/378

97. Two cards are drawn at random

from a pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability that either both are black or
both are queen?

f(2) = 2(2) 1 + 1 = 4
f(3) = 2(3) 1 + 4 = 9
f(4) = 2(4) 1 + 9 = 16
f(5) = 2(5) 1 + 16 = 25

Fact

100. APPLE + PEAR = GRAPE.

G+R+A+P+E = ?
Solution:
The problem is based on
Crypt arithmetic.
Each letter is assigned with a distinct
one digit number.
The different letter in the question are
A, P, L, E, R and G

A P P L E
+P E A R
G RA P E
A+1=G
E + R = E, So R = 0
P + P = R P + P = 0, So P = 5

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P R A G L E

There are two Cs in

the companys logo.

Blue 'C' represents

the 'Customer' and
Green 'C' represents
the 'Company' .
It symbolizes that
the company is
'Flexible' for the
customer. Both 'C's
are over-laced
symbolizing the
'bond' and close
interaction.

5 0 1 2 4 6 X
5 0 2 3 3

5 0 3 4 2 8 X
5 0 4 5

5 0 5

5 0 6 7 9 10 X
5 0 7 8 8

5 0 8 9 7 2
P = 5; R = 0; A = 8; G = 9; L = 7 and
E=2
G+R+A+P+E = 9+0+8+5+2 = 24

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1. What is the next number in the series

6,24,120,720?
Solution:
3! = 6
4! = 24
5! = 120
6! = 720
7! = 5040
The missing number is 5040

2. What is the next number in the series

4,18,48,100,180, __ ?
Solution:
4 = 1 x 22
18 = 2 x 32
48 = 3 x 42
100 = 4 x 52
180 = 5 x 62
The missing term will be 6 x 72 = 294

3. Find the next number in the series 4,

2, 2, 3, 6, 15, __.
Solution:
4 x 0.5 = 2
2x1=2
2 x 1.5 = 3
3x2=6
6 x 2.5 = 15
15 x 3 = 45
The missing number is 45.

Solution:
The first series is an arithmetic
progression with common difference 5.
The second series is an arithmetic
progression with common difference 4.
The first common number is 21.
The second common number will be 41.
The series of common numbers is 21, 41,
61, 81,
The sum of the first hundred common
numbers will be
= 21 + 41 + 61 + 2001

5. Find the missing number in the series

1,3,7,13,21,31,__ .
Solution:
Difference between the terms
= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
The next difference will be 12.
The missing number is 31 + 12 = 43.

6. 6 bells commence tolling together and

they toll at an interval of 2,4,6,8,10 and
12 seconds. In 30 minutes how many
times will they toll together?
Solution:
The time taken for all the six bells to toll
together from the time they tolled
together for the first time
= LCM(2,4,6,8,10,12) = 120
In every 120 seconds they will ring
together i.e. in every 2 minutes.
The number of times they will toll
together in 30 minutes
= 30/2 = 15 times.

7. There are some players in a volley ball

team. After the end of the game each girl
drinks 4 liters of water and each boy
drinks 7 liters of water and the coach
drinks 9 liters of water. After end of the
game 42liters of water is drank by all.
The find the no of boys and girls in the
volley ball team.
Solution:
The coach drank 9 liters out of 42 liters.
The remaining quantity of water drank
by the players = 42 9 = 33
Let x be the number of boys and y be the
number of girls.
7x + 4y = 33
The only integer values possible for x
and y are 3 and 2. 3 boys and 2 girls.

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4. Two series are 16,21,26 and

17,21,25 What is the sum of first
hundred common numbers?

= (20+1) + (40+1) + +(2000+1)

= 100 + (20+40+60++2000)
= 100 + 20(1 + 2 + 3 + + 100)
= 100 + 20[(100)(101)/2]
= 100 + 101000
= 101100

8. Total amount of some cats and the

beans is Rs. 360 in a shop. But at night
the shop keeper forget to close the door.
The next day he found the 2 cats and
kg bean is lost and the present cost is Rs.
340. Find the number of cats and the
beans.
Solution:
Let us assume there were x number of
cats and y kg of beans.
Price of cat be c and price of beans be
b.
Therefore,
cx + by = 360
After two cats and kg bean were lost,
the equation will become
(x-2)c + (y 0.5)b = 340
From this we get
2c + 0.5 b = 20
Multiplying both sides by 18, we get
36c + 9b = 360
There were 36 cats and 9 kg of beans.

9. In how many ways can 840 be written

as the product of two numbers?

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Solution:
The prime factors of 840:
=2x2x2x7x5x3
= 23 x 31 x 51 x 71
Add the power values with 1 and
multiply them and divide it by 2!.
The number of ways in which 840 can be
written as a product of two numbers
= (3+1)(1+1)(1+1)(1+1)/2!
= 16 ways.

10. Square of 2 more than a 2 digit

number is multiplied and divided by 2
and 5 respectively. If twice of the result
is equal to 500 then find the number.
Solution:
Let the number be N
Given that, (N+2)2 x (2/5) = 500/2
(N+2)2 = 625
N + 2 = 25
N = 25 2 = 23
The number required is 23.

11. 2/3rd of a two digit number is equal

to a number whose ten's place is three
less than the ten's place of the 2 digit
number and unit's place is one more
than the unit's place of the 2 digit
number. Then find the quotient when
the unit's place of the 2 digit number
divides 261.
Solution:
2/3rd of the two digit number is also an
integer. Let us start from the highest two
digit number which is a multiple of 3.
If the actual number is 99, 2/3rd of the
number = 66. The condition does not
satisfy.
If the actual number is 96, 2/3rd of the
number = 64. The condition does not
satisfy.
If the actual number is 93, 2/3rd of the
number = 61. The condition does not
satisfy.
If the actual number is 90, 2/3rd of the
number is 60. The condition does not
satisfy.
If the actual number is 87, 2/3rd of the
number is 58. The condition satisfies.
The number we are looking for is 87.
Units place of the number = 7.
Quotient when 261 is divided by 7 is:
Quotient(261/7) = 37.

12. In a 2 digit number the units place is

one more than 4 times the digit in ten's
place. If the difference between the
number formed by interchanging the
digit of the number and the original
number is 36 more than the original
number, find the 2 digit number.
Solution:
If the tens digit is 1, the units place of the
number will be 5. The actual number
will be 15.
If the tens digit is 2, the units place will
be 9. The actual number will be 29.
The tens place cannot be more than 2.
15 + 36 = 51.
The required number is 15.

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13. A trip takes 6 hours to complete.

After traveling 1/4 of an hour, 1(3/8)
hours, and 2 (1/3) hours, how much
time will it take to complete the trip?
Solution:
Total time travelled
= (1/4) + 1(3/8) + 2(1/3)
= (1/4) + (11/8) + (7/3)
= (6/24) + (33/24) + (56/24)
= 95/24 = 3(23/24)
= 3 hours 57 minutes 30 seconds
Time remaining
= 2 hours 2 minute 30 seconds.

14. 2 oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples

cost Rs.15. 3 oranges 2 bananas 1 apple
costs Rs 10. what is the cost of 3
oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apple?
Solution:
2o + 3b + 4a = 15---(1)
3o + 2b + 1a = 10---(2)
By adding (1) and (2) we get
5o + 5b + 5a = 25
5(o + b + a) = 25
o+b+a=5
Cost of 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3
apples = 3(o+ b + c) = 3 x 5 = 15

Solution:
Let N be the total number of members
attended the party.
After 1/3rd of them left, the remaining
number of guests = (2/3)N = 2N/3
After 2/5th of the remaining guests left,
the remaining number of guests
= (3/5)(2N/3) = 6N/15
After further 2/3rd of the guests left the
remaining = (1/3)(6N/15) = 6N/45
6N/45 = 6 N = 45.
45 persons attended the party.

Solution:
Assume that the price of 1 brown toy
= Rs. 100
So, the price of 1 black toy = Rs. 250
Assume that the number of brown toys
= N.
Actual price of all the toys
= 6 x 250 + N x 100 = 1500 + 100N
Faulty price of all the toys
= N x 250 + 6 x 100 = 600 + 250N
Given that,
600 + 250N = (145/100) (1500+100N)
By solving, we get
N = 15
Number of brown toys = 15.

17. If half of 5 were 3, that would onethird of 10 be

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
Solution:
(1/2)5 = 3
So, (1/3) 5= 2
If (1/3) 5 = 2
Then (1/3)10 = 4
The answer is 4.

18. Find remainder of 3080/17.

Solution:
R(3080/17) = R(1380/17)
because reminder of 30/17 = 13.
R(1380/17) = R((132)40/17)
= R(16940/17)
= R((-1)40/17)
= R(1/17) = 1

19. Three people (A, B, and C) need to

cross a bridge. A can cross the bridge in
10 minutes, B can cross in 5 minutes,
and C can cross in 2 minutes. There is
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15. At a reception, one-third of the

guests departed at a certain time. Later
two-fifths of the guests departed. Even
later two-thirds of the remaining guests
departed. If six people were left, how
many were originally present at the
party?

16. Ram ordered for 6 black toys and

some additional brown toys. The price of
black toy is 2.5 times that of a brown toy.
While preparing the bill, the clerk
interchanged the number of black toys
and brown toys which increased the bill
by 45%. Find the number of brown toys.

can cross the bridge in 1 minute with the

bicycle. What is the shortest time that all
men can get across the bridge? Each man
travels at his own constant rate.

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Solution:
Assume that the length of the bridge is
10m.
Speed of A = 1m/min
Speed of B = 2m/min
Speed of C = 5m/min
Speed of cycle = 10m/min.
Less time will be taken if rides the cycle
first and B and C start walking on the
bridge.
Assume that A cycles for x meters and
abandons the cycle to walk the rest of
the bridge.
Time taken by A = (x/10) + (10 x)/1
Now C will take the abandoned cycle and
ride back for y meters and leave the
cycle for B and he will walk back.
Time taken by C
= (x/5)+ (y/10) + (10-x-y)/5
Now B will take that cycle and ride till
the end
Time taken for B
= (x y)/2 + (10 x y)/1
Time taken by all the three persons are
same.
By equating the above three equations,
we get,
Time taken to cross = 2.92 minutes.

20. In a transport company each van can

carry a maximum load of 13 tonnes. 12
sealed boxes each weighing 9 tonnes
have to be transported to a factory. The
number of van loads needed to do this
is?
Solution:
Total weight of all the boxes
= 12 x 9 = 108 tonnes.
The number of vans needed
= 108/13 = 8.307
The number of vans cannot be a decimal
value.
The minimum number of van loads
=9

21. Sudhir goes to the market once every

64 days and Sushil goes to the same
market once every 72 days. They met
each other one day. How many days later
will they meet each other again?
Solution:
The number of days taken for them to
meet each other = LCM(64, 72)
= 576 days.

22. In a total of 36 vehicles after one car

there is one scooter. After 2nd car there
will be two scooters and after 3rd car
there will be 3 scooters so on. Then find
the number of scooters in the right half
of arrangement.
Solution:
In the first set there will be 1car + 1
scooter = 2 vehicles.
In the second set there will be 1car and 2
scooters = 3 vehicles
In the third part there will be 4 vehicles.
2+3+4+5+6+7+8 = 35 vehicles and
the 36th vehicle will be a car.
When they are arranged as left and right,
Vehicle number 19 to 36 will be on the
right.
They will be arranged in the following
manner
cscsscssscsssscsss|sscsssssscsssssssc
The number of scooters in the right side
= 15

23. After striking the floor , a rubber ball

rebounds to 4/5th of the height from
which it has fallen. Find the total
distance that it travels before coming to
rest if it has been gently dropped from a
height of 120 m.
Solution:
The distance travelled decreases by 20
percent or it decreases by 1/5th every
time.
If the distance is decreased by every
time, the ball would have travelled
double the drop distance.
For 1/5th it will travel 5 times = 600m

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24. The minimum number of numbers

required to form a number from 9 to
9000 which are multiples of 5 is?

27. The time showed by an analog clock

at a moment is 11 am, then 1234567890
hours later it will show time as?

Solution:
A number to be divisible by 5, the
number should end with 0 or 5.
The unit place of the numbers from 9 to
9000 can be filled with 2 digits (0 or 5)
The tens place can be filled with digits 0
to 9. There are 10 digits for tens place.
The hundreds place can be filled with 10
different digits 0 to 9.
The thousands place can be filled with
digits 1 to 9. 9 digits.
Total number of digits required
= 9 + 10 + 10 + 2 = 31.

Solution:
We have to find the reminder of
1234567890 when divided by 24.
Reminder of 1234567890/24 = 18
The time will be 18 hours past 11 am
= 5 am.

25. Find the largest 4-digit number,

which gives the remainder 7 and 13
when divided by 11 and 17?

26. What is vale of a if a is integer

provided that a4=1 and a3+1=0?
Solution:
a4 = 1
From this we can derive a = +1 or a = -1
If a = +1
Then a3 + 1 = 2
It does not satisfy.
If a = -1, then a3 + 1 = 0
So, a = -1.

Solution:
Solving using Venn Diagram.

Hindi

32

20

35

x
18

English

24

31
German
Assume that the number of persons who
speak all three languages = x
Number of persons who speak Hindi and
English alone = 20 x
Number of persons who speak Hindi and
German alone = 18 x
Number of persons who speak English
and German alone = 24 x
Hindi alone = 35 (20 x) (18 x)
English alone = 32 (20 x) (24 x)
German alone = 31 (18 x) (24 x)
Total = (20x)+(18-x)+(24-x)+(35(20-x)-(18-x))+(32-(20-x)-(24x))+(31-(18-x)-(24-x))+x = 52
By solving this we, get,
44 + 4x = 52
x = 2. Two students speak all languages.

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Solution:
Divide smallest 5 digit number with the
LCM of 11 and 17 and take the
remainder.
LCM(11, 17) = 187
Remainder(10000/187) = 89
The largest 4 digit number which is
exactly divisible by 11 and 17 is
= 10000 89 = 9911.
To give reminder 7 and 13 when divided
by 11 and 17, subtract the difference
between 11 and 7 from 9911
Difference between 11 and 7 = 4
The largest 4 digit number that gives
remainder 7 and 13 when divided by 11
and 17 is = 9911 4 = 9907

28. Out of 52 students 35 can speak

Hindi, 32 can speak English, 31 can
speak German, 20 speak both Hindi and
English, 18 speak both Hindi and
German and 24 both English and
German. How many can speak all
languages?

29. A team of 36 members is divided into

groups of equal size to make a trip. Since
the groups were too large to fit in a car ,
3 members were taken from each group
and these members then formed into
two additional groups . After this, all the
groups had the same number of
members. How many members of the
team were in a group before the three
members were taken out from each
group?

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Solution:
Assume that there were N members
before splitting the group.
After splitting there are N 3 members
per group.
Both N and N 3 are factors of 36
because in both the cases there were
equal number of members in each group.
The possible values for N and N -3 are
(9 and 6) or (12 and 9).
If there were 12 members per group
initially, there were 3 groups and after
removing there will be 9 members who
will form 1 group. This does not satisfy
the condition.
If there were 9 members in a group
before splitting, there were 4 groups
from which 12 members will be
removed. They will form 2 additional
groups.
The number of members per group
originally = 9.

30. A monkey is climbing a 200 meter

tall building. It starts from the ground
and climbs 4m in 1st second, slips 2m in
2nd second, climbs 6m in 3rd second, then
slips 2m in 4th second, climbs 8m in 5th
second, slips 2m in the next and so on.
When would the monkey reach the top
of the building?
Solution:
In the first two seconds the monkey
climbs 2m. In the next two it climbs 4
and in the next two it climbs 6.
The height increases as a multiple of 2.
The nearest value we will get less than

200 by adding like this:

2+4+6+
= 2(1+2+3+4+)
= 2(1+2+3+13)
= 2(91)
= 182 m
In 13 x 2 = 26 seconds, the monkey
would have climbed 182 m.
In the 27th second the monkey will climb
another 28 meters and by that it would
have climbed more than the height of the
building.
The monkey will reach the top in 27
seconds.

31. A man driving a car sees his

speedometer and the number is a
palindrome. The number is 13931 km.
after driving for 2hr then he see the
another palindrome number. find the
speed of the car?
Solution:
The next palindrome number will be
14041.
The distance travelled between the two
points = 110 km.
Time taken = 2 hours.
Speed = 110/2 = 55kmph.

32. A frog can climb up a well at 3 feet

per min but due to slipperiness of the
well, frog slips down 2 feet before it
starts climbing the next minute. If the
depth of the well is 57 feet, how much
time will the frog take to reach the top?
Solution:
The effective distance climbed by the
frog in two minutes = 3 2 = 1 feet.
To climb 57 3 = 54 feet, the frog will
take 54 x 2 = 108 minutes.
At 109th minute the frog will climb 3 feet
and reach the top of the well.
Time taken = 109 minutes.

33. There are 27 balls, of which 1 is

heavier. Given a weight balance,
minimum how many times you need to
weigh to find out the odd ball?

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Solution:
Split 27 balls into 3 groups of 9 balls
each.
Weigh any two groups in the balance.
If both are of same weight, take the
group which was kept outside for the
measurement.
If one of the group goes down, take that
group for the next measurement.
Out of the one group which got selected,
split the 9 balls in 3 groups of three balls
in each.
Repeat the above process to select a
group of three balls in which one is
overweight.
Out of the three balls selected, take two
balls and place them on separate plates
of the balances.
If they are of same weight, the ball kept
outside is of more weight.
If one of them goes down, then that ball
is overweight.
Total measurements required = 3
27 = 33. The power value of three will
always be the answer.

Sum of all the 7 numbers = 7 x 50 = 350

Sum of first three numbers
= 3 x 40 = 120
Sum of the last three numbers
= 3 x 60 = 180
Sum of first three and the last three
numbers = 120+ 180 = 300
Value of the remaining number
= 350 300 = 50.

34. An ore contains 25% of an alloy that

has 90% iron. Other than this, in
remaining 75% of the ore there is no
iron. How many kilogram of the ore is
needed to obtain 60 kg. of pure iron?

37. A 10-litre mixture of milk and water

contains 30 percent water. Two liters of
this mixture is taken away. How many
liters of water should now be added so
that the amount of milk in the mixture is
double that of water?

35. The average of 7 numbers is 50. The

average of first three of them is 40, while
the average of the last three is 60. What
must be the remaining number?
Solution:

Solution:
Average age increases by three months
or 0.25 years after adding the teachers
age.
New average = 15.25
New total age = 15.25 x 40 = 610
Old average = 15
Old total age = 15 x 39 = 585.
Age of teacher = 610 585 = 25.

Solution:
After removing 2 liters of the mixture,
the remaining quantity will be
= 10 2 = 8 liters.
Quantity of water in the 8 liter mixture
= (30/100)8 = 2.4 liters.
Quantity of milk = 8 2.4 = 5.6 liters.
Amount of milk should be double that of
water.
Amount of milk = 5.6.
So the amount of water should be
= 5.6/2 = 2.8 liters.
Available quantity of water
= 2.4 liters
Quantity of water to be added
= 2.8 2.4
= 0.4 liters = 400ml.

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Solution:
If there is a 100kg ore, there will be 25kg
of alloy.
Quantity of iron in the 25 kg alloy
= (90/100)25 = 22.5kg.
For 22.5kg iron we need 100kg ore.
The quantity of ore required to get 60kg
of iron:
(22.5/60) = (100/x)
x = 266.67.
The quantity of ore required is 266.67kg

36. The average age of a class of 39

students is 15 years. If the age of the
teacher be included, then the average
increases by 3 months. Find the age of
the teacher.

38. Gavaskars average runs in the first

50 innings was 50. After the 51st innings
his average became 51. How many runs
did he score in the 51st innings?
Solution:
Total score of Gavaskar till the first fifty
innings = 50 x 50 = 2500.
After 51st innings, his total score
= 51 x 51 = 2601
His score in the 51st innings
= 2601- 2500 = 101
He scored 101 runs in 51st match.

39. The average of a set of numbers is

46. If 4 numbers whose average is 52 are
subtracted from this set, the average
becomes 44.5. Fin the original number of
numbers in the set.

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Solution:
Let us assume that there were N number
of numbers initially.
Total of N numbers = N x 46 = 46N
After removing 4 numbers, the total of
N-4 numbers = (N-4)44.5 = 44.5N 178
Difference between the two sets
= 4 x Average of removed 4 numbers
= 4 x 52 = 208
So,
46N 44.5N 178 = 208
1.5N = 30
N = 20
There were 20 numbers initially.

40. In two alloys, copper and tin are

related in the ratios of 4:1 and 1:3. 10kg
of 1st alloy, 16 kg of 2nd alloy and some
pure copper are melted together. An
alloy is obtained in which the ratio of
copper and tin was 3:2. Find the weight
of the new alloy.
Solution:
Quantity of copper in 10kg of 1st alloy
= 10(4/5) = 8 kg
Quantity of tin in 10kg of 1st alloy
= 10(1/5) = 2 kg
Quantity of copper in 16 kg of 2nd alloy
= 16(1/4) = 4kg

Quantity of tin in 16kg of 2nd alloy

= 16(3/4) = 12kg.
Total quantity of copper before adding
additional copper
= 8 + 4 = 12kg.
Total quantity of Tin
= 2 + 2 = 14
The ratio of Copper and Tin at present
= 12 : 14
The required ratio
= 3 : 2 = 21 : 14
The quantity of Copper to be added
= 21 12 = 9kg.

41. One type of liquid contains 25% of

Kerosene, the other contains 30% of
Kerosene. A can is filled with 6 parts of
the first liquid and 4 parts of the second
liquid. Find the percentage of the
Kerosene in the new mixture.
Solution:
Let us assume that the capacity of the
can is 100 liters.
Out of 100 liters 60 liters is filled with 1st
type. And 40 liters is filled with 2nd type.
Quantity of kerosene in 60 liters of first
type = (25/100)60 = 15 liters.
Quantity of Kerosene in 40 liters od
second type = (30/100)40 = 12 liters.
Total quantity of kerosene = 15 + 12
= 27 liters.
Percentage of kerosene = 27%.

42. Rajan and Rakesh started a business

and invested Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 25,000
respectively. After 4 months Rakesh left
and Mukesh joined by investing Rs.
15,000. At the end of the year there was
a profit of Rs. 4,600. What is the share of
Mukesh?
Solution:
The profit share is directly proportional
to the amount invested and duration off
investment.
P1 : P2 : P3 = T1I1: T2I2 : T3I3
P1 : P2 : P3 = 12x20 : 4x25 : 8x15
P1 : P2 : P3 = 240: 100 : 120 = 12 : 5 : 6
Share of Mukesh = (6/23)4600 = 1200.

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43. A starts business with Rs.3500 and

after 5 months, B joins with A as his
partner. After a year, the profit is divided
in the ratio 2 : 3. What is Bs contribution
in the Capital?
Solution:
Pa : Pb = T1T1 : T2I2
T1 = Duration of investment of A = 12
T2 = Duration of investment of B = 7
I1 = Investment amount of A = 3500
I2 = ?
Pa : Pb = 12 x 3500 : I2 x 7
2 : 3 = 6000 : I2
I2 = 9000
Investment of B = Rs. 9000

44. Ratio between 2 numbers is 5:7 and

their product is 560. What is the
difference between 2 numbers?
Solution:
Assume that the two numbers are 5x and
7x.
Given that, (5x)(7x) = 560
35x2 = 560
x2 = 16 x = 4
The two numbers are, 5(4) = 20 and
7(4) = 28.
Difference between two numbers = 8

Solution:
(8/25)A = (2/5)B
(8/25)A = (10/25)B
So, 8A = 10B
A:B=5:4
Share of A = (5/9)2412 = Rs. 1340.

46. A shopkeeper keeps MRP of a

product as Rs 45. But he sells it at Rs. 42.
Then after he gains a profit of 5%. What
is the cost price of the product?
Solution:
Profit % = [(SP CP)/CP]100

47. In a certain school, 20% of the

students are below 8 years of age. The
number of students above 8 years of age
is (2/3) of the number of students of 8
years age which is 96. What is the total
number of students in the school?
Solution:
Number of students whose age is exactly
8 years = 96.
Number of students above 8 years age
= (2/3) x 96 = 64.
Total number of students with age 8
years and above = 96 + 64 =160.
Percentage of students below 8 years
age = 20%
Therefore, Percentage of students with
age 8 years or above = 100 20 = 80%
Let N be the total number of students in
the school.
(80/100)N = 160
N = 200.
There are 200 students in the school.

48. There are 5000 voters in a town out

of which 20% are not eligible to vote and
there are two candidates contesting. The
winning candidate won by 15% of votes.
What is the number of votes he got?
Solution:
The number of persons eligible for
voting = 5000 (20/100)5000
= 4000 votes.
The winning candidate got 15% more
votes than the losing candidate.
Let % of votes by winning candidate = X
and % of votes by losing candidate = Y
X + Y = 100
X Y = 15
By solving the above two equations, we
get
X = 57.5
Percentage of votes got by winning
candidate = 57.5%
Votes he got = (57.5/100)4000 = 2300

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45. A and B together have Rs. 2412. If

8/25 of As amount is equal to 2/5 of B's
amount then how much amount does A
have?

(105/100)CP = 42
CP = 42 x 100/105
Cost price of the product = Rs. 40.

49. A shopkeeper gives a discount of

20% on the sale. By what percent he had
to increase the selling price of the item
so that after giving discount he gets the
cost price?
Solution:
Even after giving 20% discount the
shopkeeper does not incur loss or gain.
That means 80 percentage of selling
price = Cost price.
Assume that the cost price = Rs. 100
So, (80/100)S.P = 100
Selling price = Rs. 125
The shopkeeper must increase the price
from 100 to 125.
Percentage increase
= [(125-100)/100]100 = 25%
The cost price must be increased by 25%

50. If the price of petrol increases by

25% and Kevin intends to spend only
15% more on petrol, by how much
percent should he reduce the quantity of
petrol that he buys?

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Solution:
Assume that the price of 1 liter petrol
= Rs. 100.
After increasing the price by 25%, the
price of 1 liter petrol = Rs. 125.
But Kevin is ready to spend only 15%
more on petrol.
The amount he is willing to spend =
100+(15/100)100 = Rs. 115
The price to be spent decreases fro 125
to 115.
Percentage decrease in quantity
= [(125 115)/125]100 = 8%
Kevin reduces the petrol consumption
by 8%

51. Two equal amounts of money are

lent out at 6% and 5 % simple interest
respectively at the same time. The
former is recovered two years earlier
than the latter and the amount so
recovered in each case is Rs. 2800.
Determine the amount that is lent out?

Solution:
Let N be the number of years at 5%
simple interest.
The number of years for which the
amount is lent at 6% simple interest
=N2
In both the cases the amount got back is
same.
Amount = P + PNR/100
Amount in first case
= P + [P x (N 2) x 6/100]
Amount in second case
= P + [P x N x 5/100]
Given that both amounts are equal.
So,
P+[Px(N-2)x6/100] = P+[PxNx5/100]
(N 2) x 6 = N x 5
6N 12 = 5N
N = 12 years.
The amount lent at 5% interest
= P + (P x 12 x 5/100) = 2800
= 1.6P = 2800
P = 1750.
The amount invested in each case
= Rs. 1750.

52. The price of Maruti car has risen by

25% and the sales have come down by
4%. What is the total percentage change
in revenue.
Solution:
Assume that the price of one car
= Rs. 100
Assume that the initial sales numbers is
= 100 cars.
Total revenue in the initial stage
= 100 x 100 = Rs. 10000
Current price of Maruti car = Rs. 125
Current sales number = 96
Current revenue = 96 x 125 = Rs. 12000
The percentage increase in revenue
= [(12000 10000)/10000]100
= 20% increase.

53. My friend collects antique stamps.

She purchased 2 but found that she need
to raise money urgently. So she sold
them for Rs. 8000 each. On one she
made 20% profit and on the other she

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lost 20%. How much did she gain or lost

in the entire transaction?
Solution:
Selling price of each stamp = Rs. 8000.
Selling price of first stamp
= (120/100)CP = 8000
Cost price of first stamp
= 8000 x 100/120 = Rs. 6666.67
Selling price of second stamp
= (80/100)CP = 8000
Cost price of second stamp
= 8000 x 100/80 = Rs. 10000
Total Cost price = 16666.67
Total selling price = 16000
Loss percentage = 4%.
Shortcut:
(202/100) % loss ; (a2/100)% loss

54. The total age of Old and Young is 48.

Old was twice as old as Young when Old
was half as old as Young will be when
Young is three times as Old was when
Old was three times as old as Young.
How old is Old?

55. A father's age was 5 times his son's

age 5 years ago and will be 3 times son's
age after 2 years, the ratio of their
present ages is equal to:
Solution:
Assume that the present age of father
and son is F and S.
(F 5) : (S 5) = 5 : 1 and
(F + 2) : (S + 2) = 3 : 1

56. If the circumference of a circle is 200

units, then what will the length of the arc
described by an angle of 20 degree?
Solution:
For 360o of the circle, the circumference
= 200 units.
For 20o of the circle we will get an arc.
If the length of the arc is x, then
20/360 = x/200
x = 4000/360
x = 11.11 units.

57. A rectangle has twice the area of a

square. The length of the rectangle is 14
cm greater than that side of the square
whereas breadth is equal to side of the
square. Find the perimeter of the
square?
Solution:
Since breadth of the rectangle is same as
the side of the square and area of
rectangle is twice that of area of square,
the length of rectangle is equal to twice
the side of square.
Length of rectangle = 14 x 2 = 28
Breadth of rectangle = 14
Perimeter = 2(14+28) = 84cm.

58. If the area of a square increases by

69% then the side of the square will
increase by what percentage?
Solution:
Assume that the are of square was 100
Now the area is 169.
Side of increased square = 13
Side of initial square = 10
Percentage increase of side = 30%

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Solution:
When Old was three times as old as
Young
O = 3Y
Young is three times as old as Old, when
Old was trice as old as Young.
When Y = 3O when O = 3Y
So, Y = 9xO.
Now, Old is half as old as Young.
O = 9xO/2
And O = 18xO
Old = 30 and
Young = 18

From the ratios we get,

F 5 = 5S 25
F 5S = - 20
---(1)
F + 2 = 3S + 6
F 3S = 4
---(2)
By solving (1) and (2), we get
S = 12 and F = 40
Ratio of present ages of father and son
= 40 : 12 = 10 : 3

59. If the radius of a circle is decreased

by 10% then its area is decreased by
what percentage?
Solution:
Assume that the radius of circle initially
= 10 units
Area of the circle initially
= (10x10) = 100
Current radius of the circle
= 9 units
Current area = (9x9) = 81
Percentage change in area
= 19% decrease.

60. A circle has 2 parallel chords one of

length 6 cm and other of length 8 cm. If
the chords are in the same side of the
center then distance between them 1 cm,
find diameter of the circle.
Solution:

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r2 = 32 + (1 + x)2
r2 = 42 + x2
9 + (1+x)2 = 16 + x2
1 + x2 + 2x = x2 + 16 9
2x = 6 x = 3
r2 = 32 + (1 + 3)2
r=5
Radius of the circle is 5cm.
Diameter of the circle = 10cm.

61. A garrison of 3300 men has

provisions for 32 days, when given at a
rate of 850 grams per head. At the end of
7 days a reinforcement arrives and it
was found that now the provisions will
last 8 days less, when given at the rate of
825 grams per head. How, many more

men can it feed?

Solution:
Quantity of food = Number of men x
Number of days x Food per head
After 7 days the quantity of food
remaining = 3300 x 25 x 850
The same quantity food is provided for
the extra men.
Let us assume that the new number of
men added = N
The quantity of food for the new total
number of men
= (3300+N) x (25-8)x825
In each case, the quantity of food
remains the same.
So,
3300x25x850= (3300+N)x 17 x 825
N = 1700
The new number of men arrived = 1700

62. On a certain pasture the grass grows

at an even rate. It is known that 40 cows
can graze on it for 40 days before the
grass is exhausted, but 30 cows can
graze there as long as 60 days. How
many days would the pasture last if 20
cows were allowed to graze on it?
Solution:
When the number of cows in decreased
by 1/4th (from 40 to 30), the number of
days increased by 50%.
When the number of cows is decreased
by 1/3rd (from 30 to 20) the number of
days will increase by 100%.
The number of days taken by 20 cows to
graze the field = 120 days.

63. A and B working separately can do a

piece of work in 9 and 12 days
respectively. If they work for a day
alternatively with A beginning the work,
in how many days the work will be
completed?
Solution:
Work done by A on the first day = 1/9
Work done by B on the second day
= 1/12

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Total work done in two days

1
9

1
12

7
36

The time taken to complete 35/36th of

the work is = 10 days.
On the 11th day when A has to work, the
remaining work = 1 (35/36)
= 1/36
Time taken for A to complete 1/36th of
the work = (1/36) x 9 = days.
Total time taken = 10.25 days

64. An empty tank be filled with an inlet

pipe A in 42 minutes. After 12 minutes
an outlet pipe B is opened which can
empty the tank in 30 minutes. After 6
minutes another inlet pipe C opened into
the same tank, which can fill the tank in
35 minutes and the tank is filled. Find
the time taken to fill the tank?

N
42

N 12
30

N 18
35

= 1

By solving the above, we get

5N 7N + 84 + 6N 108 = 210
4N = 234
N = 58.5 minutes

65. A is 6 times as fast as B and takes

100 days less to complete a work than B.
Find the total number of days taken by A
and B to complete the work together.
Solution:
Let us assume that the one day work of B
= 1/B

66. 30 men take 20 days to complete a

job working 9 hours a day. How many
hours a day should 40 men work to
complete the job in 40 days?
Solution:
W1R2D2H2= W2R1D1H1
W = work done
R = resource or human power
D = number of days
H = hours per day
From the question, W1 = W2
So,
40 x 40 x H2 = 30 x 20 x 9
H2 = 3.375
= 3 hours 22 minutes 30 seconds

67. A, B and C can do a piece of work in

30, 45 and 90 days. How many days A
alone do the work if he is assisted by B
and C on every 4th day?
Solution:
Work done by A in first three days
= 3/30 = 1/10
Work done on 4th day
= (1/30) + (1/45) + (1/90)
= 1/15
Total work done in every 4 days
= (1/10) + (1/15) = 1/6
In every 4 days 1/6th of the work I done.
Time taken to complete the whole work
= 6 x 4 = 24 days.
Days worked by A alone = 24 6 = 18

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Solution:
Let N be the time taken to fill the tank.
Pipe A is opened for N minutes.
Pipe B is opened for N 12 minutes.
Pipe C is opened for N 18 Minutes.
Fraction of tank filled by pipe A in 1
minute = 1/42
Fraction of tank emptied by pipe B in 1
minute = 1/30
Fraction of tank filled by pipe C in 1
minute = 1/35
So,

Then one day work of A = 6/B

Time taken by B to complete the work
= B days.
Time taken by A to complete the work
= B/6 days.
Given, B (B/6) = 100
5B/6 = 100
B = 120 days
If B can do it in 120 days, time taken for
A to complete the work = 120/6
= 20 days.
Time taken by both of them together
= [20 x 120/(20 + 120)]
= 2400/140
= 120/7 days.

68. 16 men can complete a work in 24

days while 48 children can do it in 16
days. 12 men started the work , after 14
days 12 children joined them. In how
many days will they do the remaining
work?
Solution:
If 16 men can complete the work in 24
days, time taken for 12 men to complete
the work will be:
(16/12) = (x/24)
x = 32 days.
If 48 children can complete the work in
12 days, time taken for 12 children to
complete the work will be:
(48/12) = (y/16)
y = 64 days.
Time taken by 12 men and 12 children
to complete the work
= [32x64/(32+64)] = 64/3 days.
Work done by 12 men in 14 days
= 14(1/32) = 7/16
Remaining work after 14 days = 9/16
Time taken for 12 men and 12 children
to complete 9/16th of the work
= (9/16)(64/3)
= 12 days.

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69. Two men and 7 children complete a

certain piece of work in 4 days while 4
men and 4 children complete the same
work in only 3 days. The number of days
required by 1 man to complete the work
is?
Solution:
Assume that 1 man can complete the
work in M days and 1 child can complete
the work in C days.
Work done by one man in 1 day = 1/M
Work done by 1 child in one day = 1/C
Therefore, from the question:
(2/M) + (7/C) = 1/4 and
(4/M) + (4/C) = 1/3
Assume (1/M) = x and (1/C) = y
Then,
2x + 7y = 1/4
4x + 4y = 1/3
By solving the above equations, we get

y = 1/60 = 1/C
One child can do the work in 60 days.
x = 1/15 = 1/M
One man can complete the work in 15
days.

70. If 5 men take an hour to dig a hole,

then how long would 12 men take to dig
to hole of the same type?
Solution:
Time and resource are inversely
proportional.
So,
If x is the time taken by 12 men to dig
the hole, then
5/12 = x/1
x = 5/12 hours
= 25 minutes.
12 men will dig the hole in 25 minutes.

71. A pipe can be fill a tank in 20 min but

there is a leakage in it which can empty
the full tube in 60 min. In how many
minutes the tank can be filled if both the
pipe and the leakage are opened?
Solution:
Fraction of tank filled in 1 minute by the
inlet pipe = 1/20
Fraction of tank emptied by the leakage
in one minute = 1/60
Fraction of tank filled if both are opened
together = (1/20) (1/60)
= 1/30
Time taken to fill the tank = 30 minutes.

72. A solar powered car is being test

driven. The vehicle is driven at 30 mph
under solar power and 40 mph under
regular power. The trip to the nearest
town takes 45 min using both solar and
regular power whereas the return trip
takes 50 min using only solar power. On
the trip to the town find the distance
driven using regular power?
Solution:
Using the return travel we can find the
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Distance of the nearest town

= Speed under solar power x time
= 30 x (50/60)
= 25 miles.
Let us assume that in the onward
journey, the vehicle is driven under
regular power for T minutes and under
solar power for (45 T) minutes.
Distance travelled by regular power
= (40/60) x T
Distance travelled by solar power
= 30 x (45 T)/60
Both distances add up to 25 miles.
So,
(40/60)T + 30 x (45 T)/60 = 25
40T + 1350 30T = 1500
10T = 150
T = 15 minutes.
Distance travelled by regular power
= (15/60) x 40
= 10 miles.

73. The ratio of time taken to run by

Harish and Dev is 4:3 and thus Dev wins
by 360m. What is the distance of the
race course?

74. A passenger train takes two hours

less for a journey of 300km if its speed is
increased by 5 kmph from its normal
speed. The normal speed is.
Solution:
Assume that the actual speed = S and
actual time taken = T
Then,
T = 300/S and
T 2 = 300/(S+5)
T = [300/(S-5)] + 2

75. A man travels by bus for 20 hours

and they by train for 5 hours. If the
average speed of the bus was 20 kmph
and that of the entire journey was 24
kmph what was the average speed of the
train?
Solution:
Total time taken for the journey
= 20+5 = 25 hours.
Total distance covered
= Time x Average speed
= 25 x 24 = 600km.
Distance travelled by bus
= 20 x 20 = 400km.
Distance travelled by train
= 600 400 = 200km.
Average speed of train
= 200/5 = 40kmph.

76. A starts 3min after B for a place 4.5

km distant. B on reaching his destination
immediately returns and after walking 1
km meets A. If A can walk 1km in 18min,
then what is B's speed?
Solution:
Assume that the time taken by B to walk
4.5 + 1 = 5.5 km is = T
Time taken for A to meet B = T 3.
The distance travelled by A to meet B
= 3.5 km.
Time taken for A to cover 3.5 km
= 3.5 x 18
= 63 minutes
= 1 hour and 3 minutes.
= 1.05 hours
Time taken by B to cover 5.5km
= 63 + 3
= 66 minutes
= 1.1 hours
Speed of B = 5.5/1.1
= 5 kmph

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Solution:
Let us assume that the time taken by
Harish and Dev are 4 seconds and 3
seconds.
Harish has to cover 360m in 1 second to
finish the race.
Speed of Harish = 360m per second.
He runs for 4 seconds to finish the race.
Length of the race track = 4 x 360
= 1440m

300/S = [300/(S+5)]+2
300S + 1500 = 300S + 2S2 + 10S
2S2 + 10S 1500 = 0
S2 + 5S 750 = 0
By solving this, we get S = 25
Speed of the train is 25kmph.

77. A race course is 400m long. A and B

run a race and A wins by 5m. B and C run
over the same course and B win by 4m. C
and D run over it and D wins by 16m. If
A and D run over it, then who would win
and by how much?
Solution:
Ratio between distance of A and B when
A finishes the race = 400 : 395
Ratio between distance of B and C when
B finishes the race = 400 : 396
Ratio between distance of C and D when
D finishes the race = 384 : 400.
A : D = (A/B)(B/C)(C/D)
A : D = (400/395)(400/396)(384/400)
A : D = (400 x 384)/(395 x 396)
A : D = 2560 : 2607
A/D = 2560/2607
D will beat A. the distance covered by A
when D covers 400 m will be:
A/400 = 2560/2607
A = 2560 x 400/2607
A = 392.8m
D beats A by 7.2m.

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78. A train travelled from A to B and

back in a certain time at rate of 60kmph.
If the train had travelled from A to B at a
rate of 80kmph and back from B to A at a
rate of 40kmph it would have taken 2
hrs longer. Find the distance between A
and B.
Solution:
Assume that the distance between
A and B = D.
Assume that the time taken at 60kmph
to travel from A to B and B to A = 2T
Time taken in the second case = 2T + 2.
From the first case:
D = 2T x 60 = 120T
Average speed in the second case:
= 2(80x40)/(80+40) = 53.33
From second case:
D = 53.33 x (2T 2) = 106.67T+106.67
120T = 106.67T + 106.67
T = 8 hours.
Distance between A and B
= 8 x 60 = 480km.

79. 120m long train crosses the pole in

2.5 seconds. Find how much time will it
take to cross a 140m long platform?
Solution:
Speed of train = 120/2.5 = 48m/s
Time taken to cross a platform
T = (Lt + Lp)/St
Lt = length of train
Lp = length of platform
St = Speed of train
T = (120 + 140)/48
T = 5.41 seconds.

80. Two men together start a journey in

the same direction. They travel at a
speed of 9 kmph and 15 kmph
respectively. After travelling for 6 hours
the man travelling at 9kmph doubles his
speed and both of them finish the
distance in the same time. How many
hours will they take to reach their
destination?
Solution:
The distance covered by first person in 6
hours = 6 x 9 = 54 km
The distance covered by second person
in 6 hours = 6 x 15 = 90km
Distance between the two persons at
this point is = 90 54 = 36km.
Time taken for the first person to catch
the second person after doubling his
speed:
T = 36/(12 9) = 36/3 = 12 hours.
Total tie of the journey
= 6 + 12 = 18 hours.

81. The ratio between speeds of 2 trains

is 7:8. If the 2nd train runs 400km in 4
hours what is the speed of 1st train?
Solution:
Speed of second train = 400 km in
4hours
= 400/4 kmph
= 100kmph.
Speed of 1st train:
7/8 = x/100
Speed of first train = 87.5 kmph

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82. A car travelling at 5/7th of its actual

speed covers 42km in 1hr 40min 48 sec.
What is the actual speed of the car?
Solution:
Write 1 hour 40 minutes 48 seconds in
decimal value.
40 minutes = 40 x 60 = 2400 seconds
40 minutes 48 seconds
= 2400 + 48 = 2448 seconds
= 2448/3600 = 0.68 hours
So, 1 hour 40 minutes 48 seconds
= 1.68 hours.
Speed of the car at reduced speed
= 42/1.68
= 25kmph
Actual speed of the car
= 25 x 7/5 = 35kmph.

83. A man can row a distance of 5 km in

60 min with the help of the tide. The
direction of the tide reverses with the
same speed. Now he travels a further 20
km in 10 hours. How much time he
would have saved if the direction of tide
has not changed?

84. When not moving on the sidewalk,

Maya can walk the length of the
sidewalk in 7 minutes. If she stands on
the sidewalk as it moves, she can travel
the length in 4 minutes. If Maya walks on
the sidewalk as it moves, how many
minutes will it take her to travel the
same distance? Assume she always
walks at the same speed, and express
your answer as a decimal to the nearest
tenth.

85. Maria drove to the mountains last

weekend. There was heavy traffic on the
way there, and the trip took 9 hours.
When Maria drove home, there was no
traffic and the trip only took 4 hours. If
her average rate was 40 miles per hour
faster on the trip home, how far away
does Maria live from the mountains?
Solution:
Assume that the distance from home to
mountain = D
Assume that her average speed on the
way to mountain = S kmph
So, her speed down the mountain
= S + 40 kmph.
Calculating distance while going up the
mountain:
D = 9S
Calculating distance while coming down
the mountain:
D = 4(S + 40)
Therefore from the above two equations,
we get
9S = 4S + 160
5S = 160 S = 32kmph.
Distance from home to mountain
= Speed x time taken.
Considering the equation
D=Sx9
We get,
= 32 x 9
= 288km

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Solution:
Speed of the boat when the tide is on the
same direction = 5kmph
To cover 5 + 20 = 25km
The time taken will be 25/5 = 5 hours
Actual time taken was
1 + 10 = 11 hours.
If the tide has not changed its direction,
he would have saved
11 5 = 6 hours.

Solution:
Assume that the speed length of the side
walk is 280 m. (assuming a value which
is a common multiple of 4 and 7)
Speed of Maya while walking near the
sidewalk
= 280/7 = 40 meter per minute
Speed of the sidewalk
= 280/4 = 70 meter per minute.
Speed of Maya when walking on the side
walk = 40 + 70 = 110 m/minute
Time taken when Maya walks on the
sidewalk
= 280/110
= 2.54 minutes
= 2.5 minutes (nearest tenth decimal).

86. A train leaves New York City at 7.15

am and arrives in Buffalo at 2.47 that
afternoon. What total length of time does
the trip take?
Solution:
Time taken for the journey
= 02:47am 07:15am
Time from 07:15 to 12:00 = 4 hours 45
minutes.
Time from 12:00 to 2:47 = 2 hours 47
minutes.
Total time = 04:45 + 02:47
= 07:32 hours
7 hours 32 minutes.

87. Two trains travel in the same

direction with 56 kmph speed. The first
train crosses a person standing in
78.9sec. Find the length of the first train.
Solution:
Distance travelled by the train to cross
the man = length of the train.
Length of the train = Speed x time
Speed of the train
= 56 x 5/18 = 15.55 mps
Length of the train
= 15.55 x 78.9
= 1226.8 m

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88. Given 10 letters out of which 5 are to

be chosen. How many words can be
made with at least one repetition.
Solution:
Number of ways of arranging with at
least 1 repetition = Number of
arrangements with repetition Number
of arrangements without repetition.
Number of arrangements with repetition
= 105
= 100000
Number of arrangements without
repetition
= 10P5 = 10x9x8x7x6 = 30240
Number of arrangements with at least
one repetition
= 100000 30240
= 69760

89. How many 7-digit numbers are

formed having digit 3 three times and
digit 5 four times?
Solution:
An example of a 7 digit number with the
digit 3 three times and the digit 5 five
time is:
3335555
Number of ways of arranging
= 7!/(3!x4!)
= 35

90. What is the rank of the word

"MOTHER when all the letters of the
word are arranged in dictionary order?
Solution:
The first word in the alphabetical order
will be: EHMORT
Assign number for each letter in
ascending order
E = 1; H = 2; M = 3; O = 4; R = 5; T = 6
The word written in terms of number
= 346215
There are totally 6! = 720 words
possible.
Among the numbers 346215, 3 comes
third in ascending order.
So, (3 -1)5! = 240
Among the numbers 46215, 4 comes
third in ascending order.
So, (3 -1)4! = 48
Among the numbers 6215, 6 comes 4th
in ascending order.
So, (4-1)3! = 18
Among the numbers 215, 2 comes 2nd
in ascending order.
So, (2-1)2! = 2
By arranging the remaining numbers 15
in ascending order rank of 15 is 1.
Adding all the values:
240 + 48 + 18 + 2 + 1
= 309.
Rank of the word Mother = 309

91. In a game each person is dealt three

cards from a deck of 52 cards & a player
is said to have a winning deck if & only if
he or she has a king, queen & a jack each

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