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Q:

The greatest possible value of n could be $9^{n} < 10^{8}$ if, given that log 3 = 0.4771 and $n \in N$ :

A) 7	B) 8
C) 9	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

Taking Log to both sides

we get

n = 8

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Q:

Find x if

$l o g_{\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}} (\frac{1}{\sqrt{8}}) = l o g_{2} (4^{x} + 1) . l o g_{2} (4^{x + 1} + 4)$

A) 0	B) 1
C) 2	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

Explanation:

By trial and error method, when we substitute

x = 0

Both LHS and RHS are equal.

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Q:

The value of x satisfying the following relation:

$\log_{\frac{1}{2}} (x) = \log_{2} (3 x - 2)$

A) 1/3	B) -1/3
C) 3	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

But at x=-1/3, log x is not defined.

The only admissible value of x is 1.

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Q:

If $A = \frac{l o g_{3} (2187)}{5}$ and $B = l o g_{243} (2187)$ , then which one of the following is correct?

A) A	B) A=B
C) A>B	D) can't be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A=B

Explanation:

Given $A = \frac{\log_{3} (2187)}{5} a n d B = \log_{243} (2187)$

$B = \log_{3^{5}} (2187) = \frac{\log_{3} (2187)}{5}$

=> A

Therefore, A = B

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If a, b, c be the $p^{t h}, q^{t h} a n d r^{t h}$ terms of a GP then the value of (q-r) log a + (r-p) log b + (p-q) log c is :

A) 0	B) 1
C) -1	D) pqr

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the logarithm of 144 to the base $2 \sqrt{3}$ :

A) 2	B) 4
C) 8	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

Explanation:

$\log_{2 \sqrt{3}} (144) = 4$

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Q:

A car mechanic purchased four old cars for Rs. 1 lakh. He spent total 2 lakh in the maintenance and repairing of these four cars. what is the average sale price of the rest three cars to get 50% total profit if he has already sold one of the four cars at Rs. 1.2 lakh?

A) 1.5 lakh	B) 1.1 lakh
C) 1.2 lakh	D) 1.65 lakh

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1.1 lakh

Explanation:

Total cost of 4 cars = 1+2 = 3 lakh

Total S.P of 4 cars = 3 x 1.5 = 4.5 lakh ( $S i n c e S . P = \frac{(100 + G a i n %)}{100} x C . P$ )

S.P of 1 car = 1.2 lakh

S.P of rest 3 cars = 4.5 - 1.2 = 3.3 lakh

Average S.P of all the 3 cars = 1.1 lakh

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Q:

A, B and C invest in the ratio of 3 : 4: 5. The percentage of return on their investments are in the ratio of 6 : 5 : 4. Find the total earnings, If B earns Rs. 250 more than A :

A) Rs. 6000	B) Rs. 7250
C) Rs. 5000	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 7250

Explanation:

A B C

investment 3x 4x 5x

Rate of return 6y% 5y% 4y%

Return $\frac{18 x y}{100} \frac{20 x y}{100} \frac{20 x y}{100}$

Total = (18+20+20) = $\frac{58 x y}{100}$

B's earnings - A's earnings = $\frac{2 x y}{100}$ = 250

Total earning = $\frac{58 x y}{100}$ = 7250

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