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Q:

In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects?

A) 20%	B) 25%
C) 30%	D) 15%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20%

Explanation:

Percentage of students passed in English = 60%

Percentage of students passed in Hindi = 45%

Percentage of students passed in both subjects = 25%

ATQ,

Percentage of students passed in only English = 60 - 25 = 35%

Percentage of students passed in only Hindi = 45 - 25 = 20%

Therefore, Percentage of students failed = 100 - (35 + 25 + 20)

= 100 - 80 = 20%.

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Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?

A) 5/7	B) 1/5
C) 2/7	D) 2/35

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2/7

Explanation:

P( only one of them will be selected) = p[(E and not F) or (F and not E)]

= $P [(E \cap F) \cup (F \cap E)]$

= $P (E) P (F) + P (F) P (E)$

= $\frac{1}{7} \times \frac{4}{5} + \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{6}{7} = \frac{2}{7}$

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The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 3:4. If each saves Rs.100 per month, the ratio of their expenditures is 1:2. Find their incomes ?

A) 200, 400	B) 100, 300
C) 100, 200	D) 150, 200

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 150, 200

Explanation:

The incomes of A and B be 3P and 4P.

Expenditures = Income - Savings

(3P - 100) and (4P - 100)

The ratio of their expenditure = 1:2

(3P - 100):(4P - 100) = 1:2

2P = 100 => P = 50

Their incomes = 150, 200

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Q:

If a trader sold two cars each at Rs. 404415 and gains 15% on the first and loses 15% on the second, then his profit or loss percent on the whole is ?

A) 1.44 %	B) 2.02 %
C) 1.04 %	D) 2.25 %

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.25 %

Explanation:

SP of each car is Rs. 404415, he gains 15% on first car and losses 15% on second car.

In this case, there will be loss and percentage of loss is given by = [(profit%)(loss%)]/100

= (15)(15)/100 % = 2.25%

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Q:

Consider 5 independent Bernoulli’s trials each with probability of success p. If the probability of at least one failure is greater than or equal to 31/32 , then p lies in the interval ?

A) [1, 32]	B) (0, 1)
C) [1, 1/2]	D) (1, 1/2]

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) [1, 1/2]

Explanation:

Probability of atleast one failure
= 1 - no failure > 31/32
= 1 - $P^{5}$ > 31/32
= $P^{5} <$ 1/32
= p < 1/2
Also p > 0
Hence p lies in [0,1/2].

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Q:

Simplyfiy : $[3 \frac{1}{4} \div \{1 \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{2} (2 \frac{1}{2} - (\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{6}))\}]$

A) 78	B) 88
C) 98	D) 108

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 78

Explanation:

Given exp = $[\frac{13}{4} \div \{\frac{5}{4} - \frac{1}{2} (\frac{5}{2} - \frac{3 - 2}{12})\}]$ = $[\frac{13}{4} \div \{\frac{5}{4} - \frac{1}{2} (\frac{5}{2} - \frac{1}{12})\}]$

= $[\frac{13}{4} \div \{\frac{5}{4} - \frac{1}{2} (\frac{30 - 1}{12})\}]$ = $[\frac{13}{4} \div \{\frac{5}{4} - \frac{29}{24}\}]$

= $[\frac{13}{4} \div \frac{30 - 29}{24}]$ =78

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Q:

Kamal consistently runs 240 meters a day and on Saturday he runs for 400 meters. How many kilometers will he have to run in four weeks ?

A) 5.75 kms	B) 7.36 kms
C) 8.2 kms	D) 6.98 kms

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.36 kms

Explanation:

Total running distance in four weeks = (24 x 240) + (4 x 400)

= 5760 + 1600

= 7360 meters

= 7360/1000

=> 7.36 kms

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Q:

At the university entrance exam, a candidate is admitted according to whether he has passed or failed the test. Of the candidates who are really capable, 80 % pass the test and of the incapable, 30 % pass the test. Given that 40 % of the candidates are really capable, then the proportion of the really capable students who can pass the test to the total students who can pass is about ?

A) 11/24	B) 1/5
C) 16/25	D) 6/5

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16/25

Explanation:

If there are total 100 candidates,
40 candidates are really capable and
60 candidates are incapable.
Of the candidates who are really capable = 80%
40*(80/100)=32 pass the test and
of the incapable= 30%
60*(30/100)=18 pass the test.
Total candidates who passed the test = 32+18 = 50
The proportion of the really capable students who can pass the test to the total students who can pass = 32/50 = 16/25.

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