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In a college union, there are 48 students. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 5:3. The number of girls to be added in the union, so that the number of boys to girls in 6:5 is

A) 6 B) 7
C) 12 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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A dinner set is quoted for Rs 1500. A customer pays Rs 1173 for it. If the customer got a series of two discounts and the rate of first discount is 15% then the rate of second discount was,

A) 15% B) 7%
C) 9% D) 8%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8%

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A shopkeeper offers 15% discount on all plastic toys. He offers a further discount of 4% on the reduced price to those customers who pay cash. What does a customer have to pay (in Rs) in case for a toy of Rs 200?

A) 133.7 B) 129.8
C) 163.2 D) 153.3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 163.2

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A and B together can complete a piece of work in 12 days. They worked together for 5 days and then A alone finished the rest work in 14 days. A alone can complete the work in _____.

A) 24 days B) 22 days
C) 20 days D) 18 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 days

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The labourers A, B, C were given a contract of Rs. 750 for doing a certain piece of work. All the three together can finish the work in 8 days. A and C together can do it in 12 day, while A and B together can do it in 13 1/3 days. The money will be divided in the ratio

A) 4:5:6 B) 4:7:5
C) 5:7:4 D) 5:6:8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4:5:6

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The time taken by 4 men to complete a job is double the time taken by 5 children to complete the same job. Each man is twice as fast as a woman. How long will 12 men, 10 children and 8 women take to complete a job, given that a child would finish the job in 20 days.

A) 4 Days B) 3 Days
C) 2 Days D) 1 Day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 Day

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35 persons are engaged to complete a work in 60 days. After 32 days it is observed that only (2/5)th part of the work has been done. The number of persons to be engaged to complete the remaining work in the said period is

A) 20 B) 35
C) 30 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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Two baskets together have 640 oranges. If (1/5)th of the oranges in the first basket be taken to the second basket. The number of oranges in the first basket is

A) 800 B) 600
C) 400 D) 300
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 400

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