QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

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GRE® revised General Test, introduced in August 2011, features a new test-taker friendly design and new
question types. It more closely reflects the kind of thinking you’ll do in graduate or business school and
demonstrates that you are ready for graduate-level work.

● Verbal Reasoning — Measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize
information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences and
recognize relationships among words and concepts.

● Quantitative Reasoning — Measures problem-solving ability, focusing on basic concepts of

arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis.

● Analytical Writing — Measures critical thinking and analytical writing skills, specifically your ability
to articulate and support complex ideas clearly and effectively.

Computer-based GRE® revised General Test Content and Structure

The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE® revised General Test is about three hours and 45
minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.

Structure of the Computer-based Test

¹An unidentified un scored section that does not count toward your score may be included and may appear
in any order after.

²An identified research section that is not scored may be included, and it always be at the end of the test.

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Quantitative Reasoning Question Types

The Quantitative Reasoning section of the GRE® revised General Test contains four types of
questions:

● Quantitative Comparison Questions

● Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer Choice

● Multiple-choice Questions — Select One or More Answer Choices

● Numeric Entry Questions

Each question appears either independently as a discrete question or as part of a set of questions called a
Data Interpretation set. All of the questions in a Data Interpretation set are based on the same data
presented in tables, graphs or other displays of data.

In the computer-based test, You are allowed to use a basic calculator on the Quantitative Reasoning
measure, the calculator is provided on-screen.

Quantitative Comparison Questions

Questions of this type ask you to compare two quantities – Quantity A and Quantity B – and then determine
which of the following statements describes the comparison:

● Quantity A is greater.

● Quantity B is greater.

● The two quantities are equal.

● The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer Choice

These questions are multiple-choice questions that ask you to select only one answer choice from a list of
five choices.

Multiple-choice Questions — Select One or More Answer Choices

These questions are multiple-choice questions that ask you to select one or more answer choices from a list
of choices. A question may or may not specify the number of choices to select.

Numeric Entry Questions

Questions of this type ask you either to enter your answer as an integer or a decimal in a single answer box
or to enter it as a fraction in two separate boxes — one for the numerator and one for the denominator. In
the computer-based test, use the computer mouse and keyboard to enter your answer.

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ARITHMETIC

The review of arithmetic begins with numbers, fractions and decimals and progresses to the set of real
numbers. The basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are
discussed, along with exponents and roots and ends with the concepts of ratio and percent.

Number line:

Number line is a horizontal line composed of an origin and tick marks of equal distance. The origin divides
the number line into two regions

The region to the right of the origin is the positive side and the left of the origin is the negative side.

Numbers:

A number is an abstract entity that represents a count or measurement.

All numbers fall in 2 categories Real number, complex number.

Real number:

A real number can either be a rational or an irrational number.

Rational Numbers:

Rational numbers can be written in the form of . where p & q are integers and q ≠ 0.

Rational numbers are terminating decimals and recurring decimals

Ex: Terminating decimals = = 0.25

Recurring decimals = = 0.3333

Irrational numbers:

Numbers cannot be written in form of .

Irrational numbers are non-terminating or non recurring decimals

Ex: - √ , √ , π etc.

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Natural number:

Natural numbers are numbers that we use when we are counting one to one objects. So, we don’t consider
zero in natural numbers i.e. 1, 2, 3……..

Whole Number:-

when we add zero to the natural numbers list then we have the set of whole numbers i.e. 0, 1, 2, 3…

Integers:-

The integers are the numbers 1, 2, 3 ……….. and so on, together with their negatives –1, –2, –3, ……. and 0.
Thus the set of integers is { ……..–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ………} the positive integers are greater than 0, the
negative integer are less than 0, and “0” is neither positive nor negative

When the integers are added, (or) subtracted, (or) multiplied, the result is always an integer.
*The product of two positive integers is a positive integer.
*The product of two negative integers is a positive integer.
*The product of a positive integer and a negative integer is a negative integer.

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Order of Arithmetic Operations:

When performing a series of operation

(i.e. Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Exponents)

You must perform those operations in a particular order.

There is a mnemonic to help you remember the order –PEDMAS.

*P- Parenthesis, like (), [], {} etc…

*E-Exponents

*D-division

*M-Multiplication

*A-Addition

*S-Subtraction

Parenthesis or Brackets order:-

Simplification should be done first on the true’s in the inner most bracket ( ) followed by flower bracket { }
followed by [ ] square bracket

Types of Numbers:

Even Number:

Integers which are exactly divisible by 2 are called even number.

General terms of even numbers is 2n (where n is an integer)

Ex: - 2, 4, 6, 8…32...44..etc

Note: ‘0’ is an even number.

sum of first ‘n’ positive even numbers

2 + 4 + 6 + ……… n terms = n (n + 1)

Odd Numbers:

Integers which are not exactly divisible by 2 are called odd numbers. General terms of odd numbers are
(2n + 1) or (2n – 1)

Ex:- –3, –5, –1, 3, 5, 7…….etc.

Note: Sum of ‘n’ positive odd numbers 1 + 3 + 5 …….n terms = n2

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Properties of Even /Odd numbers:-

Odd + Odd = Even

Even + Even = Even

Odd + Odd = Even

Even – Even = Even

Odd + Even = Odd

Odd – Even = Odd

Even * Odd = Even

Even * Even = Even

Odd * Odd * Odd… = Odd

Even/Odd = Even or Fraction

Odd/Odd = Odd or Fraction

Prime Number:

A number having exactly two factors one is ‘1’ and other is number itself.

For example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11…………etc.

Note 1: Definition of a prime number doesn’t allow 1 to be a prime number. 1 has only one factor, namely 1

Note 2: 2 is only even prime number

Composite Number:-

Number which is having more than two factors is called composite numbers

Ex: 6, 8, 9,…….etc

Note: - ‘0’ and ‘1’ are neither prime nor composites

Divisibility Rules:-

Division formula

Dividend = (divisor x quotient) + Remainder

Test of Divisibility:-

● A number is divisible by 2, when its units digit is even or 0

Ex: - 2, 4, 50……….etc.

● A number is divisible by 3, when the sum of digits is divisible by 3

Ex: - 213, 93 etc.

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● A number is divisible by 4, when the number formed by the last two right hand digits is divisible 4 or
if the last two digits are ‘0’s
Ex: - 64, 824, and 1000…etc

● A number is divisible by 5, when its unit digit is 5 or 0

Ex: - 15, 1515, and 2000…etc
● A number is divisible by 6, when it is divisible by both 2 and 3
Ex: - 12, 144

● We have no test for divisibility of a number by 7 up to 3 digits.

For more than three digits test is

a. Group the number in three from unit digit

b. Add the odd groups and even groups separately
c. The difference of the odd and even groups should be divisible by 7

Ex:- 8638, 8640 etc.

There 8638, 86415

638-8=630 is divisible by ‘7’

415-86=329 is divisible by ‘7’
● A number is divisible by 8 when the number formed by the last three right hand digits is divisible by
8 or when the last three digits are ‘0’s
Ex: - 1000, 11968 etc

● A number is divisible by 9 when the sum of its digits is divisible by 9

Ex: - 81, 3699 etc
● A number is divisible by 10 when its unit digit is 0
Ex: - 20,100 etc.
● A number is divisible by 11, when the difference between the sum of the digits in the odd and even
places is 0 or a multiple of 11
Ex: - 885546673

Have 8 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 3 = 26

And 8 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 26
Difference = 26 – 26 = 0

Hence given number is divisible by 11

● A number is divisible by 12 when it is divisible by both 3 and 4

Ex: - 96, 2232 etc.

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Some other test of divisibility:-

● xn+ yn is divisible by (x + y) when n is odd

● xn – yn is divisible by(x + y)when n is even and by (x – y) when n is either even or odd

Multiples and Factors

Factor:- If a number ‘x’ divides another number ‘y’ exactly, then ‘x’ is called a factor of ’y’

Note:- 1 is a factor of every number

Multiple:- when ‘x’ divides ‘y’ exactly, then ‘y’ is called the multiple of ‘x’. Any number will have infinite
number of multiples

Common Factor:- if x divides both y and z exactly, it is called a common factor of both of them.

Ex:-2 divide both 6 and 8

So, 2 is common factor for both 6 and 8.

Least common multiple (L.C.M):- The least common multiple of two numbers is the smallest number
(not zero) that is multiple of both numbers.

Ex: L.C.M of 6 and 8 is 24.

Greatest common Divisor (G.C.D) or Highest common factor (H.C.F)

Greatest common Divisor (G.C.D), which is also known as the Highest common Factor (H.C.F) is the largest
integer that is a common factor or divisor of all the given integers.

Ex: H.C.F of 10 and 15 is 5.

Relation b/w L.C.M and H.C.F of two natural numbers:

The product of L.C.M and H.C.F of two numbers = the product of the two numbers

Ex: The L.C.M. of 10, 15 is 30.

The H.C.F. of 10, 15 is 5.

The product of L.C.M. And H.C.F = 5 × 30 = 150.

The product of two numbers = 10 × 15 = 150.

L.C.M & H.C.F of Fractions:

H.C.F =

L.C.M =

CONCEPTS OF FACTORS:-

● A number N of the form am × bn × cp where a, b, c are all prime factors of number N.

● Number of all possible factors including 1 and itself = (m + 1)(n + 1)(p + 1)

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Fractions

A fraction is a number , of the form where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0.

The integer a is called the numerator of the fraction and b is called the denominator

Rules of Fractions

● Fractions are expressed in the lowest terms

Ex:- = =

● A fraction , where a & b are integer and b0 has a multiplicate inverse which is

Mixed Fraction:

A fraction in which the numerator is greater than denominator, and then we convert that into mixed
fractions

Ex:- is written as

Fraction comparison, addition & subtraction.

At first, For all the above we do same thing that make equal the denominators by finding L.C.M of those
then we can make comparison addition or subtraction on numerators

Multiplication of two fractions

For this we directly multiply both numerators and denominators

If , are two fractions the resultant fraction is

Division of two fractions

In this multiply numerator of one fraction with denominator of another fraction

If , are two fractions then the resultant fraction

Fractions can also be written in the form of a decimal

To obtain a decimal from the usual fraction, divide the numerator by denominator

Decimal:-There are two types of decimals terminating and Non-Terminating

● A decimal with a finite no. of digits after the decimal point is a terminating decimal

● When the no. of digits after the decimal is infinite, then the number is called a non-terminating
= 0.333

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● Converting an infinitely repeating decimal into fraction

Ex:- = 0.333

Let x = 0.333

10 x = 3.333

10x – x = 3

x= =

● 0.23 = 0.23232323………….

Let x = 0.23232323…….

100 x = 23.23232323…….

100x – x = 23

X=

● Certain fractions and their decimals to remember

= 0.25, = 0.3333... , , = 0.125

= 0.66, = 0.4

Place Value:-

Exponents & Roots:-

EXPONENTS:- exponents afford a convenient way of expressing long products of the same number

Ex: - 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = 34

In the expression bn

b is called the base

n is called the exponent

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bn = b * b * b …… b (n times)

● xa . xb = xa + b

● (xa)b = xab
● (xy)a = xa . ya

● (x/y)a = xa/ya

● xa/xb = xa – b

● x–a = 1/xa

Roots:- √ is read as nth root of b, where n is called the index, b is called the base, and √ is called radical. If a
is the nth root of b (a =) then an = b

Ratio & Proportions:

A ratio is a relationship between two numbers of the same kind (e.g. objects, persons, students, units of
whatever identical dimension) usually expressed as a to b or a:b;

● ratios can be reduced to lowest terms

for example, if there are 20 girls, 30 boys in a class room then the ratio or the number of girls to boys is still
2:3

Proportion:- A proportion is an equation relating ratios, if a change in one variable is always accompanied
by a change in the other variable, and the changes are always related by use of constant

In a ratio a:b if a variable changes to k times then the change in value of b should be k times where k is
proportionality constant

Ex:- The ratio of tennis rackets and balls is 2:5. The no. of balls is 40 then how many no of rackets are there?

In the problem

The ratio of the balls is 5 and the no. of balls 40

The proportionality constant = =8

Then the no of rackets value should be increased by 8 times.

i.e. 2 * 8 = 16

Or

Simply

x = 16

Where x is the no. of rackets

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Percent:-

The term percent means per hundred, or hundredths

A percentage is a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using “%”

Percentages are used to express how large/small one quantity is, relative to another quantity.

The first quantity usually represents a part of 1 or a change in the second quantity, which should be greater
than zero

For example:-

An increase of $0.15 on a price of $2.50 is an increase by fraction of = 0.06

Expressed as a percentage 6% increase

Percentage increase and decrease

● An increase of 100% in a quantity means that the final amount is 200%

● An increase of 800% means the final amount is a 9 times the original

● A decrease of 60% means the final amount is 40%

● A decrease of 100% means the final amount is zero

Some common fractional equivalents of percents.

%=

25% =

50% =

20% =

40% =

60% =

80% =

X is what % of * 100

Y is what % of * 100

What % of x is * 100

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X is what % more than * 100

Y is what % less than * 100

–
% change = * 100

Profit & loss:

Terms related to profit, loss

Cost price (C.P):

Original price of an item

Or

The amount paid by the vendor to purchase a product is called its cost price

Selling price (S.P): The price at which goods/items are sold

Marked price (M.P): The price that has been written on the pack or label of a product is called its marked
price Profit = selling price – cost price

Profit (%) = × 100

Loss: if something is sold less than its cost price then obtains loss

Loss = cost price – selling price

Loss (%) = × 100

Simple & Compound Interest:

Interest: It is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the
assets

It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money.

Simply,

If a person A borrows some money from another person B for a certain period, then after that specified
period the borrower has to return the money borrowed as well as some additional money. The additional
money that borrower has to pay is called interest

● The actually borrowed money by A is called principal

● The principal and the interest together is called amount

● The extra money that the borrower has to pay for every 100 dollars

Borrowed for every year is known as Rate of Interest per annum

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Simple Interest:
The simple interest is calculated only on the principal amount, or on the portion of the principal amount
the remains unpaid

Simple Interest =

Where P = Principle amount

T = Time duration
R = Rate of Interest

Amount = P( )

Compound Interest:
Money is said to be lent at compound Interest (CI)
When at the end of a year or other fixed period the interest that has become due is not paid to the lender,
but is added to the sum lent and the amount thus obtained becomes the principal for the next period
Simply,
Interest to unpaid interest.
So, the amount after ‘n’ periods at rate of interest R, where Period may be a year or 6 months or 3 months

Amount = P( )

EXERCISE – 1
1. It is given that 6 < x < 7, and y = 8

Quantity A Quantity B

0.85

2. If k is the smallest prime number greater than 21 and b is the largest prime number less than 16, then
kb =
(a) 299 (b) 323 (c) 330 (d) 345 (e) 351
3. It is given that x is a positive integer and y is a negative integer.

Quantity A Quantity B

x–y y–x

4. It is given that a and b are positive integers.

Quantity A Quantity B

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5. If j and k are integers and j – k is even, which of the following must be even?
(a) k (b) jk (c) j + 2k
(d) jk + j (e) jk – 2j

6. If p is a negative number and 0 < s < |p| which of the following must also be a negative Number?
(a) (p + s)2 (b) (p – s)2 (c) (s – p)2
(d) p2 – s2 (e) s2 – p2

7. If + = , then x expressed in terms of k is

(a) (b) k – 1 (c) k + 1 (d) 2k (e)

8. The quantities S and T are positive and are related by the equation S = where k is a constant. If the
value of S increases by 50 percent, then the value of T decreases by what percent?
(a) 25% (b) (c) 50%

(d) 66 (e) 75%

9. If x and y are the tens digit and the units digit, respectively, of the product 725,278 × 67,066. What is
the value of x + y?
(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 6 (e) 4

10. If an integer is divisible by both 8 and 15, then the integer also must be divisible by which of the
following?
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 36 (e) 45

11. T is a list of 100 different numbers that are greater than 0 and less than 50. The number x is Greater
than 60 percent of the numbers in T and the number y are greater than 40 percent of the numbers in
T

Quantity A Quantity B

x–y 20

12. n is a positive integer.

Quantity A Quantity B

The remainder when n is The remainder when n + 10

divided by 5 is divided by 5

13. n is an integer greater than 0.

Quantity A Quantity B

The number of different The number of different

prime factors of 8n prime factors of 9n

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14.

Quantity A Quantity B

The no. of integers form The no. of integers from

35 to 45 inclusive 75 to 87 exclusive

15. How many different two-digit positive integers are there in which the tens digit is greater than 6 and
the units digit is less than 4?
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 12 (e) 24

16. Chris entered a number in his calculator and erroneously multiplied the number by 2,073 instead of
2.073, getting an incorrect product.
Which of the following is a single operation that Chris could perform on his calculator to Correct the
error?
Indicate all such operations.
(a) Multiply the incorrect product by 0.001 (b) Divide the incorrect product by 0.001
(c) Multiply the incorrect product by 1,000 (d) Divide the incorrect product by 1,000

17. (19 – 18 – 17 – 16) – (20 – 19 – 18 – 17) = ?

(a) – 36 (b) – 6 (c) – 4 (d) 1 (e) 2

18. If 3x – 2 = 7 and 4x = ?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) (d) 9 (e) 12

19. Which of the following is equal to 0.01 percent?

(a) 0.000025 (b) 0.00025 (c) 0.0025
(d) 0.025 (e) 0.25

20. There are n people in a room one third of them leave the room, four people entered the room. There
are now of the original number of people in the room.

Quantity A Quantity B

n 20

21. x is an integer 1 < x < 9

Quantity A Quantity B

(√ √ ) √

22. In a three-digit positive integer y, the hundreds digit is three times the units digits

Quantity A Quantity B

The units digits of y 4

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23. Which number is greater than the sum of all the prime factors of 210?
Indicate all possible choices.
(a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 21 (e) 24

24. If m and n are prime numbers, which of the following cannot be the difference of m and n?
(a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 30 (d) 35 (e) 45

25. If (q × r2) < 450 and q and r prime numbers greater than 3. What is the maximum possible value of r?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 13 (e) 17

26. If u × v × w = 595 and if u, v, w are prime numbers then u + v + w?

(a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 29 (e) 31

27. If both x and y are prime numbers, which of the following cannot be the difference of x and y?
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 15 (e) 23

28. If is a prime integer, which of the following must be true?

I. y = 5x

II. y is a prime number

III. is odd

(a) None (b) I Only (c) II Only

(d) I and II Only (e) II and III Only

29. If n3 is an odd integer, which of the following expression is an even integer?

(a) 2n2 + 1 (b) n4 (c) n2 + 1
(d) n(n + 2) (e) n

30. If the product of two integers is odd, the sum of those two integers must be?
(a) odd (b) even
(c) prime (d) divisible by the difference of the two
(e) a perfect square

31. If the sum of three consecutive integers is odd, then the first and the last integers must be?
(a) odd, even (b) odd, odd
(c) even, odd (d) even, even
(e) none of the above

32.

Column A Column B

The product of two The product of three

different Even positive different odd positive
integers each less than 10 integers each less than 10

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33. If a and b are both odd integers and c is an even integer, then all of the following could be true
except?
(a) a + b = c (b) ac = a + b (c) bc = a
(d) b – c = a (e) = bc

34. If n is an odd integer, which of the following is an even integer?

(a) n3 (b) (c) 2n + 3

(d) n(n + 3) (e) √

35. If n is an integer, which of the following cannot be an even integer?

(a) 2n + 2 (b) n – 5 (c) 2n
(d) 2n+ 3 (e) 5n + 2

36. If y is an even integer and x is an odd integer, which one of the following expression could be an even
integer?

(a) (b) (c) x + y

(d) – (e) x2 + y2

37. If m is an even integer, then which one of the following is the sum of the next two even integers
greater than 4m + 1?
(a) 8m + 2 (b) 8m + 4 (c) 8m + 6
(d) 8m + 8 (e) 8m + 10

38. If x is an integer and x2 is even which of the following must be true?

(a) X is odd (b) X is even (c) X3 is odd
(d) X4 is odd (e) X6 is odd

39. If both x and y are positive even integers then which of the following expressions must also be even?
1. Y(x – 1)
2. Y – 1
3.

(a) 1 is true (b) 2 is true (c) 3 is true

(d) Both 1 and 3 (e) None

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EXERCISE – 2

1.

Quantity A Quantity B

K 2

2. If x is an integer, and k = (x – 1)(x + 2) –(x – 1)(x – 2), then which of the following must be true?
(a) k is odd only when x is odd. (b) k is odd only when x is even.
(c) k is even only when x is even. (d) k is even only when x is odd.
(e) None of the above.

3. If k is an integer, and is an integer, then k could be each of the following, EXCEPT

(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 16 (e) 17

4. k is a positive integer and 225 and 216 are both divisors of k. If k = 2a × 3b × 5c where a, b and c are
positive integers, what is the least possible value of a + b + c?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) 8

5. What is the smallest positive integer k such that the product 1575 × k is a perfect square?
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 25 (e) 63

6. Which of the following is not a divisor of 858?

(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 11 (e) 13

7. If n is an integer divisible by 14 but not 4, which of the following cannot be an integer?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

8. X is the greatest 6-digit integer (digit should not be zero) in which none of the digits is repeated. Y is
the least 6-digit integer (digit should not be zero) in which none of the digits is repeated. Then the
value of X + Y is not divisible by
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) 13 (e) 8

9. Which of the following expressions is divisible by 2 for all integral values of n?

(a) n2 + 1 (b) n2 + n (c) n3 + 1
(d) n2 – 1 (e) n2 + 2

10. The product of 5 consecutive numbers starting from 1 is divisible by

(a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 120 (d) 100

11. Instead of dividing the number ‘N1’ by the number N2, Michael divided N2 by N1 and got the answer as
0.16. If Michael had carried out the correct operation on the numbers, what should have been the
answer?
(a) 1.6 (b) 2.25 (c) 3.6
(d) 4.6 (e) 6.25

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12. If n is an even integer greater than or equal to 2, the expression n3 + 4n will always be divisible by
(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 6 (e) 14

13. If n3 + n are odd, which of the following is true?

(a) n is odd (b) n is even
(c) n can be either odd or even (d) no value of n satisfies the given
(e) n can only be equal to 0.

14. If a number N is divisible by ‘k’, 3N2 + 4N is divisible by

(a) 3k2 + 4k (b) 3k2 (c) 4k
(d) K (e) k2

15. The number 23A4534A01 is divisible by 11. How many values can “A” be substituted with?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 9
(d) 10 (e) infinite

16. If the number x3458623y is divisible by 88, what is the value of x?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

17. The multiplication of two prime numbers will be?

(a) Prime number (b) Odd number (c) Even number
(d) Both B and C (e) None of these

18. The number P, P + 2, P + 4 are all primes. If P = ?

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 29 (e) 71

19. Find the numbers between 400 and 550 which when divided by 6, 8 or 9, leave 5 as Remainder.
(a) 421, 493 (b) 436, 462 (c) 509, 437
(d) 462, 421 (e) 468, 555

20. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

The remainder when The remainder when

6,037,854 is divided by 6 3,521,912 is divided by 8

21. If a number is divisible by both 18 and 12, it will definitely be divisible by

(a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 96 (d) 36 (e) 54

22. When the integer n is divided by 2, the quotient is u and the remainder is 1. When the integer n is
divided by 5, the quotient is v and the remainder is 3. Which one of the following must be true?
(a) 2u + 5v = 4. (b) 2u – 5v = 2. (c) 4u + 5v = 2.
(d) 4u – 5v = 2. (e) 3u – 5v = 2.

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23. If x and y are both prime, and greater than 2, then which one of the following cannot be a divisor of
xy?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) 15 (e) 17

24. If 2 is the greatest number that will divide evenly into both x and y, what is the greatest number that
will divide evenly into both 5x and 5y?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 8 (e) 10

25. If p divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 1. Which of the following must be true?

1. p is even.
2. p is odd.
3. p = 3Z + 1 for some integer Z.
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 3 Only
(d) 1 and 2 Only (e) 1 and 3 Only

26. P and q are integers. If p is divided by 2, the remainder is 1,and if q is divided by 6,the remainder is 1.
Which of the following must be true.
1. pq + 1 is even.

2. is an integer.

3. pq is a multiple of 12.
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 3 Only
(d) 1 and 2 Only (e) 1 and 3 Only

27. If the sum of two prime numbers x and y is odd, then the product of x and y must be divisible by
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 8

28. n is an odd number greater than 5 and a multiple of 5

Column A Column B

The remainder when n is

5
divided by 10

29. A number, when divided by 12, gives a remainder of 7. If the same number is divided by 6, then the
remainder must be
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

30. n > 1 and n is a prime number

Column A Column B

n is between 1 and 4. 3

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31. The Smallest Prime number greater than √ is

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e) 1

32. If p and q are different prime numbers and is also a prime number, then p + q is
(a) an odd number (b) an even number
(c) a prime number (d) a negative number
(e) Not a prime number

33. If P and Q are primes P and Q less than 5

Column A Column B

PQ 8

34. If x, y are the prime numbers greater than 10, then which of the following must be even?
(a) x2 + 2y. (b) x2 + xy.
(c) 2xy + x. (d) xy + 2y.
(e) None of the above.

35. If p and q be the prime numbers such that p > q. If x = , then x must be?

(a) An integer greater than one. (b) An integer less than one.
(c) A fraction less than one. (d) A fraction greater than one.
(e) An even numbers.

36. The Multiplication of two prime numbers must be?

(a) Prime Number. (b) Even Number.
(c) Odd Number. (d) None of above.

37. The sum of all prime numbers between 59 and 89 is …….

(a) 423 (b) 434 (c) 473
(d) 532 (e) 534

38. X3 = n, If the unity digit of n is a prime number then indicate each of the following that could be the
value of x?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 7

39.

Column A Column B

The no. of prime numbers The no. of prime numbers

that are divisible by 9. that are divisible by 13

40. P is a prime number. If 6P is between 15 and 45 which of the following can be a value of 7P?
(a) 15 (b) 49 (c) 101 (d) 65 (e) 21

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41. Which is smallest prime number?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 5

42.

Column A Column B

The greatest prime The greatest Prime

factor of 36 factor of 48.

EXERCISE – 3

1. If u is an even number and v, w are odd numbers, then which of the following is not an odd number?
(a) (u + vw)2 (b) v2 (u + w)
(c) (u2 + v2) + (v2 + w2) (d) (v + w)2 – u2
(e) uv + w

2. If the sum of 4 consecutive positive even integers is M, then what is the sum of the next 4 consecutive
positive even integers?
(a) 3M + 16 (b) M + 16 (c) M + 8
(d) M + 32 (e) M + 30

3. If x is a positive integer, then which of the following must be an odd integer?

(a) 2x (b) 5x + 3 (c) X + 6
(d) x2 +x+3 (e) x2 +x+2

4. If n is a positive integer, then which of the following must not be an even number?
(a) 4n + 2 (b) n3 – 3n (c) n2 – n
(d) n2 + n (e) n2 + n + 1

5. The sum of squares of any two consecutive negative integers is always

(a) even (b) odd (c) negative
(d) the square of an integer (e) zero

6. The sum of n consecutive positive integers will always be even, if n is a multiple of

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2 (e) 6

7. If n is any positive integer, which of the following expressions is always even?

(a) (b)
(c) n2 + 5n – 4 (d) 3n3 – 2n2 + 1

8. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

Sum of 6 different positive

40
even numbers

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9. The sum of all prime numbers between 59 and 89 is

(a) 423 (b) 434 (c) 437 (d) 473 (e) 522

10. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 sec, 72 sec and 108 sec
respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 9:55:00 hrs, when will they again change
simultaneously?
(a) 10:02:12 hrs (b) 10:02:24 hrs (c) 10:02:36 hrs
(d) 10:02:48 hrs (e) 10:05:45 hrs

11. If the L.C.M of first 60 natural numbers is x, find the L.C.M of first 67 natural numbers.
(a) 67x (b) 6387x (c) 8174x
(d) 4087x (e) 4090x

12. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

Sum of all multiples of 2 Sum of all multiplies of 3

less than 61 less than 80

13. How many 2 digit numbers are multiples of both 6 and 10?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 4

14. If the product of 2 numbers is 36 and their H.C.F is 2. Find the greater number
(a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 34 (e) 36

15. How many numbers, less than 24, will have H.C.F as 2 if they are paired with 24?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

16. Which of the following numbers, when combined with the 24 has 72 as the L.C.M and when combined
with 36 has 9 as the H.C.F?
(a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 36 (e) 40

EXERCISE – 4

1. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

2. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

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3. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

(– 13) (– 14) (– 15) (– 12) (– 11) (– 10) (– 9)

4. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

5. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

√ √ √ √

6. X is the sum of five consecutive integers, the greatest of which is n. In terms of X, which of the
following is the sum of five consecutive integers, if the middle number is n?
(a) X + 15 (b) X – 10 (c) X + 5
(d) X + 20 (e) X + 10

7. If a, b and c are three different positive integers, each less than 15, then what is the greatest possible
value for the expression ?
(a) 210 (b) 225 (c) 105
(d) 182 (e) 196

8. If the sum of the first n positive even integers is equal to n2 + n, then the sum of the first 20 positive
even integers is
(a) 40 (b) 360 (c) 400 (d) 420 (e) 450

9. In a school, exactly of the students study in X class and exactly of the X class students are girls.
Which of the following could be the total number of students in the school?
(a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 75 (e) 81

10. How many positive integers, less than 30, are equal to the sum of a positive multiple of 5 and a
positive multiple of 4?
(a) 18 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 15 (e) 19

11. If n = 24 × 35 × 34, then which of the following is not an integer?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

12. Which of the following can be expressed as the sum of the cubes of two different integers?
(a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 55 (e) 37

13. If a and b are positive integers and a2b3 = 128, which of the following is equal to ab2?
(a) a2 (b) b2 (c) a2b (d) ab (e) b3

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14. What is the difference between greatest 5 digit number and the least 4 digit number?
(a) 99999 (b) 98999 (c) 99899
(d) 99989 (e) 98765

15. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

The sum of the digits in The sum of the digits in

45 × 5 8 46 × 510

16. What is the number of factors for the highest 3-digit number, which is multiple of 3?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9 (e) 10

17. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

Unit’s digit of Unit’s digit of

1111 × 5555 + 6666 1111 + 5555 × 6666

18. If a number is multiplied by and the result is 60 less than the original number, what is the original
number?
(a) 100 (b) 150 (c) 200 (d) 250 (e) 280

19. What is the greatest factor of 693 apart from the number itself?
(a) 97 (b) 99 (c) 121 (d) 231 (e) 277

20. How many 2 digit numbers are possible such that the sum of their digits is equal to twice the
difference between the digits?
Enter your answer in the box given below.

21. If a number is multiplied by and the result is 60 less than the original number, what is the original
number?
(a) 100 (b) 150 (c) 200 (d) 250 (e) 280

22. What is the greatest factor of 693 apart from the number itself?
(a) 97 (b) 99 (c) 121 (d) 231 (e) 277

23. How many 2 digit numbers are possible such that the sum of their digits is equal to twice the
difference between the digits?
Enter your answer in the box given below.

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24. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

x = 0.252525….. and y = 0.191919……

Quantity A Quantity B

x+y

25. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

x! x2

26. Compare the two quantities in Column A and Column B.

Column A Column B

Sum of all 2 digit multiples of 5 950

27. The units digit of the number ( )

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6 (e) 8

28. F = 21203 + 24203

Which of the following is not a factor of F?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 15 (e) 45

29. Compare the two quantities in A and B p, q are natural numbers such that p > 1 and q > 1

Column A Column B

pp + qq p! + q!

30. Compare the two quantities in A and B For two natural numbers a and b,
a @ b = a3 + b3 + 3

a Ⓗ = |a – b|

a * b = a2 + b2 + 2

Column A Column B

[(4@5) Ⓗ (14 * 15)] (4Ⓗ6) @ (10 16)

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EXERCISE – 5

1. The ratio of the age of two persons; A and B is 3:4 today. After 20 years, this ratio will become 7: 8
What is the present age of A?
(a) 10 years (B) 15 years
(c) 20 years (d) 25 years
(e) It never takes the given ratio

2. At Company Y, the ratio of the number of female employees to the number of male employees is 3 to
2 if there are 150 employees at the company, how many male employees are there at the company?

3. The annual salary of A,B and C is in the proportion of 3:4:5 if C’s annual salary is Rs 8000 more than
that of A then B’s monthly salary is
(a) Rs.13666.67 (b) Rs.1333.333 (c) Rs.16000
(d) Rs.16500 (e) Rs.15000

4. A father’s age was 5 times its son’s age 5 years ago and will be 3 times son’s age after 2 years the ratio
of their present ages of father and son is equal to
(a) 3:7 (b) 4:3 (c) 5:11
(d) 10:3 (e) 3:10

5. One year ago the ratio between father’s and son’s age 4:1 the ratio of their ages after 4 years be 3:1
find the ratio of father and son ages after 15 years
(a) 13:28 (b) 28:13 (c) 17:12
(d) 7:3 (e) 3:7

6. Four friends A, B, C and D share some amount such that A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 2 : 4, C : D = 3 : 5. If D gets

$2000, how much does A get?
(a) $200 (b) $400 (c) $500
(d) $1000 (e) $1200

7. The cost of painting a wall is $32. What is the cost of painting another wall, double the length and 3
times the height, at the same rate?
(a) $80 (b) $96 (c) $192
(d) $160 (e) $170

8. Ten years ago, the ratio of age of two friends was 2:3. If the present ratio of their age is 3:4, what is
the present age of the older person?
(a) 24 years (b) 30 years (c) 36 years
(d) 40 years (e) 45 years

9. Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 9. The average of the two numbers is 20 more than the smaller
number. Which is the greater number of the two?
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 180
(d) 200 (e) Cannot be determined

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10. Density is directly proportional to the mass and inversely proportional to the volume. The mass of
the two metals is in the ratio 2 : 3 and the ratio of volumes is 3 : 2. What is the ratio of their densities?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 4 : 9 (c) 9 : 4
(d) 1 : 2 (e) Cannot be determined

11. The salary of an employee is made up of the basic salary as well as the incentives. As an incentive, the
employee gets $12 for attending a call. An employee got a salary of $1200 in a month, and he had
attended 50 calls in the said month.
What is the basic salary of this employee?
(a) $600 (b) $550 (c) $500
(d) $450 (e) $400

12. The ratio of the age of two persons A and B is 2 : 3 and that of the age of B and C is 4 : 5. If the average
age of all the three is 35 years, what is B’s age?
(a) 24 years (b) 36 years (c) 38 years
(d) 40 years (e) 45 years

13. Two friends A and B have a certain amount of money in the ratio 2 : 3. If A gives $20 to B, the ratio
will become 7 : 13. What will be the ratio of money between A and B, if B gives $20 to A?
(a) 4 : 5 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 9 : 11
(d) 2 : 3 (e) 3 : 5

14. Three persons p, q, r have to divide a certain sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5, but they divide it in
the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. As a result q gets $30 extra. What is the total amount divided?
(a) $300 (b) $690 (c) $900
(d) $1060 (e) $1400

15. A and B had to share a certain amount of money in the ratio 3 : 4, but they shared the money in the
ratio 4 : 5. Due to this change, A got $200 extra. What is the total amount of money they divided
among themselves?
(a) $8200 (b) $10,400 (c) $11,800
(d) $12,600 (e) $15,300

16. The present age of A and B is in the ratio 2 : 3 and the age of A and C is in the ratio 3 : 4. If the sum of
the present age of A, B and C is 92 years, how many years will it take to get the age of B and C in the
ratio 10 : 9?
(a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 6 years
(d) 8 years (e) 10 years

17. If x : k = 2 : 3 and y : k = 5 : 8, k is positive integer. Compare the two quantities in Column A and
Column B.

Column A Column B

X Y

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18. The reciprocal ratio of a and b is 3 : 5 and a + b is 144. Compare the two quantities in Column A and
Column B.

Column A Column B

a b + 32

19. A, B and C brought mangoes in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2. If the difference between number of mangoes with A
and C is 60, find the difference between the number of mangoes with B and C.
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50 (e) 55

20. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 7. If nine is subtracted from each of them, their ratio becomes 7 : 11.
Find the numbers.
(a) 15, 21 (b) 20, 56 C. 30, 40
(d) 30, 42 (e) 40, 35

21. If 1,000 copies of a book of 13 sheets require 26 reams of paper, how many reams of paper are
required for 5,000 copies of a book of 17 sheets?
(a) 150 (b) 170 (c) 172
(d) 175 (e) 180

22. If 20 liters of water is added to a tub already filled with 120 liters of water and milk, the
concentration of milk in the tub will be 80 percent. What is the initial concentration of milk in the
tub?
(a) 88.66 percent (b) 90 percent (c) 93.33 percent
(d) 96 percent (e) 98 percent

EXERCISE – 6

1. The ratio of milk and water is 3 : 2. If 10 liters of water is added to it, the ratio becomes 4 : 3. What is
the milk content in the mixture?
(a) 60 liters (b) 80 liters (c) 100 liters
(d) 120 liters (e) 150 liters

2. An alloy contains zinc, copper and iron in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2. If 20 ounce of copper is added to 90 ounce
of this alloy, what will be the ratio of zinc and copper in the new alloy?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 5
(d) 5 : 4 (e) 3 : 4

3. From 200 liters of solution having 80 percent milk concentration, 30 liters is taken out and equal
amount of water is added. The new concentration of milk in the mixture is
(a) 60 percent (b) 68 percent (c) 70 percent
(d) 172 percent (e) 90 percent

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4. The ratio of milk to water in a mixture is 2 : 3 and the ratio of water to milk in another mixture is 3 :
4. If 70 liters of each type of solution is added to 100 liters of pure milk, what will be the ratio of milk
and water in the resulting mixture?
Enter your answer in the answer box.

5. An alloy contains zinc and tin in the ratio 3 : 4. Another alloy contains zinc and silver in the ratio 4 : 3.
If both the alloys are melted and mixed in equal ratio, what will be the ratio of zinc and tin in the new
alloy?
Enter your answer in the answer box.

6. Vessels A and B contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5 and 5 : 1 respectively. In what
ratio should the quantities of mixture be taken from vessels A and B to form a mixture in which the
ratio of milk to water is 5 : 4?
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 5 : 2
(d) 6 : 3 (e) 8 : 3

7. In a History test, the boys average 86 points and the girls average 80 points. If the overall class
average is 82 points, what is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 2 (e) 3 : 4

8. The ratio of present age of two persons Ryan and Simon is given as 5: 8. Which of the following can be
the ratio of ages of Ryan and Simon after 12 years?
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 3 : 7 (c) 7 : 9 (d)

9. If x = 2y, by how much percentage does x have to be decreased to make it 50 percent more than y?
(a) 0 (b) 25 (c) 33.33 (d) 50 (e) 75

10. If x is 50 percent more than y, what percentage is x of (x + y)?

(a) 20 (b) 50 (c) 33.33 (d) 60 (e) 65

11. If x percent of x is , the value of x is

(a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 100 (e) 80

12. The height of B is 30 percent more than that of A whereas the height of C is 30 percent less than that
of B. By what percentage is A taller than C?
(a) 1 percent (b) 6 percent (c) 9.89 percent
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13. x is a positive integer. How many values will ‘x’ take such that x percent of 250 is less than 60?
(a) 29 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 25 (e) 23

14. The salary of a person is increased by 10 percent, and his expenses also increase by 10 percent. What
is the percentage change in his savings?
(a) 1 percent decrease (b) 1 percent increase
(c) 10 percent increase (d) No change
(e) Depends on the initial savings

15. The salary of a person is $15000 per month. But this month he also gets a bonus of $1000. He saves
the entire amount of bonus and in the process he saves 10 percent more than what he saved the
previous month. If there is no change in his expenses from the last month, what are his monthly
expenses?
(a) $5000 (b) $6000 (c) $9000
(d) $10000 (e) $12000

16. If a quantity is first increased by 30 percent and then decreased by 50 percent, by what percentage
does it have to increase to get back to the original quantity?
(a) 30 percent (b) 54 percent (c) 31 percent
(d) 90 percent (e) 20 percent

17. In 90 liter mixture of wine and water, there is 10 % water. How much water should be added so that
the % of water may raise to 19%
(a) 8 liters (b) 9 liters (c) 10 liters
(d) 12 liters (e) 15 liters

18. In every box of 120 electric lamps, 5 percent are defective. If a company needs 2000 non-defective
lamps, what minimum number of boxes does it have to purchase?
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19 (e) 20

19. It is given that k = x2 – 2x. If x increases by 10 percent, what is the percent change in k?
(a) 10 percent (b) 20 percent
(c) 21 percent (d) 0 percent
(e) Can not be determine

20. The cost of an air ticket is $3000 + tax. If a discount of 50 percent is allowed on the cost of the air
ticket (not tax), the cost of the ticket decreases by 30 percent. What is amount of tax charged on the
purchase of the ticket?
(a) $1000 (b) $2000 (c) $2500
(d) $9800 (e) Data insufficient

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21. Out of three types of ores A, B and C, A contains 80 percent of iron, ore B contains 60 percent of iron
and C contains 40 percent of iron. The cost of ore A is 150 cents per ounce, of ore B is 120 cents per
ounce and of ore C 160 cents per ounce.

If the processing cost is negligible, and there is no other cost, which of the ore is more profitable to
process?
(a) A (b) B (c) C
(d) All are same (e) Cannot be determine

22. In a school examination 37% students fail in English 20% fail in math’s and 6% fail in both. If 490
students pass find how many appeared
(a) 600 (b) 800 (c) 1000
(d) 1200 (e) 1400

23. If x percent of y is z and (x + 10) percent of y is equal to 2z, then y, when expressed in terms of z, is
(a) 2z (b) 5z (c) 10z
(d) z + 10 (e)

24. It costs $50 to paint all the surfaces of a cube. If the area of each face is increased by 20%, what will
be the new cost of painting?
(a) $64 (b) $60 (c) $72.50
(d) $100 (e) $72

25. A is 10 percent more than B, and C is 10 percent less than B. If the difference between A and C is 18,
what is the value of A?
(a) 90 (b) 180 (c) 99
(d) 110 (e) 150

26. Instead of finding 28 percent of a number, Sam incorrectly found 82 percent of the number. He got an
answer that is 540 more than the answer that he is supposed to get. What is the answer he is
supposed to get?
(a) 450 (b) 280 (c) 100
(d) 110 (e) 140

27. Mr. Mirinda saves 40 percent of his salary every month. But in April his expenses increased by 10
percent and he saved $1200 less than the amount he saves normally. What is his salary?
(a) $12000 (b) $15000 (c) $20000
(d) $30000 (e) $15500

28. A fruit vendor purchased 100 boxes of apples from a wholesale market at $50 each. If 10 of them
were found completely damaged and he wishes to earn a 20 percent profit, what price should he
charge on the remaining apples?
(a) $56.33 per box (b) $66.66 per box (c) $72.25 per box
(d) $80.33 per box (e) Data insufficient

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29. Pamela purchased a box of chocolates. She kept 20 percent for herself and gave 25 percent from the
remaining to her friends. From the remainder, she kept 20 percent and gave 25 percent from the
remaining to her friends. Again she gave 8 chocolates to a guest. Finally she was left with 35 percent
of the chocolates.
How many chocolates in total did Pamela give to her friends?
(a) 128 (b) 200 (c) 256
(d) 500 (e) 800

30.

Column A Column B

16.66 percent of 180 20 percent of 160

31. Compare the quantities in Column A and Column B.

38 percent of = 9 percent of 2y

Column A Column B

x y

32. Compare the quantities in Column A and Column B.

x is a positive quantity.

Column A Column B

40 percent of 60 percent 60 percent of 40 percent

of x of x

EXERCISE – 7

1. A necktie marked at $80 was sold for $68. What was the rate of discount?
(a) 12% (b) 15% (c) 17%
(d) 19% (e) 88%

2. By selling a doll at $342, Mac lost 5%. At what price should he have sold it to gain 5%?
(a) $378 (b) $380 (c) $410
(d) $462 (e) $575

3. A retailer makes a profit of 20 percent even after giving a discount of 10 percent. What is the
maximum discount he can give without incurring a loss?
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4. A watch was sold at a loss of 10 percent. If it was sold for $70 more, there would have been a gain of 4
percent. What was the C.P. of the watch?
(a) $4758 (b) $500 (c) $550
(d) $600 (e) $675
5. The S.P. of 12 articles is equal to the C.P. of 10 articles. What is the loss percent?
(a) 12.13% (b) 14.25% (c) 16.66%
(d) 18.37% (e) 20.25%
6. In a menagerie, the number of lions is 3 times the number of monkeys and the number of monkeys is
40% more than the number of leopards. If the number of leopards is 60% of the number of tortoises,
by what % is the population of lions more than that of tortoises?
(a) 60% (b) 120% (c) 152%
(d) 180% (e) 190%
7. The cost price of a product increases by 10 percent. The selling price of the product does not change
and the profit decreases by 20 percent. What is the present profit percentage earned on the product?
Enter your answer in the answer box.

8. If x increases by 10%, it yields y. If y decreases by 50%, it yields z. If z increases by 40%, it yields w.

What percent of x is w?
(a) 10% (b) 33% (c) 50%
(d) 77% (e) 100%
9. Compare the two quantities in A and B.

Quantity A Quantity B

The price of a coat that cost

The price of a coat listed at
$200 wholesale and sold in
$300 on sale at 10% off
retail at 40% mark up

10. There has been a 30% increase in the production of milk chocolates in Amul Dairy this month. If the
production this month is 9,100 boxes of milk chocolates, what was it one month ago?
(a) 6470 (b) 6800 (c) 7000
(d) 7200 (e) 8000
11. Compare the two quantities in A and B.
Last year, retail sales in Country M totaled x dollars and the retail sales of the 5 largest retailers in
Country M accounted for 75 percent of the total.

Quantity A Quantity B

The average retail sales for

( ) dollars
the 5 largest

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12. Compare the two quantities in A and B

In Town X, the population increased from 20,000 in 1960 to 30,000 in 1980. The population under
age 10 in 1960 was 2,500 and in 1980, it was 10% of the population.

Quantity A Quantity B

The increase in population

under age 10 in Town X 600
from 1960 to 1980

13. In a university election, a candidate got 40% of the total votes but was defeated by his rival by 200
votes. The total number of polled votes were
Enter your answer in the box given below:

14. A retailer sold an article for $6750 after giving a discount of 10% on the labeled price. Had there been
no discount, he would have earned a profit of 50%. What was the actual percentage of profit earned?

15. In a class of 55 students and 5 teachers, each student gets sweets which are 20% of the total number
of students and each teacher gets sweets which are 60% of the total number of students. How many
sweets are distributed in all?
(a) 605 (b) 671 (c) 730
(d) 770 (e) 790
16. Of the inhabitants of a town, 60% are males of which 20% are literate. Of all the inhabitants, 25% are
literate. What percent of the females of the town are literate?
(a) 22.5 (b) 27.5 (c) 32.5
(d) 37.5 (e) 42.5
17. A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 20%. If he makes 25% profit and marked price of the
article is $400, find the cost price of the article.
(a) $220 (b) $250 (c) $256
(d) $260 (e) $282
18. In an examination, 93% of the students passed and 259 failed. The total number of students, who
appeared for the examination was ____________.
(a) 3250 (b) 3700 (c) 3900
(d) 4200 (e) 4500
19. The population of Norson, the largest city in Transitania is 50% of the rest of the population of
Transitania. What percent of the entire population of Transitania is the population of Norson?
(a) 20.00% (b) 25.55% (c) 28.88%
(d) 33.33% (e) 35.55%

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20. A horse and a cow were sold for $1200 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a
profit of 20%. What is the result of entire transaction?
(a) no profit, no loss (b) loss of $100 (c) profit of $100
(d) profit of $200 (e) loss of $200

21. What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at of that price, there
would be a loss of 10%?
(a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 25%
(d) 30% (e) 35%
22. King Knight Riders is one of 9 teams in an IPL tournament. Its win rate during the tournament is 30%
for 10 matches. If King Knight Riders lose next 3 matches, which of the following will be the minimum
number of matches that must be played by King Knight Riders to have 60% win rate?
(a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25 (e) 30

23. Dan Brown, Paulo Coelho and Ayn Rand go for a party in a restaurant. Dan Brown has five times as
many coins as Paulo Coelho, and 8 more than Ayn Rand. When Dan Brown gives away 40% of his
coins, Paulo Coelho and Ayn Rand agree to split those coins up evenly. Now, Ayn Rand has twice as
many coins as Paulo Coelho. How many coins did Paulo Coelho start with?
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 8 (e) 4

24. John spends of his pocket money in the morning and in the afternoon. If he spends of the
remaining pocket money in the evening, what percent of pocket money can he spend for ice cream at
night?
(a) 11.11% (b) 25% (c) 26.67%
(d) 33.44% (e) 50%
25. A departmental store sells a certain number of cakes at a certain price. The store buys certain
number of cakes at the rate of 16 cakes for $12 and the same number of cakes at the rate of 24 cakes
for $20. The store sells all the cakes at the rate of 30 cakes for $30. What is the percentage gain?
(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

26. Michael sold an ipod to Sucre at a discount of 20% on the marked price and still earned a profit of
25%. By what percentage did Michael mark up the ipod above its cost price?
(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

27. If the c.p of 21 oranges is equal to the s.p of 18 oranges. The profit percentage is
(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

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28. A man sold two horses for Rs.30,000/- each gaining 25% on the one and losing 25% on the other
then he get
(a) profit (b) loss (c) loss

(d) loss (e) profit

29. The SP of 20 bananas is equal to the cost price of 25 bananas then profit = ?
(a) 30% (b) 20% (c) 25%
(d) % (e) 22%

30. Raju sold his watch for Rs.75 and got a percentage of profit equal to the cost price. The cost price of
the watch is
(a) Rs.40 (b) Rs.60 (c) Rs.50
(d) Rs.52.50 (e) Rs.55

31. A shop keeper sells his goods at 20% profit the weights 10% less. His gain % is
(a) 25% (b) 30% (c) %
(d) 40% (e) 50%

32. What is the single profit equivalent to two successive profits of 20% and 15%
(a) 38% (b) 35% (c) 30%
(d) 20% (e) 15%

33. A shopkeeper prefers to sell his articles on cp but he uses false weight of 900 gms for 1 kg. His gain
percentage is
(a) 10% (b) 10 % (c) 11%

(d) 11 % (e) 12%

34. By selling an article for Rs.3640 a man losses 9% his gain or loss percent if he sells it for Rs.4200 is
(a) No loss No gain (b) Loss 5% (c) Gain 5%
(d) Loss 7.5% (e) Gain 7.5%

35. Two shopkeeper mark items at the same marked price.

Column A Column B

The first allows two

the second allows two
successive discounts of
discounts of 20% and 10%
15% and 20%

36. A chain is bought for rs.950 and sold at Rs.1140. Find the gain percentage?
(a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 20%
(d) 30% (e) 25%

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37. Smith lost 20% by selling a watch for Rs.1536. What percent shall he gain by selling it for Rs.2040?
1 1 1
(a) 5 % (b) 6 % (c) 7 %
4 4 4
1 1
(d) 8 % (e) 9 %
4 4

38. A man sold two cars for Rs.28560 each. On one he gains 15% and on the other he loses 15%. Find his
gain or loss percent in the whole transaction
(a) 2% (b) 2.25% (c) 3%
(d) 3.25% (e) 3.75%

39. A sells a table to B at 20% gain, B sells it to c at 15% gain and c sells it to D at a loss of 10%. If D pays
1863 for it, then how much does A pays for it?
(a) 1400 (b) 1450 (c) 1500
(d) 1550 (e) 1600

40. Rahul buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling it at
Rs.660. Find its marked price?
(a) 600 (b) 550 (c) 750
(d) 800 (e) 650

41. The cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 25 articles the lost percent in the
transaction is
(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 20%
(d) 25% (e) 30%

42. A dishonest shopkeeper pretends to sell his goods at cost price but uses false weights and gain
1
11 % for a weight of 1kg he uses
9
(a) A weight of 875 gms (b) A weight of 900 gms
(c) A weight of 950 gms (d) A weight of 975 gms
(e) None of these

43. Raju sold a bicycle to Rakesh at a gain of 15%, Rakesh sold it to Murali at a gain of 20% if Murali paid
Rs.897 then Raju would have paid
(a) Rs.350 (b) Rs.1210 (c) Rs.750
(d) Rs.650 (e) Rs.550

44. Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of
(a) 15% (b) 28% (c) 30%
(d) 35% (e) None of these

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45. Ann gets a salary ‘x’ on spending for food and rent, if the remaining salary left is ‘y’ then

Column A Column B

Y x–y

46. The discount on a certain product is x% in June and it is followed by another discount of x% in July. If
the resulting price is 81% of the original price then.

Column A Column B

X 10

47. If and y sold his bike for $10,500 at a gain of 5% then

Column A Column B

Cost price of the motorbike $10,000

48. A shopkeeper loses 7% by selling a car for $4650

Column A Column B

The price at which he

should sell the car as to $6000
Gain 10%

49. A shopkeeper sold some articles at $35 gaining 40% on it

Column A Column B

Selling price of each article

$40
to get 60% profit

50. A shopkeeper sells two cars for $1500 each. On one he gains 25% and on the other he losses 20%
then

Column A Column B

Gain/loss percent in the

2%
whole transaction

51. By selling 15 articles, if Rox’ received cost price of 18 articles, then

Column A Column B

Rox’s profit percentage 33.33%

52. A merchant marks his goods at $300 and allows a discount of 25%. If he still gains 12.5% then

Column A Column B

Cost price of the articles $250

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EXERCISE – 8

1. A vendor sells eggs at a certain price. By selling 40 eggs, the vendor gains the selling price of 10 eggs.
What would be his gain percentage?
(a) 11.11% (b) 20% (c) 25%
(d) 33.33% (e) 40%

2. The total spending of Raymond family is 65% of the monthly income of the family. In a golden month,
the total monthly income of the Raymond family increases by 30%. What is the percentage increase
in the savings of Raymond family, if it is known that their expenditure is also increased by 20% in the
golden month?
2 4 1
(a) 46 % (b) 46 % (c) 48 %
7 7 7
4 6
(d) 48 % (e) 48 %
7 7

3. The “Double Doll” store marks up the price of a jacket by 80%. What is the maximum number of
successive discounts of 15% that can be allowed without making any loss?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 6

4. The original cost of a shirt is x dollars.

Quantity A Quantity B

The cost of the shirt if original cost is first

x
increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%.

5. The original price of a suit was 30 percent less than the suit $250 suggested retail price. The price at
which the suit was sold was 20 percent less than the original price.
Quantity A: The price at which the suit was sold
Quantity B: 50% of the suit’s suggested retail price

6. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 20% and uses a weight which is 25% less. Find his overall percentage
gain.
(a) 60% (b) 65% (c) 58%
(d) 63% (e) 62%

7. An article is listed at Rs.65. A customer bought this article for Rs.56.16 and got two successive
discounts of which one is 10%. Find the other discount of this scheme.
(a) 4% (b) 3% (c) 6% (d) 8% (e) 2%

8. Rajesh sells tape recorder to Harish at a loss of 10% and Harish sells it to Karim at a loss of 20%. If
Karim pays Rs.1440 for it, at what price did Rajesh buy?
(a) 1920 (b) 2000 (c) 1800
(d) 1600 (e) 1500

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9. A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 20% and the wholesale dealer sells
it to a retail merchant at a loss of 5%. Find the resultant profit or loss%
(a) 14% loss (b) 14% gain (c) 12% gain
(d) 12% loss (e) 13% gain

10. A person loses 10% on one investment but gains 20% on another. If the ratio of the investments is
3:4, what is the percentage of gain or loss on the two investments taken together?
49 50 100
(a) % (b) % (c) %
8 7 9
64 73
(d) % (e) %
9 8

11. A trader professes to sell all articles at a loss of 25%, but sells three-fifth of them at again of 25% and
the remaining at a loss of 25%. What is his overall percentage of gain or loss
(a) 5% loss (b) 10% gain (c) 5% gain
(d) No loss (e) No gain

12. A man sells an article at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs.18 more, he
would have gained 40%. Find the cost price of the article.
(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.300 (c) Rs.400
(d) Rs.550 (e) Rs.450

13. A man bought 2 articles at the same price and sells them together at 30% gain. Had he bought the
first article at 20% less and the second article at 10% more and then sold them together for Rs.48
less, he would have gained 20% on the whole. What is the total cost of 2 articles?
(a) Rs.200 (b) Rs.600 (c) Rs.300
(d) Rs.400 (e) Rs.500

14. A trader marks up the price of the product by 40%. If the discount is increased from 15% to 25%, his
profit comes down by Rs.42. What is the cost price?
(a) Rs.150 (b) Rs.200 (c) Rs.250
(d) Rs.300 (e) Rs.450

15. The catalogue price of an article is Rs.15000. If the discount is increased from 15% to 20%, then
profit falls from 27.5% to 20%. Find the cost price of the article?
(a) Rs.12000 (b) Rs.10000 (c) Rs.12250 (d) Rs.1750

16. The marked price of an article is Rs.300. If the selling price is 50% more than the amount of discount
allowed, find the selling price
(a) Rs.180 (b) Rs.150 (c) Rs.200
(d) 175 (e) 190

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17. The cost of an apple is 33 % less than the cost of 1 mango. If a man sells four apples at the cost price
3
of 5 mangoes, what is his percentage of profit?
(a) 75% (b) 81% (c) 87.5%
(d) 90% (e) 85%

18. The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs.56 is the same as the loss obtained by selling it for
Rs.42. What is the cost price of the article?
(a) Rs.40 (b) Rs.50 (c) Rs.49
(d) 45 (e) 48

19. A dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price and uses an 880 gm weight instead of a kg. What is
his percentage of gain?
(a) 13.13% (b) 13.33% (c) 13.36%
(d) 13.63% (e) 13.23%

20. P sold an article for Rs.1080 thereby losing 10% Q sold another article for Rs.1800 at a loss of 10%.
Who incurred a greater loss?
(a) P (b) Q
(c) Cannot say (d)Both have equal

21. Swapna bought 15 apples for Rs.10 and sold them at the rate of 12 apples for Rs.12. What is the
percentage of profit made by her?
(a) 100% (b) 50% (c) 125%
(d) 175% (e) 200%

1
22. By selling some cloth at the cost price a merchant still gained 19 %. How much less cloth does he
21
measure for a meter?
(a) 15 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 18 cm

23. Arun purchased a house for Rs.75000 and a site for Rs.15000 respectively, if he sold the house for
Rs.83000 and the site for Rs.10000, then find the resultant percentage of gain?
1 1
(a) 3% (b) 3 % (c) 30% (d) 33 %
3 3

24. The manufacturing cost of a watch is Rs.180 and the transportation lost is Rs.500 for 100 watches.
What will be the selling price if it is sold at 20% gains?
(a) Rs.222 (b) Rs.216 (c) Rs.221
(d) 220 (e) 215

25. A person, by selling an article at three-fourths of the list price occurs at a loss of 20%. Find the profit
percentage if he sells at the list price?
1
(a) 25% (b) 6.66% (c) 11 % (d) 35%
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26. A sells an article to B at a gain of 20%. B sells is to C at a gain of 25% and C in turn sells is to D at a
1
loss of 33 %. If D paid Rs.1000 for it, then what is the cost price of A.?
3
(a) Rs.1000 (b) Rs.2000 (c) Rs.3000
(d) 4000 (e) 5000

27. Tom paid Rs.10,000 as simple interest for 5 years at rate of 10% interest what is the principal?
(a) 10,000 (b) 20,000 (c) 25,000
(d) 50,000 (e) 100,000

28. John paid Rs.400 as interest for two years. The principal is Rs.1000. What is rate of simple interest?
(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 10%
(d) 20% (e) 40%

29. If the principal is doubled after 5 years what is the rate of interest?
(a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 25%
(d) 20% (e) 10%

30. How many years will it take for an amount to become 4 times of it at the rate of 20% per annum.
(a) 10 years (b) 20 years (c) 15 years
(d) 8 years (e) 16 years

31.

Column A Column B

The amount at S.I 15% and principal The amount at S.I 10% and principal is
is 20,000 per two years 30,000 per two years

32. What would be the total amount at interest compounded at 10% after 3 years for the principal
amount 5000?
(a) 6500 (b) 6800 (c) 5566
(d) 6655 (e) 7000

33. The total amount is 10890 at C.I 10%after two years. What was the principal?
(a) 10,000 (b) 8000 (c) 9000
(d) 7000 (e) 10,500

34. How many years will it take to doubled the principal amount at C.I 20%?
(a) 5years (b) 4 years (c) 3 years
(d) 6 years (e) 2 years

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35.

Column A Column B

The ratio between principal and the ratio between principal and amount
amount After two years at C.I rate after two years at C.I rate 15% for the
15% for the principal 10,000 principal 20,000

36. Find difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum 6000 at 10% per
annum in 3 years

37. In how many years the C.I will get more than S.I. if rate of C.I is 10% and rate of S.I 12%
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

38.

Column A Column B

Total amount after 2 years at C.I Total amount after 3 years at S.I 20% on
30% on Principal 20000 principal 20000

39. The total amount will double in 4 year on principal at certain compound interest. How many years
will it take the amount to become 8 times than principal.
(a) 8 years (b) 12 years
(c) 16 years (d) more than 12

40. A Engineering student bought a bike for Rs.80000, he borrowed Rs.40000 from a merchant by
mortgaging his bike at a compound interest of Rs.10 per 100. In how many years he will lose his bike?

41. Find the compound interest on Rs.5000 at 12% p.a for 1 year compound half- yearly?
(a) 600 (b) 1000 (c) 618
(d) 1200 (e) 750

42. A man borrowed Rs.1000000 from a government bank at 25p per Rs.100 per month on a scheme. He
lent that money to various persons at an interest of Rs.5 per Rs.100 per one month. What is his
monthly income?
(a) 10,000 (b) 20,000 (c) 30,000
(d) 40,000 (e) 47,500

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