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A man could buy a certain number of notebooks for Rs.300. If each notebook cost is Rs.5 more, he could have bought 10 notebooks less for the same amount. Find the price of each notebook ?

A) 15	B) 20
C) 10	D) 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

Let the price of each note book be Rs.x.

Let the number of note books which can be brought for Rs.300 each at a price of Rs.x be y.

Hence xy = 300

=> y = 300/x

(x + 5)(y - 10) = 300 => xy + 5y - 10x - 50 = xy

=>5(300/x) - 10x - 50 = 0 => $- 150 + x^{2} + 5 x$

multiplying both sides by -1/10x

=> $x^{2} + 15 x - 10 x - 150 = 0$

=> x(x + 15) - 10(x + 15) = 0

=> x = 10 or -15

As x>0, x = 10.

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$17 \frac{4}{7} + 13 \frac{2}{12} - ? = 11 \frac{2}{3}$

A) 16	B) 17
C) 18	D) 19

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 19

Explanation:

$17 \frac{4}{7} + 13 \frac{2}{12} - ? = 11 \frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{123}{7} + \frac{158}{12} - ? = \frac{35}{3}$

=> $? = \frac{123}{7} + \frac{158}{12} - \frac{35}{3}$

=> ? = $\frac{1476 + 1106 - 980}{84}$

=> ? = 19.07

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In ∆PQR measure of angle Q is 90 deg. If cosecP = 17/15, and PQ = 0.8cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side QR?

A) 1.7	B) 2
C) 2.5	D) 1.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1.5

Explanation:

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Water boils at 212°F or 100°C and melts at 32°F or 0°C . If the temparature of the particular day is 35°C , it is equal to :

A) 85°F	B) 95°F
C) 96°F	D) 97°F

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 95°F

Explanation:

Let F and C denotes the temparature in Fahrenheit anid Celcsius respectively.

Then, (F - 32) /(212 - 32) = (C - 0)/(100 - 0), if c = 35, then F = 95.

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The average number of visitors of a library in the first 4 days of a week was 58. The average for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th days was 60.If the number of visitors on the 1st and 5th days were in the ratio 8 : 9. Then what is the number of visitors on the 5th day of the library ?

A) 54	B) 64
C) 68	D) 72

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 72

Explanation:

If number of visitors on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th day are k, l, m, n & o respectively, then
k + l + m + n = 58 x 4 = 232 ---- (i) &
l + m + n + o = 60 x 4 = 240 ---- (ii)
Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get
o-k = 8 ---(iii)
Given, k/o = 8/9 ----(iv)
So from (iii) & (iv), we get
a = 64, e = 72
Therefore, number of visitors on 5th day is 72.

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Q:

If x = 1 - q and y = 2q + 1, then for what value of q, x is equal to y ?

A) 0	B) 1
C) -1	D) -2

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

Explanation:

x = y <=> 1 - q = 2q + 1 <=> 3q = 0 <=> q = 0.

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If $\frac{a}{b} = \frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{b}{c} = \frac{15}{16}$ , then $\frac{c^{2} - a^{2}}{c^{2} + a^{2}}$ is :

A) 7/5	B) 7/25
C) 7/125	D) 7

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7/25

Explanation:

$\frac{a}{b} \times \frac{b}{c} = \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{15}{16} = \frac{3}{4} = \frac{16 - 9}{16 + 9}$

= $\frac{7}{25}$

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Q:

43% of 616.6 + 37% of 217 =?

A) 345.428	B) 354.428
C) 344.428	D) 364.428

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 345.428

Explanation:

43 x 616.6/100 + 37 x 217/100

=> 265.138 + 80.29

=> 345.428

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