Arithmetic

Percentage

Question 1
Ravi invests 50% of his monthly savings in fixed deposits. Thirty percent of the rest of his savings is
invested in stocks and the rest goes into Ravi’s savings bank account. If the total amount deposited by him
in the bank (for savings account and fixed deposits) is Rs 59500, then Ravi’s total monthly savings (in
Rs) is

Question 2
The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and
45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is
a) 35 b) 50 c) 60 d) 65

Question 3
Arun’s present age in years is 40% of Barun’s. In another few years, Arun’s age will be half of Barun’s.
By what percentage will Barun’s age increase during this period?

Question 4
Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are defective, while 20% of the rest are sold in the domestic
market. If the remaining 8840 shirts are left for export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory
is
a) 13600 b) 13000 c) 13400 d) 14000

Question 5
In a village, the production of food grains increased by 40% and the per capita production of food grains
increased by 27% during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased
during the same period is nearest to
a) 16 b) 13 c) 10 d) 7

Question 6
In an examination, the maximum possible score is N while the pass mark is 45% of N. A candidate obtains
36 marks, but falls short of the pass mark by 68%. Which one of the following is then correct?
a) N ≤ 200 b) 201 ≤ N ≤ 242. c) 243 ≤ N ≤ 252 d) N ≥ 253

Question 7
The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of Kamala. If Kamala’s
income goes down by 4% and Bimala’s goes up by 10%, then the percentage by which Kamala’s income
would exceed Bimala’s is nearest to
a) 29 b) 28 c) 31 d) 32

Question 8
In a class, 60% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. There are 30 more girls than boys. If 68%
of the students, including 30 boys, pass an examination, the percentage of the girls who do not pass is
Question 9
Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she
fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the
passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination is
a) 75 b) 60 c) 80 d) 70

Question 10
In an examination, the score of A was 10% less than that of B, the score of B was 25% more than that of
C, and the score of C was 20% less than that of D. If A scored 72, then the score of D was

Question 11
In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories - fiction and non- fiction. In 2015,
the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10%
increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many
fiction books were in the library in 2015?
a) 6600 b) 6160 c) 5500 d) 6000

Question 12
In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are
literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is
nearest to
a) 55 b) 59 c) 66 d) 62

Question 13
In the final examination, Bishnu scored 52% and Asha scored 64%. The marks obtained by Bishnu is 23
less, and that by Asha is 34 more than the marks obtained by Ramesh. The marks obtained by Geeta, who
scored 84%, is
a) 357 b) 417 c) 399 d) 439

Profit & Loss

Question 14
If a seller gives a discount of 15% on retail price, she still makes a profit of 2%. Which of the following
ensures that makes a profit of 20%?
a) Give a discount of 5% on retail price b) Give a discount of 2% on retail price
c) Increase the retail price by 2% d) Sell at retail price

Question 15
In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg
good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common
price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is
a) 6% b) 8% c) 10% d) 12%
Question 16
If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of
these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed
price so that she can make the same amount of profit?
a) 30% b) 25% c) 24% d) 28%

Question 17
The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the
table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the
customer pays Rs 4290 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is
a) 1500 b) 2000 c) 2500 d) 3000

Question 18
Mayank buys some candies for Rs 15 a dozen and an equal number of different candies for Rs 12 a dozen.
He sells all for Rs 16.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs 150. How many dozens of candies did he buy
altogether?
a) 50 b) 30 c) 25 d) 45

Question 19
A wholesaler bought walnuts and peanuts, the price of walnut per kg being thrice that of peanut per kg.
He then sold 8 kg of peanuts at a profit of 10% and 16 kg of walnuts at a profit of 20% to a shopkeeper.
However, the shopkeeper lost 5 kg of walnuts and 3 kg of peanuts in transit. He then mixed the remaining
nuts and sold the mixture at Rs. 166 per kg, thus making an overall profit of 25%. At what price, in Rs.
per kg, did the wholesaler buy the walnuts?
a) 96 a) 86 c) 98 d) 84

Question 20
Two types of tea, A and B, are mixed and then sold at Rs. 40 per kg. The profit is 10% if A and B are
mixed in the ratio 3:2, and 5% if this ratio is 2:3. The cost prices, per kg, of A and B are in the ratio
a) 17:25 2. 19:24 3. 18:25 4. 21:25

Question 21
A trader sells 10 litres of a mixture of paints A and B, where the amount of B in the mixture does not
exceed that of A. The cost of paint A per litre is Rs. 8 more than that of paint B. If the trader sells the
entire mixture for Rs. 264 and makes a profit of 10%, then the highest possible cost of paint B, in Rs. per
litre
1. 16 2. 20 3. 22 4. 26

Question 22
On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains Rs. 7. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and
the book at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 13. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?
1. 100 2. 80 3. 85 4. 95
Question 23
Mukesh purchased 10 bicycles in 2017, all at the same price. He sold six of these at a profit of 25% and
the remaining four at a loss of 25%. If he made a total profit of Rs. 2000, then his purchase price of a
bicycle, in Rupees, was
1. 4000 2. 6000 3. 8000 4. 2000

Question 24
A shopkeeper sells two tables, each procured at cost price p, to Amal and Asim at a profit of 20% and at
a loss of 20%, respectively. Amal sells his table to Bimal at a profit of 30%, while Asim sells his table to
Barun at a loss of 30%. If the amounts paid by Bimal and Barun are x and y, respectively, then (x −y) /p
equals
1. 0.7 2. 1 3. 0.50 4. 1.2

Question 25
A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at
20% profit and the laptop at 10% loss. If overall he made a 2% profit then the purchase price, in rupees,
of the desktop is

Question 26
In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April,
but spent Rs 150 more due to price increase of rice and wheat by 20% and 12%, respectively. If John had
spent Rs 450 on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?
1. Rs 580 2. Rs 570 3. Rs 590 4. Rs 560

Question 27
Aron bought some pencils and sharpeners. Spending the same amount of money as Aron, Aditya bought
twice as many pencils and 10 less sharpeners. If the cost of one sharpener is Rs 2 more than the cost of a
pencil, then the minimum possible number of pencils bought by Aron and Aditya together is
1. 36 2. 27 3. 33 4. 30

Question 28
Anil buys 12 toys and labels each with the same selling price. He sells 8 toys initially at 20% discount on
the labeled price. Then he sells the remaining 4 toys at an additional 25% discount on the discounted price.
Thus, he gets a total of Rs 2112, and makes a 10% profit. With no discounts, his percentage of profit
would have been
1. 50 2. 55 3. 54 4. 60

Question 29
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
1. 31 2. 25 3. 22 4. 35
Interest

Question 30
John borrowed Rs 2,10,000 from a bank at an interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded annually. The
loan was repaid in two equal instalments, the first after one year and the second after another year. The
first instalment was interest of one year plus part of the principal amount, while the second was the rest
of the principal amount plus due interest thereon. Then each instalment, in Rs, is

Question 31
Gopal borrows Rs. X from Ankit at 8% annual interest. He then adds Rs. Y of his own money and lends
Rs. X+Y to Ishan at 10% annual interest. At the end of the year, after returning Ankit’s dues, the net
interest retained by Gopal is the same as that accrued to Ankit. On the other hand, had Gopal lent Rs. X +
2Y to Ishan at 10%, then the net interest retained by him would have increased by Rs. 150. If all interests
are compounded annually, then find the value of X + Y.

Question 32
A person invested a total amount of Rs 15 lakh. A part of it was invested in a fixed deposit earning 6%
annual interest, and the remaining amount was invested in two other deposits in the ratio 2:1, earning
annual interest at the rates of 4% and 3%, respectively. If the total annual interest income is Rs 76000 then
the amount (in Rs lakh) invested in the fixed deposit was

Question 33
Amala, Bina, and Gouri invest money in the ratio 3:4:5 in fixed deposits having respective annual interest
rates in the ratio 6:5:4. What is their total interest income (in Rs) after a year, if Bina’s interest income
exceeds Amala’s by Rs 250?
1. 7250 2. 7000 3. 6350 4. 6000

Question 34
Amal invests Rs 12000 at 8% interest, compounded annually, and Rs 10000 at 6% interest, compounded
semi-annually, both investments being for one year. Bimal invests his money at 7.5% simple interest for
one year. If Amal and Bimal get the same amount of interest, then the amount, in Rupees, invested by
Bimal is

Question 35
Veeru invested Rs 10000 at 5% simple annual interest, and exactly after two years, Joy invested Rs 8000
at 10% simple annual interest. How many years after Veeru’s investment, will their balances, i.e., principal
plus accumulated interest, be equal?

Question 36
For the same principal amount, the compound interest for two years at 5% per annum exceeds the simple
interest for three years at 3% per annum by Rs 1125. Then the principal amount in rupees is
Question 37
A person invested a certain amount of money at 10% annual interest, compounded half-yearly. After one
and a half years, the interest and principal together became Rs 18522. The amount, in rupees, that the
person had invested is

Ratio & Proportion

Question 38
Suppose, C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5 are five companies. The profits made by C1, C2, and C3 are in the ratio
9 : 10 : 8 while the profits made by C2, C4, and C5 are in the ratio 18 : 19 : 20. If C5 has made a profit of
Rs 19 crore more than C1, then the total profit (in Rs) made by all five companies is
a) 438 crore b) 435 crore c) 348 crore d) 345 crore

Question 39
A stall sells popcorn and chips in packets of three sizes: large, super, and jumbo. The numbers of large,
super, and jumbo packets in its stock are in the ratio 7 : 17 : 16 for popcorn and 6 : 15 : 14 for chips. If the
total number of popcorn packets in its stock is the same as that of chips packets, then the numbers of
jumbo popcorn packets and jumbo chips packets are in the ratio
a) 1 : 1 b) 8 : 7 c) 4 : 3 d) 6 : 5

Question 40
If a and b are integers of opposite signs such that (a + 3)2 : b2 = 9 : 1 and (a - 1)2 : (b - 1)2 = 4 : 1, then the
ratio a2 : b2 is
a) 9:4 b) 81:4 c) 1: 4 d) 25:4

Question 41
Bottle 1 contains a mixture of milk and water in 7 : 2 ratio and Bottle 2 contains a mixture of milk and
water in 9 : 4 ratio. In what ratio of volumes should the liquids in Bottle 1 and Bottle 2 be combined to
obtain a mixture of milk and water in 3 : 1 ratio?
a) 27:14 b) 27:13 c) 27:16 d) 27:18

Question 42
If a, b, c are three positive integers such that a and b are in the ratio 3 : 4 while b and c are in the ratio 2:1,
then which one of the following is a possible value of (a + b + c)?
a) 201 b) 205 c) 207 d) 210

Question 43
Consider three mixtures - the first having water and liquid A in the ratio 1 : 2, the second having water
and liquid B in the ratio 1 : 3, and the third having water and liquid C in the ratio 1 : 4. These three mixtures
of A, B, and C, respectively, are further mixed in the proportion 4:3:2. Then the resulting mixture has
a) The same amount of water and liquid B b) The same amount of liquids B and C
c) More water than liquid B d) More water than liquid A
Question 44
Raju and Lalitha originally had marbles in the ratio 4:9. Then Lalitha gave some of her marbles to Raju.
As a result, the ratio of the number of marbles with Raju to that with Lalitha became 5:6. What fraction
of her original number of marbles was given by Lalitha to Raju?
a) 1/4 b) 7/33 c) 1/5 d) 6/19

Question 45
The scores of Amal and Bimal in an examination are in the ratio 11:14. After an appeal, their scores
increase by the same amount and their new scores are in the ratio 47:56. The ratio of Bimal’s new score
to that of his original score is
a) 3:2 b) 4:3 c) 5:4 d) 8:5

Question 46
A jar contains a mixture of 175 ml water and 700 ml alcohol. Gopal takes out 10% of the mixture and
substitutes it by water of the same amount. The process is repeated once again. The percentage of water
in the mixture is now
a) 20.5 b) 25.4 c) 30.3 d) 35.2

Question 47
The strength of a salt solution is p% if 100 ml of the solution contains p grams of salt. If three salt solutions
A, B, C are mixed in the proportion 1:2:3, then the resulting solution has strength 20%. If instead the
proportion is 3:2:1, then the resulting solution has strength 30%. A fourth solution, D, is produced by
mixing B and C in the ratio 2:7. The ratio of the strength of D to that of A is
a) 1:4 b) 3:10 c) 1:3 d) 2:5

Question 48
There are two drums, each containing a mixture of paints A and B. In drum 1, A and B are in the ratio
18:7. The mixtures from drums 1 and 2 are mixed in the ratio 3:4 and in this final mixture, A and B are in
the ratio 13:7. In drum 2, then A and B were in the ratio
a) 220:149 b) 229:141 c) 239:161 d) 251:163

Question 49
A 20% ethanol solution is mixed with another ethanol solution, say, S of unknown concentration in the
proportion 1:3 by volume. This mixture is then mixed with an equal volume of 20% ethanol solution. If
the resultant mixture is a 31.25% ethanol solution, then the unknown concentration of S is
a) 50% b) 55% c) 48% d) 52%

Question 50
In an examination, Rama’s score was one-twelfth of the sum of the scores of Mohan and Anjali. After a
review, the score of each of them increased by 6. The revised scores of Anjali, Mohan, and Rama were in
the ratio 11:10:3. Then Anjali's score exceeded Rama's score by
a) 32 b) 35 c) 24 d) 26
Question 51
The salaries of Ramesh, Ganesh and Rajesh were in the ratio 6:5:7 in 2010, and in the ratio 3:4:3 in 2015.
If Ramesh’s salary increased by 25% during 2010-2015, then the percentage increase in Rajesh’s salary
during this period is closest to
a) 9 b) 7 c) 8 d) 10

Question 52
A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs
800 gm. If half litre of the mixture weighs 480 gm, then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms
of volume, is
a) 80 b) 75 c) 85 d) 70

Question 53
The strength of a salt solution is p% if 100 ml of the solution contains p grams of salt. Each of three vessels
A, B, C contains 500 ml of salt solution of strengths 10%, 22%, and 32%, respectively. Now, 100 ml of
the solution in vessel A is transferred to vessel B. Then, 100 ml of the solution in vessel B is transferred
to vessel C. Finally, 100 ml of the solution in vessel C is transferred to vessel A. The strength, in
percentage, of the resulting solution in vessel A is
a) 15 b) 13 c) 14 d) 12

Question 54
A solution, of volume 40 litres, has dye and water in the proportion 2:3. Water is added to the solution to
change this proportion to 2:5. If one-fourths of this diluted solution is taken out, how many litres of dye
must be added to the remaining solution to bring the proportion back to 2:3?

Question 55
An alloy is prepared by mixing three metals A, B and C in the proportion 3:4:7 by volume. Weights of the
same volume of the metals A, B and C are in the ratio 5:2:6. In 130 kg of the alloy, the weight, in kg, of
the metal C is
a) 70 b) 96 c) 48 d) 84

Question 56
A gentleman decided to treat a few children in the following manner. He gives half of his total stock of
toffees and one extra to the first child, and then the half of the remaining stock along with one extra to the
second and continues giving away in this fashion. His total stock exhausts after he takes care of 5 children.
How many toffees were there in his stock initially?

Question 57
A sum of money is split among Amal, Sunil and Mita so that the ratio of the shares of Amal and Sunil is
3:2, while the ratio of the shares of Sunil and Mita is 4:5. If the difference between the largest and the
smallest of these three shares is Rs 400, then Sunil’s share, in rupees, is

Question 58
Let m and n be natural numbers such that n is even and 0.2 < m/20, n/m, n/11 < 0.5. Then m – 2n equals
a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) 3
Question 59
Two alcohol solutions, A and B, are mixed in the proportion 1:3 by volume. The volume of the mixture
is then doubled by adding solution A such that the resulting mixture has 72% alcohol. If solution A has
60% alcohol, then the percentage of alcohol in solution B is
a) 89% b) 90% c) 92% d) 94%

Average

Question 60
An elevator has a weight limit of 630 kg. It is carrying a group of people of whom the heaviest weighs 57
kg and the lightest weighs 53 kg. What is the maximum possible number of people in the group?

Question 61
A class consists of 20 boys and 30 girls. In the mid-semester examination, the average score of the girls
was 5 higher than that of the boys. In the final exam, however, the average score of the girls dropped by
3 while the average score of the entire class increased by 2. The increase in the average score of the boys
is
a) 9.5 b) 10 c) 4.5 d) 6

Question 62
The average height of 22 toddlers increases by 2 inches when two of them leave this group. If the average
height of these two toddlers is one-third the average height of the original 22, then the average height, in
inches, of the remaining 20 toddlers is
a) 30 b) 28 c) 32 d) 26

Question 63
A CAT aspirant appears for a certain number of tests. His average score increases by 1 if the first 10 tests
are not considered, and decreases by 1 if the last 10 tests are not considered. If his average scores for the
first 10 and the last 10 tests are 20 and 30, respectively, then the total number of tests taken by him is

Question 64
In an apartment complex, the number of people aged 51 years and above is 30 and there are at most 39
people whose ages are below 51 years. The average age of all the people in the apartment complex is 38
years. What is the largest possible average age, in years, of the people whose ages are below 51 years?
a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28

Question 65
The arithmetic mean of x, y and z is 80, and that of x, y, z, u and v is 75, where u = (x + y)/2 and v = (y +
z)/2. If x ≥ z, then the minimum possible value of x is

Question 66
Ramesh and Gautam are among 22 students who write an examination. Ramesh scores 82.5. The average
score of the 21 students other than Gautam is 62. The average score of all the 22 students is one more than
the average score of the 21 students other than Ramesh. The score of Gautam is
a) 48 b) 49 c) 53 d) 51
Question 67
The average of 30 integers is 5. Among these 30 integers, there are exactly 20 which do not exceed 5.
What is the highest possible value of the average of these 20 integers?
a) 5 b) 3.5 c) 4.5 d) 4

Question 68
Let A, B and C be three positive integers such that the sum of A and the mean of B and C is 5. In addition,
the sum of B and the mean of A and C is 7. Then the sum of A and B is
a) 7 b) 6 c) 5 d) 4

Question 69
In a group of 10 students, the mean of the lowest 9 scores is 42 while the mean of the highest 9 scores is
47. For the entire group of 10 students, the maximum possible mean exceeds the minimum possible mean
by
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 4

Question 70
A batsman played n + 2 innings and got out on all occasions. His average score in these n + 2 innings was
29 runs and he scored 38 and 15 runs in the last two innings. The batsman scored less than 38 runs in each
of the first n innings. In these n innings, his average score was 30 runs and lowest score was x runs. The
smallest possible value of x is
a) 2 b) 1 c) 4 d) 3

Question 71
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

Question 72
Among 100 students, x1 have birthdays in January, x2 have birthday in February, and so on. If x0 = max
(x1, x2, …, x12), then the smallest possible value of x0 is
a) 12 b) 9 c) 8 d)10

Time Speed Distance

Question 73
A man leaves his home and walks at a speed of 12 km per hour, reaching the railway station 10 minutes
after the train had departed. If instead he had walked at a speed of 15 km per hour, he would have reached
the station 10 minutes before the train’s departure. The distance (in km) from his home to the railway
station is

Question 74
Arun drove from home to his hostel at 60 miles per hour. While returning home he drove half way along
the same route at a speed of 25 miles per hour and then took a bypass road which increased his driving
distance by 5 miles, but allowed him to drive at 50 miles per hour along this bypass road. If his return
journey took 30 minutes more than his onward journey, then the total distance traveled by him is
a) 55 miles b) 60 miles c) 65 miles d) 70 miles

Question 75
A motorbike leaves point A at 1 pm and moves towards point B at a uniform speed. A car leaves point B
at 2 pm and moves towards point A at a uniform speed which is double that of the motorbike. They meet
at 3:40 pm at a point which is 168 km away from A. What is the distance, in km, between A and B?
a) 364 b) 378 c) 380 d) 388

Question 76
A man travels by a motor boat down a river to his office and back. With the speed of the river unchanged,
if he doubles the speed of his motor boat, then his total travel time gets reduced by 75%. The ratio of the
original speed of the motor boat to the speed of the river is
a) √6: √2 b) √7: 2 c) 2√5: 3 d) 3:2

Question 77
Train T leaves station X for station Y at 3 pm. Train S, traveling at three quarters of the speed of T, leaves
Y for X at 4 pm. The two trains pass each other at a station Z, where the distance between X and Z is
three-fifths of that between X and Y. How many hours does train T take for its journey from X to Y?

Question 78
Point P lies between points A and B such that the length of BP is thrice that of AP. Car 1 starts from A
and moves towards B. Simultaneously, car 2 starts from B and moves towards A. Car 2 reaches P one
hour after car 1 reaches P. If the speed of car 2 is half that of car 1, then the time, in minutes, taken by car
1 in reaching P from A is

Question 79
The distance from A to B is 60 km. Partha and Narayan start from A at the same time and move towards
B. Partha takes four hours more than Narayan to reach B. Moreover, Partha reaches the mid-point of A
and B two hours before Narayan reaches B. The speed of Partha, in km per hour, is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

Question 80
On a long stretch of east-west road, A and B are two points such that B is 350 km west of A. One car starts
from A and another from B at the same time. If they move towards each other, then they meet after 1 hour.
If they both move towards east, then they meet in 7 hrs. The difference between their speeds, in km per
hour, is

Question 81
Points A and B are 150 km apart. Cars 1 and 2 travel from A to B, but car 2 starts from A when car 1 is
already 20 km away from A. Each car travels at a speed of 100 kmph for the first 50 km, at 50 kmph for
the next 50 km, and at 25 kmph for the last 50 km. The distance, in km, between car 2 and B when car 1
reaches B is

Question 82
Points A, P, Q and B lie on the same line such that P, Q and B are, respectively, 100 km, 200 km and 300
km away from A. Cars 1 and 2 leave A at the same time and move towards B. Simultaneously, Car 3
leaves B and moves towards A. Car 3 meets car 1 at Q, and car 2 at P. If each car is moving in uniform
speed then the ratio of the speed of Car 2 to that of Car 1 is
a) 1:2 b) 2:7 c) 1:4 d) 2:9

Question 83
In a race of three horses, the first beat the second by 11 metres and the third by 90 metres. If the second
beat the third by 80 metres, what was the length, in metres, of the racecourse?

Question 84
Two cars travel the same distance starting at 10:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively, on the same day. They
reach their common destination at the same point of time. If the first car travelled for at least 6 hours, then
the highest possible value of the percentage by which the speed of the second car could exceed that of the
first car is
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 10

Question 85
One can use three different transports which move at 10, 20, and 30 kmph, respectively. To reach from A
to B, Amal took each mode of transport 1/3 of his total journey time, while Bimal took each mode of
transport 1/3 of the total distance. The percentage by which Bimal’s travel time exceeds Amal’s travel
time is nearest to
a) 22 b) 21 c) 19 d) 20

Question 86
The wheels of bicycles A and B have radii 30 cm and 40 cm, respectively. While traveling a certain
distance, each wheel of A required 5000 more revolutions than each wheel of B. If bicycle B traveled this
distance in 45 minutes, then its speed, in km per hour, was
a) 16π b) 14π c) 18π d) 12π

Question 87
Two ants A and B start from a point P on a circle at the same time, with A moving clock-wise and B
moving anti-clockwise. They meet for the first time at 10:00 am when A has covered 60% of the track. If
A returns to P at 10:12 am, then B returns to P at
a) 10:25 am b) 10:18 am c) 10:27 am d) 10:45 am

Question 88
A cyclist leaves A at 10 am and reaches B at 11 am. Starting from 10:01 am, every minute a motor cycle
leaves A and moves towards B. Forty-five such motor cycles reach B by 11 am. All motor cycles have the
same speed. If the cyclist had doubled his speed, how many motor cycles would have reached B by the
time the cyclist reached B?
a) 20 b) 23 c) 15 d) 22

Question 89
John jogs on track A at 6 kmph and Mary jogs on track B at 7.5 kmph. The total length of tracks A and B
is 325 metres. While John makes 9 rounds of track A, Mary makes 5 rounds of track B. In how many
seconds will Mary make one round of track A?
Question 90
A train travelled at one-thirds of its usual speed, and hence reached the destination 30 minutes after the
scheduled time. On its return journey, the train initially travelled at its usual speed for 5 minutes but then
stopped for 4 minutes for an emergency. The percentage by which the train must now increase its usual
speed so as to reach the destination at the scheduled time, is nearest to
a) 67 b) 58 c) 50 d) 61

Question 91
Leaving home at the same time, Amal reaches office at 10:15 am if he travels at 8 km/hr, and at 9:40 am
if he travels at 15 km/hr. Leaving home at 9:10 am, at what speed, in km/hr, must be travel so as to reach
office exactly at 10 am?
a) 14 b) 11 c) 13 d) 12

Question 92
A straight road connects points A and B. Car 1 travels from A to B and Car 2 travels from B to A, both
leaving at the same time. After meeting each other, they take 45 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively, to
complete their journeys. If Car 1 travels at the speed of 60 km/hr, then the speed of Car 2, in km/hr, is
a) 90 b) 70 c) 80 d) 100

Question 93
Two persons are walking beside a railway track at respective speeds of 2 and 4 km per hour in the same
direction. A train came from behind them and crossed them in 90 and 100 seconds, respectively. The time,
in seconds, taken by the train to cross an electric post is nearest to
a) 87 b) 78 c) 82 d) 75

Question 94
In a car race, car A beats car B by 45 km, car B beats car C by 50 km, and car A beats car C by 90 km.
The distance (in km) over which the race has been conducted is
a) 475 b) 500 c) 450 d) 550

Question 95
Two circular tracks T1 and T2 of radii 100 m and 20 m, respectively touch at a point A. Starting from A
at the same time, Ram and Rahim are walking on track T1 and track T2 at speeds 15 km/hr and 5 km/hr
respectively. The number of full rounds that Ram will make before he meets Rahim again for the first time
is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2

Question 96
A and B are two points on a straight line. Ram runs from A to B while Rahim runs from B to A. After
crossing each other, Ram and Rahim reach their destinations in one minute and four minutes, respectively.
If they start at the same time, then the ratio of Ram's speed to Rahim's speed is
a) 2 b) 2√2 c) √2 d) 1/2
Question 97
The distance from B to C is thrice that from A to B. Two trains travel from A to C via B. The speed of
train 2 is double that of train 1 while traveling from A to B and their speeds are interchanged while
traveling from B to C. The ratio of the time taken by train 1 to that taken by train 2 in travelling from A
to C is
a) 1:4 b) 4:1 c) 5:7 d) 7:5

Question 98
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) 28 b) 29 c) 26 d) 27

Question 99
Anil, Sunil, and Ravi run along a circular path of length 3 km, starting from the same point at the same
time, and going in the clockwise direction. If they run at speeds of 15 km/hr, 10 km/hr, and 8 km/hr,
respectively, how much distance in km will Ravi have run when Anil and Sunil meet again for the first
time at the starting point?
a) 4.8 b) 4.2 c) 5.2 d) 4.6

Question 100
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) 11:00 am b) 10:45 am c) 11:45 am d) 11:20 am

Time and Work

Question 101
A person can complete a job in 120 days. He works alone on Day 1. On Day 2, he is joined by another
person who also can complete the job in exactly 120 days. On Day 3, they are joined by another person
of equal efficiency. Like this, everyday a new person with the same efficiency joins the work. How many
days are required to complete the job?

Question 102
Amal can complete a job in 10 days and Bimal can complete it in 8 days. Amal, Bimal and Kamal together
complete the job in 4 days and are paid a total amount of Rs 1000 as remuneration. If this amount is shared
by them in proportion to their work, then Kamal's share, in rupees, is
a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400

Question 103
In a 10 km race, A, B, and C, each running at uniform speed, get the gold, silver, and bronze medals,
respectively. If A beats B by 1 km and B beats C by 1 km, then by how many metres does A beat C?
Question 104
A tank has an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. If the outlet pipe is closed then the inlet pipe fills the empty
tank in 8 hours. If the outlet pipe is open then the inlet pipe fills the empty tank in 10 hours. If only the
outlet pipe is open then in how many hours the full tank becomes half-full?
a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 45

Question 105
Humans and robots can both perform a job but at different efficiencies. Fifteen humans and five robots
working together take thirty days to finish the job, whereas five humans and fifteen robots working
together take sixty days to finish it. How many days will fifteen humans working together (without any
robot) take to finish it?
a) 32 b) 36 c) 40 d) 45

Question 106
A tank is fitted with pipes, some filling it and the rest draining it. All filling pipes fill at the same rate, and
all draining pipes drain at the same rate. The empty tank gets completely filled in 6 hours when 6 filling
and 5 draining pipes are on, but this time becomes 60 hours when 5 filling and 6 draining pipes are on. In
how many hours will the empty tank get completely filled when one draining and two filling pipes are on?

Question 107
When they work alone, B needs 25% more time to finish a job than A does. They two finish the job in 13
days in the following manner: A works alone till half the job is done, then A and B work together for four
days, and finally B works alone to complete the remaining 5% of the job. In how many days can B alone
finish the entire job?
a) 16 b) 18 c) 20 d) 22

Question 108
A water tank has inlets of two types A and B. All inlets of type A when open, bring in water at the same
rate. All inlets of type B, when open, bring in water at the same rate. The empty tank is completely filled
in 30 minutes if 10 inlets of type A and 45 inlets of type B are open, and in 1 hour if 8 inlets of type A and
18 inlets of type B are open. In how many minutes will the empty tank get completely filled if 7 inlets of
type A and 27 inlets of type B are open?

Question 109
Ramesh and Ganesh can together complete a work in 16 days. After seven days of working together,
Ramesh got sick and his efficiency fell by 30%. As a result, they completed the work in 17 days instead
of 16 days. If Ganesh had worked alone after Ramesh got sick, in how many days would he have completed
the remaining work?
a) 11 b) 12 c) 13.5 d) 14.5

Question 110
A tank is emptied every day at a fixed time point. Immediately thereafter, either pump A or pump B or
both start working until the tank is full. On Monday, A alone completed filling the tank at 8 pm. On
Tuesday, B alone completed filling the tank at 6 pm. On Wednesday, A alone worked till 5 pm, and then
B worked alone from 5 pm to 7 pm, to fill the tank. At what time was the tank filled on Thursday if both
pumps were used simultaneously all along?
a) 4:12 pm b) 4:24 pm c) 4:36 pm d) 4:48 pm

Question 111
Three men and eight machines can finish a job in half the time taken by three machines and eight men to
finish the same job. If two machines can finish the job in 13 days, then how many men can finish the job
in 13 days?

Question 112
At their usual efficiency levels, A and B together finish a task in 12 days. If A had worked half as efficiently
as she usually does, and B had worked thrice as efficiently as he usually does, the task would have been
completed in 9 days. How many days would A take to finish the task if she works alone at her usual
efficiency?
a) 24 b) 12 c) 18 d) 36

Question 113
John gets Rs 57 per hour of regular work and Rs 114 per hour of overtime work. He works altogether 172
hours and his income from overtime hours is 15% of his income from regular hours. Then, for how many
hours did he work overtime?

Question 114
Anil alone can do a job in 20 days while Sunil alone can do it in 40 days. Anil starts the job, and after 3
days, Sunil joins him. Again, after a few more days, Bimal joins them and they together finish the job. If
Bimal has done 10% of the job, then in how many days was the job done?
a) 15 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14

Question 115
John takes twice as much time as Jack to finish a job. Jack and Jim together take one-thirds of the time to
finish the job than John takes working alone. Moreover, in order to finish the job, John takes three days
more than that taken by three of them working together. In how many days will Jim finish the job working
alone?

Question 116
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?
 Answer & Explanations
1. 70000
Let the total monthly savings = Rs T
Total amount deposited in the bank = 50% of T + 70% of 50% of T = 85% of T = Rs 59500
⇒ T = Rs 70000

2. d) 65
Let the number of boys = 100 ⇒ the number of girls = 200
Total students = 100 + 200 = 300
70% of 200 + 55% of 100 = 195
Required Percentage = 195/300 × 100 = 65%

3. 20%
A = 0.4B
A + x = 0.5 (B + x) = 0.5B + 0.5x
⇒ 0.4B + x = 0.5B + 0.5x
⇒ 0.1B = 0.5x ⇒ B = 5x
After x years, B = 5x + x = 6x
6x−5x
Required Percentage Change = 5x × 100 = 20%

4. b) 13000
80% of 85% of total shirts = 8840
Total shirts = 13000

5. c) 10
27 + p + (27 × p)/100 = 40
127/100p = 13
p = 1300/127 ≈ 10%

6. c) 243 ≤ N ≤ 252
Pass Mark, P = 45% of N
36 = P – 68% of P = 32% of P
P = 112.5
N = 112.5/45 × 100 = 250

7. c) 31
Let the income of Bimala = 100
The income of Amala = 100 + 20% of 100 = 120 = 80% of the income of Kamala
The income of Kamala = 120/80 × 100 = 150
Kamala’s new income = 150 – 4% of 150 = 144
Bimala’s new income = 100 + 10% of 100 = 110
Required Percentage = (144 – 110)/110 × 100 = 30.91 ≈ 31%
8. 20%
Let the number of boys = b
The number of girls, g = b + 30 = 60% (b + b + 30)
b + 30 = 1.2b + 18
0.2b = 12, b = 60
g = 60 + 30 = 90
Total students = 60 + 90 = 150
Number of students failed = 32% of 150 = 48
Number of boys failed = 60 – 30 = 30
Number of girls failed = 48 – 30 = 18
Required percentage = 18/90 × 100 = 20%

9. d) 70
Let the passing marks = P and the maximum marks = M
40% of M + 50% of (40% of M) = P – 35
60% of M = P – 35
Also, 1.2 (60% of M) = P + 7
1.2(P – 35) = P + 7
1.2P – 42 = P + 7
0.2P = 49, P = 245
M = (245 – 35)/0.6 = 350
Required Pass Percentage = 245/350 × 100 = 70%

10. 80
A = 0.9 B = 72, B = 80
B = 1.25 C, C = 64
C = 0.8 D, D = 80

11. a) 6600
2010 2015 Total
Fiction x 11500 – x 11500
+ 10% + 12%
Non Fiction 1.1x 1.12 (11500 – x) 12760
1.1x + 1.12 (11500 – x) = 12760
0.02x = 120, x = 6000
Hence the fiction books in 2015 = 1.1x = 6600

12. c) 66
The given information can be gathered as follows
Young Old Total
Literates 16.25% 48.75% 65%
Illiterates 11.75% 23.25% 35%
Total 28% 72% 100%
Required percentage = 23.25/35 × 100 ≈ 66%
13. c) 399
Let the maximum marks of the exam = M
Bishnu’s marks = 52% M and Asha’s marks = 64% M
Ramesh’s marks = 52% M + 23 = 64% M – 34, 12% M = 57
Geeta’s marks = 84% of M = 57 × 7 = 399

14. d) Sell at retail price

Let the Retail Price = Rs 100 ⇒ Selling Price = Rs 85 = 102/100 Cost Price
⇒ Cost Price = Rs 250/3
If Profit = 20%, New Selling Price = 120/100 × 250/3 = Rs 100 = Retail Price

15. b) 8%
Let the price of good quality mangoes = Rs 20 per kg
Price of medium quality mangoes = Rs 10 per kg
Total cost price = 80 × 20 + 40 × 10 = Rs 2000
Total selling price = 90% of 20 × 120 = Rs 2160
Required Profit = (2160 – 2000)/2000 × 100 = 8%

16. d) 28%
Let the MP of one toy = Rs 100 ⇒ SP of one toy = Rs 60 = CP + 20% of CP
⇒ CP of one toy = Rs 50
MP of 60 toys = Rs 6000, SP of 60 toys = Rs 3600, CP of 60 toys = Rs 3000
After 10 toys destroyed, MP of 50 toys = Rs 5000
Offered Discount = (3600 – 5000)/5000 × 100 = -28%

17. b) 2000
1.5 × 1.3 × 1.1 × Manufacturing Cost = Rs 4290
Manufacturing Cost = Rs 2000

18. a) 50
Average cost price = (15 + 12)/2 = Rs 13.5 per dozen
Selling price = Rs 16.5 per dozen
Profit = 16.5 – 13.5 = Rs 3 per dozen
No. of candies in dozen = 150/3 = 50

19. a) 96
For Wholesaler, let CP peanut per kg = x, and CP walnut per kg = 3x
For Shopkeeper, total CP = 8 × x × 1.1 + 16 × 3x × 1.2 = 66.4x
Total SP = (16 – 5 + 8 – 3) × 166 = 2656 = 1.25 × 66.4x
x = 32, so 3x = 96

20. b) 19:24
(3A + 2B) × 1.1 = 40 × 5 = (2A + 3B × 1.05
3.3A + 2.2B = 2.1A + 3.15B, 1.2A = 0.95B
A:B = 19:24
21. b) 20
Let cost of paint B = x, cost of paint A = x + 8
And the quantity of B = y, quantity of A = 10 – y
Given, xy + (x + 8)(10 – y) = 264/1.1 = 240
xy + 10x – xy + 80 – 8y = 240
10x = 160 + 8y
To maximize x; y have to be maximum = 5 (as quantity B does not exceed A)
Hence, highest possible cost of paint B, x = Rs 20 per litre

22. b) 80
Let the cost price of pen = P and cost price of book = B
Given, -0.05 P + 0.15 B = 7 …I
Also, 0.05 P + 0.10 B = 13 … II
Adding I and II,
0.25 B = 20
B = 80

23. a) 4000
Let the purchase price of 1 bicycle = P
1.25 × 6P + 0.75 × 4P – 10P = 2000
0.5P = 2000
P = 4000

24. b) 1
Amal CP = 1.2p and Asim CP = 0.8p
Bimal CP = 1.3 × 1.2p = 1.56p = x and Barun CP = 0.7 × 0.8p = 0.56p = y
(x – y)/p = (1.56p – 0.56p)/p = 1

25. 20000
Let the purchase price of desktop = x, laptop = 50000 – x
Given, 1.2 × x + 0.9 × (50000 – x) = 1.02 × 50000
1.2x + 45000 – 0.9x = 51000
0.3x = 6000
x = Rs 20000

26. d) 560
The given information can be gathered as follows-
Rice Wheat Total
April 450 500
+20% (90) +12% (60) 150
May 540 560

27. c) 33
Let the number of pencils bought by Aron = p and number of sharpeners = s
Let the cost of one pencil = x and cost of one sharpener = x + 2
Amount spend = px + s(x + 2) = 2px + (s – 10)(x + 2)
px + sx + 2s = 2px + sx – 10x + 2s – 20
px – 10x = 20
(p – 10)x = 20
Hence minimum value of p = 11 at x = 20
Required value = 3p = 33

28. a) 50
Let the labelled price of each toy = L
Selling price of 12 toys = 8 × 0.8 × L + 4 × 0.75 × 0.8 × L = 8.8 L = 2112, L = 240
Let cost price of each toy = C
Also, 2112 = 12 × 1.1 × C, C = 160
With no discount, profit percentage = (240 – 160)/160 × 100 = 50%

29. b) 25
Let the cost price of 1 kg sugar = x, total cost = 35x
Total selling = 5 × 1.2x + 15 × 0.9 × 1.2x + 3 × 0 + 12 × 1.2x × (1 + p/100) = 36.6x + 14.4px/100
Also, 36.6x + 14.4px/100 = 1.15 × 35x, p ≈ 25%

30. Rs 121000
Let each instalment be = x
((2,10,000 × 1.1) – x) × 1.1 – x = 0
2,10,000 × 1.1 = x/1.1 + x = 2.1x/1.1
x = 1,21,000

31. 4000
Interest accrued by Ankit = 8/100 × X
Interest retained by Gopal = 10/100 × (X + Y) – 8/100 × X
Given, 10/100 × (X + Y) – 8/100 × X = 8/100 × X
10/100 × (X + Y) = 16/100 × X
10X + 10Y = 16X, Y = 3/5 X
Also, 10/100 × (X + 2Y) – 8/100 × X = 8/100 × X + 150
10/100 × (X + 2Y) = 16/100 × X + 150
10X + 20Y = 16X + 15000
10X + 20 × 3/5 X – 16X = 15000
6X = 15000, X = 2500, Y = 3/5 × 2500 = 1500
X + Y = 4000

32. Rs 9 lakh
Let the amount invested in fixed deposit = f
f × 6/100 + 2/3 × (1500000 – f) × 4/100 + 1/3 × (1500000 – f) × 3/100 = 76000
6f + 4000000 – 8f/3 + 1500000 – f = 7600000
7f/3 = 2100000
f = 900000 = Rs 9 lakh
33. a) 7250
Bina’s interest – Amala’s interest = 250
4 × 5 k – 3 × 6 k = 250
k = 125
Total interest = 3 × 6 k + 4 × 5 k + 5 × 4 k = 58k = 58 × 125 = 7250

34. 20920
12000 (1 + 8/100) – 12000 + 10000 (1 + 3/100)2 – 10000 = B × 7.5/100 × 1
960 + 609 = B × 7.5/100
B = Rs 20920

35. 12
Let the required time (in years) = t
10000 + 10000 × 5/100 × t = 8000 + 8000 × 10/100 × (t – 2)
10000 + 500t = 8000 + 800t – 1600
300t = 3600
t = 12

36. 90000
Given, P(1 + 5/100)2 – P – P × 3/100 × 3 = 1125
1.1025P – P – 0.09P = 1125
0.0125P = 1125
P = Rs 90000

37. 16000
Let invested money = P
Given, P (1 + (10/2)/100)3/2 × 2 = 18522
P (1.05)3 = 18522
P = 16000

38. a) 438 crore

C1 : C2 : C3 = (9 : 10 : 8) × 9 = 81 : 90 : 72
C2 : C4 : C5 = (18 : 19 : 20) × 5 = 90 : 95 : 100
C1 : C2 : C3 : C4 : C5 = 81 : 90 : 72 : 95 : 100
C5 – C1 = 100x – 81x = 19x = 19 crore ⇒ x = 1 crore
Total = 438x = 438 crore

39. a) 1:1
(7 + 17 + 16) x = (6 + 15 + 14) y
40x = 35y
x/y = 7/8
16x : 14y = 1 : 1
40. d) 25:4
Case I
a + 3 = 3b and a – 1 = 2b – 2
Solving, b = 2 and a = 3, rejected as they are not of opposite sign
Case II
a + 3 = 3b and a – 1 = -2b + 2
Solving, b = 6/5, rejected as b is not an integer
Case III
a + 3 = -3b and a – 1 = 2b – 2
Solving, b = -2/5, rejected as b is not an integer
Case IV
a + 3 = -3b and a – 1 = -2b + 2
Solving, b = -6 and a = 15
a2 : b2 = 152 : (-6)2 = 25 : 4

41. b) 27:13
Milk Concentration in Bottle 1 = 7/9
Milk Concentration in Bottle 2 = 9/13
Milk Concentration in Mixture of Bottle 1 and Bottle 2 = 3/4
Required Ratio = (7/9 – 3/4)/(3/4 – 9/13) = 27/13

42. c) 207
a:b:c=3:4:2
Sum = 3k + 4k + 2k = 9k
207 is the only multiple of 9 among answer options

43. c) More water than liquid B

Resulting mixture
Liquid A = 2/3 × 4/9 = 8/27
Liquid B = 3/4 × 3/9 = 9/36
Liquid C = 4/5 × 2/9 = 8/45
Water = 1 – (8/27 + 9/36 + 8/45) = 149/540 > 9/36

44. a) 7/33
Raju = 4k, Lalitha = 9k
Let the number of marbles Lalitha gave to Raju = x
(4k + x)/(9k – x) = 5/6
24k + 6x = 45k – 5x, 11x = 21k, x = 21k/11
Required value = x/9k = (21k/11)/9k = 7/33

45. b) 4:3
Let Amal’s original score = 11x, Bimal’s original score = 14x
Let increased score = y
Given, (11x + y)/(14x + y) = 47/56
616x + 56y = 658x + 47y
9y = 42x, y = 42x/9
Required Ratio = (14x + 42x/9)/14x = 12/9 = 4/3

46. d) 35.2
Percentage of water in the mixture initially = 175/875 × 100 = 20%
Removed = 10% of 20% = 2% and Replaced = 10%
Percentage of water after one such process = 20% - 2% + 10% = 28%
Removed = 10% of 28% = 2.8% and Replaced = 10%
Percentage of water now = 28% - 2.8% + 10% = 35.2%

47. c) 1:3
A + 2B + 3C = 6 × 20% = 1.2
3A + 2B + C = 6 × 30% = 1.8
Dividing and cross multiplying,
1.8A + 3.6B + 5.4C = 3.6A + 2.4B + 1.2C
1.8A = 1.2B + 4.2C
3A = 2B + 7C
A = (2B + 7C)/3
Also, D = (2B + 7C)/9
Hence, D/A = 1/3

48. c) 239:161
Let the ratio of A and B in drum 2 = x/y
18/25 × 3 + x/(x + y) × 4 = 13/20 × 7
4x/(x + y) = 91/20 – 54/25 = (455 – 216)/100 = 239/100
400x = 239x + 239y
161x = 239y
x:y = 239:161

49. a) 50%
Let the concentration of ethanol in S = x%
20% of 1 + x% of 3 + 20% of 4 = 31.25% of 8
3x = 250 – 100 = 150, x = 50%

50. a) 32
R = 1/12 (M + A)
(A + 6)/11 = (M + 6)/10 = (R + 6)/3 = x (let)
A = 11x – 6, M = 10x – 6, R = 3x – 6
3x – 6 = 1/12 (10x – 6 + 11x – 6)
36x – 72 = 21x – 12, 15x = 60, x = 4
A – R = 8x = 32

51. b) 7
Let the salaries of Ramesh = 6x, Ganesh = 5x and Rajesh = 7x in 2010
Ramesh’s salary in 2015 = 6x + 25% of 6x = 7.5x = Rajesh’s salary in 2015
The required percentage increase = (7.5x – 7x)/7x × 100 ≈ 7%
52. a) 80
Let the amount of liquid 1 in the mixture be x and of liquid 2 be y
Given, (x × 500 + y × 400)/(x + y) = 480
500x + 400y = 480x + 480y
20x = 80y
x = 4y
Required Percentage = x/(x + y) × 100 = 4y/5y × 100 = 80%

53. c) 14
The amount of salt in vessel A initially = 10% of 500 ml = 50 grams
The amount of salt in vessel B initially = 22% of 500 ml = 110 grams
The amount of salt in vessel C initially = 32% of 500 ml = 160 grams
A → 10% of 100 ml = 10 grams → B
The amount of salt B now have = 110 + 10 = 120 grams in 600 ml = 20%
B → 20% of 100 ml = 20 grams → C
The amount of salt C now have = 160 + 20 = 180 grams in 600 ml = 30%
C → 30% of 100 ml = 30 grams → A
The amount of salt A now have = 50 – 10 + 30 = 70 grams in 500 ml = 14%

54. 8
Initial dye = 2/5 × 40 = 16 lt, Initial water = 3/5 × 40 = 24 lt
Let water added = x lt, 16/(24 + x) = 2/5, x = 16 lt
So, dye = 16 lt and water = 24 + 16 = 40 lt
One-fourths removed, left three-fourths
Now dye = 3/4 × 16 = 12 lt and water = 3/4 × 40 = 30 lt
Let required dye to be added = y
(12 + y)/30 = 2/3, y = 8 lt

55. d) 84
Volume ratio of A, B and C = 3:4:7
Weights ratio of same volume of A, B and C = 5:2:6
Overall weight ratio of A, B, C = 3×5:4×2:7×6 = 15:8:42
Weight of metal C = 42/(15+8+42) × 130 = 84 kg

56. 62
Let the initial number of toffees = x
Chocolates given to 1st child = x/2 + 1, remaining chocolates = x/2 – 1
Similarly, (((((x/2 – 1) × 1/2 – 1) × 1/2 – 1) × 1/2 – 1) × 1/2 – 1) = 0
Solving, x = 62
Alternatively
After giving 5th child, toffees = 0, after giving 4th child, toffees = (0 + 1) × 2 = 2,
After giving 3rd child, toffees = (2 + 1) × 2 = 6, after giving 2nd child, toffees = (6 + 1) × 2 = 14
After giving 1st child, toffees = (14 + 1) × 2 = 30, initially, toffees = (30 + 1) × 2 = 62
57. 800
Amal = 3x × 2 = 6x, Sunil = 2x × 2 = 4x and Mita = 5x
Given, 6x – 4x = 2x = 400, x = 200
Sunil’s share = 4x = Rs 800

58. a) 1
0.2 < m/20, n/m, n/11 < 0.5
0.2 < n/11 < 0.5, 2.2 < n < 5.5
n being even, the only possible value of n = 4
0.2 < m/20 < 0.5, 4 < m < 10, m can be 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Also, 0.2 < n/m < 0.5, 2 < m/n < 5, 8 < m < 20, so m = 9
m – 2n = 9 – 8 = 1

59. c) 92%
Let the percentage of alcohol in solution B = p%
Let the initial volume of A = x and initial volume of B = 3x
Adding 4x more of A to the initial solution, making total A = 5x and B = 3x
So, 60% of 5x + p% of 3x = 72% of 8x
Solving, p = 92%

60. 11
Weight of remaining people = 630 – (57 + 53) = 520 kg
To maximize, let rest everyone has lightest weight 53 kg, number of people = [520/53] = 9
Maximum possible number of people = 9 + 2 = 11

61. a) 9.5
For mid-semester examination,
Let the average score of boys = b, average score of girls = b + 5
Total score of boys = 20b and total score of girls = 30(b + 5) = 30b + 150
Average of entire class = (50b + 150)/50 = b + 3
For final exam,
Average score of girls = b + 5 – 3 = b + 2, Total score of girls = 30(b + 2) = 30b + 60
Average of entire class = b + 3 + 2 = b + 5, Total score of entire class = 50(b + 5) = 50b + 250
Total score of boys = 50b + 250 – 30b – 60 = 20b + 190
Average score of boys = (20b + 190)/20 = b + 9.5
Required increase = b + 9.5 – b = 9.5

62. c) 32 inches
Let the average height of 20 toddlers = x
Sum of 20 toddlers = 20x
Average height of 22 toddlers = x – 2
Average height of 2 toddlers = 1/3 (x – 2)
Sum of 2 toddlers = 2/3 (x – 2)
20x + 2/3 (x – 2) = 22 (x – 2)
x = 32 inches
63. 60
Let the total number of tests = n and average = x
Sum of all tests = nx
Sum of 1st ten tests = 20 × 10 = 200 and sum of last ten tests = 30 × 10 = 300
Given, nx – 200 = (n – 10)(x + 1) = nx – 10x + n – 10
10x – n = 190
Also, nx – 300 = (n – 10)(x – 1) = nx – 10x – n + 10
10x + n = 310
Subtracting, 2n = 120, n = 60

64. d) 28
To maximize average age < 51, minimize average age ≥ 51
N (≥51) = 30, let average age = 51
Let N (<51) = x ≤ 39, let average age = y
30 × 51 + xy = 38 × (30 + x)
38x - xy = 390
(38 - y) × x = 390
So for x = 39, 38 - y = 10
y = 28 years (maximum)

65. 105
Given, x + y + z = 80 × 3 = 240
Also, x + y + z + u + v = 75 × 5 = 375
Solving, u + v = 135
Also, u = (x + y)/2 and v = (y + z)/2
(x + y)/2 + (y + z)/2 = 135
x + 2y + z = 270
2x + 2y + 2z = 480 (from the 1st equation)
Subtracting, x + z = 210 and also given, x ≥ z
So minimum possible value of x (when x = z) = 210/2 = 105

66. d) 51
Let the score of Gautam = g and score of Ramesh = 82.5 (given)
Let the sum of remaining 20 students (other than Ramesh and Gautam) = S
Given, (S + 82.5)/21 = 62, S = 1219.5
Also given, (S + 82.5 + g)/22 = (S + g)/21 + 1
21S + 1732.5 + 21g = 22S + 22g + 462
g = 1732.5 – 462 – 1219.5 = 51

67. c) 4.5
Let the average of 20 integers and remaining 10 integers be x and y respectively
So, (20x + 10y)/30 = 5
x = (15 – y)/2
Since, y > 5, let y = 6 lowest, as all remaining 10 integers are greater than 5 so their sum will be minimum
when they all are equal and each have value = 6
Hence x = 4.5 (highest possible)

68. b) 6
A + (B + C)/2 = 5, 2A + B + C = 10
B + (A + C)/2 = 7, A + 2B + C = 14
Subtracting, B – A = 4
Adding, 3(A + B) + 2C = 24
For C = 1, A + B = 22/3, not possible
For C = 2, A + B = 20/3, not possible
For C = 3, A + B = 18/3 = 6
For C = 4, A + B = 16/3, not possible
For C = 5, A + B = 14/3, not possible
For C = 6, A + B = 12/3, = 4, but B – A = 4, this gives, B = 4, A = 0, not possible
Hence only possible sum A + B = 6

69. d) 4
Let the lowest score = L and highest score = H
Sum of scores of 10 students = 9 × 42 + H = L + 9 × 47, H – L = 45
Maximum possible value of highest score = 42 + 45 = 87
Minimum possible value of lowest score = 47 – 45 = 2
Maximum possible mean of 10 students = (9 × 42 + 87)/10 = 46.5
Minimum possible mean of 10 students = (2 + 9 × 47)/10 = 42.5
Required difference = 46.5 – 42.5 = 4

70. a) 2
Total runs scored in n + 2 innings = 29 × (n + 2) = 29n + 58
Total runs scored in n innings = 29n + 58 – 38 – 15 = 29n + 5
Average = 30 = (29n + 5)/n, n = 5
Total runs scored in n innings = 150
To keep the lowest score, x as smallest, let’s take score of other 4 innings as highest = 37 each
Hence x = 150 – 37 × 4 = 2

71. 18
Let Tom’s age = x, Dick’s age = 3x, Harry’s age = 6x
Average age of all three = (x + 3x + 6x)/3 = 10x/3
Given, 3x = 10x/3 – 1, x = 3
Harry’s age = 6x = 18

72. b) 9
To have the smallest possible value of max function, all the possible values x1, x2, …, x12 must be as close
as possible and also the values have to be integers being number of students.
100/12 = 8.33, so possible values are (8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9)
Hence smallest possible value of x0 = 9

73. 20 km
Let the distance = d km
d/12 – d/15 = 20/60 ⇒ d = 20 km

74. c) 65 miles
Let the distance from home to hostel = d
d/60 + 30/60 = d/2/25 + (d/2 + 5)/50
10d + 300 = 18d + 60
8d = 240
d = 30 miles
Total distance travelled by him = 30 + 30 + 5 = 65 miles

75. b) 378
Speed of motorbike to cover the distance 168 km from 1pm to 3:40 pm = 168/8/3 = 63 km/hr
Speed of car = 2 × 63 = 126 km/hr
Distance travelled by car from 2 pm to 3:40 pm = 126 × 5/3 = 210 km
Distance between A and B = 168 + 210 = 378 km

76. b) √𝟕: 𝟐
Let the speed of motor boat = b and speed of river = r
d d 1 d d
+ = ( + )
2b + r 2b − r 4 b + r b − r
4b 1 2b
2 2
= ( 2 )
4b − r 4 b − r2
8b2 – 8r2 = 4b2 – r2
4b2 = 7r2
b2/r2 = 7/4
b:r = √7: 2

77. 15 hours
Z
X |---------s--------|-----------st-----------|-------3st/4------| Y
T (3 pm) T (4 pm) T/S S (4 pm)
Let the speed of train T = s, speed of train S = 3s/4
Let time taken by T and S to meet at Z after 4 pm = t
Given, XZ = 3/5 XY
s + st = 3/5 (s + st + 3st/4)
5s + 5st = 3s + 3st + 9st/4
2s = st/4, t = 8 hours
Time taken by T to cover XY = (s + 8s + 6s)/s = 15 hours
78. 12 minutes
P
A |--x--|------3x-------| B
Car 1 Car 2
Let the speed of car 1 = s, speed of car 2 = s/2
Time taken by car 1 = x/s, Time taken by car 2 = 3x/(s/2) = 6x/s
Given, x/s + 1 = 6x/s, 5x/s = 1, x/s = 1/5 hours = 12 minutes

79. c) 5 kmph
Let the speed of Partha = P and speed of Narayan = N
Let time taken by Narayan to reach B = t
Given, 60 = P × (t + 4) = N × t
Also, 60/2 = P × (t – 2)
Solving, P × (t + 4) = 2P × (t – 2)
t + 4 = 2t – 4, t = 8 hours
Speed of Partha, P = 60/12 = 5 kmph

80. 50
Let the respective speeds be sA and sB, such that sB > sA
When they move towards east, sB – sA = 350/7 = 50 kmph

81. 5
Time taken by Car 1 to reach B (excluding 1st 20 km)
= (50 – 20)/100 + 50/50 + 50/25 = 3.3 hours
Time taken by Car 2 to cover 1st 100 km
= 50/100 + 50/50 = 1.5 hours
Remaining time = 3.3 – 1.5 = 1.8 hours
Distance covered by Car 2 in next 1.8 hours
= 25 × 1.8 = 45 km
So the remaining distance between Car 2 and B = 50 – 45 = 5 km

82. c) 1:4
P Q
A |---------------|------------------|-----------------| B

Let the speeds be C1, C2 and C3 respectively

Time taken by Car 1 and Car 3 to meet at Q
= 200/C1 = 100/C3, C1 = 2C3
Time taken by Car 2 and Car 3 to meet at P
= 100/C2 = 200/C3, C3 = 2C2
So, C1 = 4C2, C2/C1 = 1/4

83. 880 metres

Let the length of the racecourse = r
When the distance covered by 1st = r, the distance covered by 2nd = r – 11 and distance covered by 3rd = r
– 90
Also, when the distance covered by 2nd = r, the distance covered by 3rd = r – 80
Hence, (r – 11)/(r – 90) = r/(r – 80)
r2 – 91r + 880 = r2 – 90r
r = 880 m

84. a) 20
Let the speed of 1st car = u and speed of 2nd car = v
Minimum distance covered by 1st car = u × 6 = 6u = Minimum distance covered by 2nd car = v × 5 = 5v
So v/u = 6/5
Highest possible required percentage = (v – u)/u × 100 = (v/u – 1) × 100 = 20%

85. a) 22
Let the distance to be traveled by each = 180 km
Let the time taken by Amal = t hours
So, 10 × t/3 + 20 × t/3 + 30 × t/3 = 180
t = 9 hours
Time taken by Bimal = (180/3)/10 + (180/3)/20 + (180/3)/30 = 6 + 3 + 2 = 11 hours
Required Percentage = (11 – 9)/9 × 100 = 22.22% ≈ 22%

86. a) 16π
Distance covered by A in one revolution = 2π × 30 = 60π cm
Distance covered by B in one revolution = 2π × 40 = 80π cm and let the total revolutions = b
Let the distance travelled = d = 80π × b = 60π × (b + 5000)
8b = 6b + 30000, b = 15000
Distance to be covered = 80π × 15000 = 12π km
Required Speed = 12π/(45/60) = 16π

87. c) 10:27 am
Let the length of the track = L
Since they started at the same time and meet at the same time,
Speed of A: Speed of B = 60:40 = 3:2
Now A covers the remaining distance of the track (40%) to reach P in 12 mins
40% of L = 3x × 12
L = 90 x
Now B covers 60% of the track to return to P in time = (60% of 90x)/2x = 27 mins

88. c) 15
Since there are 45 motorcycles reaching in 1 hour, so the latest motorcycle must start by 10:15 from A.
Now, cyclist doubles its speed, so it reaches B at 10:30, so maximum motorcycles that can start are from
10:01 to 10:15, so 15 is the correct answer.

89. 48
Let the length of the track A = x m, then the length of track B = (325 – x) m
Given, 9 × x/6 = 5 × (325 – x)/7.5
2.25x = 325 – x, x = 100 m
Required time = 100/7.5 × 18/5 = 48 sec
90. a) 67
Let the usual speed of the train = s and usual time taken = t
Distance travelled by train, d = s × t = s/3 × (t + 30)
Solving, usual time taken, t = 15 mins
Train travelled for 5 mins with usual speed, remaining 10 mins journey to be covered in 10 - 4 = 6 mins
Let the new speed be = s’
So, s × 10 = s’ × 6, s’ = 5/3 × s
Hence required percentage increase = (5/3 - 1) × 100 = 66.67% ≈ 67%

91. d) 12
Let the time taken at speed 8 km/hr = t, time taken at speed 15 km/hr = t – (10:15 – 9:40) = t – 35
Distance from home to office, d = 8 × t = 15 × (t – 35), t = 75 mins
d = 8 × 75/60 = 10 km
Required speed = 10/(50/60) = 12 km/hr

92. a) 90
Let speed of car 1 = s1 = 60 km/hr and speed of car 2 = s2
Let time taken after meeting by car 1 = t1 = 45 min and by car 2 = t2 = 20 min
We know that, s1/s2 = √(t2/t1)
60/s2 = √(20/45) = 2/3
Hence, s2 = 90 km/hr

93. c) 82
Let the time taken to cross an electric pole = t sec
Let the length of the train = l and speed of train = s
Given, l = s × t = (s – 2) × 90 = (s – 4) × 100
(Need not to convert any unit as time is asked in seconds only and rest of the terms cancels out)
Solving, 90s – 180 = 100s – 400, s = 22
So, t = 1800/22 = 81.81 ≈ 82 sec

94. c) 450
Let the required distance = x km and speed be A, B and C respectively
Given, x/A = (x – 45)/B = (x – 90)/C and x/B = (x – 50)/C
So, (x – 45)/x = (x – 90)/(x – 50)
x2 – 95x +2250 = x2 – 90x
5x = 2250, x = 450 km

95. a) 3 and c) 2
To complete one round, time taken
Ram/Rahim = (2π × 100/15) / (2π × 20/5) = 5/3
Ratio of distance, Ram/Rahim = 3/5
Hence Ram covered exactly 3 rounds when he meets Rahim (covered 5 rounds)
So before meeting Rahim, Ram covered 2 as well as 3 full rounds

96. a) 2
If two persons with speeds sA and sB starts at same time and time taken after crossing each other is tA
and tB respectively, then sA/sB = √(tB/tA)
Hence, speed Ram/speed Rahim = √(4/1) = 2

97. c) 5:7
B
A|-------x-------|--------------3x--------------|C
From A to B, let speed of train 1 = s and speed of train 2 = 2s
From B to C, speed of train 1 = 2s and speed of train 1 = s
Time taken by train 1 = x/s + 3x/2s = 5x/2s
Time taken by train 2 = x/2s + 3x/s = 7x/2s
Required ratio = 5:7

98. a) 28
Let the usual time taken = t
Distance, d = 40 × t = 35 × (t + 6)
Solving, t = 42 mins, d = 40 × 42/60 = 28 km
Distance covered = 2d/3 in time = 1/3 × 42 = 14 min + 8 min (stop) = 22 min
Remaining distance = d/3 = 28/3 to be covered in time = 42 – 22 = 20 min
Speed = (28/3)/(20/60) = 28 km/hr

99. a) 4.8
Time taken by Anil to cover one round = 3/15 = 1/5 hr
Time taken by Sunil to cover one round = 3/10 hr
Time taken to meet Anil and Sunil for the first time again at starting point
= LCM (1/5, 3/10) = 3/5 hr
Distance covered by Ravi = 8 × 3/5 = 4.8 km

100. a) 11:00 am
A|-----------60 km------------|-------30 km-------|B
9 am 10:30 am 10:30am
40 km/hr → 40 km/hr → ← 20 km/hr
Distance covered by Train from A till 10:30 am = 40 × 3/2 = 60 km
Remaining distance = 90 – 60 = 30 km to be covered together by both trains
Time taken = 30/(40 + 20) = 1/2 hours
So trains meet each other = 10:30 + 00:30 = 11:00 am

101. 15 days
Let the amount of work = 120 units
Amount of work on Day 1 = 1 unit
Amount of work on Day 2 = 2 units
Amount of work on Day 3 = 3 units
Let the total number of days required = d
⇒ 1 + 2 + 3 + … + d = 120 ⇒ d (d + 1)/2 = 120 ⇒ d = 15 days

102. a) 100
Let the amount of work done = 40 units (LCM of 10, 8, 4)
Amal’s efficiency = 40/10 = 4 units/day
Bimal’s efficiency = 40/8 = 5 units/day
A + B + K = 40/4 = 10 units/day
Kamal’s efficiency = 10 – 4 – 5 = 1 unit/day
Kamal’s share = 1/10 × 1000 = Rs 100

103. 8100
A B C
10000 9000
10000 9000
10000 9000 9000/10000 × 9000 = 8100
A beat C by 8100 m

104. a) 20 hours
Let the time taken by outlet pipe to empty the tank = t
1/8 – 1/t = 1/10
t = 40 hours
So, time taken by outlet pipe to empty the tank half = 20 hours

105. a) 32
15H + 5R = J/30 ×3 45H + 15R = J/10
5H + 15R = J/60 ×1 5H + 15R = J/60
Subtracting, 40H = 5J/60 = J/12, H = J/480, 15H = J/32

106. 10 hours
Let the capacity of tank = 60 units (LCM 6, 60)
Let the rate of filling pipe = F and rate of draining pipe = D
6F + 5D = 10 ×6 36F + 30D = 60
5F + 6D = 1 ×5 25F + 30D = 5
Subtracting,
11F = 55, F = 5
Substituting, D = -4
1D + 2F = 6 units/hr
So time taken = 60/6 = 10 hours

107. c) 20
Let efficiency of A = W/t, efficiency of B = W/1.25t = 4/5 (W/t)
Given, (W/2)/(W/t) + (45% W)/(W/t + 4/5 W/t) + (5% W)/(4/5 W/t) = 13
t/2 + t/4 + t/16 = 13, 13t/16 = 13, t = 16 days
B = 4/5 × W/16 = W/20
So B alone take 20 days to finish the entire job

108. 48
10A + 45B = T/30 ×4 40A + 180B = 4T/30 = 8T/60
8A + 18B = T/60 ×5 40A + 90B = 5T/60
Subtracting, 90B = 3T/60, B = T/1800
Substituting, 40A = 2T/60, A = T/1200
7A + 27B = 7T/1200 + 27T/1800 = (21T + 54T)/3600 = T/48
So required time taken = 48 minutes

109. c) 13.5
Let the work = 272 units (LCM 16, 17)
R + G = 272/16 = 17
Work completed in 7 days = 7 × 17 = 119 units
Remaining units = 272 – 119 = 153 to be covered in 17 – 7 = 10 days
0.7R + G = 153/10 = 15.3
Subtracting, 0.3R = 1.7, R = 17/3, G = 34/3
Required number of days = 153/(34/3) = 13.5 days

110. b) 4:24 pm
Let time taken by A to fill the tank alone = t, A = T/t
Time taken by B alone to fill the tank = t – 2, B = T/(t – 2)
A (t – 3) + B (2) = T
(t – 3)/t + 2/(t – 2) = 1
t2 – 5t + 6 + 2t = t2 – 2t
t = 6 hours
Hence, starting time = 8 – 6 = 2 pm
A + B = T/6 + T/4 = 10T/24 = T/2.4
Time taken together A and B = 2 hours 24 minutes
Hence, time at which taken filled on Thursday = 4:24 pm

111. 13
Let the efficiency of 1 man = A and efficiency of 1 machine = B
Given, 3A + 8B = 2 (8A + 3B)
3A + 8B = 16A + 6B
2B = 13A
Also given 2B = J/13 = 13A

112. c) 18
Let the amount of task to be completed = 36 (LCM of 12 and 9)
A + B = 36/12 = 3
6A + 6B = 18 …I
A/2 + 3B = 36/9 = 4
A + 6B = 8 … II
Subtracting II from I,
5A = 10, A = 2
Hence time taken by A usually to finish the task = 36/2 = 18 days

113. 12
Let he work overtime = t, then regular work time = 172 – t
114 × t = 15% × 57 × (172 – t)
2t = 25.8 – 0.15t
t = 12 hours

114. c) 13
Let the job = 40 units
A = 40/20 = 2 units/day and S = 40/40 = 1 unit/day
3 × 2 + t × (2 + 1) = 90% of 40 = 36 (here t = total number of days after 3 days)
t = 10 days
So, the total number of days job done = 3 + 10 = 13 days

115. 4
Let Jack = 1/t, John = 1/2t
Jack + Jim = 1/(1/3 × 2t)
1/t + Jim = 3/2t
Jim = 1/2t
Jack + John + Jim = 1/t + 1/2t + 1/2t = 2/t = 1/(t/2)
Given, 2t = t/2 + 3, t = 2
Jim = 1/2t = 1/4

116. 40
Let additional people be = x
(E1 × d1)/W1 = (E2 × d2)/W2
(140 × 60)/1.5 = ((140 + x) × 140)/4.5
Solving, x = 40