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Q:

Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially?

A) 153145 kgs	B) 147890 kgs
C) 152400 kgs	D) 149600 kgs

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 149600 kgs

Explanation:

Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs.

According to the question,

50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900

87.5% of p = 130900

p = 130900 x 100/87.5 = 149600 kgs.

Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.

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Q:

Two motor bikes cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance traveled by them if the slower bike takes 1 hour more than the faster bike ?

A) 1102 km	B) 1060 km
C) 960 km	D) 1250 km

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 960 km

Explanation:

60(x + 1) = 64x

X = 15

60 x 16 = 960 km

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Q:

Two letters are randomly chosen from the word TIME. Find the probability that the letters are T and M?

A) 1/4	B) 1/6
C) 1/8	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/6

Explanation:

Required probability is given by P(E) = $\frac{n (E)}{n (S)} = \frac{1}{4 C_{2}} = \frac{1}{6}$

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Q:

A company requires 12,100 strength. Present employees are 400 ladies and 6400 gents. To reach the target how many ladies required to maintain the same ratio ?

A) 400	B) 600
C) 900	D) 700

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 900

Explanation:

6,400 gents, 2400 ladies in that company.
So total 8,800employees.
for 8,800 employees, we want 2400 ladies.
for 12,100employees we want how many ladies ?
=> (12,100/8,800) x 2400 = 3300.
So we want 3300 - 2400 = 900 more ladies.

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Q:

If a soldier fires 7 shots from a gun in 12 minutes then find the total number of shots fired by the man in 3/2 hrs.

A) 45	B) 44
C) 46	D) 47

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 46

Explanation:

Here given soldier shots 7 shots in 12 min

=> 1 shot doen't take any time in 12 min

=> Only 6 shots take 12 min

12 min ------ 6 shots

90 min ------ ? shots

=> 90 x (6/12) = 45

Therefore, total shots fired in 90 minutes = 45 + 1 = 46 shots.

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Q:

An industrial loom weaves 1.14 meters of cloth every second. Approximately, how much time will it take to weave 52 meters of cloth ?

A) 29.32 sec	B) 42.51 sec
C) 39.25 sec	D) 45.61 sec

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45.61 sec

Explanation:

Given loom weaves 1.14 mts of cloth in one second then 52 mts of cloth can be weaved by loom in,

1.14 ----- 1

52.0 ------?

$\Rightarrow \frac{52}{1.14}$ = 45.61 sec

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Q:

How many four digit even numbers can be formed using the digits {2, 7, 5, 3, 9, 1} ?

A) 59	B) 60
C) 61	D) 64

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 60

Explanation:

The given digits are 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9

A number is even when its units digit is even. Of the given digits, two is the only even digit.Units place is filled with only '2' and the remaining three places can be filled in ⁵P₃ ways.

Number of even numbers = ⁵P₃ = 60.

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Q:

In a wheelchair slalom event, athletes weave around cones and race to the finish line. A diagram of the rectangular course is shown. Find the perimeter of the course

A) 32	B) 42
C) 62	D) 92

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