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Problem solving exercise 3

15 questions/20 Minutes

1. Eggs cost 90 cents per dozen while peppers cost 20 cents each. If an omelet consists of 3 eggs and ¼
of a pepper, what will be the cost of making eight omelets?
(A) $1.30 (B) $1.90 (C) $2.10 (C) $2.20

2. The distance between city A and city B is 185 km. A bus travels the first 85 km in 2 hours. In how
much time should it travel the remaining distance so that its average speed for the entire journey is 50
km/hr?
(A) 60 minutes (B) 75 minutes (C) 94 minutes (D) 102 minutes

3. A train travelled for 2 hours at the rate of 30 mph. Then in the next three hours it covered 60 miles.
What is the average speed of the train for the entire journey in terms of mph?
(A) 18 mph (B) 45 mph (C) 24 mph (D) 25 mph

4. The population of a certain town was 54,000 in the year 2000. Since then it has grown by 2/3rds.
What is the population 2001?
(A) 26,000 (B) 48000 (C) 72,000 (D) 90,000

5. A car’s gas tank is 1/8 full. When 14 gallons are added, the tank becomes completely full. What is
the capacity of the tank?
(A) 14 gallons (B) 16 gallons (C) 18 gallons (D) 20 gallons

6. Wooden boards are sold only in lengths of multiples of 2 feet. The shortest board is 6 feet and the
longest is 24 feet. A carpenter needs many of such boards exactly 5 ½ feet in length. To minimize
wastage, what lengths should he order?
(A) 6 feet (B) 12 feet (C) 22 feet (D) 24 feet

7. A radio was sold at a 20% discount for a price of Rs118.80. What was the original selling price of this
radio?
(A) Rs 158.60 (B) Rs 148.50 (C) Rs 142.56 (D) Rs 132.40

8. A man insures 80% of his property and pays 2 ½% premiums. If the amount of premium is $348,
what is the total value of his property?
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(A) $ 19,000 (B)$18,000 (C) $18,400 (D) $17,400

9. A class of 10 students obtained an average of 45 marks. On rechecking, it was found that 2 of the
scores were incorrect and should be increased by 24 and 36 marks respectively. What is the corrected
class average?
(A) 47 (b) 51 (c) 54 (d) 61

10. If 6 men or 9 boys can clear a filed in 8 days, then in how many days will a group of 8 men and 1 boy
clear the same field?
(A) 7 days (B) 3 days (C) 2 days (D) 4 days

11. A 20-ounces mixture of acid and water contains 5% acid. How many ounces of pure acid should be
added to this mixture to increase acid concentration to 24%?
(A) 2.5 ounces (B) 4 ounces (C) 5 ounces (D) 6 ounces

12. Asif read 3/8 of a book in one day and 4/5 of the remaining the next day. If 30 pages are still left,
what is the total number of pages in the book?
(A) 400 (B) 340 (C) 240 (D) 120

13. If 60 feet of a certain wire weighs 80 lbs, then what is the weight of 2 yards of the same wire?
(A) 6lbs (B) 12lbs (C) 8 lbs (D) 120 lbs

14. A map is made to a scale of ¼ inch is to 12inches.What is the actual length of a room in feet whose
length on the map is 3 3/8 inches?
(A) 3 7/8feet (B) 6 3/4 feet (C) 9 feet (D) 13 ½ feet

15. In a list of three consecutive odd integers, three times the first number is equal to three more than
twice the third number. Find the third number?
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15

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