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1. The average price of 80 computers in an rest half of the distance at the speed of
electronic shop is Rs30,000. If the highest 30km/hr. The average speed of the Gopal in
and lowest price computers are sold out then the whole length of journey is:
the average price of the remaining 78 (a) 5.67 km/hr (b) 24 km/hr
computers is Rs.29,500. The cost of the (c) 22.88 km/hr (d) 5.45 km/hr
highest price computer is Rs.80,000. The 5. In a class, there are 75 students and their
cost of lowest price computer is average mark in the annual examination is
(a)Rs.19,000 (b) Rs.20,000 35. If the average marks of passed student‟s
(c)Rs.29,000 (d) Can‟t be determined is55 and average marks of failed students is
2. The average salary of all the 60 30, then find out the number students who
employees in an office is Rs.12,000 per failed
month. If the number of executive is twice (a) 60 (b) 65
the number of non executive employees, (c) 70 (d) 75
then the average salary of all the non 6. The average runs scored by a cricketer in
executive employees 42 innings, is 30. The difference between his
(a) Rs.9000 (b) Rs.8000 maximum and minimum scores in an innings
(c) Rs.6000 (d) Can‟t be determined is 100. If these two innings are not taken
3. Mr. Sharma travels by car and covers into consideration, then the average score of
25% of his journey with a speed of 10 km/h, remaining 40 innings is 28. Calculate the
45% of his journey with a speed of 5 km/h maximum runs scored by him in an innings?
and remaining 30% of his journey with a (a) 125 (b) 120
speed of 15 km/h. what will be the average (c) 110 (d) 100
speed of Mr. Sharma for the whole journey? 7. On an average 300 people watch the
(a) 7.40km/h (b) 7.45 km/h movie in Sahu Cinema hall on Monday,
(c) 8.0km/h (d) 6.5 km/h Tuesday and Wednesday and the average
4. Gopal went to the Hospital at the speed of number of visitors on Thursday and Friday is
60 km/hr while returning for his home he 250. If the average number of visitors per
covered the half of the distance at the speed day in the week be 400, then the average
of 10 km/hr, but suddenly he realized that number of people who watch the movie in
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(a) 500 (b) 600 1. A and B started a partnership business
(c) 700 (d) 800 investing some amount in the ratio of 3: 5. C
8. The average weight of 5 men is decreased joined them after six months with an amount
by 3 kg when one of them weighing 150 kg equal to that of B. In what proportion should
is replaced by another person. This new the profit at the end of one year be
person is again replaced by another person distributed amount A, B and C.
whose weight is 30 kg lower than the person (a) 3:7:5 (b) 6:10:5
he replaced. What is the overall change in (c) 6:10:7 (d) 6:7:5
the average due to this dual change? 2. A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after
(a) 6 kg (b) 9 kg 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After
(c) 12 kg (d) 15kg a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2:3.
9. There were 35 students in a hostel. Due What is B's contribution in the capital
to the admission of 7 new students the (a) Rs 9000 (b) Rs 7000
expenses (c) Rs 5000 (d) Rs 4000
of the mess were increased by Rs.42 pe 3. Nirmal and Kapil started a business
r day while the average expenditure per investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 12000
head diminished by Re 1. What was the respectively. After 6 months, Kapil withdrew
original expenditure of the mess? half of his investment. If after a year, the
(a) 420 (b) 400 total profit was Rs. 4600, what was Kapil‟s
(c) 480 (d) 460 share initially?
10. The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 (a) Rs 2300 (b) Rs 2400
while the average price of 8 of these books is (c) Rs 2500 (d) None of above
Rs.11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the 4. In business, A and C invested amounts in
price of one book is 60% more than the price the ratio 2:1, whereas the ratio between
of the other, what is the price of each of amounts invested by A and B was 3:2, If Rs
these two books? 157300 was their profit, how much amount
(a) Rs. 5, Rs.8 (b) Rs. 8, Rs. 12.8 did B receive.
(c) Rs. 10, Rs. 16 (d) Rs. 12, Rs. 19.2 (a) Rs 48000 (b) Rs 47000
(c) Rs 47400 (d) Rs 48400
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5. Rahul and Bharti are partners in a (c) 15000 (d) 60000
business. Rahul contributes 1/4th capital for 9. P, Q, R enter into a partnership & their
15 months and Bharti received 2/3 of profit. shares are in the ratio 1/2: 1/3: 1/4, after
For how long Bharti money was used. two months, P withdraws half of the capitals
(a) 8 months (b) 10 months & then after 10 months, a profit of Rs 378 is
(c) 11 months (d) 17 months divided among them. What is Q's share?
6. Check which among following are required (a) 144 (b) 154
to answer this questions: (c) 164 (d) none of the above
Three friends started a businesses, let their 10. A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts „X‟ oxen
names are A, B and C. What profit B will get, for 7 months, B puts 4 oxen for 5 months
if, and C puts 5 oxen for 3 months for grazing.
1. C invested Rs. 8000 for nine months; his If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 168, Find X if
profit was 3/2 times that of B's and his C pays Rs 45 as rent.
investment was four times that of A. (a) 3 (b) 2
2. A and B invested for one year in the (c) 4 (d) 5
proportion 1: 2 respectively.
3. The three together got Rs. 1000 as profit Percentage
at the year end. 1. If the price of petrol increases by 25%
(a) Only 1 and 3 (b) Only 1 and 2 and raj intends to spend only an additional
(c) All 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of above 10% on petrol, by how much % will he
7. If 4 (P's Capital) = 6 (Q‟s Capital) = 10 reduced the quantity of petrol purchased?
(R‟s Capital), then out of the total profit of (a) 10% (b) 12%
Rs 4650, R will receive (c) 8% (d) 6.67%
(a) 700 (b) 900 2. Rahul went to a shop and bought things
(c) 600 (d) 750 worth Rs.25, out of which 30 paise went to
8. A and B started a partnership business. A sales tax on taxable purchases .If the tax
invested 15000 and B invested 30000. After rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the
6 months A invested some more so that they tax free items?
divide the profit equally in the year end. How (a) Rs.20.00 (b) Rs. 17.90
much did A invest additionally? (c) Rs.19.70 (d) Rs.18.70
(a) 45000 (b) 30000
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3. Rama‟s expenditures and savings are in (c) 100 kg (d) 124 kg
the ratio 5:3. If her income increases by 8. The price of sugar having gone down by
12% and expenditure by 15%, they by how 10%,a consumer can buy 5 kg more sugar
much percent do her savings increase? for Rs.270.The difference between the
(a) 12 (b) 7 original and reduced price per kg is,
(c) 8 (d) 13 (a) 64 paise (b) 60 paise
4. The price of sugar is increased by 20%.As (c) 40 paise (d) 54 paise
a result a family has decreased its 9. The price of ghee is increased by
consumption by 20%.The expenditure of the 32%.Therefore, a family reduces its
family on sugar is decreased by consumption, so that the increment in price
(a) 0% (b) 2.5% of ghee is only 10%.If consumption of ghee
(c) 4% (d) 5% is 10kg before the increment, then what is
5. A vessel has 60L of solution of acid and the consumption now?
water having 80% acid. How much water is 1
(a) 8 kg
3
(b) 8 kg
3 4
to be added to make it solution in which acid 1 1
(c) 82 kg (d) 97 kg
forms 60%?
10. In a recent survey 30% houses
(a) 48 L (b) 24 L
contained 2 or more people. Of those houses
(c) 20 L (d) 28 L
containing only one person 15% were having
6. A candidate who scores 30% fails by 5
only a male. What is the percentage of all
marks, while another candidate who scores
houses contain exactly one female and no
40% marks gets 10 more than minimum
males?
pass marks. The minimum marks required to
(a) 60% (b) 60.5%
pass are
(c) 59% (d) 59.5%
(a) 45 (b) 60
(c) 90 (d) 50
Profit and Loss
7. A solution of salt and water contains 15%
1. A metal trader buys two kinds of copper
salt by weight. Of it, 30 kg water evaporates
foils, the ratio of their prices being 1:4. He
and the solution now contains 20% of salt.
sells the mixture at Rs.90 per kg so that he
Find the original quantity of salt.
can make a profit of 20%. If the ratio of
(a) 120 kg (b) 160 kg
their quantities present in a mixture is 6:1
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respectively, find the purchase price of the rate of 9 eggs for Rs.2. What is his
foil present in lesser quantity. percentage profit or loss?
(a) Rs. 52.5 (b) Rs. 55 (a) 10% loss (b) 11.11%loss
(c) Rs. 47.5 (d) Rs. 45 (c) 3% loss (d) 2.5% profit
2. Akram has two types of grapes. One is the 5. A merchant earns 25% profit in general.
fresh grapes containing 80% water and dry Once his 25% consignment was abducted
grapes containing 25% water. He sells 20 kg forever by some goondas. Trying to
dry grapes, by adding water to the dry compensate his loss he sold the rest amount
grapes, at cost price. What is the total profit by increasing his selling price by 20%. What
percentage when water is added in is the new percentage profit or loss?
proportion to that of fresh grapes to the 20 (a) 10% loss (b) 12.5% loss
kg of dry grapes? (c) 12.5% profit (d) 11.11% loss
(a) 275% (b) 200% 6. A milkman purchases 10 liters of milk at
(c) 80% (d) 125% Rs.7 per liter and forms a mixture by adding
3. A dishonest retailer cheats his wholesaler freely available water which constitutes
and customer both. He purchases 19% more 16.66% of the mixture. Later on he replaced
quantity from the wholesaler and sells 15% the mixture by some freely available water
less quantity while selling to his customer. and thus the ratio of milk is to water is 2:1.
What is profit percentage by selling the He then sold the new mixture at cost price of
goods at cost price? milk and replaced amount of mixture at
(a) 36.78% (b) 34% twice the cost of milk then what is the profit
(c) 40% (d) 36.85% percentage?
4. An egg seller sells his eggs only in the (a) 68% (b) 34%
packs of 3 eggs, 6 eggs, 9 eggs, 12 eggs (c) 40% (d) none of these
etc, but the rate is not necessarily uniform. 7. Profit on selling 10 candles equals selling
One day Raju (who is not the same egg price of 3 bulbs. While loss on selling 10
seller) purchased at the rate of 3 eggs for a bulbs equals selling price of 4 candles. Also
rupee and the next hour he purchased equal profit percentage equals to the loss
number of eggs at the rate of 6 eggs for a percentage and cost of a candle is half of the
rupee. Next day he sold all the eggs at the cost of a bulb. What is the ratio of selling
price of candle to the selling price of a bulb?
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(a) 5:4 (b) 3:2 increases in the ratio of 20:27. What is the
(c) 4:5 (d) 3:4 profit percentage of employees over the
8. Cost price of two motorcycles is same. previous wages?
One sold at a profit of 15% and the other for (a) 10% (b) 9.09%
Rs.4800 more than the first. If the net profit (c) 11.11% (d) none of these
is 20%. Find the cost price of each 12. A man sells an article at a profit of 40%.
motorcycle: If he had bought it at 40% less and sold for
(a) Rs.48000 (b) Rs.52000 Rs. 5 less, he would have gained 50%. Find
(c) Rs.36000 (d) Rs.42500 the cost price of the article.
9. One trader calculates the percentage of (a) Rs.10 (b) Rs.15
profit on the buying price and another (c) Rs.20 (d) Rs.30
calculates on the selling price. When their
selling prices are the same, then the Ratio Proportion and Ages
difference of their actual profits is Rs.85 and 1. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
both claim to have made 20 % profit. What Bronze is an alloy containing 80% of copper,
is the selling price of each? 4% of zinc and 16% of tin. A fused mass of
(a) Rs. 1700 (b) Rs.2100 brass and bronze is found to contain 74% of
(c) Rs. 2550 (d) Rs.2750 copper, 16% of zinc, and 10% of tin. The
10. Kamal bought a house in Sushant city, ratio of copper to zinc in Brass is:
whose sale price was Rs.8 lakh. He availed (a) 64% and 36% (b) 33% and 67%
20% discount as an early bird offer and then (c) 50% and 75% (d) 68% and 32%
10% discount due to cash payment. After 2. If Rs. 58 is divided among 150 children
that he spent 10% of the cost price in such that each girl and each boy gets 25p
interior decoration and lawn of the house. At and 50p respectively. Then how many girls
what price should he sell the house to earn a are there?
profit of 25%? (a) 52 (b) 54
(a) Rs. 9 lakh (b) Rs.7.99 lakh (c) 68 (d) 62
(c) Rs. 7.92 lakh (d) none of these 3. A person gave 2/5 part of his income to
11. In an office the number of employees his elder son and 30% part to his younger
reduces in the ratio of 3:2 and the wages son. He saved his remaining money in three
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trusts A, B and C in the ratio of 3:5:2. If ages of Tanya and her grandfather 8 years
difference between the amounts got by his ago?
both sons is Rs. 2000, how much amount he (a) 11 : 50 (b) 11: 51
saved in trust C? (c) 11: 53 (d) 11: 54
(a) Rs. 1140 (b) Rs. 1200rs 7. Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when
(c) Rs. 1256 (d) Rs. 1300 she was born while her mother was 36 years
4. The ratio of female population of two old when her brother four years younger to
neighboring states A and B is 2:3. The sex her was born. What is the difference
ratios for A and B respectively are 926 and between the ages of her parents?
914 females per 1000 males. If the female (a) 2 years (b) 4 years
population of B is 33 million, what is the (c) 6 years (d) 8 years
total population of A? 8. Last time I visited a friend‟s farm near
(a) 46.28 million (b) 45.76 million Bangalore, he gave me a bag containing
(c) 44.98 million (d) 44.54 million 1000 peanuts, from which I took out 230
5. In an election each voter may vote for two peanuts for myself and gave away the bag
candidates. Half of the voters vote for A, but with the remainder of peanuts to three little
divide their votes between B, C and D in the brothers who live in my neighborhood and
ratio 3:2:1. Of the remainder, half vote for B told them to distribute the nuts among
and divide their votes between C and D in themselves in proportion of their ages which
the ratio 2: 1. Of the remainder, half vote for together amounted to 17 ½ years. Anil, Sunil
C and D and the remaining 840 do not vote and kapil, the three brothers, divided the
for anyone. How many votes were received nuts in the following manner: As often as
by A, B, C and D respectively? Anil took four, Sunil took three and as often
(a) 3360, 3360, 3080 and 1960 as Anil took six, Kapil took seven. When
(b) 3360, 3360, 1960 and 3080 were the respective ages (in years) of the
(c) 3450, 3210, 4120 and 1210 boys?
(d) 5000, 5000, 2500 and 1250 (a) 8, 4 ½, 6 (b) 6, 4 ½, 7
6. Tanya's grandfather was 8 times older to (c) 4 ½, 6, 7 (d) 4 ½, 7, 6
her 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of her 9. A factory employs skilled workers,
age 8 years from now. What was ratio of unskilled workers, and clerks in the
proportion 8: 5: 1 and the wages of skilled
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worker, unskilled worker and clerk are in the of Rs.350 and rest can be paid in 3 equal
ratio 5: 2: 3. When 20 unskilled workers are installments of Rs.400 for next 3 months.
employed, the total daily wages of all The rate of SI per annum charged by the
amount to Rs.318. Find the daily wages paid dealer is:
to each category of employees? (a) 2317
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(b) 1723
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(c) 1317 (d) None of these
(b) Rs.250, Rs.70, Rs. 24
3. Sanjay purchased a hotel worth Rs.10
(c) Rs.200, Rs.100, Rs. 20
lakh and Ranjith purchased a car worth
(d) Rs.245, Rs.85, Rs.15
Rs.16 lakh. The value of hotel every year
10. If 6 years are subtracted from the
increases by 20% of the previous value and
present age of Ajay and the remainder is
the value of car every year depreciates by
divided by 18, then the present age of Rahul
25%.What is the difference between the
is obtained. If Rahul is 2 years younger to
price of hotel and car after 3 years?
Denis whose age is 5 years, then what is
(a) Rs. 925000 (b) Rs. 10,53,000
Ajay‟s present age?
(c) Remains constant (d) Can‟t be
(a) 50 years (b) 60 years
determined
(c) 52 years (d) 55 years
4. A sum was put at SI at a certain rate for 2
years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it
Simple Interest/Compound Interest
would have fetched Rs.300 more. Find the
1. Purnima borrowed a sum of money and
sum.
returned it in three equal quarterly
(a) 3500 (b) 5000
installments of Rs.17576 each. Find the sum
(c) 4500 (d) 3000
borrowed, if the rate of interest charged was
5. The simple interest on a sum of money
16% per annum compounded quarterly.
will be Rs.300 after 4 years. In the next 6
(a) 46900 (b) 48775
years principal becomes 4 times, what will
(c) 68320 (d) None of these.
be the total interest at the end of the
2. A bicycle can be purchased on cash
10thyear?
payment of Rs.1500. The same bicycle can
(a) 2300 (b) 2700
also be purchased at the down payment
(c) 3100 (d) 2100
(initial payment, at the time of purchasing)
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6. A person lent a certain sum of money at the rate of 10 per cent per annum at the end
4% simple interest, and in 8 years the of two years is Rs.124.05.
interest amounted to Rs.340 less than the (a) Rs.10000 (b) Rs.6000
sum lent. Find the sum lent. (c) Rs.12000 (d) Rs.8000
(a) 750 (b) 550 12. Find the least number of complete years
(c) 500 (d) 700 in which a sum of money put out at 20 per
7. The compound interest on a certain sum cent compound interest will be more than
of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is doubled.
Rs.420.The simple interest on the same sum (a) 2 years (b) 3 years
at the same rate and same time will be: (c) 4 years (d) Data inadequate
(a) 350 (b) 375 Time and Work
(c) 380 (d) 400 1. P is thrice good a workman as Q and
8. A sum of money at compound interest therefore become able to finish a job in 48
amounts to thrice itself in three years. In days less than Q. Working together, they do
how many years will it be 9 times itself? it in
(a) 4 (b) 6 (a) 18 days (b) 24 days
(c) 7 (d) 3 (c) 20 days (d) 12 days
9. The Compound interest on a certain sum 2. Kamal can do a work in 15 days. Bimal is
for 2 years is Rs.40.80 and simple interest is 50 percent more efficient than kamal doing
Rs.40.Find the rate of interest per annum the work. In how many days will Bimal do
and the sum. that the work?
(a) 4% & 500 (b) 5% & 480 (a) 14 days (b) 12 days
(c) 8% & 520 (d) 6% & 500 (c) 10 days (d) 10
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days
2
10. Find the compound interest on Rs.3200 3. Pipe A can fill a tank in 15 minutes and
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in 2 years, the rate of interest being 72 % for Pipe B can drain 40 liter per minute. If both
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the first year and 122 % for the second year. the pipes are opened together, the cistern is
(a) Rs.620 (b) Rs.670 full in 45 minutes, find the capacity of the
(c) Rs.770 (d) Rs.760 cistern.
11. The difference between the simple and (a) 600 liters (b) 750 liters
the compound interest every six months at (c) 900 liters (d) 1800 liters
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4. 12 men take 36 days to do a work while (A + B) to complete the work, while B alone
12 women complete 3/4th of the same work takes 9 days more than the time taken by (A
in 36 days. In how many days 10 men and 8 + B) to finish the work. What time, A and B
women together will complete the same together will take to finish the work?
work? (a) 9 days (b) 6 days
(a) 6 days (b) 27 days (c) 12 days (d) 10 days
(c) 12 days (d) Data inadequate 9. A wall of 100 m can be built by 7 men or
5. A and B can do a work in 45 and 40 days 10 women in 10 days. How many days will
respectively. They began the work together, 14 men and 20 women take to build a wall of
but A left after some time and B finished the 600 m?
remaining work in 23 days. After how many (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 2 (d) 30
days did A leave? 10. 10 men and 15 women can complete the
(a) 6 days (b) 9 days work in 6 days.1 man can do the same job in
(c) 12 days (d) 10 days 100 days. In how many days 1 woman can
6. The number of days required by A, B, and do the job?
C to work individually is 6, 12 and 8 (a) 80 days (b) 125 days
respectively. They started the work doing it (c) 180 days (d) 225 days
alternatively. If A has started then followed 11. A certain number of men can do a piece
by B and so on, how many days are needed of work in 80 days. If there were 10 men
to complete the whole work? less, it could be finished in 20 days more.
(a) 8 (b) 7.5 How many men are there in the starting?
(c) 8.5 (d) 9.5 (a) 45 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 60
7. If 14 men and 12 boys can finish work in
4 days, while 8 men and 16 boys can finish Time and Distance
the same work in 5 days. Compare the 1 day 1. The metro services has a train going from
work of 1 man and 1 boy Mumbai to Pune and Pune to Mumbai every
(a) 2 (b) 1
1
hour, the first one at 6 a.m. The trip from
2
1
(c)
1
(d) 3 one city to other takes 4 2
hours and all
2
8. When A alone does a piece of work, he trains at the same speed. How many trains
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will you pass while going from Mumbai to (a) 18 kmph (b) 20 kmph
Pune if you start at 12 noon? (c) 25 kmph (d) 16 kmph
(a) 10 (b) 11 5. If a train overtakes two persons who are
(c) 9 (d) 12 walking in the same direction in which the
2. A column of men, extending 500 m in persons are going at the rate of 2km/h and
length takes a hour to march through a 60% 4km/h and passes them completely in 9 and
of the the street at the rate of 50 paces a 10 seconds. Find the length of train and its
minute, each pace being 25cm. Find the speed (in kmph)
length of the street. (a) 50m, 22kmph (b) 52m, 25kmph
(a) 1.5 km (b) 1 km (c) 100m, 44kmph (d) 120m, 20kmph
(c) 1.75 km (d) 1.25 km 6. A train leaves the station 1 hour before
3. One bad day, at 7 am. I started on my the scheduled time. The driver decreases its
bike at the speed of 36 kmph to meet one of speed by 4km/hr. At the next station 120km
my relatives. After I had travelled some away, the train reached on time. Find the
distance, my bike went out of order and I original speed of the train.
had to stop. After resting for 35 minutes, I (a) 20 km/hr (b) 28 km/hr
returned home on foot at a speed of 14 (c) 24 km/hr (d) 18 km/hr
kmph and reached home at 1 pm. Find the 7. Two trains each 200 m long move towards
distance from my house at which my bike each other on parallel lines with velocities 20
broke down (approx.) kmph and 30 kmph respectively. What is the
(a) 55 km (b) 63 km time that elapses when they first meet until
(c) 45 km (d) 72 km they have pass each other?
4. Two points A and B are located 48 km (a) 20 seconds (b) 28.8 seconds
apart on the riverfront. A motorboat must go (c) 14.4 seconds (d) 16 seconds
from A to B and return to A as soon as 8. A farmer completed a distance of 61km in
possible. The river flows at 6km/h. What 9 hours. He covered some of the distance at
must be the least speed of the motorboat in 4km/hr by walking and the remaining
still water for the trip from A to B and back distance on cycle at the speed of 9km/hr.
again to be completed in not more than six How much distance did he travel walking?
hours(assume that the motorboat does not (a) 14 km (b) 15 km
stop at B) (c) 16 km (d) 17 km
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9. A and B run on a circular track of They continue their motion for 10 hours.
circumference 800 m in the opposite How many times they pass each other?
direction. Speed of A and B are 50 m/s and (a) 10 (b) 11
30 m/s respectively. Initially A and B are (c) 9 (d) 12
diametrically opposite to each other. When 13. A boat takes 7 hours to go from P to R,
will they meet for the first time? through a midpoint Q, but it takes 8 hours to
(a) 5 seconds (b) 15 seconds go from P to Q, and then return from Q to P.
(c) 10 seconds (d) 12 seconds How long it would take to go from R to P?
10. A man who can swim 48m/min in still (a) 8h (b) 7.5h
water swims 200 m against the current and (c) 8.5h (d) 9h
200 m with the current. If the difference 14. A surveillance plane is moving between
between the two times is 10 minutes, find two fixed places Pukhwara and Kargil at 120
the speed of the current. km/hr. The distance between two places is
(a) 30m/min (b) 29m/min 600 km. After 18 hour what will be the
(c) 31m/min (d) 32m/min distance between the Kargil and its position
11. A passenger sitting in a train of length if it starts moving from Pukhwara?
100m, which is running with speed of 60 (a) 360 km (b) 300 km
km/h passing through two bridges, notices (c) 240 km (d) 400 km
that he crosses the first bridge and the 15. A train leaves station X at 5 am and
second bridge in time intervals in the ratio reaches station Y at 9 am. Another train
7:4 respectively. If the length of first bridge leaves station Y at 7 am. and reaches station
be 280 m, then the length of second bridge X at 10.30 am. At what time do the trains
is cross each other?
(a) 210m (b) 160m (a) 7.36 am (b) 8.56 am
(c) 459m (d) 630m (c) 8.36 am (d) 7.56 am
12. Two persons start from the opposite
ends of a 90km straight track run to and fro Probability
between the two ends. The speed of first 1. 12 persons are seated around a round
person is 30m/s and the other is

125
m/s. table. What is the probability that two
6
particular persons sit together?
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(a) 2/11 (b) 1/6 ways can they be arranged around the
(c) 3/11 (d) 3/15 circular table if the two brothers cannot be
2. Eleven books, consisting of five seated together?
Engineering books, four Mathematics books (a) (14!).13 (b) 14𝑝3
and two physics books, are arranged in a (c)
14!
(d) None of these
3!
shelf at random. What is the probability that
2. Seven delegates are to address a
the books of each kind are all together?
meeting. If a particular speaker is to speak
5 2
(a) (b) before another particular speaker, find the
1155 1155
(c)
3
(d)
1
number of ways in which this can be
1155 1155
3. From a group of 7 men and 4 women a arranged.
committee of 6 persons is formed. What is (a) 1220 (b) 2520 (c) 3250 (d) 7826
the probability that the committee will 3. Nargis has 8 children and she takes 3 at a
consist of exactly 2 women? time to children‟s park as often as she can

5 3 without taking the same 3 children together
(a) 11
(b) 11
more than once. The number of times she
4 2
(c) (d)
11 11 will go to the park is:
4. One digit is selected from first 20 positive (a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 76
integers. What is the probability that it is 4. There are four different coloured balls and
divisible by 3 or 4. 4 boxes of the same colours as that of the
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 balls. Find the number of ways in which
(c) 2/3 (d) 4/5 exactly one ball can be put in different colour
5. A letter is taken from the word box that of the ball.
ASSISTANT and another from the word (a) 16 (b) 10
STATISTICS. What is the probability that (c) 4𝐶2 (d) None of these
both the letters are the same? 5. The number of permutations of the letters
1 17 19 13
(a) 45
(b) 90
(c) 90
(d) 90 of the word LUMINARY such that neither the
pattern LURY nor MINA occurs is :
Permutation (a) 46800 (b) 24600
1. There are 16 executives including two (c) 40086 (d) None of these
brothers, Aravind and Aakash. In how many
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EXPLANATION 𝑑 𝑑 𝑑
= + +
60 20 60
AVERAGE
5𝑑 𝑑
1. The price of the costliest and cheapest = =
50 12
computer Average speed in the whole journey
= 80 × 30000 − 78 × 29500 = 99000 2𝑑 12 𝑘𝑚
= 𝑑 = 2𝑑 × 𝑑
= 24 𝑕𝑟
Therefore the price of cheapest computer 12
Other method:-
= 99000 − 80000 = 19,000
𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 2 Let the distance =x
2. 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠
=1
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 =
Therefore number of executives = 40 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Number of non executive employees = 20 𝑥+𝑥
= 𝑥 𝑥
𝑥 2 2
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑦 = 40 × 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 + 20 60
+ 10
+ 30
× 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 2𝑥
= 𝑥+3𝑥+𝑥
60 × 12000 = 40 × 𝑘 + 20 × 𝐿
60
∴ 𝐾, 𝐿 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 = 24 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟
So we can‟t determine the required average 5. Let the number of failed students = x
salary. then, number of passed students = 75-x
1 10𝑘𝑚
3. 𝑃 = 25% = 4 𝑋= 𝑕
75 × 35 = 30𝑥 + 55 75 − 𝑥
45 9 𝑘𝑚 15 × 35 = 6𝑥 + 11 75 − 𝑥
𝑄 = 45% = = 𝑌=5
100 20 𝑕 5𝑥 = 300
30 3
𝑅 = 30% = = 𝑍 = 15 𝑘𝑚/𝑕 𝑥 = 60
100 10
1 Other method:-
𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = 𝑃
+𝑌+𝑍
𝑄 𝑅 𝑛 = 75 , 𝑎 = 35
𝑋
𝑥 = 55 , 𝑦 = 30
1
= 1 9 3
= 7.40 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟 Number of students who passed
+ +
4×10 20×5 10×15
𝑛 𝑎−𝑦 75 35 − 30
4. Let distance between home & hospital = d = =
𝑥−𝑦 55 − 30
km 75 × 5
= = 15
Total distance travelled = d+d = 2d km 25
𝑑
𝑑 𝑑 Number of students failed = 60
Total time taken = 60 + 2
+ 2
10 30 6. Let the minimum score =x
Maximum score = x+100
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𝑥 + 𝑥 + 100 = 30 × 42 − 40 × 28 1 book is 60% more than other price
2𝑥 + 100 = 1260 − 1120 = 140 160𝑦
+ 𝑦 = 26
2𝑥 = 40 100
𝑦 = 10
𝑥 = 20
Substitute in (3)
Hence, the maximum score= x+100
𝑥 + 10 = 26
= 20 + 100 = 120
𝑥 = 16
7. Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday=
∴ The price of each of these two books =
300 × 3 = 900
Rs.10 & Rs.16
Thursday + Friday = 250 × 2 = 500
PARTNERSHIP
Monday to Sunday = 400 × 7 = 2800
1 1. 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 3: 5: 5
Required average = 2 2800 − 900 + 500
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 12: 12: 6 = 2: 2: 1
= 700
𝐴: 𝐵: 𝐶 = 3𝑥 × 2 : 5𝑥 × 2 : 5𝑥 × 1
8. The weight of 2nd person is (150 − 3 × 5) =
= 6: 10: 5
135𝑘𝑔
2. Let B contribution is x
rd
The weight of the 3 person is = 135 − 30 = 3500 × 12 2
= =
105 𝑘𝑔 7𝑥 3
Thus the change of the 5 person 14𝑥 = 126000
= 150 − 105 = 45 𝑘𝑔 𝑥 = 9000
Hence overall change =

45
𝑘𝑔 = 9 𝑘𝑔 3. Nir:Kap=9000×12 : (12000×6+6000×6)
5
=1:1
9. Let Average expenditure per head be = x
4600
So, 35 + 7 𝑥 − 1 − 35𝑥 = 42 𝐾𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑕𝑎𝑟𝑒 = = 2300
2
42 𝑥 − 1 − 35𝑥 = 42 4. 𝐴: 𝐵 = 3: 2 = 6: 4
𝑥 = 12 𝐴: 𝐶 = 2: 1 = 6: 3
Original expenditure of mess = 12 × 35 = 420 A B C
10. Total cost of 10 books = Rs. 120 ---(1) 3 2 3
Total cost of 8 books = Rs. 94 ----- (2) 6 6 3
Subtracting (1) & (2), 18: 12: 9
We get, A: B: C = 6:4:3
The cost of 2 books = Rs. 26 4
B‟s share = 13
× 157300 = 48400
Let the price of each book be x and y,
5. Let profit =x
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 26 ------ (3)
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2 4650 × 6
Barati profit = 𝑥 × 3 𝑅′𝑠 𝑠𝑕𝑎𝑟𝑒 = = 900
31
1
𝑅𝑎𝑕𝑢𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 𝑥 8. First 6 months = 15000 × 6 ∶ 30000 × 6
3
Ratio of profit = 2:1 = B: R + +
Similarly Second 6 months = 𝑥 × 6 ∶ 30000 × 6
Let capital is Y Since profit is equally shared = 1: 1

6 15000 + 𝑥 1
Ratio of capital = 3:1 = B: R = :
6 60000 1
3𝑥 × 𝑡 2
= 𝑥 = 45000
𝑥 × 15 1
1 1 1
𝑡 = 10 9. The ratio of their initial investment = 2 : 3 : 4
6. We will require all the statements to = 6: 4: 3
answer this question Let‟s take the initial investment of P, Q, R as
1 and 2 will give 6x, 4x and 3x respectively
′
𝐶 𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 = 𝑅𝑠 8000 × 9 = 72000 𝐴: 𝐵: 𝐶 = 6𝑥 × 2 + 3𝑥 × 10 : 4𝑥 × 12 ∶ 3𝑥 × 12
1 14: 16: 12 = 7: 8: 6
𝐴′ 𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 = × 8000 × 12 = 24000
4 378×8
B‟s share = = 18 × 8 = 144
𝐵′ 𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 = 48000 21
𝐶: 𝐴: 𝐵 = 72000: 24000: 48000 = 3: 1: 2 10. 7 𝑋 ∶ 5 × 4 ∶ 3 × 5
From 3, we will get total profit = 1000 7𝑋 ∶ 20: 15
Now from the ratio and total profit we can C‟s share is 45
15𝑥 = 45
get share of C:
2 1 𝑥=3
= 1000 × = 333
6 3 21𝑋 + 60 + 45 = 168
7. Let P‟s capital = P 63
𝑋= =3
Q‟s capital =q 21
𝑋=3
Then4𝑝 = 6𝑞 = 10𝑟
PERCENTAGE
2𝑝
𝑞=
3 1. Let the price of 1 litre of petrol be Rs. x
2𝑝 and let Raj initially buys ‟y‟ litres of petrol.
𝑟=
5
Therefore, he would have spent Rs. xy on
2𝑝 2𝑝
𝑃: 𝑄: 𝑅 = 𝑃: : = 15: 10: 6 petrol.
3 5
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When the price of petrol increases by 25%, 110
So 80 × 100 = 88%
the new price per litre of petrol is 1.25x. 100 % − 88 % = 12% .
Raj intends to increase the amount he 2. Let the amount taxable purchase be Rs. x
spends on petrol by 10%. Then, 6% of x= 30 paise
i.e., he is willing to spend xy +10% of xy = 30
6% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑅𝑠. 100
xy + 0.10xy =1.10 xy
30 100
𝑥 = 𝑅𝑠. ×
Let the new quantity of petrol that can get 100 6
be „q‟ = 𝑅𝑠. 5
Then, 1.25 𝑥 × 𝑞 = 1.10𝑥𝑦 ∴ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 = 𝑅𝑠. 25 − 5 + 0.30 =

1.10𝑥𝑦 𝑅𝑠. 19.70
𝑞= 1.25𝑥
= 0.88𝑦
3. Let Rama‟s expenditure = 5x
As the new quantity that he can buy is
Rama‟s savings = 3x
0.88y, he gets 0.12 y lesser than what he
Rama‟s income = 5𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 8𝑥
used to get earlier (Or) a reduction 12%.
Rama‟s income, (increase 12%)
Other method:-
112
% 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = × 8𝑥 = 𝑅𝑠. 8.96 𝑥
100
𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 % 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 Rama‟s expenditure, (increase 15%)
= × 100
100 + % 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 5𝑥×115
= 𝑅𝑠. 5.75𝑥
% 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑒 − 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 % 100
=
100 + % 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 Rama‟s savings
× 100 = 𝑅𝑠. 8.96𝑥 − 5.75𝑥
25−10 = 𝑅𝑠. 3.21𝑥
= 100+25 × 100
15 Rama‟s savings increase percent
= 125
× 100
3.21𝑥 − 3𝑥
= 12% = × 100
3𝑥
Other method:- 0.21𝑥
= × 100 = 7%
3
Suppose petrol uses 100 ltr
Other method:-
Petrol price = 100
Take expenditure =100
Total cost = 100 × 100 = 10000
𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 , 5𝑥 = 100
Now price increase 25% = 𝑅𝑠. 125
𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 ,3𝑥 = 60
10000
Now petrol uses = 80 𝑙𝑡𝑟
125 Total income= savings + expenditure
That finally petrol increase only 10% 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 = 100 + 60
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= 160 12 + 𝑥
= × 100 = 40
112 60 + 𝑥
𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 12% = 160 × 100 = 179.2
1200𝑥 + 100𝑥 = 2400 + 40𝑥 = 60𝑥 = 1200
Other method:-
The quantity of water to be added = original
% 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓 .𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡
quantity of solution × 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡
20
4.20 = 60 × = 20 𝐿
𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 = × 100 = 7% 60
60
𝑥 = 20𝐿
4. 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 = 𝐶𝑃 × 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
6. Let maximum marks be x
Let take CP =100
30𝑥 40𝑥
and consumption =100 units + 5= − 10
100 100
Initial expenditure= 100 × 100 = 10000 4𝑥 3𝑥
= − = 10 + 5
120 10 10
CP increases 20% = 100 × 100
𝑥
= 15
=120 10
Consumption decreases 20% = 100 ×

80
= 80 𝑥 = 150
100
∴ 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠
𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 = 120 × 80 = 9600
30
400 = 150 × + 5 = 45 + 5 = 50
100
𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 = × 1 = 4%
10000 Other method:-
Other method:- 100 𝑎 + 𝑏
𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘 =
In 2 percentage is same one percentage (x) 𝑦−𝑥
is increase and other percentage(x) is 100 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 100 × 15
= = = 150
𝑥² 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 10
decrease, = − 100
30
−20 × 20 400 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 = 150 × + 5 = 50
100
= =− = −4
100 100 7. Suppose there was X kg of solution
(-) means decreases. So decreased by 4 %.
initially
5. Given percentage of acid = 80% 15𝑥 3𝑥
The quantity of salt =15% of X= 100 = 20 𝑘𝑔
Then, percentage of water = 20%
20 Now, after evaporation, only (x-30) kg of
In 60 L of solution, water = 60 × 100 = 12 𝐿
3𝑥
mixture contain 20
𝑘𝑔 of salt.
Let X L of water is to be added,
3𝑥
20% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 − 30 =
20
19
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𝑥 − 30 3𝑥 =
270 10
× 90= Rs.6.00
= 5
5 20
𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓 = 𝑅𝑠. 600 − 𝑅𝑠. 540
15𝑥 = 20𝑥 − 600
= 𝑅𝑠. 0.60 = 60 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒
𝑥 = 120 𝑘𝑔
9. Let the price of ghee before increase = x
Other method:-
Consumption = 10 kg
Original quantity of solution
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡 Expenditure = Price X
= 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
% 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡
Consumption
20
= 30 = 30 × 4 = 120 𝑘𝑔 Then, expenditure of ghee = 10x
5
8. Let the original price of sugar be x After increase expense (10% increase) =
Then reduced price of sugar 110% of 10x = 11x
10𝑥 90𝑥 9𝑥 Price of ghee (increase 32%) = 132% of x

=𝑥− = = 𝑅𝑠. 33𝑥
100 100 10 = 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑔
25
270 270
9𝑥 − 𝑥 = 5 New consumption = Increase
10
expense/Increase price of Ghee
270 × 10 270
− =5 11𝑥 × 25 1
9𝑥 𝑥 ∴ 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = = 8 𝑘𝑔
300 − 270 33𝑥 3
=5 Other method:-
𝑥
5𝑥 = 30 % 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑥=6 % 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑔𝑕𝑒𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 − 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛%
=
100 + % 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑔𝑕𝑒𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
∴ 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟 = 𝑅𝑠. 6
9×𝑥 9×6 × 100
∴ 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟 = = 32 − 10 22
10 10
= × 100 = × 100
= 𝑅𝑠. 5.40 182 132
50 50 1 5
∴ 𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓 = 6 − 5.40 = 3
% 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 = 10𝑘𝑔 × 3
× 100 = 3
= 𝑅𝑠. 0.60 = 60 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 5 25 1

= 10 − = = 8 𝑘𝑔
Other method:- 3 3 3
10. Houses containing only one person
𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 %
𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 = × = 100% − 30% = 70 %
𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 100
𝑘𝑔
𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 Houses containing only a male
270 10 15
= × = 𝑅𝑠. 5.40 = 70 × 100 = 10. 5%
5 100
𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 %
Original Price = ( 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 × 100−𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 %
)
𝑘𝑔
𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠
R.A.C.E
𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒 = 70% −
10.5% = 59.5%
Other method:-
100 − 𝑥 100 − 𝑦
=
100
100 − 30 100 − 15
=
100
70 × 85
= = 59 . 5%
100
PROFIT AND LOSS
1. In 1kg of mixture,
6
Foil of 1st kind = 7 𝑘𝑔
1
2nd kind = 7 𝑘𝑔
𝑥
Let price of 1st kind = 𝑅𝑠 𝑘𝑔
Price of 2nd kind = 𝑅𝑠. 𝑘𝑔

4𝑥 Thus to make dry grapes similar to fresh
90×100
grapes, Akram requires 55 kg water with 20
Cost price of mixture = = 75
120 kg of dry grapes.
6𝑥 4𝑥 10𝑥 55
+ = = 75 So, the profit % = × 100 = 275%
7 7 7 20
𝑥 = 52.5 Other method:

Other method: Water : pulp
4 : 1
1 : 3
4 → 20 𝑘𝑔
3 → 15 𝑘𝑔
4𝑥 − 75 6 1 → 5 𝑘𝑔
= 5+𝑥 4
75 − 𝑥 1 So, 15
=1
𝑥 = 52.5
𝑥 = 55 𝑘𝑔
2.
20 𝑘𝑔 → 100%
55𝑘𝑔 → ?
21
R.A.C.E
= 275% Given:
3. From the statement it is clear that he c.p s.p
purchases 119 g instead of 100g & he sells (100 → 125) 100% S.P is 125
85g instead of whole transaction 120 → ? 120% S.P is 150
He saves 19 + 15 = 34 𝑔 150
Thus the profit 100 → 75
𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 34 150 →?
= 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑑
× 100 = 85
× 100 = 40%
75 × 150
Other method: 𝑥= = 112.5
100
Originally purchased =119 𝑃% = 12.5%
Cost price = Rs. 85 1
6. 16.66% = 6 = 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
85 → 100
1 5
𝑠𝑜 34 → ? 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 = 1 − =
6 6
= 40% 10 𝑥 2
1− = 𝑥= 2.4
1 12 12 3
4. CP of one egg (in 1st case) = 3 = 33.33 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒
Selling price = 12 × 1 + 2.4 × 2 = 16.8
nd 1
CP of one egg (in 2 case) = = 16.66 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒
6 Cost price = 10 × 1 = 10
33.33+16.66
Average CP of one egg = = 25 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 16.8 − 10 6.8
2 × 100 = × 100 = 68%
10 10
SP of one egg = 200/9
7. Candle bulb
200
25 −
CP − SP = 9
× 100 = 11.11% 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 CP a c
25
SP b d
5. Let the CP of one article = Rs.1
and c= 2a
Then SP = Rs. 1.25
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 10 𝑏 − 𝑎 = 3𝑑
Again the new SP = 1.25 × 1.2 = 1.5
𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 10 𝑐 − 𝑑 = 4𝑏
Now, if he sells initially 100 articles, then
3𝑑
𝐶𝑃 = 100 × 1 = 𝑅𝑠. 100 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 % = × 100
10𝑎
𝑆𝑃 = 100 × 1.25 = 𝑅𝑠. 125 4𝑏
𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 % = × 100
New 𝑆𝑃 = 75 × 1.5 = 112.5 10𝑐
3𝑑 4𝑏
𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 % = 12.5% 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 × 100 = × 100
10𝑎 10𝑐
Other method: 3𝑑 4𝑏 3𝑑 4𝑏
= = =
𝐶𝑃 = 100 𝑎 𝑐 𝑎 2𝑎
𝑆𝑃 = 125
R.A.C.E
𝑏 3 = 1.25 × 79.2
=
𝑑 2 𝑆𝑃 = 99
8. Net profit = 20
Initially MP= 100 = 800000
So
Final sale price = 99 = 792000
15 + 𝑥
= 20 Other method:
2
200
𝑥 = 25% −20 − 10 + = 28
100
25 − 15 = 10
∴ 𝐶𝑃 = 72 → 100
10 = 4800
110 → ?
100= 48000
79.2
Other method:
100 → 79.2
Let the CP of each motor cycle be Rs. x ,
125 →? → 99
then
100 → 8 𝑙𝑎𝑘𝑕
2 1.15𝑥 + 4800 = 2 1.2𝑥
99 → ? → 7.92 𝐿
2.30𝑥 + 4800 = 2.4𝑥
11. 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 = 𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑒𝑠 ×
0.10𝑥 = 4800
𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑒
𝑥 = 48000
60𝑥𝑦 = 3𝑥 × 20𝑦
9. 𝑆𝑃1 = 𝑆𝑃2
54𝑥𝑦 = 24 × 27𝑦
20 20
𝑆𝑃 × − 𝐶𝑃 × = 85 60 − 54
100 100 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 % = × 100
60
120
𝐶𝑃 × = 𝑆𝑃 = 10%
100
20 100 20 Other method:
𝑆𝑃 × − 𝑆𝑃 × × = 85
100 120 100 Previous = 3 members
20 100 Wages = 3 × 20 = 60
𝑆𝑃 × 1− = 85
100 120
After reduction, 2 members
𝑆𝑃 = 85 × 30
𝑤𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 = 27
𝑆𝑃 = 2550
2 × 27 = 54
10.
60−54 6
× 100 = 60 × 100 = 60%
MP CP TOTAL CP 60
100 80 72 79.2 12. Let 𝐶𝑃 = 𝑥
-20% -10% +10% 140𝑥

𝑆𝑃 =
100
𝑆𝑃 = 125% 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑃
23
R.A.C.E
7𝑥 Other method:
= 𝑅𝑠.
5
Brass Bronze
60𝑥 3𝑥
𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝐶𝑃 = 60% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 = = 0% 16%
100 5
𝐺𝑎𝑖𝑛 = 50%
3𝑥 10%
𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑆𝑃 = 150% 𝑜𝑓
5
150 3𝑥 9𝑥
= × = 6 10
100 55 10
According to question = 3:5
7𝑥 9𝑥 14𝑥 − 9𝑥 % of copper in brass
− =5 → =5
5 10 10 𝑥 80
5𝑥 1
=5 → 𝑥=5
10 2
74
𝑥 = 𝑅𝑠. 10
Other method:
3 5
Let 𝐶𝑃 = 𝑅𝑠. 100 𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑃 = 140
150 𝑥 = 64%
𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐶𝑃 = 𝑅𝑠. 60 & 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑆𝑃 = 60 × = 𝑅𝑠. 90
100 So zinc = 36%
𝑅𝑠 140 − 90 = 𝑅𝑠. 50 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑅𝑠. 5 2. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 150
100𝑅𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑅𝑠. 10 0.25𝑥 + 0.5𝑦 = 58
𝐶𝑃 = 10 𝑅𝑠 by solving, we get
𝑥 = 68, 𝑦 = 82
RATIO PROPORTION AND AGES Other method
1. Initial composition 25 p is ¼ of a Rs. 1
C: Z: T = 80: 4: 16 So option will be a 4th table multiples68 & 52
Final C: Z: T = 74: 16: 10 So from here we get 2 options only
Tin to be reduced from 16% to 10% Take 68
Copper % in brass= 68 girls. Hence 82 boys
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 ×𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 % − 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 ×𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟
16−10
Amt with girls = 68 × 0.25 = 17
16 × 74 − 10 × 80 Amt with boys = 82 × 0.5 = 41
= = 64%
16 − 10 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡 = 17 + 41 = 58
Zinc % in brass = 36% 3. Let the person have Rs. x
Ratio of C: Z = 64: 36 2𝑥
Share of elder son = 𝑅𝑠. 5
R.A.C.E
Share of younger son = 𝑅𝑠.
3𝑥
Let us track for D alone
10
2𝑥 3𝑥 𝐴 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠
According to the question, − 10 = 2000 = 3360
5 𝑕𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑓 6720
𝑥 = 20000 = 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 3: 2: 1
2𝑥 3𝑥
Remaining amt saved in trusts = 1 − 5
+ 10
B: C: D
3360
7𝑥 3𝑥 3 × 20000 D‟s share = = 560 … … … … … (1)
=1− = = = 6000 6
10 10 10 3360
B votes = = 1680 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 2: 1
Given that A: B: C = 3:5:2 2
2 D‟s = 1680/3 = 560................ (2)

Share of 𝐶 = 3+5+2 × 6000 = 1200
C and D voters = 840 , 840 … … … … … … . (3)
Other method:
2
C D
Let x =100 5 𝑡𝑕 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 = 40% = 𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑛
Equation 1+2+3
= 30 % = 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑛 = 70 % = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡
D‟s voter = 560 + 560 + 840 = 1960
𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 30%
Seeing the options only (A) has 1960 for D
Given diff between 2 son‟s share = 2000
Other method:
40:30
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 = 840 × 8 = 6720
4:3 1
12 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 = 840
2
1 = 2000 840 × 8
100% = 12.5 × 8 = 100
100
3= 6000
840 do not vote
2
C‟s share = 10 × 6000 = 𝑅𝑠. 1200
6720 − 840 = 5880 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑒
4. Female population in state B = 33 million There should be total 5880 × 2 = 11760 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠
3x =33 million, So, choices (3) & (4) are rejected. From the
2×33
2x= 3
𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 22𝑚 ratios it is also clear that C gets more votes
Female population of State A = 22 million than D. so out correct choice is (1)
Male population of A =
1000
× 22𝑚 6. Let Tanya age 16 yrs ago =x
926
Grandfather‟s age 16 yrs ago = 8x
Total population of A
1000 8 yrs from now, 3 𝑥 + 16 + 8 = 8𝑥 + 16 + 8
= 22 1 + = 45.76 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛
926 48
1 𝑥=
5. 12 2 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 = 840 5
8 yrs ago ratio was:
So 100% is 840 × 8 = 6720
25
R.A.C.E
𝑥+8
48
+8 8. Let A, S and K respectively be the nuts
5
=
8𝑥 + 8 8𝑥 + 48 + 8 that Anil, Sunil and Kapil gets
5
88 11 Their ages are mA, mS and mK respectively
=
424 53 Given that
Other method: 𝐴 4 𝐴 6
= 𝑎𝑛𝑑 =
Tanya 𝑠 3 𝐾 7
𝐴 𝑠 𝑘 17.5 1
Grandfather = = = =
12 9 14 35 2
Past 16 years = 1 8
Their ages will be respectively 6 years, 4.5
= 7 difference: so multiply by 2
years and 7 years.
Other method:
After 8 years = 1 3
Working back from the options, quickly add
= 2 difference: multiply by 3
all the ages in each option.
T GF
Option (1) gets ruled out. Check the ratio
2 16
Anil: Sunil = 4:3 you get option (2) as your
Diff 5 5
answer.
7 21
This 5 → 24 (16years ago +8 years now)
9. Skilled: unskilled: clerks
1 → 4.8
8 : 5 : 1
16 years ago T GF
Wages = 5 : 2 : 3
2 × 4.8 16 × 4.8
Hence the amount must be paid in the ratio
9.6 ∶ 76.8
8×5 ∶5×2∶1×3
Asked 8 years ago
= 40: 10: 3
So add 8
Sum of the ratios = 40 + 10 + 3 = 53
17.6 ∶ 84.8
If total = 53, then skilled workers get Rs. 40
Now solving, we get = 11:53
If total = 318, the skilled workers get = Rs
7. Mother‟s age when Ayesha‟s brother was 40
× 318
53
born = 36 years
= 240 𝑅𝑠 … … … … … … … … (1)
Father‟s age when Ayesha‟s brother was
Unskilled workers get
born = 38+4 = 42 years
10
× 318 = 𝑅𝑠. 60 … … … … … … … (2)
Required difference = 42 − 36 = 6 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 53
R.A.C.E
Clerks get = 1728000
3 3 3
= 53 × 318 = 𝑅𝑠. 18 … … … … … … … … … … (3) Worth of car after 3 years = 16L × 4
So answer = 240, 60, 18 = Rs 675000
Difference = 1728000 – 675000 = 1053000
10. Present age of Denis = 5 years
Present age of Rahul = 5-2 = 3 years 4) Sum = 𝑥
Let present age of Ajay = x Org. rate = 𝑦%
𝑥−6
Then 18
= 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑎𝑕𝑢𝑙 = 3 New rate = 𝑦 + 3 %
𝑥 − 6 = 3 × 18 = 54 ; 𝑥 = 54 + 6 = 60 𝑥 𝑦+3 ×2 𝑥 𝑦 ×2
− = 300
100 100
𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 = 15000 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 5000
SIMPLE INTERERST AND COMPOUND
Shortcut:
INTEREST
𝐴×100
Formula: 𝑆 =
1) Rate of interest = 16% per annum 𝑡×𝑥
300×100
Actual rate of interest = 4% per quarterly Sum = = 5000
2×3
25
Principle of all 3 installments = 17576 [ 26
+
𝑃×𝑟×4
25 25 3 5) SI for 4 yrs = = 300
(26)2 + 26
) 100
17576 ×25××1951 4Pr = 300 × 100 → 1

= = 48775
26×676 4𝑃×𝑟×6
SI for next 6 yrs =
100
300×100×6
2) Balance (installments) = 1150 (1500 – SI = = 1800 𝑅𝑠
100
350) Total SI at the end of 10thyr = 300+ 1800 =
Total amt for next 3 months = 1150 + 2100

Shortcut:
1150×𝑟×312××100=[400+400+400×𝑟×1100×12
𝑡2
+400+400×𝑟×2100×12 Formula: Total SI = 𝑥[ 1 + 𝑛
𝑡1
6
46000 + 115𝑟 400 × 3𝑟 = 300 1 + 4
= 1200 + 4
40 1200
= 300 × 7
80
𝑟= = 26.66% = 2100
3
3) Worth of hotel after 3 years = 10L × (1.2)3 6) Sum = 𝑥

27
R.A.C.E
𝑥 × 8 × 4 32𝑥 𝑟 3 2
𝐼= = 2
3 = 1+
100 100 100
32𝑥 𝑟 6
= 𝑥 − 340 9= 1+
100 100
32𝑥 = 100𝑥 − 34000 Sum money will be 9 times in 6 years
34000
𝑥= = 𝑅𝑠. 500 Shortcut:
68
If a sum becomes „n‟ times in„t‟ years at CI.
Shortcut:
100𝐴 It will be 𝑛 𝑚
times in mt years.
Formula: Sum =
100−𝑟𝑡
Sum becomes 3 times in 3 yrs
100×340 340×100
Sum = =
100−8×4 68 3 2
times in 2×3 = 6 yrs
𝑅𝑠. 500
9) Diff b/w SI & CI for 2 yrs is the interest

2
7) CI on 1 rupee = 1 + 100
10
−1 on first yrs interest
40
11 2
21 1styr= = 20
2
− 1 =>
10 100 CI – SI = 40.8-40 = 0.8
2×10 1
SI on 1 rupee = => Interest on Rs. 20 for 1 yr = 0.8
100 5
𝑆𝐼 1 100 Interest on Rs. 100 for 1 yr=
80×100
= × 100×20
𝐶𝐼 5 21
1 100 = Rs. 4
𝑆𝐼 = × × 420
5 21 Rate = 4%
= 400 100 × 𝐼 100 × 40
𝑃= = = 500
Shortcut: 𝑛×𝑟 2×4
𝑡=2
200 Shortcut:
𝑆𝐼 = × 101.5
203 2× 𝐶−𝑆
𝑟= × 100%
100 3
= × 420
105 2 × 0.8
𝑟= × 100 => 4%
= 𝑅𝑠. 400 40
40 × 100
𝑆𝑢𝑚 = = 𝑅𝑠: 500
4×2
8) 𝑠𝑢𝑚 = 𝑥
𝑟 3
3𝑥 = 𝑥(1 + ) 15 25
100 10) 𝐶𝐼 = 3200 1 + 200 1 + 200 − 3200
Squaring on both sides 43 9
= 3200 −1
40 8
R.A.C.E
67 Required time =
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ×𝑛
= 3200 = 670 𝑛 2 −1
320
Given time = Diff bt P and Q in days
n = how much time P is efficient than Q (or)
11) 𝑠𝑢𝑚 = 𝑥
4 n = efficiency
5 𝑥 × 10 × 2
𝑥 1+ −𝑥 − = 124.05 48 × 3
100 100 =
9−1
𝑥 = 8000
= 18 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
12)
2) Kamal can do the work in 15 days
𝑡
20
𝑃 1+ > 2𝑃 The efficiency of Bimal: Kamal
100
𝑡 (In terms of work) 150: 100
6
>2
5 (So, in time) 100: 150
By trial, 2: 3
6 6 6 6 10 days: 15 days
× × × >2
5 5 5 5
So Bimal finished it in 10 days
Required time is 4 years.
3) Pipe A can fill it in 15 mins

TIME AND WORK
AB together work in 45 mins
1) Let time taken by 𝑃 = 𝑥 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 45×15
So, B work, =
𝑄 = 3𝑥 45−15
45 × 15
From question, =
30
3𝑥 − 𝑥 = 48 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 45
B‟s individual work = 2
𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠
2𝑥 = 48 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
Per mins 40 liters
∴ 𝑃′ 𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 => 𝑥 = 24
45
𝑄 ′ 𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 => 3𝑥 = 72 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 Overall capacity = 40 × 2
= 900 𝑙𝑡𝑠
𝑃×𝑄
𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑃 & 𝑄 =
𝑃+𝑄
4) Here 12 men complete the work in 36
24 × 72
= days and, 12 women complete 3/4th work in
96
= 18 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 36 days.
3
Shortcut: 1 women‟s work = 𝑡𝑕 of man‟s work
4
29
R.A.C.E
3 1
So, 8 women work = 4 × 8 = 6 men Efficiency of A = 6
𝑋 100% =16.66%
They ask for 10 men + 8 women B = 8.33%

So, 10 men + 6 men = 16 men C = 12.5%
12 men = 36 days Efficiency of A+B = 25%
16 men =? A+B+C = 37.5%
So, 10 men + 6 men finished in 27 days In 3 days 87.5% completed
6 days 75% completed
5) Remaining work (in days) = Remaining Rest 25% work done,
work to be completed × Individual efficiency A and B in alternate days
of the person So total 8 days
23 = 𝑥 × 40
23
𝑥= (B‟s work) 7) Here, 𝑎1 = 14, 𝑏1 = 12, 𝑥 = 4
40
17 𝑎2 = 8, 𝑏2 = 16, 𝑦 = 5
𝑠𝑜 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑤𝑕𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘
40 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑜𝑓 1 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑏2 − 𝑥𝑏1
=
45 × 40 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑜𝑓 1 𝑏𝑜𝑦 𝑥𝑎1 − 𝑦𝑎2
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 =
45 + 40 5×16−4×12 32 2
= = = =2
45×40 17 4×14−5×8 16 1
So, A‟s work 85
× 40
= 9 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
8) Here, a = 16 and b = 9
Required time = 𝑎𝑏
2×6×12×8 6
6) A, B, C together work = =
12×6+12×8+8×6 16 = 16 × 9
6
In 3 days 16
completed = 12 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
In 6 days
12
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 9) 7 men = 10 women
16
10
4 1 1 men = women
Remaining 16
= 4
7
10
Then alternate work start by A, 14 men + 20 women = 14 × 7
+ 20
1
=4 − 6 = 12
1 1 = 40 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛
𝑀1 𝐷1 𝑀2 𝐷2
Then B complete the remaining work = 𝐵𝑦, =
𝑊1 𝑊2
1
12
𝑋 12 = 1 day 10 × 10 40 × 𝐷2
=
600 600
Total number of days = 6+1+1=8
𝐷2 = 15 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
Shortcut:
R.A.C.E
10) 10 men + 15 women = 6 days Therefore, you would be able to meet the
60 men + 90 women = 1 day train which left Mumbai from 8 p.m to 4 p.m
1 man do in 100 days, so 100 men do in 1 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4) = Total no of 9
day trains
60 men + 90 women = 100 men (∴ Note: Trains left Mumbai at 6 a.m, 7 a.m
90 women = 40 men reach Pune at 10.30 a.m, 11.30 a.m
1 woman = men
4
respectively)
9
1 man = 100 days

1 2) Each pace in length = 25 cm
Therefore, 1 man = (𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘)
100
50 paces per mins
4 1 1
1 woman = × = (in work) = 225 days
9 100 225 60% of Journey completed in 1 hour
∴ Therefore in one minute distance covered
11) Number of men = x = 50 × 0.25
Time taken = 80 days 1
= 50 × 𝑚
𝑥 − 10 Men finish in 100 days 4
𝑀1 𝐷1 = 𝑀2 𝐷2 60% Total Distance => Distance covered in

1
80 × 𝑥 = 100 × 𝑥 − 10 one hour = 60 × 50 × 4
80𝑥 = 100𝑥 − 1000 1 100
Total distance = 60 × 50 × ×
4 60
𝑥 = 50
Total distance = 1250 m
Shortcut:
Length of street = 1250 + 500 m (length of
Here a = 10, D = 80 and d = 20
column of men)
𝑎 𝐷+𝑑
∴ 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 = = 1.75 Km
𝑑
10 80 + 20
= 35 65
20 3) Total time travelled =6 − 60 = 12 𝑕𝑟𝑠
100 × 10
= 50 𝑑 𝑑 65
20 + =
36 14 12
TIME AND DISTANCE ∴ 𝑑 = 54.6 𝐾𝑚
1) If you start at 12 noon, you would reach Another Method:
at 4.30 p.m. 2𝑥𝑦 2 36 × 14 504
∴ 𝑎𝑣𝑔 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = = =
𝑥+𝑦 36 × 14 25
31
R.A.C.E
10 5
∴ 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 𝐴𝑣𝑔. 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 × 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ×10− ×9 55
Speed of train = 9 9
10−9
= 9
m/s
(It is To and Fro distance) => Distance
504 65
Speed of train = 22 km/hr
= 25
× 12 = 109.2 𝐾𝑚 10 5
− 10×9
109.2 Length of train = 9 9
10−9
= 50 𝑚
∴ 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑕𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 = = 54.6 𝐾𝑚
2
4) Total time = 6 hours
6) Distance = 𝑣 × 𝑡
Distance = 48 km
𝑣 − 𝑡 𝑡 + 1 = 𝑣𝑡 = 120 𝑘𝑚
Let „𝑥′ is speed of boat in still water 𝑣𝑡 − 4𝑡 + 𝑣 − 4 = 𝑣𝑡
𝐷 𝐷
+ =6 𝑣 − 4𝑡 = 4
𝑥+6 𝑥−6
120
2𝑥 − 4𝑡 = 4
48 2 =6 𝑡
𝑥 − 36
120 − 4𝑡 2 = 4𝑡
𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 − 36 = 0
4𝑡 2 + 4𝑡 − 120 = 0
𝑥 = 18, −2
𝑡 2 + 𝑡 − 30 = 0
Speed of boat in still water = 18 Km/hr
𝑡 = 5, −6 => 𝑡 = 5 𝑕𝑟𝑠
120
𝑣= = 24 Km/hr
5) Let speed of train as ′𝑥′ km/hr 5
𝑥−2 9 𝑥−4 10 Alternate method:

Length of train = 60×60
= 60×60
Let time taken in 1st case is ′𝑥 ′ 𝑕𝑟𝑠
𝑥 − 2 9 = 𝑥 − 4 10
120 120
𝑘𝑚 9 Speed − 4 = 𝑥+1
𝑥= 22 of train = (22-2) 𝑥
𝑕𝑟 60×60
On solving we get 𝑥 = 5
9
= 20 × 120
60 × 60 Original speed = 5
= 24 km/hr
1
Length = 20
1 Short cut:
= 𝑘𝑚
20
Distance = speed × time
1000
= 𝑚 120 = speed × time
20
𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 = 50𝑚 They given, train moves one hour before and
Alternate method: speed 4 km/hr slow, and it reaches on same
𝑀1 = 2 Km/hr =
5
m/s time.
9
10 So let we take 5 × 24 = 120
𝑀2 = 4 Km/hr = 9
m/s
6 × 20 = 120
R.A.C.E
Therefore the initial speed is 24 km/hr. 2𝜋𝑟 = 800 𝑚
𝜋𝑟 = 400𝑚
400
7) Two trains move towards each other Time for first meet => Time taken = = 5𝑠
80
(opposite) 10) Speed of boat in still water = 48 m/min
Relative speed = 20 + 30 = 50 km/hr Distance = 200 m
Time taken to cross each other Time 𝑡1 − 𝑡2 = 10 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠
200+200
= 5 m/s 200 200
50× − = 10
18
48 − 𝑣 48 + 𝑣
400×18
Time = 250
= 28.8 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑣 2 + 40𝑣 − 482 = 0
𝑣 = 32, −72
8) Speed of current 𝑣 = 32 m/min
11) Here length of train is always same,

So time is directly proportional to length of
the bridge
𝑡1 𝑙1
So, =
𝑡2 𝑙2
𝑙1 𝑙
(Since 𝑡1
= 𝑡2 )
2
Time shared in 9 hrs→ 4 ∶ 5 𝑡1 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 1𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒
∴ 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 4 𝑕𝑟 × 4 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟 𝑡2 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 2𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒
= 16 𝑘𝑚 𝑙1 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 1𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒
Alternate: 𝑙2 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 2𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒

7 280
Let ′𝑥 ′ 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. =
4 𝑙2
𝑥 61 − 𝑥
4
+
9
=9 Length of 2nd bridge =>𝑙2 = 160 𝑚
On solving 5𝑥 = 80
𝑚 125 𝑚
𝑥 = 16 𝑘𝑚 12) Speed of two persons = 30 𝑠
𝑎𝑛𝑑 6 𝑠
9) Relative speed of A with respect to B = 50

+ 30 = 80 m/s 108 km/hr 75
Initially A & B are diametrically opposite km/hr
33
R.A.C.E
In these higher speed is 1st person. (in 1st case since 4 hrs to complete the
and he covers 1080 km in 10 hrs journey)
1080 𝑥 2𝑥
In that he makes 90
= 12 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐵 = = 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟
7 7
13) 2
𝑥 2𝑥 15𝑥 𝑘𝑚
Q 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = + =
4 7 28 𝑕𝑟
P R at 7 am, train A at half distance from one
end train B at other end
st
In 1 case P to R → 7 𝑕𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑕 𝑜𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑟
𝑃 𝑡𝑜 𝑄 → 3.5 𝑕𝑟𝑠 𝑥
2 𝑥 28 28 56
Again in 2nd case, 𝑃 → 𝑄 & 𝑄 → 𝑃 = 8𝑕𝑟𝑠 = 15𝑥 𝑕𝑟𝑠 = × = = 𝑕𝑟𝑠
2 15𝑥 30 60
28
∴ 𝑄 → 𝑃 = 8 − 3.5 = 4.5 𝑕𝑟𝑠
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 56 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠
𝑅 𝑡𝑜 𝑄 → 4.5 𝑕𝑟𝑠
PROBABILITY
𝑅 𝑡𝑜 𝑃 → 4.5 𝑋 2 = 9 𝑕𝑟𝑠
1)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑕𝑖𝑐𝑕 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒
14) P 𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑟
𝑃=
K 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠
60 km 10! × 2! 2
=
11! 11
𝑘𝑚
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 → 120 2) 𝑃 =
5!×4!×2! 3!
𝑕𝑟 11!
24 × 2 × 6 1
= =
P K 11 × 10 × 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 1155
3) Method 1:
4𝐶2 × 7𝐶4 5
=
11𝐶6 11
In 18 hrs = distance = 2160
Method 2:
2160 360
=3+ 7 6 5 4 4 3
600 600 6𝐶2 × × × × × ×
11 10 9 8 7 6
Therefore 360 km away from K
5
=
11
15)
𝑥
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝐴 = 4 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟 4) There are 6 multiples of three within 20
R.A.C.E
6 Now since half of the total cases in which A
𝑃 𝐴 =
20
speaks before B
There are 5 multiples of 4 within 20
(Similarly in half of the total cases B speaks
5
𝑃 𝐵 =
20 before A)
1
Only 12 has both 3 and 4 factors Reqd. no. of ways = × 7! = 2520
2
1
𝑃 𝐴∩𝐵 =
20
3) Reqd. no. of times = No. of selections of 3
1
𝑃 𝐴∪𝐵 =𝑃 𝐴 +𝑃 𝐵 −𝑃 𝐴∩𝐵 = children taking at a time = 8𝐶3 = 56
2
5) The word “ASSISTANT” contains 2→ 4) We should place the coloured ball with
𝐴′ 𝑠, 1 → 𝐼, 1 → 𝑁, 3 → 𝑆, 2 → 𝑇 their respective coloured box or else it will
The word “STATISTICS” contains 1 → 𝐴, 1 → mismatch
𝐶, 2 → 𝐼, 3 → 𝑆 𝐴𝑁𝐷 3 → 𝑇
Total number of ways of choosing one letter 5) Total no. of permutation = 8! = 40320
from each word No. of permutation when LURY occurs = (8-
= 9𝐶1 × 10𝐶1 = 90 4+1)! = 5! = 120
Way of same letter from both No. of permutation when MINA occurs = 5!
= 2𝐶1 . 1𝐶1 + 1𝐶1 . 2𝐶1 + 3𝐶1 . 3𝐶1 + 2𝐶1 . 3𝐶1 = 19 = 120
19 No. of permutation when LURY & MINA
𝑃=
90
occurs = 3! = 6
PERMUTATION
Required no. of permutations = 40320 –
1) Total no of ways of arranging 16 people =
(120+120) +6 = 40086
15! Ways
No. of ways in which 2 brothers together =
14! × 2
No. of ways in which 2 brothers never
ANSWER KEY
together = 15! – 14!× 2 = 14! (13)
Average
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c)
2) Total no. of ways = 7!
8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Let A to speak before B
Partnership
35
R.A.C.E
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b)
8.(a) 9. (a) 10. (a)
Percentage
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a)
8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Ratio proportion and ages
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c)
8. (b) 9. (a) 10. ( b)
Profit and loss
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b)
8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (a)
SIMPLE INTEREST AND COMPOUND
INTEREST
1.(b) 2.(d) 3.(b) 4.(b) 5.(d) 6.(c) 7.(d) 8.(d)
9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(d) 12.(c)
TIME AND WORK
1.(a) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(c)
9.(a) 10.(d) 11.(b)
TIME AND DISTANCE
1.(c) 2.(c) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(a) 6.(c) 7.(b) 8.(c)
9.(a) 10.(d) 11.(b) 12.(d) 13.(d) 14.(a)
15.(b)
PROBABILITY
1. (a) 2.(d) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(c)
PERMUTATION
1. (a) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(d) 5.(c)

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(a) Rs.240, Rs.60, Rs.18 9

(c) Rs.770 (d) Rs.760 cistern.

takes 16 days more than the time taken by

person is 30m/s and the other is

3. From a group of 7 men and 4 women a arranged.

consist of exactly 2 women? time to children‟s park as often as she can

Hence overall change =

Similarly Second 6 months = 𝑥 × 6 ∶ 30000 × 6

Let capital is Y Since profit is equally shared = 1: 1

𝐶: 𝐴: 𝐵 = 72000: 24000: 48000 = 3: 1: 2 10. 7 𝑋 ∶ 5 × 4 ∶ 3 × 5

From 3, we will get total profit = 1000 7𝑋 ∶ 20: 15

Then, 1.25 𝑥 × 𝑞 = 1.10𝑥𝑦 ∴ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 = 𝑅𝑠. 25 − 5 + 0.30 =

Consumption decreases 20% = 100 ×

Then reduced price of sugar 110% of 10x = 11x

10𝑥 90𝑥 9𝑥 Price of ghee (increase 32%) = 132% of x

= 𝑅𝑠. 0.60 = 60 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 5 25 1

Price of 2nd kind = 𝑅𝑠. 𝑘𝑔

𝑥 = 52.5 Other method:

100 80 72 79.2 12. Let 𝐶𝑃 = 𝑥

-20% -10% +10% 140𝑥

2 D‟s = 1680/3 = 560................ (2)

Female population of State A = 22 million than D. so out correct choice is (1)

17576 ×25××1951 4Pr = 300 × 100 → 1

350) Total SI at the end of 10thyr = 300+ 1800 =

Total amt for next 3 months = 1150 + 2100

3) Worth of hotel after 3 years = 10L × (1.2)3 6) Sum = 𝑥

9) Diff b/w SI & CI for 2 yrs is the interest

3) Pipe A can fill it in 15 mins

They ask for 10 men + 8 women B = 8.33%

1 man = 100 days

𝑀1 𝐷1 = 𝑀2 𝐷2 60% Total Distance => Distance covered in

𝑥−2 9 𝑥−4 10 Alternate method:

11) Here length of train is always same,

Time shared in 9 hrs→ 4 ∶ 5 𝑡1 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 1𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒

∴ 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 4 𝑕𝑟 × 4 𝑘𝑚/𝑕𝑟 𝑡2 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 2𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒

= 16 𝑘𝑚 𝑙1 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 1𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒

Alternate: 𝑙2 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 2𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒

9) Relative speed of A with respect to B = 50

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