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Mr.Govind was a building contractor. He was doing reasonably well in his business but was always on an expansion mode. Mr.Govind won a contract with the Corporation and his business began to boom. So he decided to deploy more people in his projects. If he were to increase his labour force by 33.33%, what will be percentage reduction in the work load of each employee?
A75%
B50%
C25%
D33.33%
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Let us consider 100 workers and 1000 units of work.
Work load on each worker will be 1000/10 =10.
Works increased by 33.33%.
So, total workers be 133.33%.
New Work load on each worker will be 1000/133.33= 7.5
Percentage of work load decreased is (10-7.5)*100 = 25%
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What is the unit's digit in the number got from the following operation:
23^10
A3
B9
C7
D1
E8
Answer: Option B
Explanation:unit digit 3 has cyclicity 4
10/4 = remainder is 2
Hence 3^2 = 9
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Three varieties of tea cost Rs. 100, Rs. 140 and Rs. 150 respectively per kg. The three are mized in the ratio 1:2:4. What would be the cost of 1 kg of the new mixture?
A140
B130
C120
D110
Answer: Option A
Explanation:(1*100+14*2+150*4)/7 = 140
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The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. The stream has a current of 2km/hr. The boat takes 2 hours more to cover a trip from A to B than it took to go from B to A. What is the distance between A and B?
A30 km
B16 km
C48 km
D40 km
E32 km
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Speed of boat=10,speed of stream=2,time=2 hr
Let distance be x
(x/(10-2))-(x/(10+2))=2
x/8-x/12=2
x=48 km
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Sheela ate 3/5th of a cake. She gave 1/5th of the remaining cake to her friend. What portion of the cake is still left with her?
A8/25
B1/5
C17/25
D2/5
E4/5
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Lets assume the value of cake = 100
sheela ate 3/5 of cake(i.e) 3/5*100 = 60 percent of cake she would ate
in remaining 40%, she give 1/5th so 1/5*40 = 8%she will give to her friend
therefore 32%(40-8) she will have remaining 32/100 = 8/25
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Raj and Ali invest in a business in the ratio 3:2. They give away 20% of their profit to charity and share the remaining profit in the same ratio as their invetsment. If Raj gets Rs. 2400, what is the total profit?
ARs. 5000
BRs. 4000
CRs. 4800
DRs. 6000
ERs. 6200
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Let total profit be 100.
20% went for charity.
Remaining 80.
Raj share in 80 is =(80*3/5)=48
48 share in 100 profit
2400 share in ?(x)
x=(100*2400)/48
x=5000
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Four times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 6 more than twice the third. The third integer is
A7
B9
C13
D11
Answer: Option D
Explanation:Take the odd number is n,
next odd number is n+2,
next odd number is n+4
4n=2(n+4)+6
4n=2n+14
n=7
n+4=11
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You buy 10 apples for Rs. 300 and 12 oranges for Rs. 60. You sell the apples for Rs. 350 and the oranges for Rs. 55. What percentage net profit or loss did you ake in the entire transaction?
A45%
B12.50%
C8.33%
D20%
ENone of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Total cost price of 10 apples and 12 oranges = 300+60= 360
Total selling price of 10 apples and 12 oranges = 350 + 55 = 405
Now profit = ((405-360)/360 ) * 100 = 12.5%
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There are 10 person among whom two are brother. The total number of ways in which these persons can be seated around a round table so that exactly one person sit between the brothers , is equal to:
A7!*2*8
B14
C7!*8
D7!*2!
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Two brothers can be arranged = 2 ways.
The way in the middle of 2 brothers, any of 8 other person can sit = 8 ways.
The rest 7 people can be arranged in 7! Ways.
So,Total = 7!*2*8
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A shop sells chocolates. It used to sell chocolate for RS 4.25 each, but there were no sales at that price. When it reduced the price, all the chocolates were sold enabling the shopkeeper to realize RS 393.82. from chocolate alone. If the new price was not less than half the original price, how many chocolates were sold??
A79
B97
C67
DNone of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:cost of 1 chocolate = 4.25
Find the factors of 39382 => 2*7*29*97
After reduction the cost of 1 chocolate is not less than half of the original price so from the factors 2*7*29=>406=>4.06 which less than 4.25 so cost of each choc after reduction is 4.06
No. of chocolate = 97
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