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1) If 15 dolls cost Rs 35, what do 39 dolls cost?
Answer: Rs 91
Explanation:
Let the required cost be Rs x.
More dolls, more cost (direct)
15 : 39:: 35 : x 15 *x = (39 *35)
x= (39 *35)/15
= 91.
Cost of 39 dolls
= Rs 91
2) If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days will 15 men do it?
Answer: 60
Explanation:
Let the required number of days be x.
Less men, more days (indirect)
15: 36:: 25 : x 15 *x
= (36 * 25)
x= (36 *25 ) / 15
= 60.
Required number of days = 60.
3) If 20 men can build a wall 112m long in 6 days, what length of a similar wall can be built by 25 men in
days?
Answer: 70m
Explanation:
Let the required length be x metres.
More men, more length built (direct)
Less days, less length built (direct)
Men 20 : 25 :: 112 : x
Days 6:3
(20 * 6 *x ) = ( 25 * 3 *112)
x= (25 * 3 * 112) / (20 * 6 )
= 70.
Required length 70m.
4) If 8 men working 9 hours a days can built a wall 18m long, 2 m broad and 12m high in 10 days, how
many men will be required to build a wall 32m long , 3m broad and 9m high by working 6 hours a days, in
8 days?
Answer: 20
Explanation:
let the required number of men be x.
More length, more men (Direct)
More breadth, more men (Direct)
Less height, less men (Direct)
Less hours per day, more men (Indirect)
Less days, more men (Indirect)
Length 18:32
Breadth 2:3
Height 12:9 :: 8 : x
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Hrs / Day 6: 9
Days 8:10
( 18 * 2 * 12 * 6 * 8 * x) = ( 32 * 3 * 9 * 9 * 10)
x= 32*3*9*9*10 / 18*2*12*6*8
=30.
5) A contract was to be completed in 56 days and 104 men were set to works, Each working 8 hours per
days. After 30 days , 2/5 of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed so that
the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day?
Answer: 56
Explanation:
Remaining work = (1- 2/5 ) = 3/5 , Remaining period = (56 30) =26 days.
Let the additional men employed be x.
More work , more men (direct)
More days , less men (indirect)
More hrs/ day, less men (indirect)
Work 2/5 : 3/5
Days 26: 30 :: 104 : (104 + x)
Hrs/ day 9:8
2/5 *26 * 9 * (104 +x ) = 3/5 *30 * 8 * 104
(104 +x) = 3 * 30 * 8 * 104 / 2* 26 * 9 = 160
x = (160 104)
= 56.
Additional men to be employed = 56.
6) 5 men or 9 women can do a piece of work in 19 days. In how many days will 3 men and 6 women do
it?
Answer: 15
Explanation:
9 women = 5 men 1 women
= 5/9 men
6 women = (5/9 * 6) men
= 10/3 men.
3 men +6 women = (3+ 10/3 ) men
= 19/3 men.
Let the required number of days be x.
More men, less days
19/3 : 5 :: 19 : x 19 /3 *x = (5 *19)
x= (5* 19 * 3 /19 )
= 15.
Required number of days = 15.
7) 8 women can complete the work in 10 days and 10 children take 16 days to complete the same work.
How many days will 10 women and 12 children take to complete the work ?
Answer: 5
Explanation:
1 women can complete the work in (10 * 8) days= 80 days.
1 child can complete the work in (16 * 10) days= 160 days.
1 women 1 days work = 1/80 , 1 child 1 days work= 1/160.
(10 women +12 children) 1 days work = ( 10 * 1/80 +12 * 1/160)
= ( 1/8 + 3/40 )
= 8/ 40
= 1 /5.
10 women and 12 children will finish the work in 5 days.
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8) If 6 engines consume 15 metric tonnes of coal when each is running 9 hours a days , how much coal
will be required for 8 engines, each running 12 hours a days, it being given that 3 engines of former type
consume as much as 4 engines of latter type?
Answer: 20 tonnes
Explanation:
Let the required quantity of coal consumed be x tones.
More engines, more coal consumption (direct)
More hours, more coal consumption (direct)
Less rate of consumption, less consumption (direct)
Engines 6:8
Working Hrs 9:12 :: 15 : x
Rate of consumption 1/3 : 1/4
(6 * 9 * 1/3 * x) = (8 * 12 * 1/4 * 15
18x = 360
x = 20.
Quantity of coal consumed = 20 tonnes.
9) If 22.5 m of a uniform rod weighs 85.5 kg , what will be the weight of 6m of the same rod?
Answer: 22.8 kg
Explanation:
Let the required weight be x kg.
Less length, less weight (direct)
22.5: 6 :: 85.5 :x
22.5x = (6 * 85.5)
x= (6 * 85.5) / 22.5
= (6 *885 / 225)
= 22.8 kg.
Required weight = 22.8 kg.
10) On a scale of map 1.5cm represents 24km. If the distance between two points on the map is 76.5
cm, the distance between these points is:
Answer: 1224 km
Explanation:
Let the actual distance be x km.
More distance on the map, more is actual distance (direct)
1.5 : 76.5 :: 24 : x
1.5x = (76.5 * 24)
x = (76.5 * 24) / 1.5
= 1224 km.
Required distance= 1224km.
11) 6 dozen eggs are bought for Rs 48. How much will 132 eggs cost?
Answer: Rs 88
Explanation:
Let the required cost be Rs x.
More eggs, more cost ( direct)
72: 132 :: 48 : x
72 x = (132 * 48)
x= (132 *48) / 72
= 88.
Required cost = Rs 88.
12) In a race, Raghu cover 5 km in 20 minutes, how much distance will he cover in 50 minutes?
Answer: 10.5 Km
Explanation:
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Let the required distance be x km.
More time , more distance covered( direct)
20: 50: :: 5 : x
20x = (50 * 5 )
x= (50 * 5) / 20
= 12.5 km.
Required distance = 12.5 km.
13) On the off chance that a:b=2:3 and b:c=5:7, discover a:c
Answer: 10:21
Explanation:
We have a/b = 2/3 and b/c = 5/7
So a/c = (a/b*b/c) = (2/3*5/7)
= 10/21
So its demonstrate that a:c = 10:21
14) On the off chance that a:b=2:3 and b:c=5:7, discover a:b:c
Answer: 10:15:21
Explanation:
Here a/b = 2/3 and b/c = 5:7
= 3/5*5:3/5*7
= 3:21/5.
So a:b=2:3 and b:c=3:21/5
So a:b:c = 2:3:21/5
= 10:15:21
16) On the off chance that a/8 = b/9 = c/12, find a:b:c.
Answer: 8:9:12
Explanation:
Let a/8 = b/9 =c/12 =k.
Then a=8k ,b=9k and c=12k.
So a:b:c = 8k:9k:12k = 8:9:12.
Hence,a:b:c = 8:9:12.
17) In the event that a:b =1:3, b:c = 5:7 and c:d = 9:8 ,find a:b:c:d.
Answer: 15:45:63:56
Explanation:
We have a:b = 1:3, b:c = 5:7 and c:d = 9:8
=> a:b = 5:15, b:c = 15:21, c:d
=(21/9)*9 : (21/9)*8
=> a:b = 5:15, b:c = 15:21, c:d = 21:56/3
=> a:b:c:d =5:15:21:56/3
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= 15:45:63:56
Consequently, a:b:c:d = 15:45:63:56
20) An aggregate of rs. 391 has been divided between a,b,c in the proportion 1/2 :2/3:3/4 , discover the
offer of each.
Answer: 102,136,153
Explanation:
We have a:b:c=1/2:2/3:3/4= 6:8:9.
A share = (391*6/23) = 102 rs.
B offer = (391*8/23) = 136 rs.
C offer = (391*9/23) = 153 rs.
21) A sack contain one rupee, fifty paisa and 25 paisa in the proportion of 8:9:11, if the aggregate cash
of the pack is 122, discover the no. of coins of every sorts.
Answer: 8,64,72,88
Explanation:
Let the quantity of one rupee, 50-p and 25-p coins be 8x, 9x and 11x individually.
At that point, 8x + 9x/2 + 11x/4 =122
=> 32x + 18x + 11x = 488
=> 61x =488
=> x = 8
No. of one rupee coins = 8*8= 64
No. of 50-p coins =9*8= 72
No. of 25-p coins =11*8 =88
22) A blend contains liquor and water in the proportion 4:3, if 7 liter of water is added to the blend, the
proportion of liquor and water gets to be 3:4. Discover the amount of liquor in the blend.
Answer: 13 litres
Explanation:
Let the amount of liquor and water be 4x liter and 3x liter separately.
At that point , 4x/3x + 7 = 3/4
=> 16x = 9x+21
=> 7x = 21
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so estimation of x is 3
Amount of liquor in the blend is = 4*3 =12 litres.
23) In a collection, the no. of understudy considering expressions, trade and science in the proportion of
4:7:9. On the off chance that the no. of understudy in expressions of the human experience, business and
science be expanded by 30%, 20% and 40%. What will be the new proportion?
Answer: 26:42:63
Explanation:
Let the no. of understudy in expressions, business and science be 4x,7x and 9x individually.
Presently they are 130% of 4x, 120 % of 7x and 140 % of 9x.
Required proportion = (130/100*4x): (120/100*7x) (140/100*9x)
=26x/5:42x/5:63x/5
=26:42:63.
24) The expense of assembling an auto is comprised of three items: cost of material, work and
overheads. In a year, the expense of these things were in the proportion 4:3:2.Next year, the expense of
material rose by 10%,cost of work expanded by 8% however the overheads lessened by 5%.Find the
increment for every penny in the auto's cost.
Answer: 44/9 %
Explanation:
Let the expense of material, work and over head be rs. 4x, 3x and 2x separately.
At that point aggregate expense =9x rs .
New cost= {(110% of 4x) + (108% of 3x) +(90% of 2x)}
={(110/100*4x)+(108/100*3x)+(90/100*2x)}
= (22x/5 + 81x/25 + 9x/5)
= (110x+81x+45x)/25= 236x/25
Increment = {(236x/25)-9x} = 11x/25
Increase%= (11x/25)*(1/9x)*100 %
= 44/9 %
25) The proportion of no. of young men to that of the young ladies in a school is 3:2 .if 20% of young men
and 25% of young ladies are grant holders, discover the % of the individuals who are not grant holders.
Answer: 78 %
Explanation:
Let the no. of young men be 3x and the no. of young ladies 2x.
Aggregate no. = 5x
No. of the individuals who are not grant holders
= (80% of 3x)+(75% of 2x)
= (80/100 * 3x) + ( 75/100 * 2x)
= (12x/5 + 3x/2)
= 39x/10
Required % = (39x/10)*(1/5x)*100 %
= 78%
26) An and B together have rs.1210 with them. In the event that 4/15 of A sum is equivalent to 2/5 of B
sum, what amount of sum does B have?
Answer: 484
Explanation:
Let (4/15)a = (2/5)b = x
then a = 15x/4 and b = 5x/2
So. 15x/4 + 5x/2 =1210
=> 15x + 10x = 4840
=> 25x = 4840
=> x=193.6
So. B = (5/2*193.6) = 484
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Henceforth B has Rs. 484.
27) A vendor bought 6 oranges for Re 10 and sold them at 4 for Re 6. Find his loss or gain percent.
Answer: 10% loss
Explanation:
Suppose, number of oranges bought = LCM of 6 and 4 = 12
CP = Re (10/6 * 12) = Re 20 and
SP = Re (6/4 * 12) = Re 18
Loss% = (2/20 * 100)%
= 10%
28) By selling 33 meters of cloth, one gains the selling price of 11 meters. Find the gain percent.
Answer: 50%
Explanation:
(SP of 33m) - (CP of 33m) = Gain = SP of 11m
SP of 22m = CP of 33m
Let CP of each meter be Re 1. Then, CP of 22m = Re 22.
Hence SP of 22m = Re 33.
%Gain = 11/22 * 100
= 50%
29) The CP of 25 articles is equal to SP of 20 articles. Find the loss or gain percent.
Answer: 25%
Explanation:
Let the CP of each article = Re 1.
Then CP of 20 articles = Re 20.
SP of 20 articles = CP of 25 articles = Re 25.
Gain% = (5/20)*100% = 25%
30) A shopkeeper bought 80 kg of sugar at Re 13.50/kg and mixed it with 120 kg sugar at Re 16/kg. If he
is to make a profit of 16% what rate should he sell the sugar to his customers?
Answer: Re 17.40/kg
Explanation:
CP of 200 kg of mixture = Re (80 * 13.50) + (120 * 16)
= Re 3000
SP = 116% of Re 3000 = Re (116/100)*3000
= Re 3480
Rate of SP = Re 3480/200
= Re 17.40/kg
31) A man bought cookies at 3 for a rupee. How many for a rupee should he sell to make a profit a 50%.
Answer: 2
Explanation:
CP of 3 cookies = Re 1
SP of 3 cookies = 150% of Re 1 = 3/2
For Re 3/2, the man sells 3 cookies.
Hence for Re 1, number of cookies sold = 3*2/3
=2
32) Anil buys a calculator for Re 600 and sells it to Vikash at 10% profit. Vikash sells it to Chandan for 5
% profit. Chandan after using it for certain time, sells it to Dinesh at a loss of 20%. For how much
Chandan sell the calculator to Dinesh.
Answer: Re 554.40
Explanation:
SP for Chandan = 600 * (110/100) * (105/100) * (80/100)
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= 600 * 924/1000
= Re 554.40
34) A vendor when could not find buyers for his vegetable at Re 10/kg, reduced the rate to Re 8.10 per
kg but uses a faulty weight of 900 gm in place of 1 kg weight. Find the percent change in the actual price
or loss.
Answer: 10%
Explanation:
After the price was reduced, 900 gm now costs Re 8.10.
Hence 1000gm will cost (1000/900)*8.10 = Re 9
% change in actual price or loss = [(10 - 9)/10]*100%
= 10%
35) A trader marks the SP of an object at a profit of 20%. Considering the demand o the object, he
further increases the price by 10%. Find the final profit %.
Answer: 32%
Explanation:
Let the CP = Re 100
SP = 100 * (120/100) * (110/100)
= Re 132
Final profit = (132 - 100)*100%
= 32%
36) An article when sold for Re 4600 makes a 15% profit. Find the profit or loss % if it was sold for Re
3600.
Answer: 10% loss
Explanation:
CP = 4600 * (100/115)
=Re 4000
Loss% = [(4000-3600)/4000]*100%
= 10%
37) A seller sells a watch at 5% loss. If he had bought it at 20% more and sold it for Re 115 less, he
would have incurred a loss of 40%. Find the cost price of the watch.
Answer: Re 500
Explanation:
Assume CP = x
Selling price at the first case = (95/100)x
Selling price at the second case = (60/100)*(120/100)x
= (7200/10000)x
As per question,
(95/100)x - (7200/10000)x = 150
Or, x = Re 500
38) When a man sold an article for Re 540, he made a loss of 10%. At what price should he sell it, so that
he incurs a loss of only 5%.
Answer: Re 570
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Explanation:
CP = 540*(100/90)
= Re 600
New SP = 600*(95/100)
= Re 570
39) Ram sells chocolates at a profit of 20% for Re 60. What will be the percentage loss or gain if he
reduces the price to Re 55 due to less demand.
Answer: 10%
Explanation:
CP = 60*(100/120)
= Re 50
New SP = Re 55
Gain% = (5/50)*100
=10%
40) A shopkeeper buys rice for Re 1600. He had to sell 1/4th at a loss of 20%. If he is to make an overall
gain of 10%, what percentage of profit he needs to make out of the remaining stock of rice?
Answer: 20%
Explanation:
CP of 1/4th of the stock = 1600/4 = Re 400
SP of 1/4th of the stock = 400*(80/100)
=Re 320
In order to make a profit of 10% on total CP, the SP should be:
SP = 1600*(110/100)
= Re 1760
The SP for the remaining 3/4th of the stock
should be Re 1760 - Re 320 = Re 1440.
Cost Price of the 3/4th of stock
= Re 1600 - Re 400 = Re 1200.
%Gain = [(1440-1200)/1200*100}]
= (240/1200)*100
= 20%
41) A 10% hike in the price of wheat forces a person to purchase 2 kg less for Re 110. Find the new and
the original price of the wheat.
Answer: Re 5/kg
Explanation:
10% of Re 110 = Re 11
Cost of 2 kg of wheat at new price = Re 11
So, cost of 1 kg of wheat at new price = Re 5.50 = Re 11/2
Original Price = (11/2)*(100/110)
= Re 5 per kg
42) 10 kg of rice costs as much as 20 kg of wheat, 25 kg of wheat costs as much as 2kg of tea, 5 kg of
tea costs as much as 25kg of sugar. Find the cost of 6 kg of sugar if 14 kg of rice costs Re 32.
Answer: Re 60
Explanation:
4 kg of rice costs Re 32
10kg of rice will cost = (32/4)*10 = Re 80
20 kg of wheat costs Re 80.
25kg of wheat costs = (80/20)*25 = Re 100
2kg of tea costs Re 100
5 kg of tea costs = (100/2)*5 = Re 250
25kg of sugar costs Re 250.
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6 kg of sugar costs = (250/25)*6 = Re 60
43) A fruit seller sells bananas at a profit of 20%. If he increases the selling price of each banana by 25
paisa, he earns a profit of 45%. Find the initial selling price of each banana and also its cost price.
Answer: SP = Re1.20, CP = Re 1
Explanation:
Let CP = x paisa.
Initial SP = x*(120/100) paisa
As per question,
120x/100 + 25 = (145/100)x
or, 145x/100 - 120x/100 = 25
or, 25x/100 = 25
or, x = 100 paisa
CP = 100 paisa or Re 1.
Initial SP = 120 paisa or Re 1.20.
44) An uneducated retailer marks all his goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will still
make 25% profit, offers a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is his actual profit on the sales?
Answer: 12.50%
Explanation:
Let CP = Re 100.
The, marked price, MP = Re 150
SP = 75% of Re 150 = Re 112.50
Gain% = 12.50%
45) A man sold two plots for Re 8 lakhs each. One on he earns a profit of 16% and the other he loses
16%. How much does he loss or gain in the whole transaction?
Answer: 2.56% loss
Explanation:
Applying direct formula, %loss = (16/10)2%
= 64/25%
= 2.56%
46) Find the least number which if divided by 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 leaves the same remainder 2 in each case.
Answer: 506
Explanation:
Required number = (L.C.M of 6,7,8,9,12)+2
= (2*3*2*7*2*3)+ 2
= (504+2)
= 506.
47) Find the smallest number which is exactly divisible by each one of the numbers 12, 15, 20 and 27.
Answer: 540
Explanation:
Required no. = L.C.M of 12,15, 20 and 27
= (3*2*2*5*9)
= 540
48) Find the largest number which can exactly divide 513, 783 and 1107.
Answer: 23
Explanation:
Remainder of 783/513 = 270
Remainder of 513/270 =243
Remainder of 270/243 = 27
Remainder of 243/27 = 0
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Remainder of 46/23= 0
H.C.F. of 513, 783 = 23
Remainder of 1107/23 = 0
H.C.F. of 513, 783 and 1107= 23
49) Four electronic devices make a beep after duration of 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3/2 hours and 1 hour 45
min. respectively. If all the devices beeped together at 12 noon at what time will they beep together
again?
Answer: 9 am
Explanation:
Intervals of beeping 30 min, 60 min, 90 min, 105 min.
Interval of beeping together= L.C.M of 30 min. 60 min. 90 min. 105 min
= (3*5*2*2*3*7) min.
= 1260 min
= 21 hrs.
So, they will beep together again next morning at 9 am.
50) Given the H.C. F of two numbers as 7 and their L.C.M as 210. If one of the numbers is 35, find the
other.
Answer: 42
Explanation:
Let the Other number be X. then,
Product of numbers = product of their H.C .F and L.C.M
35*x= 7* 210
x= 7*210/35
= 42
Hence, the other number is 42.
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