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The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price . A discount of 10% is given to the marked price . In this kind of sale the seller

A) bears no gain , no loss B) gains
C) loses 1% D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) loses 1%

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Sum of a fraction and thrice its reciprocal is 31/6. What is the fraction?

A) 2/9 B) 9/4
C) 9/2 D) 4/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9/2

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If cosec2 θ = 625/576, then what is the value of [(sin θ – cos θ)/(sin θ + cos θ)]?

A) 1 B) 31/17
C) 17/31 D) 14/25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 17/31

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If x3+ 2x2 5x + k is divisible by x + 1, then what is the value of k?

A) -6 B) -1
C) 0 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -6

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If x+1x=-2, then the value of x7+1x7

A) 1 B) -1
C) 0 D) -2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -2

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A trader had 12 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 13% profit and the rest at 23% profit, so that he made a total profit of 17 %. How much wheat did he sell at 23% profit?

A) 720 kg B) 240 kg
C) 480 kg D) 960 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 480 kg

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The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is

A) 12 B) 14
C) 24 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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In the following question, by using which mathematical operators will the expression become correct?
30 ? 6 ? 4 ? 5 ? 4

A) –, =, x and + B) +, =, x and –
C) =, x, + and – D) –, +, = and x
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) –, =, x and +

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