Mathmetics
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Q571. | A person buys an old TV for Rs. 4500 and spends Rs. 300 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 6000, his gain percent is: |
| 1) | 16% |
2) | 18% |
| 3) | 20% |
4) | 25% |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 25%
Explanation : Cost Price (C.P.) = Rs. (4500 + 300) = Rs. 4800.
Selling Price (S.P.) = Rs. 6000.
Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs.(6000 - 4800) = Rs. 1200.
Gain % = = 25%
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Q572. | An article was sold at a profit of 15%. Had it been sold for Rs.600, the profit would have been 25%. At what price was it sold ? |
| 1) | Rs.575 |
2) | Rs.750 |
| 3) | Rs.552 |
4) | Rs.552 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Rs.552
Explanation : Given profit is 25%, S.P. = Rs.600
So, C.P. = (600/125)/100 = Rs. 480
So, Initial S.P. = (480/100) x 100 =Rs. 552.
SHORT-CUT METHOD:
(600/125) x (115/100) x 100 = 552
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Q573. | The percent profit made when article is sold for Rs.96 is twice as much as when it is sold for Rs.88. What is the cost price of the article ? |
| 1) | Rs. 72 |
2) | Rs. 80 |
| 3) | Rs. 76 |
4) | Rs. 78 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Rs. 80
Explanation : Let the cost be Rs. x.
According to equation Rs(96 - x) = 2(88 - x)
Or x = Rs. 80.
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Q574. | There are 728 students in a school, 162 come to the school by bus, 384 on bicycles and the rest by walk. What percentage of students comes to the school by walk ? |
| 1) | 35% |
2) | 25% |
| 3) | 40% |
4) | 33% |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 25%
Explanation : Total number of students in the school = 728
Number of students who come by bus = 162
Number of students who come on bicycle = 384
Adding these two, we get 546.
728 – 546 = 182 students come by walk.
So, % of students who come by walk to the school = (182/728)x 100 = 25%
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Q575. | 35% of a number is 175. What % of 175 is the number ? |
| 1) | 285.71% |
2) | 283.71% |
| 3) | 289.91% |
4) | 285.71% |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 285.71%
Explanation : Let ‘x’ be the number
(35/100)x = 175
or x= (175 x 100)/35
So,required percentage = (500/75)/100 = 285.71%
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Q576. | A candidate scoring 25% in an examination fails by 30 marks while another candidate who scores 50% marks gets 20 marks more than the minimum required for a pass. Find the full mark in the examination ? |
| 1) | 200 |
2) | 240 |
| 3) | 240 |
4) | 500 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 200
Explanation : Let, the full mark be x.
The first candidate's pass mark = (25/100)x +30
The second candidate's pass mark = ( 50/100 )x-20
So, (25/100)x +30 = ( 50/100 )x-20
Or x= 200
Shortcut Method :
Full-Mark = (Diff. in marks / diff.in %) x 100
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Q577. | In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was: |
| 1) | 2500 |
2) | 2600 |
| 3) | 2700 |
4) | 3000 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 2700
Explanation : Number of valid votes = 80% of 7500 =
6000.
So, Valid votes polled by other candidate
= 45% of 6000
= (45/100 x 6000 = 2700.
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Q578. | A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is: |
| 1) | 2:1 |
2) | 3:2 |
| 3) | 2:3 |
4) | 3:1 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 3:1
Explanation : Let man's rate upstream be x kmph.
Then, his rate downstream = 2x kmph.
(Speed in still water) : (Speed of stream) = (2x+2) /2 : (2x-x)/2
=3x/2: x/2 = 3 : 1.
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Q579. | A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water ? |
| 1) | 10kmph |
2) | 12kmph |
| 3) | 15kmph |
4) | 18kmph |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 15kmph
Explanation : Let the speed of the boat in still water
be x kmph. Then,
Speed downstream = (x + 3) kmph,
Speed upstream = (x - 3) kmph.
(x
+ 3) x 1 = (x - 3)/2 x3
Or 2x + 6 = 3x - 9
Or x = 15 kmph.
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Q580. | A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the place ? |
| 1) | 2.4 km |
2) | 2.5km |
| 3) | 3km |
4) | 3.6km |
Answer : 2.4 km
Explanation : Speed downstream = (5 + 1) kmph = 6 kmph.
Speed upstream = (5 - 1) kmph = 4 kmph.
Let the required distance be x km.
Then,x/6 +x/4 = 1
Or
2x + 3x = 12
Or 5x = 12
Or x = 2.4 km.
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