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How can we get 24 as an answer by using 6, 11, 3 and 9?

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This can be solved in two ways using only 6, 11, 9 and 3 we must get 24.


1. {[(11–6) x 3] + 9}



By solving this we get


5 x 3 + 9 = 15 + 9 = 24.


 


2. [(9–6) x (11–3)]


= 3 x 8 = 24.

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A man is engaged for planting trees for 10 hours. He plants 10 trees in an hour. He takes rest for 30 minutes after every hour. How many trees does he plant in 10 hours?

A) 100 B) 50
C) 70 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70

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A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
CDE, IHG, KLM, QPO, STU, ?

A) YXW B) WXY
C) XYW D) XWY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) YXW

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In a certain code language, "BRING" is written as "25698" and "JAIL" is written as "4367". How is "BRINJAL" written in that code language?

A) 2566437 B) 2569437
C) 2569347 D) 2659437
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2569437

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Looking at a portrait, Advaita said, " Anirudh is the father of my grandmother's daughter's niece. My grandfather had only two kids". How is Anirudh related to Advaita?

A) Brother - Sister B) Husband - Wife
C) Maternal Uncle - Niece D) Father - Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Father - Daughter

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The weights of 4 boxes are 20, 30, 50 and 70 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A) 170 B) 160
C) 150 D) 120
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 160

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Smallest prime number greater than 200?

A) 201 B) 205
C) 211 D) 203
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 211

Explanation:

From the trial and error method of division,

201 is divisible by 3

205 is divisible by 5

203 is divisible by 7

 

Hence, after eliminating three options, remained is 211 and is divisible by only 1 and itself. 

 

Therefore, 211 is the smallest prime number greater than 200.

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Which of the following activities are examples of data gathering?

A) Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor B) Making a pie chart showing the kinds of television sets owned by people in a sample of 1,000
C) Finding the mean weight of cancer patients in a study D) Using the results of a mathematical model to predict the next day's weather
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor

Explanation:

Option A) "Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor"  is the only one where data gathering is done.

 

In all other options, data is already collected and now analyzing of data is going on.

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