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Q:

A person purchase 50 mangoes he sells 10 at 20% profit, 20 at 30% profit and rest got rotten. Find its total loss or profit%?

A) 28% B) 26%
C) 24% D) 22%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24%

Explanation:

Let the cost price of each mango be Rs. 1

So 50 mangoes costs = Rs. 50

20% Profit on Selling Price of 10 mangoes = Rs. 12 

30% Profit on Selling Price of 20 mangoes = Rs. 26

Total = Rs. 38

Loss = 50 - 38 = 12

 

Loss% = (12/50) x 100 = 24%.

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Q:

How many words can be formed with or without meaning by using three letters out of k, l, m, n, o without repetition of alphabets.

A) 60 B) 120
C) 240 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

Explanation:

Given letters are k, l, m, n, o = 5

number of letters to be in the words = 3

Total number of words that can be formed from these 5 letters taken 3 at a time without repetation of letters = 5P3 ways.

 5P3 = 5 x 4 x 3 = 60 words.

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Q:

If two line pa + b = 2 and 3a + b = 4 are parallel to each other, then what is the value of p ?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Given two lines are parallel

pa+b=2

b=-pa+2..........(1)

3a+b=4

b=-3a+4 ...........(2)

m1 = -p

m2= -3

The condition for the two lines to be parallel is m1=m2

p = 3

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Q:

Shiva purchased 280 kg of Rice at the rate of 15.60/kg and mixed it with 120 kg of rice purchased at the rate of 14.40/kg. He wants to earn a profit of Rs. 10.45 per kg by selling it. What should be the selling price of the mix per kg?

A) Rs. 22.18 B) Rs. 25.69
C) Rs. 26.94 D) Rs. 27.54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 25.69

Explanation:

Rate of rice of quantity 280 kg = Rs. 15.60/kg

Rate of rice of quantity 120 kg = Rs. 14.40/kg

He want to earn a profit of Rs. 10.45/kg

Rate of Mix to sell to get profit of 10.45 =  

 

280 x 15.60 + 120 x 14.40280 + 120 + 10.454368 + 1728400 + 10.45=> 15.24 + 10.45= 25.69 

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Q:

Number Challenge

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A) 9 B) 11
C) 13 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11

Explanation:

Half the Product of Number in the upper & lower box gives the number in the middle box.

i.e. 18 x 4/2 = 36

15 x 6/2 = 45

In the same way 

8 x N/2 = 44 => N = 11.

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Q:

Mr. Shankar spends 25% of his monthly salary on household expenditure, 20% of the remaining on children’s education, and the remaining is equally invested in three different schemes. If the amount invested in each scheme is Rs.5600, what is the monthly salary of Shankar ?

A) Rs. 34000 B) Rs. 31245
C) Rs. 24315 D) Rs. 28000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 28000

Explanation:

Let the monthly salary of Shankar be = Rs.x
Amount invested on expenditure = 25% = x/4;
Remaning amount = 3x/4;
Amount invested on children education = 20% i.e = 3x/20;
Remaining amount = 3x/4 - 3x/20 = 3x/5;
Remaining amount invested in three different schemes i.e is 1/3(3x/5)
=> x/5 = 5600
Therefore x = 28000
Hence, Monthly salary of Shankar is Rs. 28,000.

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Q:

Solve the given math puzzle?

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A) 11 B) 3
C) 10 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

From the given data,

1 + 9 + 8 = 1

ONE + NINE + EIGHT

Consider the first letters and join them viz O N E = 1

So, now consider 2 + 8 + 9 in similar way

TWO+EIGHT+NINE

First letters are T E N = 10

2 + 8 + 9 = 1⃣0⃣ 

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Q:

The number of sequences in which 4 players can sing a song, so that the youngest player may not be the last is ?

A) 2580 B) 3687
C) 4320 D) 5460
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4320

Explanation:

Let 'Y' be the youngest player.

The last song can be sung by any of the remaining 3 players. The first 3 players can sing the song in (3!) ways.

The required number of ways = 3(3!) = 4320.

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