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10 men, working 6 hours a day can complete a work in 18 days. How many hours a day must 15 men work to complete the work in 12 days ?

A) 4 hours a day	B) 5 hours a day
C) 6 hours a day	D) 7 hours a day

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 hours a day

Explanation:

More Men, Less Hours {Indirect Proportion}

Less Days, More Hours {Indirect Proportion}

$\begin{array}{r} \begin{matrix} m e n & 15 : 10 \end{matrix} \\ \begin{matrix} d a y s & 12 : 18 \end{matrix} \end{array}\} ⋮ ⋮ 6 : x$

=> 15 * 12 * x = 10 * 18 * 6

=>x = 6

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36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the same work ?

A) 24 days	B) 28 days
C) 34 days	D) 35 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 days

Explanation:

Less Men, means more Days {Indirect Proportion}

Let the number of days be x then,

27 : 36 :: 18 : x

[Please pay attention, we have written 27 : 36 rather than 36 : 27, in indirect proportion, if you get it then chain rule is clear to you :)]

=>27x = 36 * 18

=> x = 24

So 24 days will be required to get work done by 27 men.

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An industrial loom weaves 0.128 metres of cloth every second. Approximately, how many seconds will it take for the loom to weave 25 metre of cloth ?

A) 194 seconds	B) 195 seconds
C) 196 seconds	D) 197seconds

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 195 seconds

Explanation:

Let the time required by x seconds.

Then, More cloth means More time (Direct Proportion)

So, 0.128 : 1 :: 25 : x

$\Rightarrow x = \frac{1 \times 25}{0.128}$ => x = 195.31

So time will be approx 195 seconds

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A boy multiplied 987 by a certain number and obtained 559981 as his answer. If in the answer both 98 are wrong and the other digits are correct, then the correct answer would be ?? please explain in detail

A) 553681	B) 555181
C) 555681	D) 556581

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 555681

Explanation:

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In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?

A) 160	B) 175
C) 180	D) 195

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 175

Explanation:

Suppose the man works overtime for x hours.

Now, working hours in 4 weeks = (5 x 8 x 4) = 160.

Therefore, 160 * 2.40 + x * 3.20 = 432

=> 3.20x = 432 - 384 = 48

=> x = 15.

Hence, total hours of work = (160 + 15) = 175.

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In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses I mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts in all 60 questions and secures 130 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly, is:

A) 35	B) 38
C) 40	D) 42

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

Explanation:

Let the number of correct answers be X.

Number of incorrect answers = (60 – X).

Therefore, 4x – (60 – x) = 130

=> 5x = 190 => x = 38

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Along a yard 225 metres long, 26 trees are palnted at equal distances, one tree being at each end of the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees

A) 8	B) 9
C) 10	D) 11

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:

26 trees have 25 gaps between them,
Required distance (225/25) = 9

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Sekar started a business investing Rs.25,000 in 1999. In 2000, he invested an additional amount of Rs. 10,000 and Rajeev joined him with an amount of Rs. 35,000. In 2001, Sekar invested another additional amount of Rs.10,000 and Jatin joined them with an amount of Rs.35,000. What will be Rajeev's share in the profit of Rs.1,50,000 earned at the end of 3 years from the start of the business in 1999?

A) Rs. 45,000	B) Rs. 50,000
C) Rs. 70,000	D) Rs. 75,000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 50,000

Explanation:

Sekar: Rajeev: jatin = (25000×12+35000×12+45000×12):(35000×24) : (35000×12)

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