If ${\log _a}30 = A,{\log _a}(5/3) = - B$ and ${\log _2}a = 1/3,$ then ${\log _3}a$ equals
a.
$\frac{2}{{A + B}} - 3$
b.
$\frac{{A + B - 3}}{2}$
c.
$\frac{2}{{A + B - 3}}$
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d.
$\frac{{A + B}}{2} - 3$
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Dick is thrice as old as Tom and Harry is twice as old as Dick. If Dick's age is 1 year less than the average age of all three, then Harry's age, in years, is
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A and B are two railway stations 90 km apart. A train leaves A at 9:00 am, heading towards B at a speed of 40 km/hr. Another train leaves B at 10:30 am, heading towards A at a speed of 20 km/hr. The trains meet each other at
a.
11:45 AM
b.
10:45 AM
c.
11:20 AM
d.
11:00 AM
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Let k be a constant. The equations kx + y = 3 and 4x + ky = 4 have a unique solution if and only if
a.
|k| ≠ 2
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b.
|k| = 2
c.
k ≠ 2
d.
k = 2
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If ${x_1} = - 1$ and ${x_m} = {x_{m + 1}} + (m + 1)$ for every positive integer $m,$ then ${x_{100}}$ equals
a.
-5151
b.
-5150
c.
-5051
d.
-5050
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Vimla starts for office every day at 9 am and reaches exactly on time if she drives at her usual speed of 40 km/hr. She is late by 6 minutes if she drives at 35 km/hr. One day, she covers two-thirds of her distance to office in one-thirds of her usual time to reach office, and then stops for 8 minutes. The speed, in km/hr, at which she should drive the remaining distance to reach office exactly on time is
a.
29
b.
27
c.
28
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d.
26
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A man buys 35 kg of sugar and sets a marked price in order to make a 20% profit. He sells 5 kg at this price, and 15 kg at a 10% discount. Accidentally, 3 kg of sugar is wasted. He sells the remaining sugar by raising the marked price by p percent so as to make an overall profit of 15%. Then p is nearest to
a.
31
b.
22
c.
35
d.
25
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If $f(x + y) = f(x)f(y)$ and $f(5) = 4,$ then $f(10) - f( - 10)$ is equal to
a.
0
b.
15.9375
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c.
3
d.
14.0625
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If a, b, c are non-zero and ${14^a} = {36^b} = {84^c},$ then $6b\left( {\frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{a}} \right)$ is equal to
✓ Accepted Answer:3
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A contractor agreed to construct a 6 km road in 200 days. He employed 140 persons for the work. After 60 days, he realized that only 1.5 km road has been completed. How many additional people would he need to employ in order to finish the work exactly on time?
✓ Accepted Answer:40
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