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Arun's present age in years is 40% of Barun's. In another few years, Arun's age will be half of Barun's. By what percentage will Barun's age increase during this period?
Let Arun's current age be A. Hence, Barun's current age is 2.5A
Let Arun's age be half of Barun's age after X years.
Therefore, 2*(X+A) = 2.5A + X
or, X = 0.5A
Hence, Barun's age increased by 0.5A/2.5A = 20%
A person can complete a job in 120 days. He works alone on Day 1. On Day 2, he is joined by another person who also can complete the job in exactly 120 days. On Day 3, they are joined by another person of equal efficiency. Like this, everyday a new person with the same efficiency joins the work. How many days are required to complete the job?
Let the rate of work of a person be x units/day. Hence, the total work = 120x.
It is given that one first day, one person works, on the second day two people work and so on.
Hence, the work done on day 1, day 2... will be x, 2x, 3x, ... respectively.
The sum should be equal to 120x.
120x = x * n(n+1)/2
n2 + n – 240 = 0
n = 15 is the only positive solution.
Hence, it takes 15 days to complete the work.
An elevator has a weight limit of 630 kg. It is carrying a group of people of whom the heaviest weighs 57 kg and the lightest weighs 53 kg. What is the maximum possible number of people in the group?
It is given that the maximum weight limit is 630. The lightest person's weight is 53 Kg and the heaviest person's weight is 57 Kg.
In order to have maximum people in the lift, all the remaining people should be of the lightest weight possible, which is 53 Kg.
Let there be n people.
53 + n (53) + 57 = 630
n is approximately equal to 9.8. Hence, 9 people are possible.
Therefore, a total of 9 + 2 = 11 people can use the elevator.
A man leaves his home and walks at a speed of 12 km per hour, reaching the railway station 10 minutes after the train had departed. If instead he had walked at a speed of 15 km per hour, he would have reached the station 10 minutes before the train's departure. The distance (in km) from his home to the railway station is
We see that the man saves 20 minutes by changing his speed from 12 Km/hr to 15 Km/hr. Let d be the distance
Hence,
d/12 – d/15 = 1/3
d/60 = 1/3
d = 20 Km.
Ravi invests 50% of his monthly savings in fixed deposits. Thirty percent of the rest of his savings is invested in stocks and the rest goes into Ravi's savings bank account. If the total amount deposited by him in the bank (for savings account and fixed deposits) is Rs 59500, then Ravi's total monthly savings (in Rs) is
Let his total savings be 100x.
He invests 50x in fixed deposits. 30% of 50x, which is 15x is invested in stocks and 35x goes to savings bank.
It is given 85x = 59500
x = 700
Hence, 100x = 70000
If a seller gives a discount of 15% on retail price, she still makes a profit of 2%. Which of the following ensures that she makes a profit of 20%?
Given,
0.85 M = 1.02 C
M = 1.2 C
If he wants 20% profit he has to sell at 1.2C, which is nothing but the retail price.
A man travels by a motor boat down a river to his office and back. With the speed of the river unchanged, if he doubles the speed of his motor boat, then his total travel time gets reduced by 75%. The ratio of the original speed of the motor boat to the speed of the river is
Let the speed of the river be and the speed of the boat be u. Let d be the one way distance and t be the initial time taken.
Given,
t = d/u-x + d/u+x ……. (i)
Also,
t/4 = d/2u-x + d/2u+x
t = 4d/2u-x + 4d/2u+x…… (ii)
Equating both i and ii,
d/u-x + d/u+x = 4d/2u-x + 4d/2u+x
2u/u2-x2 = 16u/(4u2 – x2)
4u2 – x2 = 8u2 – 8x2u2/x2 = 7/4
u/x = √6 /2
Suppose, C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5 are five companies. The profits made by C1, C2, and C3 are in the ratio 9: 10: 8 while the profits made by C2, C4, and C5 are in the ratio 18 : 19 : 20. If C5 has made a profit of Rs 19 crore more than C1, then the total profit (in Rs) made by all five companies is
C1 : C2 : C3 = 9 : 10 : 8 ... i
C2 : C4 : C5 = 18 : 19 : 20 ... ii
Let's multiply i by 9 and ii by 5
C1 : C2 : C3 = 81 : 90 : 72
C2 : C4 : C5 = 90 : 95 : 100
Therefore, C1 : C2 : C3 : C4 : C5 = 81 : 90 : 72 : 95 : 100
Given,
100x - 81x = 19
x = 1
Hence, total profit = 100 + 95 + 72 + 90 + 81 = 438
The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is
Girls getting admission = 0.6x
Boys getting admission = 0.45x
Number of students not getting admission = 3x - 0.6x -0.45x = 1.95x
Percentage = (1.95x/3x) * 100 = 65%
A stall sells popcorn and chips in packets of three sizes: large, super, and jumbo. The numbers of large, super, and jumbo packets in its stock are in the ratio 7: 17: 16 for popcorn and 6: 15: 14 for chips. If the total number of popcorn packets in its stock is the same as that of chips packets, then the numbers of jumbo popcorn packets and jumbo chips packets are in the ratio
Let them be 7x, 17x and 16x
The ratio of L, S, J for chips = 6:15: 14
Let them 6y, 15y and 14y
Given, 40x = 35y, x= 7y/8
Jumbo popcor = 16x = 16 * 7y/8= 14y
Hence, the ratio of jumbo popcorn and jumbo chips = 1: 1
In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is
Answer: b
CP of good mangoes = 160x
CP of medium mangoes = 40x
His selling price = 0.9*2x = 1.80x
Therefore, total revenue generated by selling all the mangoes = 120*1.8x = 216x
Hence, the profit % =16x/200x * 100= 8%
If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed price so that she can make the same amount of profit?
Given,
0.6 M = 1.2 C
M = 2C
CP of 60 toys = 60C
Now only 50 are remaining.
Hence, M (1 - d) * 50 = 72C
1- d = 0.72
d = .28
Hence 28%
If a and b are integers of opposite signs such that (a+3)2:b = 9:1 and (a-1)2 : (b-1)2 = 4:1, then the ratio a2 + b2 is
For the first one,
a + 3 = 3b .. i
a + 3 = -3b ... ii
For the second one,
a - 1 = 2(b -1) ... iii
a - 1 = 2 (1 - b) ... iv
we have to solve i and iii, i and iv, ii and iii, ii and iv.
Solving i and iii,
a + 3 = 3b and a = 2b - 1, solving, we get a = 3 and b = 2, which is not what we want.
Solving i and iv
a + 3 = 3b and a = 3 - 2b, solving, we get b = 1.2, which is not possible.
Solving ii and iii
a + 3 = -3b and a = 2b - 1, solving, we get b = 0.4, which is not possible.
Solving ii and iv,
a + 3 = -3b and a = 3 - 2b, solving, we get a = 15 and b = -6 which is what we want.
Thus, a2/b2 = 25/4
A class consists of 20 boys and 30 girls. In the mid-semester examination, the average score of the girls was 5 higher than that of the boys. In the final exam, however, the average score of the girls dropped by 3 while the average score of the entire class increased by 2. The increase in the average score of the boys is
Therefore the average score of boys in the mid semester exam is G-5.
Hence, the total marks scored by the class is 30*G+20*(G-5) = 50*G – 100
Therefore, the average of the entire class is (50G-100)/50 = G-2
Therefore, the average of girls in the final exam is G-3 and the average of the entire class in the final exam is G.
Hence, the total marks scored by the class is 50G, while the total marks scored by the girls is 30*(G-3)=30G-90
Therefore, the total marks scored by the boys is 50G-(30G-90) = 20G+90
Hence, the average of the boys in the final exam is (20G+90)/20 = G+4.5
Hence, the increase in the average marks of the boys is (G+4.5)-(G-5) = 9.5
The area of the closed region bounded by the equation I x I + I y I = 2 in the two-dimensional plane is
The area of the square = (2√2 )2 = 8 units.
From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and 35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the centroid of ABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABC is
The perimeter = 100
Semi-perimeter, s = 50
The triangle formed by the centroid and two vertices is removed.
Since the cenroid divides the median in the ratio 2 : 1
The remaining area will be two-thirds the area of the original triangle.
Remaining area = 2 / 3 * 250√3 = 500 / √3.
Let ABC be a right-angled isosceles triangle with hypotenuse BC. Let BQC be a semi-circle, away from A, with diameter BC. Let BPC be an arc of a circle centered at A and lying between BC and BQC.If AB has length 6 cm then the area, in sq cm, of the region enclosed by BPC and BQC is
AB = AC = 6cm. Thus, BC = 
= 6√2 cm
The required area = Area of semi-circle BQC - Area of quadrant BPC + Area of triangle ABC
Area of semicircle BQC
Diameter BC = 6√2cm
Radius = 6√2/2 = 3√2 cm
Area = πr2/2 = π*(3√2) /2 = 9π
Area of quadrant BPC
Area = πr2/4 = π * (6)2 /4 = 9π
Area of triangle ABC
Area = 1/2 * 6 * 6 = 18
The required area = Area of semi-circle BQC - Area of quadrant BPC + Area of triangle ABC
= 9π - 9 π + 18 = 18
A solid metallic cube is melted to form five solid cubes whose volumes are in the ratio 1: 1: 8: 27: 27. The percentage by which the sum of the surface areas of these five cubes exceeds the surface area of the original cube is nearest to
Let the sides be a, a, 2a, 3a and 3a. (x = a3)
Let the side of the original cube be A.
A3 = x+x+8x+27x+27x
A = 4a
Original surface area = 96a2
New surface area = 6(a2 + a2 + 4a2 + 9a2 + 9a2) = 144a2
Percentage increase = (144 – 96) / 96 * 100 = 50%
A ball of diameter 4 cm is kept on top of a hollow cylinder standing vertically. The height of the cylinder is 3 cm, while its volume is cubic centimeters. Then the vertical distance, in cm, of the topmost point of the ball from the base of the cylinder is
The volume of a cylinder is π *r2 *3 = 9π
r = √3 cm.
Radius of the ball is 2 cm. Hence, the ball will lie on top of the cylinder.
Lets draw the figure.
Based on the Pythagoras theorem, the other leg will be 1 cm.
Thus, the height will be 3 + 1 + 2 = 6 cm
Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with BC as the hypotenuse. Lengths of AB and AC are 15 km and 20 km, respectively. The minimum possible time, in minutes, required to reach the hypotenuse from A at a speed of 30 km per hour is
The length of the altitude from A to the hypotenuse will be the shortest distance.
This is a right triangle with sides 3:4: 5.
Hence, the hypotenuse = = 25 Km.
Length of the altitude = = 12 Km
The time taken = 12/30 * 60 = 24 minutes
Suppose, log3x = log12y = a, where x,y are positive numbers. If G is the geometric mean of x and y, and log6G is equal to
We know that log3x = a and log12y = a
Hence, x=3a and y=12aTherefore, the geometric mean of and equals 
This equals
= 6a
Hence, G = 6aOr, log6 G = a
If x+1 = x2 and x>0, then 2x4 is
We know that x2 – x – 1 =0
Therefore x4 = (x+1)2 = x2 + 2x + 1 = x + 1 + 2x + 1 = 3x + 2
Therefore, 2x4 = 6x + 4
We know that x>0 therefore, we can calculate the value of x to be 1+√5 /2
Hence, 2x4 = 6x + 4 = 3+3√5 +4 = 3√5 + 7
The value of log0.008√5 + log√3 81 – 7 is equal to
log0.008√5 + log√3 81 – 7
81 = 34 and 0.008
8/1000 = 23/103 = 1/53 = 5-3
Hence
log0.008√5+ 8 – 7
log5-351/2 + 8 – 7
log50.5/log5-3 + 1
1/-6 + 1
= 5/6
If 92x-1 – 81x-1 = 1944, then x is
81x/9 – 81x/81 = 1944
81x * [1/9 – 1/81] = 1944
81x * [8/81] = 243
34x = 39
x = 9/4
The number of solutions (x,y,z) to the equation x – y – z = 25, where x, y, and z are positive integers such that x≤40,y≤12 and z≤12 is
x - y - z = 25 and x≤40, y≤12, z≤12
If x = 40 then y + z = 15. Now since both y and z are natural numbers less than 12, so y can range from 3 to 12 giving us a total of 10 solutions. Similarly, if x = 39, then y + z = 14. Now y can range from 2 to 12 giving us a total of 11 solutions.
If x = 38, then y + z = 13. Now y can range from 1 to 12 giving us a total of 12 solutions.
If x = 37 then y + z = 12 which will give 11 solutions.
Similarly on proceeding in the same manner the number of solutions will be 10, 9, 8, 7 and so on till 1.
Hence, required number of solutions will be (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 . . . . + 12) + 10 + 11
= 12*13/2 + 21
78 + 21 = 99
For how many integers n, will the inequality (n-5)(n-10)-3(n-2)≤0 be satisfied?
(n-5) (n-10)-3(n-2) ≤ 2
=> n2 − 15n + 50 − 3n + 6 ≤ 0
=> n2 − 18n + 56 ≤ 0
=> (n − 4)(n − 14) ≤ 0
=> Thus, n can take values from 4 to 14. Hence, the required numbers of values are 14 - 4 + 1 = 11.
Positive Mark: 3
Negative Mark: 0
If f1(x) = x2 + 11x + n and f2(x) = x, then the largest positive integer n for which the equation f1(x) = f2(x) has two distinct real roots is
f1(x) = x2 + 11x + n and f2(x) = x,
f1(x) = f2(x)
x2 + 11x + n = x
x2 + 10x + n = 0
For this equation to have distinct real roots, b2 - 4ac>0
102> 4n
=> n < 100/4
=> n < 25
Thus, largest integral value that n can take is 24.
Positive Mark: 3
Negative Mark: 0
If a,b,c and d are integers such that a+b+c+d then the minimum possible value of (a-b)2 + (a-c)2+(a-d)2 is
For the value of given expression to be minimum, the values of and should be as close as possible. 30/4 = 7.5. Since each one of these are integers so values must be 8, 8, 7, 7. On putting these values in the given expression, we get
(8 − 8)2 + (8 − 7)2 + (8 − 7)2
=> 1 + 1 = 2
Let AB, CD, EF, GH, and JK be five diameters of a circle with center at 0. In how many ways can three points be chosen out of A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, and 0 so as to form a triangle?
The total number of given points are 11. (10 on circumference and 1 is the center)
So total possible triangles = 11C3 = 165.
However, AOB, COD, EOF, GOH, JOK lie on a straight line. Hence, these 5 triangles are not possible. Thus, the required number of triangles = 165 - 5 = 160
The shortest distance of the point (1/2, 1)from the curve y = I x -1I + I x + 1I is
We can see that the shortest distance of the point (1/2, 1) will be 1 unit.
If the square of the 7th term of an arithmetic progression with positive common difference equals the product of the 3rd and 17th terms, then the ratio of the first term to the common difference is
=> a2 + 36d2 + 12ad = a2+ 18ad + 32d2
=> 4d2 = 6ad
=>d: a = 3:2
we have been asked about a: d. Hence, it would be 2:3
In how many ways can 7 identical erasers be distributed among 4 kids in such a way that each kid gets at least one eraser but nobody gets more than 3 erasers?
Total ways of distributing 7 things among 4 people so that each one gets at least one = n-1Cr-1 = 6C3 = 20 Now we need to subtract the cases where any one person got more than 3 erasers. Any person cannot get more than 4 erasers since each child has to get at least 1. Any of the 4 childs can get 4 erasers. Thus, there are 4 cases. On subtracting these cases from the total cases we get the required answer. Hence, the required value is 20 - 4 = 16
f(x) = (5x + 2)/ (3x-5) and g(x) = x2 − 2x – 1, then the value of g(f(f(3))) is
f (3) = (15 + 2) / (9 - 5) = 17/4
f (f (3)) = (5 * 17 / 4 + 2) / (3 * 17/ 4 – 5) = (93/4)/ (31/4) = 93/31 = 3
g(f (f (3))) = 32 − 3 ∗ 2 − 1 = 2
Let a1, a2,.............,a3n be an arithmetic progression with a1 = 3 and a2 = 7. If a1 + a2 +...+a3n = 1830, then what is the smallest positive integer m such that m (a1 + a2 +...+an) > 1830?
We have been given that the sum up to 3n terms of this AP is 1830.
Hence, 1830 = m/2 [2*3 + (m – 1) *4]
=> 1830*2 = m(6 + 4m - 4)
=> 3660 = 2m + 4m2
=> 2m2 + m -1830 = 0
=> (m - 30)(2m + 61) = 0
=> m = 30 or m = -61/2
Since m is the number of terms so m cannot be negative. Hence, must be 30
So, 3n = 30
n = 10
Sum of the first '10' terms of the given AP = 5*(6 + 9*4) = 42*5 = 210
m(a1 +a2 +...+an) > 1830
=> 210m > 1830
=> m > 8.71
Hence, smallest integral value of 'm' is 9.
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