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Question: The average weight of 10 students decreases by 6 kg when one of them weighing 120 kg is replaced by a new student. The weight of the student is Options: A. 62 kg B. 60 kg C. 70 kg D. 72 kg E. None of these Answer:
B
334
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Question: Find the ratio of speed of truck to train if truck covers 550m in 1 minute and train covers 33 km in 45 min. Options: A. 3:9 B. 8 C. 3:2 D. 3:4 E. 3:1 Answer:
D
8,077
algebra
Question: At a supermarket, John spent 1/5 of his money on fresh fruits and vegetables, 1/3 on meat products, and 1/10 on bakery products. If he spent the remaining $11 on candy, how much did John spend at the supermarket? Options: A. $20 B. $30 C. $50 D. $90 E. $110 Answer:
B
3,110
algebra
Question: In what time will a train 350 m long cross an electric pole, it its speed be 144 km/hr? Options: A. 2.5 sec B. 2.95 sec C. 1.3 sec D. 8.75 sec E. 1.85 sec Answer:
D
5,709
algebra
Question: There are 3 numbers A, B and C. If A:B = 3/4, B:C = 4/5, C:D = 5/6, then A:D will be? Options: A. 1 : 2 B. 2 : 3 C. 3 : 5 D. 3 : 7 E. 4 : 7 Answer:
A
792
algebra
Question: How many odd, positive divisors does 520 have? Options: A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 15 E. 24 Answer:
A
233
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Question: At an M&M factory, two types of M&Ms are produced, red and blue. The M&Ms are transported individually on a conveyor belt. Anna is watching the conveyor belt, and has determined that four out of every five red M&Ms are followed by a blue one, while one out of every six blue M&Ms is followed by a red one. What proportion of the M&Ms are red? Options: A. 1/29 B. 2/29 C. 3/29 D. 4/29 E. 5/29 Answer:
E
8,515
algebra
Question: The total age of A and B is 16 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how many years younger than A? Options: A. 16 B. 24 C. C is elder than A D. Data inadequate E. None Answer:
A
9,289
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Question: The remainder when dividing the expression (X + Y) by 5 is 4. The remainder of X divided by 10 is 2. What is the remainder of Y divided by 5? Options: A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4. E. 5. Answer:
B
1,064
algebra
Question: A statue is being carved by a sculptor. The original piece of marble weighed 180 kg. In the first week 28 percent is cut away. In the second week 18 percent of the remainder is cut away. In the third week the statue is completed when 20 percent of the remainder is cut away. What is the weight of the final statue? Options: A. 105 kg B. 85 kg C. 108 kg D. 125 kg E. 117 kg Answer:
B
209
algebra
Question: The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person? Options: A. 70 kg B. 80 kg C. 81 kg D. 90 kg E. 91 kg Answer:
C
11,433
algebra
Question: Three friends A, B and C decided to share a lot of apples. Each of them had half of the total plus half an apple in order. After each of them took their share twice, no apples were left.How many apples were there? Options: A. 62 B. 63 C. 64 D. 65 E. 66 Answer:
B
10,810
algebra
Question: If the two hands in a clock are 3 minutes divisions apart,then the angle between them is Options: A. 3° B. 18° C. 24° D. 60° E. None of these Answer:
B
13,400
algebra
Question: A can do a piece of work in 4 days. B can do it in 8 days. With the assistance of C they completed the work in 2 days. Find in how many days can C alone do it? Options: A. 22 days B. 8 days C. 67 days D. 1 days E. 18 days Answer:
B
9,525
algebra
Question: The sides of a rectangular region measured to the nearest centimeter are 8 cm and 4 cm. Out of the following which is the largest possible value of actual area of rectangle ? Options: A. 48 B. 35.25 C. 52.29 D. 44 E. 41.25 Answer:
B
4,498
algebra
Question: What is the least number should be added to 1100, so the sum of the number is completely divisible by 23? Options: A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 4 E. 8 Answer:
D
6,664
algebra
Question: A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 min. If it takes 6 sec to pass a telegraph post, then the length of the train is? Options: A. 110 m B. 120 m C. 160 m D. 180 m E. 140 m Answer:
B
2,413
algebra
Question: Of the 200 students at University XYZ majoring in one or more of the engineering disciplines, 140 are majoring in electrical and 150 are majoring in mechanical. If at least 30 of the students are not majoring in either electrical or mechanical, then the number of students majoring in both electrical and mechanical could be any number from Options: A. 30 to 70 B. 70 to 100 C. 90 to 110 D. 130 to 150 E. 150 to 170 Answer:
C
9,595
algebra
Question: The sum of 5 hours 45 minutes and 55 minutes is approximately what percent of a day? Options: A. approx 27% B. 16% C. 24% D. approx 18% E. approx 72% Answer:
A
9,431
algebra
Question: By selling a house for Rs.45000, it was found that 1/8 of the outlay was gained, what ought the selling to price to have been in order to have lost 4 p.c? Options: A. 28000 B. 29000 C. 37000 D. 38400 E. 40000 Answer:
D
12,646
algebra
Question: Of the three-digit integers greater than 600, how many have two digits that are equal to each other and the remaining digit different from the other two? Options: A. 120 B. 116 C. 108 D. 107 E. 72 Answer:
D
7,139
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Question: Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. The third integer is : Options: A. 9 B. 11 C. 13 D. 15 E. 17 Answer:
D
871
algebra
Question: On dividing 172 by a number, the quotient is 10 and the remainder is 2. Find the divisor. Options: A. 9 B. 11 C. 13 D. 15 E. 17 Answer:
E
1,263
algebra
Question: What is the total surface area in square meters of a rectangular solid whose length is 8 meters, width is 7 meters, and depth is 4 meters? Options: A. 132 m2 B. 145 m2 C. 165 m2 D. 152 m2 E. 120 m2 Answer:
A
1,618
algebra
Question: From a Group of 10 People, Including George and Nina, 3 people are to be selected at random to work on a certain project. What is the probability that 3 people selected will include George but not Nina Options: A. 5/56 B. 9/56 C. 28/120 D. 21/56 E. 25/56 Answer:
C
4,345
algebra
Question: In a sports club with 30 members, 17 play badminton and 17 play tennis and 2 do not play either. How many members play both badminton and tennis? Options: A. 7 B. 6 C. 9 D. 10 E. 11 Answer:
B
10,076
algebra
Question: Jug contains water and orange juice in the ratio 5:7 . another jug contains water and orange juice in ratio 7 : 2 . In what proportion should these 2 liquids be mixed to give a water and orange juice in ratio 3 : 4 Options: A. 4 : 5 B. 85 : 3 C. 88 : 3 D. 2 : 3 E. 87 : 7 Answer:
C
2,414
algebra
Question: Maru obtained 66, 65, 82, 67 and 75 marks (out of 100) in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. What are his average marks? Options: A. 71 B. 38 C. 39 D. 37 E. 75 Answer:
A
13,516
algebra
Question: In 1998 the profits of company N were 10 percent of revenues. In 1999, the revenues of company N fell by 30 percent, but profits were 10 percent of revenues. The profits in 1999 were what percent of the profits in 1998? Options: A. 70% B. 105% C. 120% D. 124.2% E. 138% Answer:
A
13,505
algebra
Question: We invested a total of $1,000. We invested one part of the money at 3% and the rest of the money at 4%. The total investment with interest at the end of the year was $1,036.70. How much money did we invest at 3%? Options: A. $300 B. $330 C. $360 D. $390 E. $420 Answer:
B
11,742
algebra
Question: Two trains 200 m and 180 m long are running on parallel rails at the rate of 40 kmph and 45 kmph respectively. In how much time will they cross each other, if they are running in the same direction? Options: A. 72 sec B. 132 sec C. 192 sec D. 273.6 sec E. None Answer:
D
1,220
algebra
Question: The slant height of a cone is 12 cm and radius of the base is 4cm, find the curved surface of the cone. Options: A. 48 pi cm2 B. 30 pi cm2 C. 35 pi cm2 D. 40 pi cm2 E. 45 pi cm2 Answer:
A
10,599
algebra
Question: If a = -1, what is the value of –(a^2 + a^3 + a^4 + a^5+a^6)? Options: A. -14 B. -4 C. -1 D. 4 E. 14 Answer:
C
1,765
algebra
Question: An investment receives 20% annual interest compounded semi-annually for 2 years. If its final value is $29,200, approximately what was the initial investment? Options: A. $ 17,000 B. $ 18,000 C. $ 19,000 D. $ 20,000 E. $ 21,000 Answer:
D
12,024
algebra
Question: x an y are two truck parks 500 km apart, if a truck leaves park x at 9 a.m. and travels at a speed of 70 kmph at what time will the first truck meet the second truck which left station y at 10am and travels at a speed of 50 kmph Options: A. 1.30 p.m B. 2.30 p.m C. 11.30 a.m D. 12.30 p.m E. 1.30 a.m Answer:
A
8,493
algebra
Question: The present age of a father is 4 years more than three times the age of his son. Three years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. Find the present age of the father. Options: A. 30 B. 38 C. 29 D. 40 E. 48 Answer:
A
13,361
algebra
Question: A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was Options: A. 5 days B. 6 days C. 7 days D. 9 days E. 8 days Answer:
D
2,001
algebra
Question: Cara picked a number of pears, each of which she sold, canned, or poached. If she canned 40 percent more than she poached, and she poached 80 percent less than she sold. If there were a total of 111 pears, then how many pears did she sell? Options: A. 69 B. 72 C. 75 D. 78 E. 81 Answer:
C
5,609
algebra
Question: What is the 16th digit to the right of the decimal point in the decimal expansion of 1/37? Options: A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 7 E. 9 Answer:
A
10,570
algebra
Question: Series 3,15,35,__,99 Options: A. 43 B. 53 C. 63 D. 73 E. 83 Answer:
C
4,581
algebra
Question: If 40% of (x-y) = 20% of (x+y), then what percent of x is y? Options: A. 50.5% B. 44.4% C. 22.2% D. 33.3% E. 25% Answer:
D
8,885
algebra
Question: Timothy leaves home for school, riding his bicycle at a rate of 8 miles per hour. Fifteen minutes after he leaves, his mother sees Timothy’s math homework lying on his bed and immediately leaves home to bring it to him. If his mother drives at 36 miles per hour, how far (in terms of miles) must she drive before she reaches Timothy? I think is a 700 level problem but I tag it as 600/700, let me know. Either way I hope in an explanationThanks Options: A. 1/3 B. 3 C. 4 D. 9 E. 36/13 Answer:
E
1,485
algebra
Question: which number need to add to 859622 to get a number exactly divisible by 456? Options: A. 389999 B. 543248 C. 798790 D. 795320 E. 859622 Answer:
E
3,582
algebra
Question: 5 identical snow plows can clear an iced parking lot in 6 hours. How long would it take 6 such snow plows to clear the same parking lot? Options: A. 1 hour, 15 minutes B. 2 hours, 30 minutes C. 3 hours D. 7 hours, 30 minutes E. 5 hourss Answer:
E
2,523
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Question: If the current in a circuit equals 0 A, it is likely that the Options: A. 22 B. 37 C. 36 D. 28 E. 22 Answer:
D
13,159
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Question: A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is: Options: A. 65 kg B. 62 kg C. 120 kg D. 60 kg E. 50 kg Answer:
D
6,332
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Question: Two men A and B start from place X walking at 4 ½ kmph and 5 ¾ kmph respectively. How many km apart they are at the end of 3 ½ hours if they are walking in the same direction ? Options: A. 1 3/8 km B. 3 3/8 km C. 5 3/8 km D. 4 3/8 km E. 7 3/8 km Answer:
D
3,078
algebra
Question: The function g(h) is defined for integers h such that if h is even, g(h) = h/2 and if h is odd, g(h) = h + 5. Given that g(g(g(g(g(h))))) = 19, how many possible values for h would satisfy this equation? Options: A. 1 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8 E. 11 Answer:
D
4,833
algebra
Question: A train travels m miles in n hours. How many miles will it travel in x hours at the same rate? Options: A. mnx B. m⁄n C. mx⁄n D. mx E. mn⁄x Answer:
C
11,647
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Question: The number of people who purchased book A is twice the number of people who purchased book B. The number of people who purchased both books A and B is 500, which is twice the number of people who purchased only book B. What is the number of people Z who purchased only book A? Options: A. 250 B. 500 C. 750 D. 1000 E. 1500 Answer:
D
1,305
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Question: xy=1 then what is (3^(x+y)^2) / (3^(x-y)^2) Options: A. 2 B. 4 C. 81 D. 16 E. 32 Answer:
C
4,782
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Question: A farmer had d animals, all of which the farmer bought for the same price. The farmer decided to sell the animals. 22 of the animals were sold at a profit of 10% each while the rest were sold at a loss of 20% each. Overall, the farmer made neither a profit nor a loss. Which of the following is equal to d? Options: A. 21 B. 24 C. 27 D. 30 E. 33 Answer:
E
8,255
algebra
Question: Jill works as a waitress at the local diner where she earns an hourly wage of $4.00 per hour and a standard tip rate of 15% of the cost of the orders she serves. If she worked two 8-hour shifts this week and averaged $40 in orders per hour, how much did Jill earn this week? Options: A. 280 B. 300 C. 160 D. 350 E. 400 Answer:
C
4,381
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Question: Which number is the odd one out? 159 248 840 357 591 582 Options: A. 120 B. 240 C. 840 D. 360 E. 160 Answer:
C
14,610
algebra
Question: In how many ways can the letters of the word SPHERICAL be arranged such that all the vowels always appear together? Options: A. 9!*6! B. 9! C. 7!*3! D. 9!*3! E. 6!*3! Answer:
C
6,224
algebra
Question: What is the present worth of Rs. 198 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum? Options: A. 128 B. 277 C. 180 D. 888 E. 171 Answer:
C
13,155
algebra
Question: There are 15 students in a class. For a competition Teacher wants only 10 students to need to join it.What is the possible combinations are there? Options: A. 230 B. 275 C. 300 D. 235 E. 273 Answer:
E
9,562
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Question: The difference between C.I. and S.I. on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 years is Rs. 24. What is the rate of interest per annum? Options: A. 8 B. 2 C. 9 D. 4 E. 6 Answer:
D
2,165
algebra
Question: The numbers in which of the following pairs do NOT have a pair of distinct prime divisors in common? Options: A. 10 and 20 B. 12 and 18 C. 30 and 16 D. 21 and 63 E. 22 and 44 Answer:
C
617
algebra
Question: An express traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 4 min after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 450 km from the starting point ? Options: A. 8 hrs 29 min B. 4 hrs 50 min C. 2 hrs 28 min D. 6 hrs 28 min E. 1 hrs 28 min Answer:
B
14,547
algebra
Question: The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per annum payable half-yearly is: Options: A. 6.09% B. 6.08% C. 6.1% D. 6.07% E. 6.05% Answer:
A
7,277
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Question: A train 200 meters long completely crosses a 300 meters long bridge in 45 seconds. What is the speed of the train is? Options: A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 E. 50 Answer:
D
7,855
algebra
Question: If a farmer wants to plough a farm field on time, he must plough 340 hectares a day. For technical reasons he ploughed only 85 hectares a day, hence he had to plough 2 more days than he planned and he still has 40 hectares left. What is the area of the farm field and how many days the farmer planned to work initially? Options: A. 280 B. 490 C. 720 D. 435 E. 679 Answer:
A
8,518
algebra
Question: If x and y are positive integers and 3 + x + y + xy = 17, what is the value of x + y? Options: A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 E. 9 Answer:
C
10,240
algebra
Question: A student chose a number, multiplied it by 2, then subtracted 138 from the result and got 102. What was the number he chose? Options: A. 120 B. 240 C. 360 D. 480 E. 510 Answer:
A
9,097
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Question: A specialized type of sand consists of 40% mineral X by volume and 60% mineral Y by volume. If mineral X weighs 3.5 grams per cubic centimeter and mineral Y weighs 3 grams per cubic centimeter, how many grams does a cubic meter of specialized sand combination weigh? (1 meter = 100 centimeters) Options: A. 5,500,000 B. 3,200,000 C. 55,000 D. 28,000 E. 280 Answer:
B
14,228
algebra
Question: A person saved $10 in buying an item on sale. If he spent $600 for the item, approximately how much percent he saved in the transaction? Options: A. 8% B. 1.6% C. 2% D. 5% E. 6% Answer:
B
2,163
algebra
Question: If log8p = 2.5, log2q = 5, then p in terms of q is? Options: A. 3√q B. 2q C. q D. q/2 E. None of these Answer:
A
4,770
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Question: How many 3 digit positive integers T exist that when divided by 7 leave a remainder of 5? Options: A. 128 B. 142 C. 143 D. 141 E. 129 Answer:
E
11,986
algebra
Question: There are 7 players in a bowling team with an average weight of 112 Kg. If two new players join the team, one weighs 110 Kg and the second weighs 60 Kg, what will be the new average weight? Options: A. 115 Kg. B. 110 Kg. C. 106 Kg. D. 105 Kg. E. 100 Kg. Answer:
C
14,699
algebra
Question: At McDonalds you can order Chicken McNuggets in boxes of 6, 9, and 20. What is the largest number such that you can not order any combination of the above to achieve exactly the number you want? Options: A. 43 B. 53 C. 63 D. 73 E. 83 Answer:
A
2,004
algebra
Question: In a camp,there is a meal for 120 men or 200 children.If 180 children have taken the meal,how many men will be catered to with the remaining meal ? Options: A. 20 B. 30 C. 12 D. 50 E. 60 Answer:
C
14,337
algebra
Question: If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, what is the average marks of all the students? Options: A. 54.68 B. 54 C. 45.68 D. 45 E. 55 Answer:
A
3,047
algebra
Question: What percent is 120 of 60? Options: A. 133 1/3 % B. 134 1/3 % C. 200 % D. 140 1/3 % E. 143 1/3 % Answer:
C
7,771
algebra
Question: Three numbers are in the ratio 1:4:8 and their H.C.F is 3. The numbers are? Options: A. 3, 15, 24 B. 3, 12, 27 C. 3, 12, 22 D. 3, 12, 24 E. 3, 12, 21 Answer:
D
13,294
algebra
Question: The three sides of an acute angled triangle (all in cms) are 12, 19 and k. How many integer values can k take? Options: A. 23 B. 22 C. 15 D. 8 E. 7 Answer:
D
11,665
algebra
Question: An 80-liter solution of cool-drink is made from 10% jasmine water. If 8 liters of jasmine and 12 liters of water were added to the solution, what percent of the solution is jasmine? Options: A. 12% B. 14% C. 16% D. 18% E. 20% Answer:
C
9,425
algebra
Question: Three cubes of iron whose edges are 6cm, 8cm and 10cm respectively are melted and formed into a single cube. The edge of the new cube formed is Options: A. 10 cm B. 12 cm C. 16 cm D. 18 cm E. None Answer:
B
9,139
algebra
Question: If 20% of a number is equal to three-fifth of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number? Options: A. 3:1 B. 2:1 C. 1:3 D. 1:2 E. 2:3 Answer:
A
8,201
algebra
Question: A 2member committee comprising of one male & one female member is to be constitute out of 5 males and 3females. Among st the females. Ms.A refuses to be a member of the committee in which Mr.B is taken as the member. In how many different ways can the committee be constituted ? Options: A. 10 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18 E. 21 Answer:
B
9,118
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Question: A invested Rs 76000 in a business. After few months, B joined him with Rs 57000. The total profit was divided between them in the ratio 2 : 1 at the end of the year. After how many months did B join? Options: A. 2 months B. 3 months C. 5 months D. 4 months E. 1 months Answer:
D
3,095
algebra
Question: 617 x 617 + 583 x 583=? Options: A. 720578 B. 80578 C. 80698 D. 81268 E. None of them Answer:
A
11,351
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Question: A palindrome is a number that reads the same front-to-back as it does back-to-front (e.g. 202, 575, 1991, etc.) p is the smallest integer greater than 400 that is both a prime and a palindrome. What is the sum of the digits of p? Options: A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7 Answer:
A
3,285
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Question: Sam invested Rs. 15000 @ 10% per annum for one year. If the interest is compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Sam at the end of the year will be? Options: A. Rs.16537.76 B. Rs.16537.98 C. Rs.16537.50 D. Rs.16537.56 E. Rs.16537.51 Answer:
C
14,558
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Question: f(x) = x! g(x)=x^10 h(x)= 10^x for large values of x which is greater? Options: A. f(x. B. g(x. C. h(x. D. both E. none Answer:
C
9,462
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Question: A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. Its speed in metres per second is Options: A. 10.8 B. 18 C. 25 D. 30 E. None Answer:
D
7,315
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Question: Mary rolls a die 5 times. What is the probability that she gets a one on the last one of the five rolls? Options: A. 100/1000 B. 7775/7776 C. none D. 1 E. 888/881 Answer:
B
1,313
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Question: A man can row 4.2 km/hr in still water. It takes him twice as long to row upstream as to row downstream. What is the rate of the current ? Options: A. 1.9 B. 1.7 C. 1.4 D. 1.5 E. 1.1 Answer:
C
6,994
algebra
Question: In how many ways can 9 people, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I be seated in a row such that C and D are not seated next to each other as well as A and B are not seated next to each other? Options: A. 3841258 B. 39600 C. 576822 D. 362784 E. 69600 Answer:
D
7,113
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Question: A box contains 100 balls, numbered from 1 to 100. If 3 balls are selected at random and with replacement from the box. If the 3 numbers on the balls selected contain two odd and one even. What is the probability L that the first ball picked up is odd numbered? Options: A. 0 B. 1/3 C. 1/2 D. 2/3 E. 1 Answer:
D
8,379
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Question: The speed of a boat in still water is 8km/hour. If it can travel 1 km upstream in 1 hourr, what time it would take to travel the same distance downstream? Options: A. 2 minutes B. 4 minutes C. 6 minutes D. 7 minutes E. 8 minutes Answer:
B
2,903
algebra
Question: There were totally 100 men.80 are married.75 have T.V, 85 have radio,70 have A.C. How many men have T.V, radio, A.C and also married? Options: A. 10 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14 E. 15 Answer:
A
7,959
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Question: Liz drove from point A to point B at 40 Km/h. On her way back she drove at 50 Km/h and therefore her way back lasted one hour less. What is the distance (in Km) between A and B? Options: A. 150 B. 200 C. 450 D. 500 E. 600 Answer:
B
3,333
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Question: A gardener wants to plant trees in his garden in such a way that the number of trees in each row should be the same. If there are 6 rows or 4 rows or 8 rows, then no tree will be left. Find the least number of trees required Options: A. 24 B. 60 C. 28 D. 76 E. 21 Answer:
A
12,066
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Question: There are 2 sections A and B in a class, consisting of 30and 20 students respectively. If the average weight of section A is 40kg and that of section B is 35kg, Find the average of the whole class? Options: A. 35kg B. 37kg C. 42kg D. 38kg E. 29.78kg Answer:
D
3,053
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Question: If 5 + 7/X = 6 - 5/X, then X = Options: A. 7 B. 14 C. 12 D. 6/7 E. 5 Answer:
C
11,084
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Question: What number comes next? 482, 693, 754, 826, 937, ? Options: A. 113 B. 231 C. 245 D. 548 E. 123 Answer:
D
5,072
algebra
Question: A test has 150 questions. Each question has 5 options, but only 1 option is correct. If test-takers mark the correct option, they are awarded 1 point. However, if an answer is incorrectly marked, the test-taker loses 0.25 points. No points are awarded or deducted if a question is not attempted. A certain group of test-takers attempted different numbers of questions, but each test-taker still received the same net score of 40. What is the maximum possible number of such test-takers? Options: A. 19 B. 21 C. 23 D. 25 E. 27 Answer:
C
8,678
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Question: In what ratio should a variety of oil costing Rs. 9 per ltr be mixed with another variety of oil costing Rs. 17.25 per ltr to obtain a mixture costing Rs. 11.75 per ltr? Options: A. 4 : 1 B. 1 : 3 C. 3 : 1 D. 1 : 2 E. 2 : 1 Answer:
E
11,044
algebra
Question: A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? Options: A. 180 m B. 200 m C. 240 m D. 320 m E. None Answer:
C
8,868