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A man spends 59% of his income and saves the rest. What percentage of his expenditure does he save?

A) 72.57 percent B) 83.19 percent
C) 89.09 percent D) 69.49 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 69.49 percent

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Points P and Q lie on side AB and AC of triangle ABC respectively such that segment PQ is parallel to side BC. If the ratio of areas of triangle APQ: triangle ABC is 16:25. Then the ratio of AP:PB is?

A) 4:5 B) 1:4
C) 5:1 D) 4:1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4:1

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If 5 -­ x > 1 + 3x and 5 + 5x ≥ 2 + 2x; then x can take which of the following values?

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

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If Girish's salary is 4/9 times of Harishankar's and Shirish's salary is 5/6 times of Harishankar's, what is the ratio of Girish's salary to Shirish's.

A) 27:10 B) 10:27
C) 8:15 D) 15:8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8:15

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What is the HCF (highest common factor) of 77 and 275?

A) 12 B) 11
C) 7 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11

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Coefficient of x in (x + 11)(3 -­ 5x) is _____.

A) 33 B) -5
C) 3 D) -52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -52

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If a merchant offers a discount of 20% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if he sells at a discount of 5% of the list price?

A) 6.875 percent profit B) 20 percent profit
C) 14 percent profit D) 30 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6.875 percent profit

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In 2015, the nominal rate of interest in a country was 8% and the inflation rate then was 2.5%. So real rate of interest in 2015 was

A) 3.2 percent B) 10.5 percent
C) 8 percent D) 5.5 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5.5 percent

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