Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Let the capacity of the tank be x litres.

Then, (6x/7 - 2x/5) = 16 <=> 30x - 14x = 16*35 <=> x = 35

Let the sum be Rs. x. Then,

 C.I=x*50300*1003-x=343x216-x=127x216 

⇔127x216=1270 

x=2160 

Thus, the sum is Rs. 2160

 S.I=Rs.2160*503*3*1100=Rs 1080

On carefully inspecting this question, one can understand that there are two days which are important and these are:

A. My Birthday.

B. The day when I am making this statement.

If you think for a while, you will understand that such statements can be made only around the year’s end. So, if my birthday is on 31 December, then I will be making this statement on 1 January.

I will further explain using the following example:

1. Consider that today is 01 January 2017.

2. Then, the day before yesterday was 30 December 2016 and according to the question I was 25 then.

3. Yesterday was 31 December 2016, which happens to be my birthday too (Woohoo!), and my age increases by one to become 26.

4. I will turn 27 on my birthday this year (31 December 2017).

5. I will turn 28 on my birthday next year (31 December 2018).

Now, if you read the question again, it will make more sense:

The day before yesterday(30 December 2016), I was 25 years old and next year(31 December 2018) I will be 28.

Simple interest is given by the formula SI = (pnr/100), where p is the principal, n is the numberof years for which it is invested, r is the rate of interest per annum

In this case, Rs. 1250 has become Rs.10,000.

Therefore, the interest earned = 10,000 – 1250 = 8750.

8750 = [(1250 x n x 12.5)/100]

=> n = 700 / 12.5 = 56 years.