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Q:

A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the smaller part in hectares?

A) 315	B) 385
C) 415	D) 485

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 315

Explanation:

Let the areas of the two parts be x and (700-x) hectares

therefore, $[x - (700 - x)] = \frac{1}{5} [\frac{x + (700 - x)}{2}]$

$\Rightarrow 2 x - 700 = 70$

$\Rightarrow x = 385$

So, the two parts are 385 and 315.

Hence, Area of the smaller = 315 hectares

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From a container of wine, a thief has stolen 15 liters of wine and replaced it with same quantity of water.He again repeated the same process. Thus in three attempts the ratio of wine and water became 343:169. The initial amount of wine in the container was:

A) 75 liters	B) 100 liters
C) 150 liters	D) 120 liters

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120 liters

Explanation:

$\frac{W i n e (l e f t)}{W a t e r (a d d e d)} = \frac{343}{169}$

It means $\frac{W i n e (l e f t)}{W i n e (i n i t i a l a m o u n t)} = \frac{343}{512}$ $[∵ 343 + 169 = 512]$

Thus ,

$343 x = 512 x {(1 - \frac{15}{K})}^{3}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{343}{512} = {(\frac{7}{8})}^{3} = {(1 - \frac{15}{k})}^{3}$

=> K = 120

Thus the initial amount of wine was 120 liters.

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Q:

Find the appropriate relation for quantity1 and quantity2 in the following question:

Quantity 1: In an examination, Ankita scored 35 marks less than Puneeta. Puneeta scored 65 more marks than Meenakshi. Rakhi scored 115 marks, which is 20 marks more than Meenakshi's. Simpy scored 108 marks less than the maximum marks of the test. What approximate percentage of marks did Simpy score in the examination, if she got 67 marks more than Ankita?

Quantity 2: The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?

A) Quantity1 < Quantity2	B) Quantity1 ≤ Quantity2
C) Quantity1 ≥ Quantity2	D) Quantity1 > Quantity2

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quantity1 > Quantity2

Explanation:

Quantity1-
Rakhi’s marks= 115
Meenakshi’s marks= 115 - 20 = 95
Puneeta’s marks= 95 + 65= 160
Ankita’s marks=160 - 35= 125
Simpy’s marks= 125+ 67= 192
Total maximum marks= 192 + 108= 300
Required percentage marks of Simpy
= $\frac{192}{300} \times 100 = 64 %$
Quantity2-
Let length and breadth be 100.

After increase in length it become 160, then
reduction in breadth be ‘x’
Now, 160*x= 100*100
Hence, x = $\frac{10000}{160} = 62.5$

100-62.5=37.5%

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Q:

A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?

A) 10/21	B) 11/21
C) 1/2	D) 2/7

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10/21

Explanation:

Total number of balls = (2 + 3 + 2) = 7.

Let S be the sample space.

Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7 = $7 C_{2}$ = 21

Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.

n(E) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls = $5 C_{2}$ = 10

Therefore, P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 10/ 21.

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Q:

Find the volume (in cm3) of a hemisphere of diameter 14 cm.

A) 512.33	B) 718.67
C) 628	D) 825

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 718.67

Explanation:

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Q:

The diameter of the driving wheel of a bus is 140 cm. How many revolution, per minute must the wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 kmph ?

A) 150	B) 250
C) 350	D) 550

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 250

Explanation:

Circumference = No.of revolutions * Distance covered

Distance to be covered in 1 min. = (66 X1000)/60 m = 1100 m.
Circumference of the wheel = 2 x (22/7) x 0.70 m = 4.4 m.
Number of revolutions per min. =(1100/4.4) = 250.

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Q:

The banker's discount on a bill due 6 months hence at 6% is Rs. 18.54. What is the true discount?

A) Rs. 24	B) Rs. 12
C) Rs. 36	D) Rs. 18

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 18

Explanation:

T= 6 months = 1/2 year

R = 6%

 $T D = \frac{B D \times 100}{100 + T R} = \frac{18.54 \times 100}{100 + (\frac{1}{2} \times 6)} = R s . 18$

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Q:

A bag contains 50 tickets numbered 1,2,3,4......50 of which five are drawn at random and arranged in ascending order of magnitude.Find the probability that third drawn ticket is equal to 30.

A) 551/15134	B) 1/2
C) 552/15379	D) 1/9

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 551/15134

Explanation:

Total number of elementary events = $50 C_{5}$
Given,third ticket =30

=> first and second should come from tickets numbered 1 to 29 = $29 C_{2}$ ways and remaining two in $20 C_{2}$ ways.

Therfore,favourable number of events = $29 C_{2} * 20 C_{2}$

Hence,required probability = $29 C_{2} * 20 C_{2}$ $/ 50 C_{5}$ =551 / 15134

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