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Two old friends, Jack and Bill, meet after a long time.

 

Jack: Hey, how are you man?
Bill: Not bad, got married and I have three kids now

 

Jack: That’s awesome. How old are they?
Bill: The product of their ages is 72 and the sum of their ages is the same as your birth date.

 

Jack: Cool … But I still don’t know.
Bill : My eldest kid just started taking piano lessons.

 

Jack: Oh now I get it.
How old are Bill’s kids ?

A) 3, 3, 8 B) 2, 6, 6
C) 1, 6, 12 D) 1, 8, 9

Answer:   A) 3, 3, 8



Explanation:

Let’s break it down. The product of their ages is 72. So what are the possible choices?

 

2, 2, 18 – sum(2, 2, 18) = 22
2, 4, 9 – sum(2, 4, 9) = 15
2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
2, 3, 12 – sum(2, 3, 12) = 17
3, 4, 6 – sum(3, 4, 6) = 13
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14
1, 8, 9 – sum(1,8,9) = 18
1, 3, 24 – sum(1, 3, 24) = 28
1, 4, 18 – sum(1, 4, 18) = 23
1, 2, 36 – sum(1, 2, 36) = 39
1, 6, 12 – sum(1, 6, 12) = 19

 

The sum of their ages is the same as your birth date. That could be anything from 1 to 31 but the fact that Jack was unable to find out the ages, it means there are two or more combinations with the same sum. From the choices above, only two of them are possible now.

 

2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14

 

Since the eldest kid is taking piano lessons, we can eliminate combination 1 since there are two eldest ones. The answer is 3, 3 and 8.

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Weight of Alok is twice the weight of Karan. Weight of Karan is one-fourth of the weight of Roma. Weight of Roma is twice of the weight of Tipu. Weight of Tipu is twice of the weight of Shivam. The weight of Roma is greater than the weight of how many persons among Alok, Karan, Shivam and Tipu?

 

A) 3 B) 4
C) 0 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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A word is representerd by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column ,for example 'G' can be represented by 10,24 etc and 'T' can be represented by 76,86 etc. Similarly,you have to identify the set for the word ''ENVY''.

 

A) 20,79,42,96 B) 32,57,55,97
C) 40,89,30,78 D) 11,65,10,69
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32,57,55,97

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Weight of Arun is 4/7 of the weight of Bablu. Weight of Bablu is 1/2 of the weight of Ram. Weight of Ram is 4 times of the weight of Deep. Weight of Deepis 1/9 of the weight of Ankit. Whose weight is more than the weight of Deep but less than the weight of Bablu?

 

A) Ankit B) Arun
C) Ram D) Deep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arun

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A word is representerd by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column ,for example 'B' can be represented by 24,31 etc and 'V' can be represented by 86,89 etc. Similarly,you have to identify the set for the word ''VAMP''.

 

A) 31,78,23,59 B) 86,44,20,67
C) 13,87,10,67 D) 21,88,32,96
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 86,44,20,67

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

8 + 2 - 40 ÷ 5 x 16 = 44

 

A) - and + B) ÷ and x
C) x and - D) + and ÷
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) + and ÷

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In a row, pankaj is at 29th position from left and 33rd position from right. How many boys are there in the row?

A) 59 B) 62
C) 61 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 61

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Six batteries are kept one above the other. Jumbo is just above Pick. The Volt is between Tank and Ping. Lift is between Jumbo and Tank. Which battery is at second position from the bottom?

A) Pick B) Tank
C) Volt D) Jumbo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jumbo

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In a row of boys, Amit is ranked 12th from top and Ratan is 15th from bottom. They interchange their position. Ratan now becomes 37th from bottom. How many total boys are there in the row?

A) 48 B) 49
C) 100 D) 47
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48

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