General Aptitude

Age:
1. The length of time that somebody has lived or that something has
existed.( Ali is 17 years of age )
2. A particular period in somebody's life. (middle age )
3. To become or look old; to cause somebody to look old. (I could see her
illness had aged her)
 Important formula on ages
1) If the current age is x, then n times the age is nx.
2) If the current age is x, then age n years later/hence = x +n.
3) If the current age is x, then age n years ago = x - n.
4) The ages in a ratio a : b will be ax and bx.
5) If the current age is x, then 1/n of the age is x/n.
 Problems on ages
1. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50
years. What is the age of the youngest child?
A. 4 years
B. 8 years
C. 10 years
D. None of the above
Answer:
Option B
Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12) years.
Then, x + (x + 3) + (x+ 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 50
→ 5x = 20
x = 4.
Age of the youngest child = x = 4 years.
2. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of
your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:
A. 14 years
B. 19 Years
C. 33 Years
D. 38 years
Answer :
Option A
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 – x) = X
2x = 38
x = 19
* Son's age 5 years back (19-5) 14 years.
3. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years
hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Anand's present
age in years?
A. 24
B. 27
C. 40
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
Answer :
Option A
Let the present ages of Sameer and Anand be 5x years and 4x years respectively.
then, 5x+3 11
4x+3 9
= 9(5x + 3) = 11(4x + 3)
45x + 27 = 44x + 33
45x - 44x =33 - 27
X = 6.
Anand's present age = 4x = 24 years.
4. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6:5. Four years
hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11: 10. What is Sagar's age at present?
A. 16 years
B. 18 years
C. 20 years
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
Answer :
Option A
Let the ages of Kunal and Sagar 6 years ago be 6x and 5x years respectively.
then, (6x +6) + 4 11
(5x + 6) + 4 10
10(6x + 10) = 11(5x + 10)
→ 5x = 10 = x = 2
Sagar's present age = (5x + 6) = 16 years.
5. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago,
father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be:
A. 12 years
B. 14 years
C. 18 years
D. 20 years
Answer :
Option D
Let the present ages of son and father be x and (60-x) years respectively.
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5(x - 6)
→ 54 - x = 5x – 30
= 6x = 84
= x = 14.
Son's age after 6 years = (x+ 6) = 20 years
6. The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 :7:9. Eight years ago, the
sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).
A. 8, 20, 28
B. 16, 28, 36
C. 20, 35, 45
D. None of these
Answer :
Option B
Let their present ages be 4x, 7x and 9x years respectively.
Then, (4x - 8) + (7x - 8) + (9x - 8) = 56
= 20x = 80
= x = 4.
.: Their present ages are 4x = 16 years, 7x = 28 years and 9x = 36 years
respectively.
7. Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother
was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is
the difference between the ages of her parents?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years
Answer :
Option C
Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was born = 36 years.
Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born (38+ 4) years = 42 years.
.: Required difference = (42- 36) years = 6 years.
8. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the ages of A, B and
C be 27, then how old is B?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
Answer:
Option D
Let C's age be x years. Then, B's age = 2x years. A's age (2x + 2) years.
(2x + 2) + 2x + X = 27
= 5x = 25
= x = 5.
Hence, B's age = 2x = 10 years.
9. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would
be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times
would he be of Ronit's age?
A. 2 times
B. 2 ½ times
C. 2 ¾ times
D. 3 times
Answer :
Option A
Let Ronit's present age be x years. Then, father's present age =(x+3x) years = 4x years.
(4x + 8)=5/2 (x+8)
= 8x + 16 = 5x + 40
= 3x = 24
= x = 8. ( 4x+16) 48
Hence, required ratio= = =2
(x+16) 24
10. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the
age of his son. The present age of his son is:
A. 14 years
B. 18 years
C. 20 years
D. 22 years
Answer :
Option D
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, man's present age = (x+ 24) years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2)
= x + 26
= 2x + 4
= X = 22.
11. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3. After 6
years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?
A. 12 years
B. 15 years
C. 19 and half
D. 21 years
Answer:
Option B
Let the present ages of Arun and Deepak be 4x years and 3x years respectively.
Then,
4x + 6 = 26 4x = 20
X = 5.
.. Deepak's age = 3x = 15 years.
12. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in respective ratio
of 7:9, how old is Sachin ?
A. 16 years
B. 18 years
C. 28 years
D. 24.5 years
E. None of these
Answer:
Option D
Let Rahul’s age be x years.
Then, Sachin’s age (x-7)years.
X-7 7
x 9
9x-63=7x
2x=63
X=31.5
hence, Sachin’s age=(x-7)=24.5 years.
13. Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R
and T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q ‘s age?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 25 years
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these
Answer :
Option :D
Given that:
1. The difference of age b/w R and Q= the difference of age b/w Q and T.
2. Sum of age of R and T is 50 i.e. (R+T)=50.
Question: R-Q=?
R-Q=Q-T
(R+T)=2Q
Now given that, (R+T)=50
So,50=2Q and therefore Q=25
Question is (R-Q)=?
Here we know the value (age) of Q (25), but we don’t know the age of R.
Therefore, (R-Q) cannot be determined.
14. A person’s present age is two-fifths of the age of his mother. After 8 years,
he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
A. 32 years
B. 36 years
C. 40 years
D. 48 years
Answer :
Option C
Let the mother’s present age be x years.
Then, the person’s present age = 2 x years.
2 x+8 5
5 =1/2(x+8)
=2(2x+40)=5(x+8)
X=40.
15. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Then years
hence, father’s age will be twice of his son. The ratio of their present age is:
A. 5:2
B. 7:3
C. 9:2
D. 13:4
Answer :
Option B
Let the ages of father and son 10 years ago be 3x and x years respectively.
Then , (3x+10)+10=2[(x+10)+10]
3x+20=2x+40
x=20
Required ratio=(3x+10):(x+10)=70:30=7:3.
 Probability
Definition :
❖ Probability means possibility.
❖ It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the occurrence of a random
event.
❖ The value is expressed from zero to one.
❖ Probability has been introduced in Maths to predict how likely events are to
happen.
 Probability-Important formulas
1. Experiment:
An operation which can produce some well-defined outcomes is called an experiment.
2. Random experiment:
An experiment in which all possible outcomes are know and the exact output cannot be predicted in advance, is
called a random experiment.
Examples:
I. Rolling an unbiased dice.
II. Tossing a fair coin.
III. Drawing a card from a pack of well-shuffled cards.
IV. Picking up a ball of certain colour from a bag containing balls of different colours.
 Details:
I. When we throw a coin, then either a Head(H) or a Tail(T) appears.
II. A dice is a solid cube, having 6 faces, marked 1,2,3,4,5,6 respectively. When we
throw a die, the outcome is the number that appears on its upper face.
III. A pack of cards has 52 cards.
It has 13 cards of each suit, name spades, clubs, head, and diamonds.
Cards of spades and clubs are black cards.
Cards of heart and diamonds are red cards.
There are four honours of each unit.
There are king, queens and jacks.
These are all called face cards.
3. Sample space:
When we perform an experiment, then the set S of all possible outcomes is called the sample space.
Examples:
1) In tossing a coin, S={H, T}
2) If two coins are tossed, the S={HH, HT, TH, TT}
3) In rolling a dice, we have, S={1,2,3,4,5,6}
4. Event:
Any subset of a sample space is called an event.
5. Probability of occurrence of event:
Let S be the sample and let E be an event.
Then, E C S.
P(E)=n(E)
n(S)
6. Results on probability:
i. P(S)=1
ii. 0≤P(E)≤1
iii. P(Ø)=0
iv. Fro any events A and B we have: P(A U B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A n B)
v. If A denotes (not-A) then P(A)=1-P(A).
 Questions
1. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at
random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a numbered
which is a multiple 3 or 5?
A. ½
B. 2/5
C. 8/15
D. 9/20
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Here, S={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20}
Let E=event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5={3,6,9,12,15,18,5,10,15,20}
P(E)=n(E) =9/20
n(S)
2. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls drawn at random.
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
A. 10/21
B. 11/21
C. 2/7
D. 5/7
Answer: option A
Explanation:
Total no.of balls=(2+3+2)=7
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S)= no.of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7
=7C2
= (7*6)
(2*1) =21
Let E= Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.
= no.of ways of drawing 2 balls out of n(E) (2+3) balls
=5C2
=(5*4) =10
(2*1)
P(E)= n(E) = 10/21
n(S)
3. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
A. 1/3
B. ¾
C. 7/19
D. 9/21
Answer: option A
Explanation:
Total no.of balls=(8+7+6)=21
Let E=event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green
=event that the ball drawn is blue.
n(E)=7
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=7/21=1/3.
4. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 1/9
D. 1/12
Answer: option C
Explanation:
In two throws of a dice, n(S)=(6*6)=36
Let E=event of getting a sum={(3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)}
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=4/36=1/9
5. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most
two heads?
A. ¾
B. ¼
C. 3/8
D. 7/8
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Here S={TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}
Let E=event of getting at most two heads.
Then E={TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=7/8
6. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two
numbers whose product is even?
A. ½
B. ¾
C. 3/8
D. 5/16
Answer: option B
Explanation:
In a simultaneous throw two dice, we have n(S)=(6*6)=36
Then, E={(1,2),(1,4),(1,6),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6),(3,2),(3,4),(3,6),(4,1),(4,2),
(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6),(5,2),(5,4),(5,6),(6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)}
n(E)=27
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=27/36=3/4
7. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at
random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:
A. 21/46
B. 25/117
C. 1/50
D. 3/25
Answer: option A
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space and E be the event of selecting 1 girl and 2 boys.
Then n(S)=no.of ways of selecting 3 students out of 25.
=25C3
=(25*24*23)/(3*2*1)
2300
n(E)=(10c1*15c2)
=[10*(15*14)/(2*1)]
=1050
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=1050/2300=21/46
8. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random a.
what is the probability of getting a prize?
A. 1/10
B. 2/5
C. 2/7
D. 5/7
Answer: option C
Explanation:
P(getting a prize)=10/(10+25)=10/35=2/7.
9. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is
the probability of both the cards being kings?
A. 1/15
B. 25/57
C. 35/256
D. 1/221
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S)=52C2=(52*51)/(2*1)=1326
Let E=event of getting 2 kings out of 4.
n(E)=4C2=(4*3)/(2*1)=6
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=6/1326=1/221
10. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number
is:
A. 1/6
B. 5/12
C. ½
D. 7/9
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Clearly, n(S)=(6*6)=36
Let E=event that the sum is a prime number.
Then E={(1,1),(1,2),(1,4),(1,6),(2,1),(2,3),(2,5),(3,2),(3,4),(3,6),(4,1),(4,3),(4,5),(5,2),
(5,4),(5,6),(6,1),(6,3),(6,5)}
n(E)=15
P(E)=n(E)/n(S0=15/36=5/12
11. A card us drawn from a pack of52 cards. The probability of getting a queen
of club or a king of heart is:
A. 1/13
B. 2/13
C. 1/26
D. 1/52
Answer: option C
Explanation:
Here, n(S)=52
Let E= event of getting a queen of club or a king of heart.
Then, n(E)=2
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=2/52=1/26.
12. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at
random from the bag. The probability that all of them are red, is:
A. 1/22
B. 3/22
C. 2/91
D. 2/77
Answer: option C
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then n(S)=no.of ways of drawing 3 balls out of 15
=15C3
=(15*14*13)/(3*2*1)
=455.
Let E=5C3=5C2=(5*4)/(2*1)=10
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=10/455=2/91.
13. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probanility
that one is a spade one is heart, is:
A. 3/20
B. 29/34
C. 47/100
D. 13/102
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S)=52C2=(52*51)/(2*1)=1326
Let E=event of getting 1 spade and 1 heart.
=no.of ways of choosing 1 spade out n(E) of 13 and 1 heart out of 13
=(13C1*13C1)
=(13*13)
=169
P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=169/1326=13/102.
14. One card is drawn random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability
that the card drawn is a face card(jack, queen and king only)?
A. 1/13
B. 3/13
C. ¼
D. 9/52
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Clearly, there are 52 cards, out of which there are 12 face cards.
P(getting a face card)=12/52=3/13.
15. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random.
What is the probability that the ball drawn is white?
A. ¾
B. 4/7
C. 1/8
D. 3/7
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Let no.of balls=(6+8)=14.
No.of white balls=8.
P(drawing a white ball)=8/14=4/7.
 Simple interest- important formula
1. principal:
The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called the principal or the sum.
2. interest:
Extra money paid for using other’s money is called interest.
3. Simple interest:
Let principal on a borrowed for certain period is reckoned uniformly, the it is called simple interest.
Let principal= P, Rate=R% per annum(p.a.) and Time= T years. Then
I. Simple interest=(P*R*T/100)
II. P=(100*S.I./R*T);(100*S.I./P*T)and T=(100*S.I./P*R)
1. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.815 in 3 years and to
Rs.854 in 4 years. The sum is:
A. Rs.650
B. Rs.690
C. Rs.698
D. Rs.700
Answer: option C
Explanation:
S.I. for 1 year=Rs.(854-815)=Rs.39
S.I. for 3 years=Rs.(39*3)=Rs.117
Principal=Rs.(815-117)=Rs.698.
2. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs.13,900 divided in two different schemes A
and B at the simple interest rate of 14%p.a. and 11%p.a. respectively. If the total
amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs.3508, what was the amount
invested in scheme B?
A. Rs.6400
B. Rs.6500
C. Rs.7200
D. Rs.7500
E. None of these
Answer: option A
Explanation:
Let the sum invested in scheme A be Rs. X and that in scheme B be
Rs.(13900-x).
Then, (x*14*2/100)+((13900-x)*11*2/100)=3508
28x-22x=350800-(13900*22)
6x=45000
X=7500
So, sum invested in scheme B=Rs.(13900-7500)=Rs.6400
3. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs.4016.25 at the rate of 9p.c.p.a. in
5 years. what is the sum?
A. Rs.4462.50
B. Rs.8032.50
C. Rs.8900
D. Rs.8925
E. None of these
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Principal=Rs.(100*4016.25/9*5)
=Rs.(401625/45)
=Rs.8925.
4. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs.450 to yield Rs.81 as
interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
A. 3.5 years
B. 4 years
C. 4.5 years
D. 5 years
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Time=(100*81/450*4.5)years=4 years.
5. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of
interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the
rate of interest?
A. 3.6
B. 6
C. 18
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Let rate=R% and time=R years
Then, (1200*R*R/100)=432
12R2=432
R2=36
R=6
6. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple
interest. What is the rate on interest?
A. 3%
B. 4%
C. 5%
D. 6%
E. None of these
Answer: option D
Explanation:
S.I.=Rs. (15500-12500)=Rs. 3000
Rate= (100*3000/12500*4)%=6%
7. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but
he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is
charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes:
A. 10%
B. 10.25%
C. 10.5%
D. None of these
Answer: option B
Explanation:
Let the sum be Rs. 100. then,
S.I. for first 6 months=Rs. (100*10*1/100*2)=Rs.5
S.I. for first 6 months=Rs. (105*10*1/100*2)=Rs.5.25
So, amount at the end of 1 year=Rs. (100+5+5.25)=Rs. 110.25
Effective rate=(110.25-100)=10.25%
8. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple
interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of
them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 7 1/8%
D. 10%
Answer: option D
Explanation:
Let the rate be R% p.a.
Then, (5000*R*2/100)+(3000*R*4/100)=2200
100R+120R=2200
R=(2200/220)=10
Rate=10%
9. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest.
After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At
the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the
original rate of interest?
A. 3.6%
B. 4.5%
C. 5%
D. 6%
E. None of these
Answer: option E
Explanation:
Let the original rate be R%. Then, new rate =(2R)%.
Note:
Here, original rate is for 1 year(S); the new rate is for only 4 months i.e.
1/3 years(S) .
(725*R*1/100)+(362.50*2R*1/100*3)=33.50
(2175+725)R=33.50*100*3
(2175+725)R=10050
(2900)R=10050
R=10050/2900=3.46
Original rate=3.46%
10. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After
3 years he had to pay Rs.5400 interest only for the period. The principal
amount borrowed by him was:
A. Rs. 2000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 15,000
D. Rs. 20,000
Answer: option C
Explanation:
Principal=Rs. (100*5400/12*3)=Rs. 15000
11. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8
years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
A. 5%
B. 8%
C. 12%
D. 15%
Answer: option C
Explanation:
S.I. for 3 years=Rs. (12005-9800)=Rs. 2205
S.I. for 5 years=Rs. (2205/3*5)=Rs. 3675
Principal=Rs. (9800-3675)=Rs. 6125
Hence, rate=(100*3675/6125*5)%=12%
12. What will be the rate of simple interest earned by certain amount at the
same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years?
A. 1:3
B. 1:4
C. 2:3
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these
Answer: option C
Explanation:
Let the principal be P and rate of interest be R%
Required ratio=(P*R*6/100)
(P*R*9/100)
=6PR/9PR=6/9=2:3
13. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the
interest been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned?
A. Rs. 35
B. Rs. 245
C. Rs. 350
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
Answer: option D
Explanation:
We need to know the S.I., principal and time to find the rate.
Since the principal is not given, do data is inadequate.
14. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He
immediately lends it to another person at 6 ¼%p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in
the transaction per year.
A. Rs. 112.50
B. Rs. 125
C. Rs. 225
D. Rs. 167.50
Answer: option A
Explanation:
Gain in 2 years=Rs.[(5000*25/4*2/100)-(5000*4*2/100)]
=Rs. (625-400)
=Rs. 225
Gain in 1 year=Rs. (225/2)=Rs. 112.50
 Simplification- important formulas
1. 'BODMAS' Rule:
This rule depicts the correct sequence in which the operations are to be executed, so as to
find out the value of given expression.
Here B - Bracket,
0 - of,
D - Division,
M - Multiplication,
A - Addition and
S- Subtraction
Thus, in simplifying an expression, first of all the brackets must be removed, strictly in the
order (), {} and ||.
After removing the brackets, we must use the following operations strictly in the order:
(i) of (ii) Division (iii) Multiplication (iv) Addition (V) Subtraction.
2. Modulus of a Real Number:
Modulus of a real number a is defined as
|a|= a, if a>0
-a, if a<0
Thus, |5|=5 and |-5|=-(-5)=5.
3. Virnaculum (or Bar):
When an expression contains Virnaculum, before applying the 'BODMAS' rule,
we simplify the expression under the Virnaculum.
 problems
1. A man has Rs.480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee
notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is
equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?
A. 45
B. 60
C. 75
D. 90
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let number of notes of each denomination be x.
Then x + 5x + 10x = 480
16x = 480
x = 30.
Hence, total number of notes = 3x = 90.
2. There are two examinations rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B,
then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from
B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. The
number of students in room A is:
A. 20
B. 80
C. 100
D. 200
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the number of students in rooms A and B be x and y respectively.
Then, x - 10 = y + 10 x - y = 20 .... (i)
and x + 20 = 2(y - 20) x - 2y = -60 .... (ii)
Solving (i) and (ii) we get: x = 100 , y = 80.
The required answer A = 100.
3. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and
2 tables together is Rs. 4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:
A. Rs. 3500
B. Rs. 3750
C. Rs. 3840
D. Rs. 3900
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let the cost of a chair and that of a table be Rs. x and Rs. y respectively.
Then, 10x = 4y or y = 5x.
15x + 2y = 4000
15x + 2 x*5/2x = 4000
20x = 4000
x = 200.
So, y =(5/2* 200)= 500.
Hence, the cost of 12 chairs and 3 tables = 12x + 3y
= Rs. (2400 + 1500)
= Rs. 3900.
4. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
Answer: option A
Explanation:
2ab=(a^2+b^2)-(a-b)^2
=29-9=20
from=10
5. The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same money one can buy 1
saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay ?
A. Rs. 1200
B. Rs. 2400
C. Rs. 4800
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let the price of a saree and a shirt be Rs. x and Rs. y respectively.
Then, 2x + 4y = 1600 .... (i)
and x + 6y = 1600 .... (ii)
Divide equation (i) by 2, we get the below equation.
⇒ x + 2y = 800. --- (iii)
Now subtract (iii) from (ii)
x + 6y = 1600 (-)
x + 2y = 800
4y = 800
Therefore, y = 200.
Now apply value of y in (iii)
⇒ x + 2 x 200 = 800
⇒ x + 400 = 800
Therefore x = 400
Solving (i) and (ii) we get x = 400, y = 200.
Cost of 12 shirts = Rs. (12 x 200) = Rs. 2400.