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ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
1. The selling price of an article which is sold at 38% taken out from the cask and replaced with water.
profit is Rs. 3450. By how much percent the cost price What is the final ratio of wine to water in the cask?
should be less when the article sold at same selling (A) 49:51 (B) 63:37
price gives a profit of 72.5%. (C) 81:19 (D) 71:29
(A) 25% (B) 20%
(C) 32% (D) 40% 10. Find the sum of numbers from 1 to 200 which has
either 3 or 4 as factors.
2. The walking speed of a porter, who has to transport (A) 9782 (B) 12324
10 kg bags, is 42 meters per minute when he is not (C) 10101 (D) 11324
carrying any bag. The reduction in his walking speed
is directly proportional to the square root of the 11. The radius of a circle is 7 cm. The distance of a point
number of 10 kg bags he carries. If the speed of the ‘P’ lying outside the circle from the centre is 25 cm.
porter is 24 meters per minute when 9 such bags are The length of the tangent drawn from the outside
carried by him, the maximum number of 10 kg bags point ‘P’ to the circle is
that can be carried by the porter while walking is: (A) 20 cm (B) 18 cm
(A) 7 (B) 49 (C) 16 cm (D) 24 cm
(C) 48 (D) 47
12. If a (tanx + cotx) = 2, and sinx + cosx = b, then find
3. After striking a floor, a rubber ball rebound (4/5th) of the relation between a and b.
the height from which it has fallen. Find the total (A) (a/2) = (b2 – 2) (B) 2a = (2b2 – 1)
distance (in meters) that it covers before coming to (C) a = (b – 1)/2
2 (D) a = (b2 – 1)
rest, if it is gently dropped from a height of 100
meters. 13. Two poles are ‘a’ metres apart and the height of one
(A) 900 metres (B) 800 metres is twice more than that of the other. If from the mid-
(C) 720 metres (D) 640 metres point of the line joining their feet, an observer finds
the angle of elevations of their tops to be
4. Find the highest power of 11 in 111!. complementary, then the height (in metres) of the
(A) 9 (B) 10 shorter pole is:
(C) 11 (D) 12 (A) (a/3√2) (B) (a/5√2)
(C) (a/3√3) (D) (a/2√3)
5. If HCF of four numbers is 21 such that the numbers
are in the form of 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d respectively 14. Four numbers are such that when average of any of
and their LCM is ‘L’ then which of the following best the three numbers is added with the remaining fourth
describes ‘L’? number, the numbers obtained are 348, 380, 420 and
(A) L = 21abcd (B) 21 < L < 21abcd 364 respectively find the largest number among them.
(C) 21 ≤ L ≤ 21abcd (D) L=14(a+b+c+d) (A) 192 (B) 252
(C) 168 (D) 144
6. A water tank has four Inlets. Through the first three
inlets, the tank can be filled in 12 minutes, while 15. There are 42 workers in a factory with an average
through the second, third and fourth inlets, it can be weight of 65 kg. The ratio of the number of male
filled in 15 minutes; and through the first and fourth workers to female workers is 13:8. If the average
inlets in 20 minutes. How much time (in minutes) will weight of male workers and female workers is 72 kg
it take all the four inlets to fill up the tank? and ‘x’ kg respectively, then find the value of ‘x’.
(A) 8 (B) 10 (A) 52.725 kg (B) 53.775 kg
(C) 15 (D) 12 (C) 54.025 kg (D) 53.625 kg

7. According to the deadline, a typist planned to type 16. Rajesh spent 30% and 25% of his monthly salary on
2160 pages in some days. In the first three days, the food and rent, respectively. Of the remaining amount,
typist fulfilled the daily assignment and then he typed he gave 20% and 40% to his mother and brother,
80 pages more per day, such that he typed 2320 respectively. Find the amount spend by him on food,
pages till one day before the stipulated time. How if the difference between the amount received by his
many pages a day did the typist have to type brother and the amount spent on rent is Rs. 1309.
according to the initial plan? (A) Rs. 5610 (B) Rs. 5670
(A) 120 (B) 130 (C) Rs. 5220 (D) Rs. 5430
(C) 240 (D) 250
17. In an election, 16% of the total number of voters in
8. Three jars having volume in ratio 2:3:5, each full of the voters list did not cast their votes, and 20% of
mixture of water and kerosene. In the 1st jar, ratio of total votes cast were invalid. If the winner got 62.5%
water to kerosene is 1:3, in the 2nd jar, the ratio of of the valid votes and won by 1218 votes then find the
water to kerosene is 2:3, and in the 3rd jar, the ratio total number of valid votes cast in the election.
of water to kerosene is 2:5. If all the three jars were (A) 4728 (B) 4872
poured out in a large container, what is the resulting (C) 4672 (D) 4718
ratio of water to kerosene in the large container?
(A) 129:381 (B) 219:481 18. Rajiv took a loan of certain amount from a bank
(C) 229:481 (D) 227:483 offering a compound interest of 12% p.a.
compounded annually, for 3 years. At the end of
9. A cask whose capacity is 100 litres is completely filled second year, he paid Rs. 5197 and cleared all his
with wine. 10 litres of wine is taken out and replaced dues by paying Rs. 1204 at the end of third year. Find
by 10 litres of water. Again 10 litres of the mixture is the amount of loan taken by Rajiv.

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(A) Rs. 4500 (B) Rs. 8000 28. In the given figure ABCD is a rectangle in which AB =
(C) Rs. 5000 (D) Rs. 6000 8 cm and AD = 2 cm. What is the area of the shaded
region?
19. P borrowed some money from Q at 12% simple
interest for 2 years. After 2 years, he again borrowed
2/3rd the amount he had borrowed from Q, from R at
18% simple interest for 2 years. If the total money
borrowed by P is Rs. 7250, find the money repaid by
him after 4 years.
(A) Rs. 9328 (B) Rs. 9238
(C) Rs. 9388 (D) Rs. 9338
(A) 8 cm2 (B) 4 cm2
(C) 6.4 cm2 (D) 7.2 cm2
20. A, B and C entered into a business with initial
investment of Rs. 1250, Rs. 1350 and Rs. 1230
29. Find the total volume of the ice cream cone if the
respectively. After 7 months, A added Rs. 936 more
height of cone is 9 cm and diameter is 5.6 cm. Given
while B withdrew Rs. 780. If the total profit earned by
that the upper curved part of the ice-cream is a
all of them at the end of the year is Rs. 13680, then
hemisphere?
find the profit share of A.
(A) 132 cm3 (B) 120 cm3
(A) Rs. 4120 (B) Rs. 5760
(C) 154 cm3 (D) 140 cm3
(C) Rs. 4080 (D) Rs. 5792
30. In triangle PQR, M and N are the midpoints of sides
21. What is the distance between the lines 3x + 2y = 5
PQ and QR respectively. If RM intersects PN at point
and 6x + 4y = 20.
(A) 5/√2 units (B) √5 units O, then what is the ratio of OM to OR?
(A) 1:2 (B) 3:2
(C) 5/√13 units (D) 5√13 units
(C) 4:3 (D) 2:1
22. Ram is 4 times as fast as Shyam, and Shyam is thrice
31. A regular hexagon has side 20 cm each. What is the
as fast as Shiv. Distance covered by Shiv in 3.5 hours
enclosed area of the largest equilateral triangle which
will be covered by Ram in how much time?
(A) 20 minutes (B) 12.5 minutes will fit inside this hexagon?
(A) 300√3 cm2 (B) 240√3 cm2
(C) 17.5 minutes (D) 22 minutes
(C) 200√3 cm2 (D) 360√3 cm2
23. Container ‘A’ contains milk and water in the ratio 3:5,
32. The value of [secx(1 – sinx)(sinx + cosx)(secx +
respectively. 20% of the mixture is replaced with 12
tanx)]/[sinx(1 + tanx) + cosx(1 + cotx)].
litres of milk. After that 25% of resultant mixture of
(A) sinxcosx (B) 2sinx
container ‘A’ is replaced with 3 litres of water. If the
(C) cosecxsecx (D) 2cosx
quantity of milk in the final mixture in container ‘A’ is
12 litres less than that of water, then find the total
33. (1 + sinx)/(1 – sinx) = p2/q2, then secx is equal to:
quantity of the mixture initially in container ‘A’.
(A) 1/2 × (q/p + p/q) (B) 2p2q2/(p2 + q2)
(A) 150 litres (B) 100 litres
(C) 1/p2 + 1/q2 (D) p2q2/(p2 + q2)
(C) 120 litres (D) 90 litres
34. The value of [sinx/(1 – cosx) + (1 – cosx)/sinx] ÷
24. A dealer buys 15 mobile handsets for Rs. 7000. Out
[cot2x/(1 + cosecx) + 1] is:
of which four are touch screen and rest are keypad.
(A) 1 (B) 2
At what price must he sell each touch screen phones
(C) 3/2 (D) 1/2
so that, if he sells the keypads at 75% of the price at
which touch screen phones are sold, he makes a
35. The value of tan2x + cot2x – sec2xcosec2x is equal to:
gross profit of 40%?
(A) -1 (B) 1
(A) Rs. 600 (B) Rs. 800
(C) 0 (D) -2
(C) Rs. 900 (D) Rs. 1200
36. (secx – tanx)2(1 + sinx)2 ÷ sin2x = ?
25. An amount of Rs. 30000 is lent out partly at 7.5% per
(A) cosx (B) cot2x
annum simple interest for 6 years. The remaining sum
(C) secx (D) cos2x
(≤ Rs. 20000) is invested for 2 years at 10% p.a.
simple interest. If the ratio of the interest received
37. Given that a and b are positive integers such that a2b
from the two investments 5:4, then find the sum
+ ab2 + a + b = 77, then what is the value of a2 +b2?
(approx.) invested at 10% p.a. simple interest.
(A) 25 (B) 32
(A) Rs. 17665 (B) Rs. 19286
(C) 29 (D) 41
(C) Rs. 18220 (D) Rs. 15442
38. If {(a + b – c)/(a + b)} = {(b + c – a)/(b + c)} = {(c + a –
26. (4/3 ÷ 20/7 of 28/5) ÷ (32/5 ÷ 9/2 of 16/3) × (3/4 × 8/3
b)/(c + a)}, and a + b + c ≠ 0, then which of the
‚ 5/9 of 6/5) = k + 7, where ‘k’ lies between:
(A) -7.0625 and 6.0425 (B) -9.0625 and 8.0625 following options is correct:
(A) a ≠ b, c = 0 (B) a = b ≠ c
(C) -8.0625 and 7.525 (D) -7.0625 and 7.0425
(C) a = b = c (D) b ≠ c, a = 0
27. The interior angles of a hexagon are in the ratio
39. The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished
3:5:6:7:7:8, and the exterior angles of a pentagon are
building from a point 180 metres from its base is 30o.
in the ratio 1:2:3:4:5. Find the positive difference (in
The height (in metres) by which the building must be
degrees) between the measure of the largest interior
raised so that its angle of elevation from the same
angle of the pentagon and the measure of the
smallest exterior angle of the hexagon. point becomes 45o, is: (Take √3 = 1.73)
(A) 68.5 (B) 76.2
(A) 94o (B) 140o
(C) 74.3 (D) 78.9
(C) 136o (D) 156o
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40. The graph of 2x + 5y – 20 = 0 forms a triangle OAB the scheduled period. If in each case it had to pay
with the coordinate axes, where O is the origin. Also, Rs.64000 as amount then how much money did it
the graph of x + y + 5 = 0 forms a triangle OCD with borrow from each?
the coordinate axes. Then the area of triangle OCD (A) Rs. 60000 (B) Rs. 56000
how much percent more/less than that of triangle (C) Rs. 45000 (D) Rs. 65000
OAB?
(A) 37.5% (B) 24.5% 51. If the total product number of company A is 1080,
(C) 42.5% (D) 32.5% then what percentage is more / less than the total
product number of company C 720?
41. In how many ways can a committee schedule 4 (A) 75% (B) 40%
speakers for four different meetings if they all are (C) 35% (D) 50%
available on any of the six possible dates?
(A) 540 ways (B) 240 ways 52. If 9z2 + 16y2 – 40y + 45 = 24x - 12z – 9x2 then find
(C) 360 ways (D) None of these the value of (108xy + 72z)
(A) 132 (B) 134
42. Find the maximum value of the expression 30 + 9x – (C) 130 (D) 128
3x2.
(A) 127/4 (B) 187/4 53. [(2cos3x - cosx)/(sinx – 2sin3x)]3 + 1 = 189/64. Find
(C) 135/4 (D) 147/4 the value of tanx.
(A) 4/3 (B) 3/4
43. If x and y are positive numbers, such that x 2 + y2 = a (C) 4/5 (D) 5/4
and x2 – y2 = b, then ‘xy’ in terms of a and b equals to:
(A) √(a – b)/2 (B) √(ab)/2 54. Time taken by A to do half work is equal to three-
(C) √(a2 – b2)/2 (D) √(b2 – a2)/2 fourth of total time taken B to do the work. If together
they take 48 days to complete the work, how much
44. If x3 – 3x2 + 4x + 2 = 0 has roots p, q and r, then what time will B alone take to do it?
is the value of 1/p + 1/q + 1/r? (A) 90 days (B) 75 days
(A) -2 (B) 0 (C) 60 days (D) 80 days
(C) 2 (D) -1
55. A farmer uses a particular machine for his job which
45. If a + b + c + d = s, then the value of {(s – a)(s – b)(s moves along the perimeter of circular area of radius
– c)(s – d)} ≥ ? 56 metres in 74 minutes to finish the job. How many
(A) 625abcd (B) 81abcd minutes more/less will it take him to move along the
(C) 256abcd (D) 16abcd sides of octagon field of side 27 metres?
(A) 8 minutes (B) 15 minutes
46. If 2x2 − 9x − 18 < 0 , which of the following options (C) 45 minutes (D) 28 minutes
specifies all possible values of 'X'?3
56. The smallest integer for which the inequality {(x –
(A) x < − 3 x (B) − 2< x < 6
2
5)/(x2 + 2x – 35)} > 0 is true is:
(C) x < 6 (D) 0 < x < 12
(A) 0 (B) -6
(C) -5 (D) -7
47. What is the number of real roots of the following
equation?
57. A ladder 3.8 metres long is standing against a wall
(6 − x)4 + (8 − x)4 = 16
and the foot of the ladder is 3.2 metres away from the
(A) 6 (B) 2
foot of the wall. If the top of the ladder now slips by
(C) 4 (D) 0
0.6 metres, then the foot of the ladder shifts
approximately by:
48. Reena has joined a new company after the (A) 0.16 metres (B) 0.31 metres
completion of her degree. She saves 20% of her (C) 0.88 metres (D) 1.02 metres
income in of the first month of her service and for
every next month, her saving is Rs. 200 more than
58. A boat is being rowed away in still water, from a 420
the saving of the immediate previous month. If her
m high cliff at the speed of 6 km/h, what is the
starting income was Rs.6000 then find after how
approximate time taken for the angle of depression of
many months (approx.) her total savings will become
the cliff of the boat to change from 60º to 45º? (Take
Rs. 22800. √3 = 1.732)
(A) 19 (B) 15 (A) 2 minutes (B) 5 minutes
(C) 11 (D) 24 (C) 8 minutes (D) 12 minutes
49. A cistern is connected with inlet & outlet pipes. 59. In a 1 km race if ‘X’ can give ‘Y’ a head start of 50 m
Individually, an inlet pipe can fill the tank in 8 hours
and ‘Y’ can give ‘Z’ a head start of 40 m so that all of
and an outlet pipe can empty it in 6 hours. All the
them reach the finish line at the same time. By how
pipes are kept open, it takes exactly 4 hours for a
many meter ‘X’ can give ‘Z’ a head start?
completely filled tank to empty. If the total number of (A) 90 metres (B) 88 metres
pipes connected to the tank is 12 then how many of (C) 80 metres (D) 85 metres
these are outlet pipes?
(A) 5 (B) 6
60. You start a business of your own with an investment
(C) 4 (D) 8
of Rs. 6000000 that is expected to give you a return
of 10%, compounded annually. If the possible number
50. RSVP Ltd. borrowed a sum of money from a of years by which your investment shall double is
Nationalized Bank at 5% per annum at simple interest 120/r years, where ‘r’ is rate of return. What is the
and the same amount at 4 % per annum at simple possible total value of return from your business 60
interest from a microfinance unit for the same period. years later?
It cleared the first loan 4 months before the scheduled (A) Rs.184600000 (B) Rs.192000000
date of repayment and repaid the second loan just at (C) Rs.172600000 (D) Rs.168600000
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61. An equilateral triangle with side 12 cm is inscribed 72. An article is sold at profit of 12%. Had it been sold for
inside a circle. Find the circumference of the circle. Rs. 120 less, then there would have been a loss of
(A) 12√3π cm (B) 10√3π cm 4%. Find the profit/loss percentage incurred on the
(C) 8√3π cm (D) 6√3π cm article if it is sold for Rs. 787.5.
(A) 10% (B) 8%
62. What are the last two digits of the number 745? (C) 5% (D) 4%
(A) 07 (B) 02
(C) 14 (D) 11 73. The average of 80 numbers is found to be 35. Later it
was found that 75 was read as 55 and 85 was read
63. A container was full of milk. A person replaced 40% of as 45 and the total numbers are 65 not 80. Find the
the milk with water. Again he replaced 40% of the correct average.
mixture with the same amount of water. This process (A) 32 (B) 38
is repeated one more time and thus there was only (C) 44 (D) 40
588.6 ml of milk in the container and rest part of the
container was filled with water. Find the initial amount 74. A boat whose speed in still water is 15 km/hr, takes 2
of milk in the container. hour more to cover 130 km in downstream than the
(A) 2.825 litres (B) 2.625 litres time taken by it to cover 45 km in upstream. Find the
(C) 2.725 litres (D) 2.745 litres speed of the boat in upstream.
(A) 10 km/hr (B) 9 km/hr
64. If the sum of radius and height of a solid cylinder is 26 (C) 12 km/hr (D) 8 km/hr
cm and its total surface area is 3432 cm 2 then its
volume is: 75. In 2018, Ragini used to spend 75% of her income. In
(A) 6930 cm3 (B) 5940 cm3 2019, her income increased by 20% and her savings
(C) 7920 cm3 (D) None of these decreased by 4%. Find the percentage change in her
expenditure.
65. Find the unit digit in the given expression 3738 + 3839. (A) 20% (B) 28%
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 25% (D) 26%
(C) 2 (D) 6
76. A bike covered 400 metres in 1st minute and then in
66. Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. The area of next 5 minutes it covered 150 metres more than in the
triangle ABC and triangle PQR is 1764 cm 2 and 1024 immediate previous minute. Find the average speed
cm2 respectively. If the altitude of triangle ABC is 189 of the bike during that 6 minutes in km/hr.
cm then find the corresponding altitude of triangle (A) 46.5 km/hr (B) 45.8 km/hr
PQR. (C) 44.2 km/hr (D) 47.8 km/hr
(A) 142 cm (B) 154 cm
(C) 144 cm (D) 124 cm 77. If tanx = sin60osec60o, then find the value of cos(x –
30o) cosec(x + 30o).
67. The value of tan (67o + x) – cot (23o – x) + sin15o (A) 1/2 (B) √3/2
sin35o sec55o sin60o sec75o is: (C) -1 (D) 0
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) √3/2 (D) 0 78. A, B and C started a business with initial investments
of Rs. ‘x + 500’, Rs. ‘x + 200’ and Rs. ‘2x + 100’
68. The radius of the base of a right circular cone is respectively. After one year, A, B and C made
decreased by 25%. By how much percent (approx.) additional investments of Rs. 200, Rs. 250 and Rs.
its height should be increased to keep the volume 550 respectively. Find the initial investment made by
same? C, if the profit share of A out of the total profit of Rs.
(A) 54% (B) 65% 32625 after two years is Rs. 10150.
(C) 84% (D) 77% (A) Rs. 1500 (B) Rs. 2100
(C) Rs. 1700 (D) Rs. 1900
69. A container contains 20 litres of milk. From the
container, 2 litres of milk is taken out and replaced by 79. Anjuman bought an article and marked it 54% above
water. This process is repeated two more times. How the cost price and sold it after two successive
much milk is now present in the container? discounts of 20% and 30% respectively. If he had
(A) 12.65 litres (B) 14.58 litres given a single discount of 32%, he would have earned
(C) 13.24 litres (D) 15.25 litres a profit of Rs. 277.2 more. Find the selling price of the
article if he wants to earn a profit of 30%.
70. A mixture (acetone and water) contains 120 litres (A) Rs. 1850 (B) Rs. 2050
acetone and rest water. If the mixture contains 25% (C) Rs. 1950 (D) Rs. 1750
water, then how much water should be added to the
mixture to make the ratio of acetone to water 4:3, 80. A, B and C working together completed a work in 4
respectively? days. If A worked with 25% more efficiency, B worked
(A) 50 litres (B) 30 litres with 25% less efficiency and C works with 30% more
(C) 20 litres (D) None of these efficiency then the whole work is completed in 3.75
days. If A worked with 50% efficiency, B worked with
71. In the month of May, the average daily expenditure of three-fourth of its efficiency and C worked with 20%
an office is 100. For the first 15 days of the month, the more efficiency then the whole work is completed in
average daily expenditure was Rs. 80 and for the last 4.8 days. Find the time taken by A and C together to
15 days, the expenditure was Rs.119. Find the complete the whole work.
amount spent by the organization on the 16 th of the (A) 12 days (B) (40/3) days
month. (C) 6 days (D) (20/3) days
(A) Rs. 130 (B) Rs. 105
(C) Rs. 120 (D) Rs. 115

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81. If the simple interest on a certain investment for 15 92. ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ invested amounts in the ratio of 2:6:5,
years is Rs. 1875 and the compound interest on the respectively in a business. After 1 year ‘A’ added 50%
same investment at the same rate for 2 years is Rs. of the amount invested initially, ‘B’ added 25% of the
255, then find the principal amount invested. amount invested initially and ‘C’ added 40% of the
(A) Rs. 3125 (B) Rs. 3275 amount invested initially, in their initial investment.
(C) Rs. 3225 (D) Rs. 3175 After 2 years, the profit received by ‘C’ is how much
percent more/less than the profit received by ‘A’?
82. Two regular polygons are such that the ratio of their (A) 130% (B) 105%
number of sides is 1:2, respectively and the ratio of (C) 120% (D) 140%
the measure of their interior angles is 3:4,
respectively. Find the number of sides of two 93. The mean of distributions is 14 and the standard
polygons. deviation is 5. Find the variance coefficient.
(A) 5 and 10 (B) 4 and 8 (A) 60.4% (B) 27.9%
(C) 3 and 6 (D) 6 and 12 (C) 35.7% (D) 48.3%

83. In a circle, a diameter AB and a chord PQ (which is 94. The mean deviation of the figures 3, 10, 10, 4, 7, 10,
not a diameter) intersect each other at X 5 is-
perpendicularly. If AX:BX = 3:2 and the radius of the (A) 49 (B) 19
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circle is 5 cm, then the length of chord PQ is
(A) 2√6 cm (B) 4√6 cm (C) 50 (D) 18
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(C) 3√6 cm (D) 5√6 cm
95. The standard deviation of a set of 10, 11, 12, 9, and 8
84. Two chords of lengths ‘a’ metre and ‘b’ metre is........
respectively subtend angles 60o and 90o at the centre (A) 1 (B) √2
of the circle respectively. Which of the following is true? (C) 2 (D) 2√2
(A) b2 = √2a (B) b = √3a
(C) b2 = √3a (D) b = √2a 96. If the standard deviation of a distribution is 6, what is
the value of its variance?
85. A shopkeeper sold an article by giving Rs. 145 (A) 8 (B) 24
discounts on the marked price and still gains 24%. If (C) 36 (D) 12
the cost price of the article is Rs. 1450, then by how
much percent the article was marked above its cost 97. Find the standard deviation if the variance of a data
price? set is 196.
(A) 36% (B) 42% (A) ±14 (B) 14
(C) 34% (D) 40% (C) 96 (D) 98
86. Rakesh purchased 60 oranges and sold it at as much Direction (98-100) The given table shows total articles
as profit as the cost price of 20 oranges. Find the produced in given four months together and the
profit percentage earned. percentage of articles out of total number of articles
(A) (100/3)% (B) (162/5)% produced, in each of the month, by four different
(C) 34% (D) (55/2)% companies i.e. A, B, C and D.
87. A shopkeeper is giving a discount of 15% but a A (3600 articles) represents the number of articles
customer bargains and the shopkeeper sells him at produced by company A in the given four months
Rs. 244 less than he was supposed to sell. If profit of together.
the shopkeeper is decreased from 70% to 50%, then
find the cost price of the item. A (3600 B (2500 C (2000 D (1600
(A) Rs. 1240 (B) Rs. 1220 articles) articles) articles) articles)
(C) Rs. 1280 (D) Rs. 1040 January 25% 32% 16% 22%
February 15% 28% 24% 38%
88. If a + b + c = 29, ab + bc + ca = 276, then the value of March 35% 10% 30% 14%
[a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc].
(A) 377 (B) 357 April 25% 30% 30% 26%
(C) 387 (D) 347
98. Find the difference between total number of articles
89. The cost of leveling a circular field at Rs. 4.5 per produced by ‘D’ in February, March and April together
square meter is Rs. 11088. The cost (in Rs.) of and total number of articles produced by ‘A’ in
putting up a fence all round it at Rs. 2.5 per meter is: January, February and March together.
(A) 440 (B) 550 (A) 1540 (B) 1452
(C) 660 (D) 880 (C) 1368 (D) 1724
90. (a2 – b2)sinx + 2abcosx = a2 + b2, then the value of 99. Find the ratio of the number of articles produced by
cotx will be: ‘B’ in January and April together to the number of
(A) 2ab/(a2 – b2) (B) (a2 – b2)/2ab articles produced by ‘C’ in February and March
(C) ab/(a2 – b2) (D) (a2 – b2)/ab together.
(A) 155:108 (B) 140:121
91. An article was sold at Rs. 1677 after giving two (C) 136:81 (D) None of these
successive discounts of Rs. 14% and Rs. 22%, 100. The total number of articles produced together by ‘B’
respectively, on the marked price. If the article has in March and ‘C’ in January is how much percent
been marked up by Rs. 150 above the cost price then more/less (up to 2 place of decimal) than the number
find the cost price of the article. of articles produced by ‘A’ in January?
(A) Rs. 2420 (B) Rs. 2350 (A) 40.24% (B) 34.88%
(C) Rs. 2280 (D) Rs. 2500 (C) 32.45% (D) 36.67%

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