Arithmetic - DPP 01 - MBA Fastrack 2024
Arithmetic - DPP 01 - MBA Fastrack 2024
Q1 A number is increased by 30% and then incentive of the total sales target achieved by
decreased by 40%. Find the net increase/ them in a given financial year. However, after the
decrease % . end of the first quarter, they realize that every
(A) 20 employee had already achieved 55% of the
(B) 22 target. Forecasting that twice the target will be
(C) 32 achieved by the end of the financial year by
(D) No increase/decrease every employee, the company revised the
percentage incentive for the next three quarters
Q2 City C population in the year 2017 was
in such a way that the overall incentive received
1, 20, 000. In the year 2018 , due the pandemic
by any employee for the financial year will still
the population drops by 20% but it again
remain the same. Find that new percentage
increases by 20% in the upcoming year. Find the
incentive set for the remaining year.
population of city C in 2019.
(A) 2% approx (B) 4.2% approx
(A) 1, 15, 200 (B) 1, 10, 000
(C) 3.1% approx (D) 5.0% approx
(C) 1, 20, 000 (D) 1, 22, 000
Q6 Mohan owned 66 23 % of a property. If 30% of
Q3 In a classroom, there are 20% less girls than boys.
property that he owns is worth Rs. 125000 ,
Out of the boys, 60% have applied for a
then 45% of the value (Rs.) of the property is:
scholarship, and out of the girls, 55% have
(A) Rs. 2, 62, 500
applied for the scholarship. The percentage of
(B) Rs. 2, 70, 000
the total number of students who have applied
(C) Rs, 2, 25, 000
for the scholarship is closest to?
(D) Rs. 2, 81, 250
(A) 57 (B) 58
(C) 59 (D) 60 Q7 KFC introduces special Spicy Zinger nuggets on
New year’s eve. The price per pack was increased
Q4 Suvarn and Suramya both appear for an entrance
in the months of February and March by 20%
test. Suvarn scores 65% marks and passes the
and 25%, respectively. However, in April, the
test by 50 marks. Suramya scores 50% marks and
price was reduced by 10% on account of a
fails the test by 40 marks. By what percentage of
promotional o�er to boost sales. If the Price per
the total score is the average score of these two
pack in April was Rs. 540, find the initial
people more than the passing marks in the test?
introductory price.
(A) 0.5% (B) 0.83%
(A) 300 (B) 400
(C) 1.10% (D) 1.2%
(C) 500 (D) 600
Q5 Exofbro, an MNC, promises its employees a 10%
Q8 On a morning prayer all the students of a school balls then find the di�erence between the
stand in three rows, the first row has 20% more number of Red balls and number of green balls in
students than the second row and the third row the tank?
contains 20% less students than the second row. (A) 45 (B) 90
If the total number of students in all the rows is (C) 30 (D) 60
600, then find the number of students in the first
Q13 In the year 2020, Vishal got 20% more incentive
row.
in 3rd month than what he got in 2nd month. His
(A) 240 (B) 120 61
incentive in 4th month was 7 77 % more than
(C) 160 (D) 200
what he got in the 3rd month. If he got Rs. 4500
Q9 The total number of students in a class remains as incentive in the first month and the di�erence
same if the number of girls is increased by 50% in incentives received in 4th month and 2nd
and the number of boys is decreased by 25%. By month is Rs. 1130, then the total incentive
what percentage does the number of students received by Vishal in the first four months is:
increase, if the number of boys and the number (A) Rs. 17950 (B) Rs. 16480
of girls increase by 20% and 60% respectively? (C) Rs. 18560 (D) None of these
(A) 28.56% (B) 33.33%
Q14 Santa has 3 companies A, B and C and also a
(C) 14.28% (D) 16.67%
trust X which manages the charitable activities of
Q10 There are four numbers such that A is 60% more Santa. Each company has to give 5% charity to
than B and C is 30% less than the sum of B and the trust X excluding the loan which the
A. If D is 10% more than C and the di�erence company has taken from other companies of the
between D and B is 3006, then find the value of group. Company A has given a loan to company
C. B, which is 10% of B's total funding prior to loan.
After receiving the loan, company B has twice
Q11 The price of an iPhone increased by 20% and
the fund of company C. If company C gives Rs.
then decreased by 15%. The price of an android
20,000 as a donation to trust X, how much is the
smartphone increased by 15% and then
approx contribution of company B to trust X.
decreased by 20%. If the final prices of both the
(A) Rs. 36000 (B) Rs. 36300
items are the same, find the ratio of the initial
(C) Rs. 28500 (D) Rs. 35500
price of the iPhone to the initial price of an
android smartphone. Q15 The marketing unit of a company found that out
187
(A) 207 of the base of its potential customers, 30%
46
(B) 51
bought a product while the rest didn’t. Out of
23 those who bought the product, 40% saw its
(C) 27
19 online advertisement while 60% didn’t. Of those
(D) 21
who didn’t buy the product, 45% saw its online
Q12 In a tank full of plastic balls of 4 di�erent colours, advertisement while 55% didn’t. What is the ratio
18% of the total number of balls is Red, 4/9 of of those who bought the product and saw its
total number of balls is Blue, and 8% of the total online advertisement to those who watched the
number of balls is Green. If there are 133 yellow advertisement online but didn’t buy it?
(A) 8:21 (B) 24:35 Q21 Jitu’s current age is fourteen years less than 1.8
(C) 40: 63 (D) None of these times that of Chinu’s. 30 years ago, Chinu’s age
was three year more than 25 th of Jitu’s age. What
Q16 Mohan divided some amount among his wife, son
is Jitu’s present age in years ?
and daughter such that the amount received by
his wife and his son in the ratio 5: 7 and his son Q22 Monthly income of Ajay and Vijay are in the ratio
and his daughter in the ratio 2: 5. If his daughter 7: 8 respectively and Vijay saves Rs.25920 every
received 42000 more than son, then what month and spends the remaining 46% amount. If
amount Mohan divided among them? monthly savings and expenditure of Ajay are in
(A) Rs 218000 (B) Rs 118000 the ratio 3: 1 respectively, then find Ajay's
(C) Rs 140000 (D) Rs 211000 monthly expenditure (in Rs).
Q17 Rs. 3,960 is divided among Aman, Susheel and Q23 Some amount of money was given to Bhima,
Raman such that half of Aman’s part, one-third of Nakul and Arjun by their mother such that the
Susheel's part and one-sixth of Raman's part are ratio of money received by Bhima to money
equal. What is the ratio of Aman's share to the received by Nakul and Arjun together is 3: 8 and
di�erence of Susheel and Raman’s share? the ratio of money received by Bhima to that
(A) 2: 9 (B) 2: 5 received by Arjun is 6: 7. Find the ratio of money
(C) 2: 3 (D) 4: 5 received by Nakul to money received by Bhima.
(A) 3:2 (B) 2:1
Q18 Ratio of total students (boys and girls) in class A
(C) 1:5 (D) 4:3
to class B is 9: 10 and ratio of boys in class A to
class B is 10: 13. If ratio of boys to girls in class A Q24 The sum of the present age of Chandan and his
is 5: 4, then find the ratio of total boys in class A wife is 60 years. After 4 years this ratio will be 9 :
to total girls in class B. 8. When they were married, the sum of their ages
(A) 8:5 (B) 10:7 was 50 years, then find the ratio of their ages at
(C) 12: 7 (D) 11: 6 the time of their marriage.
(A) 7 : 6 (B) 27 : 23
Q19 Age of A after 8 years will be equal to the
(C) 9 : 8 (D) None of these
present age of B. The sum of age of A after 18
years and the age of B after 10 years will be 100 Q25 Rs. 10900 has been divided among x, y and z
years. Find the respective ratio of the ages of A such that if their shares are reduced by Rs. 30,
and B after 4 years. Rs. 20 and Rs. 50, the balance is in the ratio of 4:
(A) 7 : 11 (B) 11 : 13 3: 5. What is y's share (in Rs)?
(C) 7 : 9 (D) 9 : 11 (A) 3,180 (B) 2,720
(C) 3,253.33 (D) 3,200
Q20 The monthly salaries of Karan and Arjun are in
the ratio 7 : 8. If both of them get a salary Q26 Ramesh divided his amount among three Sons
increment of Rs. 1500, the new ratio becomes 52 Manjesh, Kamlesh and Sudesh such that the ratio
: 59. What is the new monthly salary of Arjun (in of the amount received by Manjesh and Kamlesh
Rs)? is 3:5 and the ratio of the amount received by
Kamlesh and Sudesh is 3:4. If the amount
received by Sudesh is Rs 8800, then find the (C) Rs. 3,12,000 (D) Rs. 2,84,000
total amount of Ramesh?
Q29 If the ratio of the population of town Timbuktoo
(A) Rs 18240 (B) Rs 19360
to that of Gimbuktoo is 7:9. Total number of male
(C) Rs 20460 (D) Rs 22600
populations of Timbuktoo is equal to female
Q27 Suppose P, Q, R, S and T are five companies. The population of Gimbuktoo and the ratio of the
profits made by P, Q and R are in the ratio 5 : 5.5 : female population of Timbuktoo to the male
6 while the profits made by Q, S and T are in the population of Gimbuktoo be 2 : 3, then what is
ratio 11: 18: 20. If R has made a profit of Rs. 10 the ratio of the male population of Timbuktoo to
crore more than P, then find the profit made by the male population of Gimbuktoo?
all the companies is: (A) 1:3
(A) Rs. 249 crore (B) Rs. 284 crore (B) 1:2
(C) Rs. 240 crore (D) Rs. 355 crore (C) 1:4
(D) Cannot be determined
Q28 Kumar planned a weekend trip with his family to
Lonavala. They planned various activities during Q30 Rs. 4,500 was distributed among Amit, Bhanu
the trip. They went there, and had lots of fun. and Chintu. From the amount that they received
One night they sat all together and started Amit, Bhanu and Chintu spent Rs. 110, Rs. 120
discussing their salaries, Kumar stated “one-third and Rs. 140 respectively. The amounts then left
of my salary, two-fifth of my brother’s salary, half with Amit and Bhanu were in the ratio 3 : 4 and
of my wife’s salary and three-fourth of my son’s with Bhanu and Chintu were in the ratio 5 : 6.
salary are the same”. If the total family income is What amount (in Rs.) did Bhanu receive?
Rs. 6,36,000, what are the salaries earned by (A) 1520 (B) 1400
Kumar and his son together? (C) 1600 (D) 1420
(A) Rs. 1,40,000 (B) Rs. 4,76,000
Answer Key
Q1 (B) Q16 (B)
Q6 (D) Q21 85
100 − 20
= 1, 20, 000 ( )
Q1 Text Solution:
Topic - Percentages 100
Let the number be x = 96, 000
30 13x
Increased by 30% = x + ( 100 × x) = 10 Again, population in the year 2019
Now, it's decreased by 40%
So, number after decrement 100 + 20
= 96, 000 ( )
100
13x 40 13x
= −( × )
10 100 10
13x 13x
= − 6
10 25 = 96, 000 ×
65x − 26x 5
=
50
39
= x
50 = 1, 15, 200
39x
Because x > 50 , so number finally decreased
x− 39x
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Net decrease % = × 100
50
x
11x 1
= × × 100
50 x
= 22%
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Q3 Text Solution:
Topic - Percentages
Suppose there are 100 boys, so girls are 20% or
1/5th lesser, i.e. (1 − 15 ) of 100 = 80.
3
Out of the boys, 60% or 5 of 100 = 60 have
Q2 Text Solution: opted.
Topic - Percentages
Given, population of City C in the year Out of the girls, 55% or ( 11
20
) of 80= 44 have
= 1, 20, 000 opted.
Population in the year 2018
Total people who have opted= 60 + 44 = 104.
104
So 104 out of the total 180Required %= 180 ×
100 = 57.77%
Approximately 58%.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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Q5 Text Solution:
Topic - Percentages
Let the target sales per individual be 100 units.
1
The overall incentive promised = 10 × 100 = 10
units.
Q4 Text Solution: In the first quarter, the employees had already
Topic - Percentages achieved 55% of the target , 55 units on which
1
Suppose the total marks are 100x. the incentive was paid @ 10% i.e. 10 h = 5.5
Remaining incentive = 10 - 5.5 = 4.5 units.
13
Suvarn scores 65% = 20 × 100x = 65x and he
passes by 50 marks. Thus, passing marks are 65x The forecast said twice the target will be
- 50. achieved, so revised target = 200 out of which
55 is achieved, so for the remaining three
Similarly, Suramya scores 50% = 12 × 100x = 50x quarters, target = 200 - 55 = 145.
Equating the passing marks, incentive (4.5) out of the remaining target (145).
65x - 50 = 50x + 40
4.5
or 15x = 90 Thus, 145 100 = 3.1% approx.
X.
We know that, 33 13 % = 13
66 23 % ⇒ 2 × 33 13 ⇒ 2 × 1
3
⇒ 2
3
(multiplying factor for
66 23 %).
3 9
Similarly, for 30% = 10 and 45% = 20 .
Now, according to the question, we have, Q8 Text Solution:
3 2
10
× × X = 125000
3
Topic - Percentages
or X = 625000 Let, the second row contain 100x students, then
Now, 45% of the first row will have 120x students (20% more
9 students) and the third row will have 80x
625000 = 20 × 625000 = Rs. 2, 81,.
250 students (20% less students).
Hence, option D is correct. Hence, 120x + 100x + 80x = 300x (which is given
as 600 in the question)
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Therefore, 300x600 or x=2
Hence, total number of students in first row will
be 120x = 1202 = 240 students.
Hence, option A is correct.
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Q7 Text Solution:
Topic - Percentages
Let the initial price be Rs. 100.
Hence, new number of students = 240 + 160 = => the final price is = [ 100x + (20 – 15 –
20 × 15
400. 100
)100x ] = 102x.
400 − 300
Therefore, % increase = 300
× 100 = 33 13 %. Let the price of an android smartphone be 100y.
20 × 15
Hence, option B is correct. The final price is = [ 100y + (15-20- 100
)100y ]
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=x Video Solution:
Then incentive received by Vishal in 3rd month =
1.2x
61 600 6
Now, 7 77 % = 7700 = 77
Incentive received by Vishal in 4th month
6
= 1.2x × (1 + 77 )
99.6x
= 77
As, per data, Q15 Text Solution:
99.6x
77
– x = 1130 Topic - Percentages
Solving, we get x = Rs 3850 Let the total number of potential customers =
So, Vishal’s incentive in 2nd month = Rs 3850 100
Incentive in 3rd month = 1.2x = Rs 4620 30% bought the product, 30 customers bought
99.6x
Incentive in 4th month = 77 = Rs 4980 the product while 70 didn’t buy it.
Therefore, Out of 30 customers, 40% saw the
Required sum = 4500 + 3850 + 4620 + 4980 = Rs advertisement, so 12 customers who bought the
17950. product saw the advertisement while 18
customers who bought the product didn’t see
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the advertisement.
Out of 70 customers who didn’t buy the product,
63
45% saw the advertisement, so 70 × 45% = 2
customers saw the advertisement and didn’t buy
63 77
it while 70 − 2 = 2 customers didn’t buy the
product nor saw the advertisement.
So, the required ratio
Q14 Text Solution: 63
= 12: 2
Topic - Percentages
= 24 : 63
Let us start with company C, which gave Rs.
= 8 : 21
20,000 donation.
Option (1) is correct.
or 5% of C’s fund = 20,000
or C’s fund =
20000
× 100=4,00,000 Video Solution:
5
Now, B’s fund after taking the loan = 2 × C’s fund
= 2 × 400000 = Rs. 8,00,000
Also, company B has got a loan from company
A which is 10% of its total fund prior to loan,
or 110% of B’s fund = 800000
800000
or B’s fund = 110
× 100
Hence, Donation by company B Q16 Text Solution:
800000 5 Wife : Son = 5: 7
= 110 × 100 × 100 = Rs. 36363.63 (approx.)
Hence, option B is correct. Son : Daughter =2: 5
Wife: Son: Daughter = 10 : 14 : 35
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Q19 Text Solution:
Let the present age of A = A years and present
age of B = B years.
According to the question,
A+ 8 = B
B - A = 8 ... (1)
3500 + 1500
⇒ Arjun’s new month salary = Rs. 29500
∴ The new monthly salary of Arjun is Rs. 29500.
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Let the female population of Timbuktoo be f1 and If A = 15x, then B = 20x and C = 24x.
female population of Gimbuktoo be f2. A + B + C = 59x = 4500 – 110 – 120 – 140 = 4130
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