A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same
marked price.
(A) Successive discounts of 6% and 39% on any number of toys
bought.
(B) Successive discounts of 48%, 16% and 11% on any number of
toys bought.
(C) 37% discount on the first 2 toys and 29% discount on each toy
thereon.
(D) 2 toys free of cost on buying 4 toys.
A customer wants to buy 4 toys. Which of the above schemes is the
least beneficial to her?
a.
C
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b.
D
c.
B
d.
A
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A tank is full. Pipes A and B can drain the tank in 10 hours and 15
hours, respectively, while pipe C can fill the tank in 12 hours. Pipes A
and B run for 2 hours, after which pipe C is also turned on. How
many hours will it take to empty the tank completely?
a.
10 hours
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b.
6 hours
c.
4 hours
d.
8 hours
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A city is planning a new park in the shape of a regular hexagon with
each side measuring 10 meters. Which of the following is closest to
the area of the park?
a.
173.2 square meters
b.
600 square meters
c.
150 square meters
d.
259.8 square meters
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Two equal sums of money are lent out for 2 years each, one at 5%
per annum simple interest and the other at 7% per annum simple
interest. If the difference in simple interest earned on the two sums
is ₹40, then what was the principal of each sum (in ₹)?
a.
1,000
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b.
800
c.
1,400
d.
1,200
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A shopkeeper offers a single discount of 30% on a shirt priced at
₹800. Alternatively, he offers two successive discounts of 25% and
5% on the same shirt. What is the difference in the total discount
amount between the two offers?
a.
₹16
b.
₹14
c.
₹20
d.
₹10
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A company has three branches. Branch A has 40 employees with
average monthly sales of ₹1,20,000, Branch B has 30 employees
with average monthly sales of ₹1,80,000, and Branch C has 30
employees with average monthly sales of ₹1,50,000. What is the
average monthly sales per employee of the company (in ₹)?
a.
1,47,000
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b.
1,50,000
c.
1,20,000
d.
1,60,000
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The monthly charges of a hostel consist of a fixed part and a
variable part depending on the number of students. For 25
students, the total bill is ₹17,500. For 40 students, the total bill is
₹25,000. What is the total bill for 60 students?
a.
₹30,000
b.
₹37,500
c.
₹32,500
d.
₹35,000
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A cyclist travels from Town A to Town B, a distance of 78 km, at a
speed of 13 km/h. He returns from Town B to Town A at a speed of
26 km/h. What is the total time taken for the round trip, in hours?
a.
8
b.
7
c.
10
d.
9
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A five-digit number 7549A is divisible by 4 and 3. If it is divided by 12,
what will be the remainder?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
4
d.
0
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20 note books, 100 pens and 50 pencils were bought for ₹3,500. If
the average cost of a note book is ₹50 and that of a pencil is ₹10,
find the average cost of a pen.
a.
₹20
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b.
₹25
c.
₹16
d.
₹15
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