Shortcuts and Quick Tips to Solve

Quantitative Questions
Here are various tricks, shortcut methods which you can employ to quickly solve
various categories and families of questions asked in CAT and other management
related exams and these tricks are serious time savers so do take a look through
them, do not ignore this If you are giving any MA exam !
C"I# C"#C$%T
&hen ' quantities are sold as a group together !
Here r some more fundas, with examples!
$xample( A horse and a carriage were )ought for *s! +',,,! the carriage was sold
at a loss of +,- , horse was sold at a profit of ',-! Together I received *s!+./,,!
what is the C!%! and 0!%! of each!
Method(Assume everything to )e a horse, so I shud have sold everything at ',-
profit!',- of +',,,1+',,,2 +33,,!ut I received *s! +./,, only that makes a
difference of 4,, or *s! 4,, are less! This also makes a difference of .,- co5 we
calculated 3,- profit 6',1',-7, )ut we had 81',-16(+,-792+,-
I calculated .,- more on carriage!
.,- or carriage24,,
therefore +,,-2.,,,
so now we have the individual cost of the horse, the carriage is for 4,,,:(and the
0!%! can ) calculated now!
&e have similar questions in many forms which can ) done )y applying the a)ove
concept
0ample ;uestion! / kg of rice and ' kg of tea cost *s:( ./, prices of rice grew )y
+,- and tea )y ./- and together I could purchase it for *s!3',! &hat is the price
of tea!
6in these type of questions, whatever is asked take reverse of that, here tea is asked
so work on rice!7
Method
./,1+,- of ./,2.</
3',(.</2./
There is a difference of '/-6./-(+,-7
This is *s! ./
'/- corresponds to *s! ./
therefore +,,-2+3,
' =g2*s +3,! so +kg 2>,
$xample!( I hired a servant for *s! .,, per month and a cycle if he works for a
year! After < months I threw him out and paid him *s! /, for that month and the
cycle! How much does the cycle cost?
Method( In < months the servant has earned ':.rd 6<:+'7 of the cycle! 0o he is left
with @ust +:.rd of the cycle, which we will cut in place of .,, we gave him only /,!
+:. corresponds to 6.,,(/,72'/,
therefore +2>/,! so the cost of the cycle is *s! >/,!
0ample ;uestions A
+! Beccan queen moves for %une from Mum)ai at /C,, a!m! and it reaches %une at
4C,, a!m! !0hata)di starts at >C,,a!m! from %une and reaches Mum)ai at +,C., a!m!!
&hat time did the ' trains meet!
'! A@ay and Di@ay are at a distance of +,, mts!, when .rd time they meet ,they are at
a distance of ',mts from Di@ayEs side and each of them have completed at least +,,
mts!, what are the ratio of the speed of A@ay and Di@ay!
.! "ne car sets off at <C,, a!m! at F,kmph, at ++C,, a!m! another car starts at
+,,kmph! At what distance from the starting point )oth will meet!
3! Mum)ai to %une local starts at /C,, a!m! and they end at +'C,,in the night! They
take 3 hrs !And every +/ mins! one local is initiated from each station! A a7A
/C,,a!m! local will meet how many locals in its @ourney! )7 at what intervals it will
meet the local!
/! "n a highway+' trucks cross in +hour at the equal intervals, if I move from
opposite directions at dou)le the speed of the truck , in one hr! I will cross how
many trucks?
F! Di@ay and %allavi went for +,,, mts! ski race! Initially %allaviEs speed was
+m:smore so %allavi gave Di@ay some lead in terms of time, when %allavi caught up
with Di@ay, then Di@ay increased his speed )y 'm:s and he was the winner )y >
minutes and < seconds! Had the race )een /,,mts longer, he would have won )y '/
more seconds! A7 at what point %allavi caught up with Di@ay )!7 what was the lead
given to Di@ay! C7speed of %allavi, speed of Di@ay!
Ans! for each question!
+! >C/F a!m!
'! ratio(+3C++
.! 3/,kms!
3 a7+> trains
/ .F trucks!
F A7+33, mts! C7D(.m:s %(3m:s!
>! "n a repu)lic a day a +, =M convoy has to cover .,km distance! Convoy moves
at +,kmph! A motorcyclists starts from )ack of the convoy, moves in front , again
goes )ack and from )ack again goes to the front, and in the mean time the convoy
has completed its @ourney!
a! &hat is the speed of the motorcyclists?
)! If he increases his speed )y dou)le, then how many rounds will he take ?
<! A,,C had to go +,, kms! A had a motorcycle )y which he could goG'/ kmph!
&alking is done G/kmph! A picks up , while C walks, after sometime A drops
, moves on , A comes )ack picks up C and all of them reach at the same time!
a! At what distance was dropped
)! Motorcyclists traveled how many kms?
c! Hourney is of how many hours?
d! A picked up C at what distance?
4! *o))ery took place at /C,,a!m! and ro))ers took at speed of F,kmph at 4C,, a!m!
police went after the chase G<,kmph ! A helicopter moved G+', kmph which
used to go to the ro))ers and come )ack to police and again go )ack! Iltimately
when ro))ers were caught, helicopter had moved how many kilometers toward the
ro))ers!
0ample questions!
+! A,,C can finish the work in +,,+',+/ days! A, started working, then left
after ' days! In how much time the work will )e completed, if C @oined after 3 days!
'! A can do a work in +/ days, AJ started, )ut after 3 days left and the work
was completed in +, days! How much time will take to complete the whole work!
.! A can finish a work in ., minutes , in 3/ Minutes, )ut C was distur)ing them
and )reaking the work ,They could finish the work in . hours! How much time c
can )reak the work!
3! 6 use data form a)ove question also7 If C is a destroyer and talks +, days to
destroy the work and order )eing A,, C! In how much time work will )e
completed!
/! A can do a work in ', days , in +, days and C in '/ days! + day )efore the
work was to )e completed C left, then half day )efore the work was scheduled to )e
completed left and now A completed the work!
a! In how many days the work will get over?
)! How much extra time was taken?
%ostedC Mon Hun ,4, ',,. +,C/3 pm
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CAL$#BA*!
+! +st Hanuary ,,,+ was a Monday!
'! Calendar repeats after every 3,, years!
.! Leap year( it is always divisi)le )y 3, )ut century years are not leap years unless
they are divisi)le )y 3,,!
3! "dd days( remainder o)tained when no! of days is divided )y >! #ormal year has
+ odd day and leap year has ' odd days!
/! Calendar moves ahead )y num)er of odd days!
F! &hile checking leap year @ust analy5e whether Me)ruary falls in that period or
not!
>! Century has / odd days and leap century has F odd days!
<! Take out net odd days!6 add all the odd days and again divide )y >7
4! In a normal year +st Hanuary and 'nd Huly and +st "cto)er fall on the same day!
In a leap year +st Hanuary +st Huly and .,th 0eptem)er fall on the same day!
+,! +st Hanuary +4,+ was Tuesday!
++! &e calculate odd days on the )asis of the previous month!
$xample A what day is it on '4th August +4<'?
Method( As we know +:+:+4,+ was a Tuesday now we take +4<' and +4,+
( +4<'(+4,+2<+ years!
( <+:32',N! 6 disregard decimal7
( <+1',2+,+
( +,+:>( remainder is ., so . days from Tuesday is Mriday!
(#ow check whether it is a leap year or not! In this case it is not a leap year!
Therefore 'nd Huly will )e Mriday
( #ow we have to go month wise ! 'nd august 2 .odd days2 so from Mriday . odd
days will )e Monday so '4th August will )e a 0unday!
+! A product is made )y mixing two kinds of metals in the ratio of +C. and the
costs are in the ratio of /C'! If it is sold at /,- profit to the retailer, who adds '/p
and sells it at *s! <!/, per =g! &hat is the C!%! of each per =g!
'! *aghu wanted to sell something at a profit of +/-, then his C!%! decreased )y
/!*aghu decided to earn a profit of ',-, )ut in totality he received *s! .,,, less
than )efore! &hat was the C!%! of the article!
.! If a shopkeeper marks his goods /,- a)ove the C!%!, )ut he gives ' articles free
if a person purchases ', articles! Murther the shopkeeper gives a discount of +,-! I
a customer )ought '., Articles! &hat is the profit-!
3! I )ought 3, lts! "f milk for *s! F,,, when I went to sell it, I made a loss of as
much money, which I received )y selling +, lts, what is my 0!%!
/! A company invested *s! ',, crores! Manufacturing cost comes to *s! F,,, per
unit for the +st +,,,, units, after that it reduces to /,,, per unit! If it is )eing sold
at *s! <,,, per unit, what is the )reak even point in terms of unit and in terms of
sale!
F! A company manufactures computer chips in lots of *s +,,, if any defective chips
found, the co! has to pay *s! /, per chip, so it can give its chip s for checking , +st
co! charges *s! ',,, for checking +,, chips, )ut it can correct only <,- of the
chips, another company charges *s.,,,, )ut it corrects all the chips!
a! upto how many wrong chips per +,, we shud not use any rectification process!
)! At what level we should prefer 'nd rectification process over the +st!
>! A contractor hired ., men to complete a @o) in /, days with < hrs, of working,
., days passed and only '/- work was complete! He called some extra worker and
made them work for +' hrs in a day and he completed the work in time, How many
more men did he employ!
<! A can finish a work in 4 days , in +/ days, after how many days should @oin
so that work is completed on the Fth day!
4! / women J > men can complete a work in < days, . women J +, men complete
it in F days, then +, men and +, women will complete the work in how many days!
+,! In a garrison there is food for +,,,, men and it lasts for + month if 'kg per
head is given everyday! Bue to a war +,,,, more men @oin and ration was reduced
to +!/ kgs! And the food got over )y +,th day! If instead of +,,,, men /,,, men
would have @oined and the earlier supply would have continued! Than food would
have lasted for how many days!
+! Hohn dropped a )all from a height of < feet! $verytime it )ounces from half the
distance it has come! &hat is the distance traveled )y the )all )efore it comes to
rest!
'! %roduct of / consecutive terms is ',,,! what is the +st and last term, and what is
the ratio!
.! &hat is the smallest num)er that is divided )y <,4 leaving a remainder of . in
)oth the cases!
3! &hat is the smallest num)er that is divided )y / and < leaving a remainder of '
and / respectively!
/! #um)er of factors of >'? "ut of these how many are odd? How many will )e
perfect squares? How many will )e prime factors!
F! &hat does 64447O 444O444NNNN 44 times end with?
>! &hat is the remainder if +3O+3O+3NNN '. times is divided )y +/?
<! &hat is the remainder when >O>O>NN <3 times is divided )y .3'!
4! #um)ers of 5eroEs at the end of product of +,, prime num)ers!
+,! A is '/- more than ! is how much - less than A!
++! A train met with an accident and traveled with /:Fth of the original speed from
them! It was late )y +/ minutes had the accident occurred +/, mts! Murther! It
would have )een late )y only > minutes! &hat is its usual speed!
+'! The temperature from Monday to Mriday were in proportion , on Monday it was
., and Mriday /.!..! what is the temperature on Thursday!
+.! +/ men, +, women and ', children went to lucknow for a picnic! Total money
spent was *s! .,,,, and it was spent in the ratio of 3C.C3, )etween men, women
and children! How much does each spend and in what ratio?
+3! In an alloy, ' metals are mixed in the ratio of 'C. and their cost are in the ratio
of /C', If that alloy is sold G of ',,:kg at '/- profit! &hat is the cost of each
metal separately!
+/! A )eats )y ., mts in a +,, mts! *ace , )eats C )y 3, mts! In a +,, mts!
*ace, A will defeat C )y how much in a 3,, mts race!
%A*T#$*0HI%
+! Capital 2 money put in the )eginning 2investment O months
'! #et Capital or net investment 2capitalO time
.! Time should always )e calculated in months or days!
3! %rofits are distri)uted in the ratio of net capital!
/! If capitals are given in the form of fraction like A2+:., 2 .:/, C23:>
Then capitals are in the ratio of ./CF.CF, 6 using LCM method7
F! 0leeping %artner( who gets share of profit only, after everything is su)tracted
from the profit!
>! &orking partner( he gets some money for working! This money is to )e
su)tracted from the total profit and then he gets his due share from the new profit!
<! If a partner takes loan at a certain interest then interest is added to the profit, )ut
in the end he also gets )ack his share of interest in share of profit!
4! Taxes are reduced from the original profit )efore hand! ut individual income tax
is given after distri)ution of profits!
!0implify! 6'F!'+O'F!'+(+3!>4O33!>47:3!+O'F!'+(3!+O+3!>4
'! The HCM of ' nos! is ++. and their LCM is ''<<'/! "ne of the no! is '<'/! Mind
the other!
.! The LCM of ' nos! is '< times of their HCM! The sum of their LCM and HCM is
+>3,! If one of the nos! is '3,, Mind the other no!
3! The sum of ' nos! is F<3 and their HCM is />! Mind all the possi)le pairs of such
num)ers!
/! Three plots having an area of +.', ',3 and ''< square mts! *espectively are to
)e su)(divided into equali5ed flower )eds! If the )readth of a )ed is .mts!, find the
maximum length that a )ed can have!
F!There are 3,< )oys and .+' girls in a school which are to )e divided into equal
sections of either )oys or girls alone! Mind the maximum num)er of )oys or girls
that can )e placed in a section! Also find the total num)er of sections thus formed!
>! A wine seller had three types of wine , 3,. gallon of +st type,3.3 gallon of 'nd
type, 3F/ gallon of .rd type! Mind the least possi)le num)er of casks of equal si5e in
which different types of wine can )e filled without mixing!
<! Mour )ells ring at intervals of F,<,+' and +< seconds! They start ringing
simultaneously at +',E clock! Mind when they will again ring simultaneously ? how
many times will they ring simultaneously in F minutes!
4! . equal circular wheels revolve round a common hori5ontal axis with different
velocities! The first makes a revolution in / +:. minutes, 'nd in ' F:> minutes and
the .rd in . .:> minutes! . markings one in each wheel , are in hori5ontal line at a
certain moment! &hat is the shortest interval after which they will )e in hori5ontal
line again!
+,! A,,C start at the same time from the same place in the same direction to walk
round a circular course +' miles long! A,,C walk respectively at the rate of.,> and
+. miles per hour! In what time will they come together again at starting point?
++! A gardener planted +,.,3+ trees in such a way that a num)er of rows were as
were the trees in a row, find the num)er of rows!
+'! "n 'Fth Hanuary +4<F, students of a school were made to stand in several rows!
$ach row had as many students as were the total no! of rows! If the total num)er of
students was +,'3, how many students were standing in each row?
+.! Mind the least num)er )y which when added to or su)tracted from +</, makes
it a perfect square!
+3! If the sum of ' nos! )e multiplied )y each separately, the products so o)tained
are '3+< and .FFF! Mind the nos!
+/! If a num)er of four digits a, ), c, d in the given order is to )e divided )y >, then
')1.c1d(a must )e divisi)le )y >! of the num)ers ,++4,+,F>,/.'>,andF<>/ which
num)ers are divisi)le!
+F! The sides of a triangular field are of lengths 'F3F, /+/> and /F.3 mts! Mind the
greatest length of the tape )y which the three sides may )e measured completely!
+>! Mind the least num)er divisi)le )y each of the num)er '+,.F,FF! How many
num)ers are there less than +,,,, which are divisi)le )y '+,.F, and FF?
+<! Mind the num)er )etween '/,, and .,,, which are divisi)le )y '+, '3and '<!
+4! Mind the side of largest possi)le square sla)s which can )e paved on the floor of
a room /m 33 cm long and .m >3 cm )road! Also find the num)er of such sla)s
required to pave the floor!
',! A heap of pe))les when made up into groups of .',3,,>' then the remainders
are respectively +,,+< and /,! find the least num)er of pe))les in the heap!
Answers!
+! +,
'! 4+/.
.! 3',
3! />,F'>and '</,.44
/! 3mts!
F! '3,.,
>! 3'
<! +min! +' sec!,/ times
4! 3hrs!
+,! +'hrs!
++! .'+
+'! .'
+.! <F
+3! 3>,.+
+/! ,++4,/.'>
+F! 4 mts!
+>! '>>',//33,<.+F
+<! '/', 'F<<,'</F
+4! .3cms,+>F
',! +3+<
+! If .C'+CCaCF., then find the value of a
'! If aC)2<C+/,)Cc2/C< and cCd23C/ find aCd
.! Mind the mean proportion to 4 and 3!4
3! Mind the third proportional of F and .,
/! The ratio )etween ' quantities is /C>, If the first is +//, find the other!
F! the shadow of quta) minar , which is >' mts! High is < mts! At a particular time
of day! Mind the height of an electric pole which casts a shadow of +, mts, under the
similar conditions on the same day and time!
>! Two car drivers take . P hours and 3 hrs! respectively to cover a distance of F/,
kms! Mrom a city % to ;! Mind the ratio of the average speeds of the two cars!
<! Two num)ers )ear a ratio of 'C>! If each of them is increased )y +3, then their
ratio )ecomes 3C>! find the two nos!
4! Two num)ers are in the ratio of 3C>!The difference of their squares is +.'! Mind
the num)ers!
+,! If +F men working > hrs! a day can plough a field in 3< days, in how many days
will '< )oys working +' hours a day plough the same field, if one man does a work
as ' )oys!
Answers!
+! 4
'! aCd23C+/
.! '!+
3! +/,
/! '+>
F! 4,mts!
>! +FC+.
<! F and'+
4! < and+3
+,! 3 days!
+! A contractor undertook to finish a certain work in +'3 days and employed +',
men! After F3 days, he found that he had already done ':. of the work! How many
men can )e discharged now so that the work may finish in time?
'! The length and )readth of a rectangle are increased in the ratio .C3 and 3C/
respectively! Mind the ratio )etween new ones and old areas!
.! A man went to the market to )uy fruits! He )ought apples, mangoes and dates!
The ratio of the weight of apples to that of mangoes )ought is the same as the
weight of mangoes to that of dates )ought ! if ha )ought >!' kgs of apples and / kg
of dates, find the weight of mangoes )ought!
3! A grey hound pursues a hare and takes 3 leaps for every / leaps of the hareQ )ut .
leaps of the hound are equal to 3 leaps of the hare, compare the rates od the hound
and hare!
/! A mixture consists of three su)stances whose volumes are in the ratio /CFC<! the
weights of equal volumes are in the ratio 3C/C.!what is the ratio of the weight of the
three su)stances composing the mixture?
F! The force of gravity at the surface of a planet is @ointly proportional to the density
of the planet and its radius! The planet Hupiter has a radius equal to ten times the
radius of the earth! The densities o Hupiter and earth are respectively +!>/ and /!F>!
if a can @ump to a height of +/,, cm, on earth how height can he @ump on the
surface of Hupiter, given that the height to which a man can @ump is inversely
proportional to the force of gravity?
>! The distance of the hori5on at sea varies as the square root of the height of the
eye a)ove the sea level! &hen the distance is +3!3 kilometers, the height of the eye
is +< mts!! find in kms! the distance when the height of the eye is < mts! , and find in
mts! The height of the eye when the distance is >!' kms!
<! The pressure of a certain mass of a gas varies inversely as its volume! &hen
p6measured in kg! weight per square decimeter7 is ', then v6 measured in cu)ic
decimeter7 is 3/,! find in kg! weight per square decimeter the pressure when the
volume is .,, cu)ic decimetres! Also find volume when the pressure is F, kg
weight per square decimeter!
Answers!
+! /F men
'! /C.
.! Fkg!
3! +FC+/
/! +,C+/C+'
F! 3<F cm
>! 4!Fkm, 3!/ m
<! .,,+/,
CL"C=0!
R Here STU means degrees!
R #ormal clock has F, divisions and each division 2F T
R In F, minutes , minute hand moves F, divisions whereas hour hand covers /
divisions whereas hour hand covers / divisions, therefore minute hand overtakes //
divisions in F, minutes, so to overtake + division it needs +':++ minutes!
R Minute hand covers +' times the no! of divisions covered )y hour hand in same
time!
R &henever u need to imagineQ imagine the position of hand at exact hour, )ecause
u know the gap )etween the hour hand and minute hand26 hourO/7 and minute hand
is )ehind
R Angle )etween hands A 6++m(F,h7:', If the angle calculated does not exists in the
ans! options, then su)tract your ans! from .F,T
R &hatever position comes + in an hour, it takes place ++ times in +' hrs!
R &hen u get ans! in decimals then remem)er )ase is F,!
R Mor every hour the gap is F,:+.
R I f two watches move at different speeds, then they show the same time when the
gap is +'hrs! or >', minutes!
R &e use the concept of ratio to find time!
In a normal watch hands coincide every F/ /:++ minutes! If it is written that hands
are coinciding every F/ minutes! it means, true time is F/ minutes )ut watch is
giving F/ /:++ minutes, so it is gaining /:++ minutes every F/ minutes, therefore to
calculate the variance , we find the num)er of time periods of F/ minutes and
multiply it )y /:++
;! when will there )e an angle of .,T )etween / and F?
Method( /O/2 '/
.,:F2 /, F here means F divisions!
#ow we get ' answers(
i! '/(/2', so ',O6+':++7
ii! '/1/2., so .,O6+':++7
;! what time )etween / and F in a railway clock )oth hands will )e together!
;! etween > and < , what time will the minute hand and the hour hand )e pointing
towards each other!
;! etween / and F )oth the hour hand and the minute hand are equidistant from /,
)ut they r not together! &hat is the time?
;! what is the change in angle from .C+, to .C', pm!?
A train came at 3C+/ and left )etween 3 and / and the angle remained same! &hat is
the duration of the halt?
;! I sent my servant )etween . and 3 and he came )ack )etween 3 and /! hands had
interchanged their positions! &hat time he came )ack and went out! How much
time had the servant gone out?
;! A watch looses . minutes every ' hrs, it was set at <C,, am on 0unday! &hen
will it show the same time again!
;! A watch gains ,!'/- in the +st week then losses ,!/- in the 'nd week! &hat
variance it shows?
;! In a wall clock, the minute hand is F inches long and hour hand is 3 inches long,
what is the difference in area swept )y )oth the hands )etween 'C+/ and 3C+/?
;! At <C,, am on 0unday watch A was )ehind )y +, minutes and watch was
ahead )y +' minutes! "n Monday at 'C,, pm watch A was ahead )y / minutes and
watch was )ehind )y F minutes!
i! &hen watch A showed the correct time what was the time in watch A!
ii! &hen watch showed the correct time what was the time in watch !
iii! &hen did watch A and show the same time?
iv! &hen watch A and showed the same time, what was the time in A and !
;! A clock takes F sec! to strike F, how much time it will take to strike +'?
+! The ratio of milk and water in a ', lt! mixture is .C+! how much milk must )e
added so that this ratio )ecome 3C+
'! *s! '.' are divided among 3<, children such that each )oy gets 3, paise and
each girl gets F, paise! How many girls were there?
.! A certain sum of money is distri)uted among two friends in the ratio /C++! If one
of them got *s! +',, more than other, what was the total sum?
3! Bivide *s!.4/ among A,,C such that gets '/- more than A and ',- more
than C!
/! Bivide *s! >., among 0udha ,=amla, and =amal such that if 0udha gets *s! .,
then =amla gets *s!3 and if =amla gets *s! .!/,, then =amal gets .!
F! Bivide *s! 3.,, in A,,C and B such that when A gets *s! 4, then gets *s! F
then C gets *s / and when C *s! 3 then B gets *s! .!
>! Bivide *s! //< I# A,, C such that if *s! 3,F and < are decreased respectively
from their shares then the ratio of their shares is 'C.C>!
<! Bivide *s! '/< in < men , F women and +, children such that a woman gets .:'
of a child and a man gets twice of a woman! &hat is the share of each man , women
and child?
4! *s! 3., are divided among 3/ persons consisting of men women and children!
The com)ined shares of all men , all women and all children are as +'C+/C+F
whereas the individual share of a man , a woman, and a child are as FC/C3! find what
one man , one woman and one child gets!
+,! A )ag contains + rupee, /,paise and +, paise coins! The ratio of + rupee and
/,p coins is 'C/! the ratio of /,p and +,p coins +s 3C4! If total money is *s! ++'/,
find the num)er of each type of coins!
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+! /lts!
'! ',,
.! .',,
3! *s +',,+/,,+'/!
/! *s! '+,,'<,,'3,
F! *s! +./,,+',,,+,,,,>/,
>! *s!43,+3+,.'.
<! !*s!+<,4,F
4! *s +',+,,<
+,! .',<,,+F,!
+! etween ' stations the first , second and the third classes fare were fixed at first
in the ratio of <CFC., )ut afterwards the +st class fares were reduced )y +:F and the
'nd class )y +:+'! in a year, the num)er of first, second and third class passengers
were respectively 4C+'C'F and the money at the )ooking offices was +,<<! How
much was paid )y first class passengers?
'! If *s!+/, )e divided among F men, +' women, and +> )oys so that ' men receive
as much as / )oys and ' women as much as . )oys, how much will each man,
woman and )oy receive?
.! Annual incomes of A and are in the ratio 3C. and their annual expenses )ear a
ratio of .C'! If each of them saves *s! F,, at the end of the year, find the annual
income of each!
3! A student appeared in an examination with hindi ,english, physics, chemistry and
maths! As su)@ects! He got the marks in these su)@ects in the ratio of /C.C3CFC>! the
maximum marks in each su)@ects were +,,! he got >,- marks in aggregate in all
su)@ects! if he gets F,- marks are essential for getting first class in each su)@ects,
then point out the su)@ects in which he got first division!
/! The annual income of A,,C taken together is *s! ..F,,!A spends <,- of his
income , spends <>!/- of his income and C spends 4,- of his income! if their
annual savings are as +FC+>C+', find the annual saving of each!
F! At the )eginning of a term, the ratio of the num)er of )oys in a school under +/
years to those over +/ years age was /C3! At the end of term the ratio was >C< as ',
of the )oys had reached the age of +/ during the term! Mind the total num)er of
)oys in the school , given that no )oy left or was admitted during the term!
>! A man gives .:< of his property to one son and .,- of the remainder to another !
he then distri)uted the remaining property among three charities in the proportion
'C/C>!The difference of his sonEs share is *s! +<,,! what was the value of his
property and how much was given to each charity?
Answers!
+! *s!.',!
'! *s!>!/,,3!/,,.
.! *s!'3,,,+.,,
3! hindi >,, chem!! <3, maths 4<
/! +F,,, +>,, +',,
F! ''/
>! *s!F,,,+/,,,'+,,
+! It was intended that *s! +4!/, should )e divided )etween three )oys A, ,C, in
the ratio of 'C.C3 )ut )y mistake the distri)ution was made in the proportion of +:'C
+:.C+:3! how much does gain or loose )y error?
'! Three persons A, and C agree to pay their total )ill in the proportion 3C/CF! a
pays the first dayEs )ill which amounts to *s! 3/!>/Q) the second days )ill which
amounts to /4!F, and C the third dayEs )ill which amounts to *s! >3!F/! how must
they settle their accounts?
.! a employer reduces the num)er of his employs in the ratio of 4C< and increases
the wages in the ratio of +3C+/!!Mind in what ratio the wage )ill is increased or
decreased and find the difference in the amount of the )ill, if it was previously *s!
+F<,!
3! a sum of *s! '.F< was divided among < men, +, women and +' children in such
a way that each man got '/- more than a woman and each women got '/- more
than a child! How much did each woman get?
/! A man , his wife and son worked in a garden ! the man for ' days, his wife for
.!/ days and the )oy for 3 days! Their daily wages were, manEs to womenEs in the
ratio of >C3 and the manEs to )oy in the ratio of > to .! their total earnings amounted
to *s! F,! find the daily wages of each!
F! A tin is full of wine! out of this tin 3 gallons of wine are taken out and 3 gallons
of water are added! After this 3 gallons of mixture were taken out and again 3
gallons of water were added! #ow ratio of wine and water in the tin .FC+.! find the
volume of tin?
>! If an election in which each elector may vote for ' candidates, half of the electors
vote for a )ut divide their other votes )etween ,C, B in the ratio .C'C+! of the
remainder , half vote for and divide their votes )etween C and B, in the ratio of
'C+! "f the remainder, half vote for C and B! and the remainder <3, in num)er do
not vote! How many votes does each candidate get?
Answers!
+! *s! ,!/, loss
'! A to C *s! '!'/, to C *s! ,!3,
.! '+C',,*s!<,
3! *s!<,
/! *s! +,!/,, F,3!/,
F! '< gallons
>! ..F,,..F,, .,<,, +4F,!
+! The price of cloth is increased )y ',- ! y how much - must a family reduce
the consumption of the cloth so that their expenditure may remain the same!
'! A reduction of 3,- in the price eggs would ena)le a purchaser to purchase 3<
more eggs more for *e! +! Mind the reduced price per do5en ! Also find the original
price!
.! If the price of sugar falls )y +'!/-, a person can )uy 4 kgs! More sugar for *s!
+'F than )efore! If the price had risen )y +'!/-! How much less sugar could ha
have )ought for the same sum?
3! A candidate secured ',- marks in an examination and failed )y +, marks !
another secured 3'- marks and got + mark more than the marks required to pass
the examination! Betermine the maximum num)er of marks and the - necessary to
pass the examination!
/! In an examination 3,- marks are required to pass! A o)tains V,- less than the
no! of marks required to pass! o)tains ++ +:4- less than A, and C 3+ .:+>- less
than the no! of marks o)tained )y A and together!Boes C pass or fail?
F! In an examination >/- candidates passed in $nglish and >,- candidates passed
in maths, '.- candidates failed in )oth su)@ects! If +.F candidates passed in )oth
the su)@ects, find out the no! of candidates that appeared in the examination!
>! The population of a town increases )y +,- every year for ' yrs! And then
decreases )y +,- every ' yrs! If the population @ust )efore 3 years was +,,,,, what
was it after 3 years!
<! At an election , a candidate secures 3,- of the total votes )ut is defeated )y the
other candidate )y .,, votes! Mind out the total num)er of votes polled!
4! +,-of the soldiers of an army are killed in the )attle! +,/ of the remaining
soldiers died of disease and +,- of the remaining were disa)led! #ow only >'4,,
soldiers are left in the army! How many soldiers were there in all in the army in the
)eginning!
+,! Mohan saves ',- of his salary ! due to dearness his monthly expenditure
increases )y ',- and then he is a)le to save only *s! ',! find his monthly salary!
Answers!
+! *s! +F ':.
'! new +, ps, price +F ':. ps!
.! >kg
3! 3,-
/! pass
F! ',,
>! 4<,+,
<! +/,,
4! +,,,,,,
+,! *s /,,
+! In a direct election )etween ' contestants for the post of secretary , 3- of the
total votes cast are declared to ) illegal! one of the contestants secures //- of the
valid votes and wins with a ma@ority of '3, votes! Mind the total num)er of votes
cast!
'! ' nos! are greater than the .rd num)er no! )y '/- and ',- respectively! &hat -
of first num)er is the 'nd no!?
.! The no! of )oys and girls who appeared at an examination were +FC4 and the no!
of )oys and girls passing the examination were in the ratio 3C. ! if >/- of the girls
passed the exam , find the - of )oys who passed the examination and the - of all
candidates passing the candidates!
3! $ntry fee in an examination was *e! + ! later this was reduced )y '/- which
increased the sale )y ',- Mind the - increase in the num)er of visitors!
/! ' candidates contested in an election ! At the election +,- of the ppl on the
voting list did not vote, and F, votes recorded were re@ected as illegal! The ma@ority
of the successful candidates was .,< and it was found that he had )een supported
)y 3>- of the whole no! on the voters list ! what was the num)er of legal votes
recorded )y each candidate?
F! In an examination paper of / questions , / - of the candidates answered all of
them and /- none! "f the rest , '/- answered only + question and ',- answered
3! If '3!/- of the entire num)er answered only 'questions and ',, candidates
answered only . questions , how many competed?
>! The total population of a country is '!43O+,WF out of which +!/, million are male
and the rest females! "ut of every +,,,males, 4< can read and write , )ut only /!.-
of total population can do so! Mind what - of women in the whole women
population of the country can read and write!
<! A mans taxa)le income is *s '<F,,! In a certain year the income tax for taxa)le
income over *s! *s! '/,,, )ut not exceeding *s! .,,,, is computed according to
the following rule( STotal Income Tax 2 tax A surcharge where surcharge 2+/- of
the tax and tax 2 *s! .',,1.,- of the amount )y which taxa)le income exceeds
*s! '/,,,!U Betermine the tax he must pay!
Answers!
+! '/,,
'! 4F-
.! /F!'/-,F.-
3! F,-
/! '4+3,'F,F
F! <,,
>! ,!F'+/-
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HereEs a ta)le for calculating 0I and CI
XXXXXX 0!I! XXXX( C!I!
+XXXXXXA0 XXXX(Ipto 0
'XXXXXX'0XXXXX Ipto '01Y
.XXXX( XA.0XXXXX Ipto .01.Y1
3XXXXXXA30 XXXX Ipto 302FY11
/XXXXXXA/0 XXXX Ipto /01+,Y111
FXXXXXX(F0 XXXX Ipto F01+/Y111
S11U it roughly takes a value of *s! ' for *s +,, of Y!
;! the difference )etween CI and 0I is *s 4<3< at <- interest put out for 3 yrs!
&hat ids the principle?
Method(
Mor 3 yrs! The value that corresponds is FY11
0o FY11 2 4<3<
Here we divide the amt! )y +,, and ignore the decimal part so we get 4< and now
we su)tract ' from it and now we get 4F
0o Fx 24F , x 2+F
<- of 0I2 +F
0o +- of 0I 2 *s! '!
+,,- of 0I 2',,
',, is < - of principle therefore the principle is '/,,!
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0ample( &hat is the interest on *s! +>'/, for . yrs! At<- interest compounded
annually?
Method( <O.2 '3
6<O :+,,2 ,!F3!
,!F3O.2 +!4'1 6approx! '7
so '31'2'F-
'F- of +>'/,2 334,
6 here all the calculations can )e done mentally and approximated, we generally do
not need to write! This saves time! And we always have ans! options in the exam, so
we can get the ans! closest to it, put we need practice for this7
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#ote A Mor +,- CI it keeps on increasing in this order every year!
+st year ++,
'nd year +'+
.rd year +..!+
3th year +3F!3 and so on!
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;! A television worth *s! +/,,,:( is )ought at +,- interest, to )e paya)le in 3 yrs!
Tell me the equal installments?
Method A
According to the a)ove ta)le 3 yrs corresponds to 3F!3-
0o +/,,,13F!3-2 '+4F,!
#ow
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xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+!..+x
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(xXXXXXXXXX(+!+,x
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXA3!F3+x
add all the three to get 3!F3+
now 3!F3+x 2 '+4F, so we can find out Y!
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Here I 2 interest rate
#2no! of installments
M2principle to )e paid at time of +st installment!
L2 principle to )e paid at time of last! InstallmentQ it can )e negative also!
;! I )orrow *s /,,, and pay *s! /, monthly for a year find the rate -?
Method( *2 6'3O+,,O+,,7:+'6/,,(/,7 233-
Here I comes as +,, co5 we pay /, for +' months which comes as F,, so +,, is the
interest amount!
And L comes as /, )ecause we have paid /,O++2 //, )y now and only *s! /, is
left over!
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#oteAC!I moves in [% and 0I moves in A%
,XXXA /XXXX(+,XXXXX+/XXXX',
0!I xXXXA +!/xXXX('xXX( '!/xXXXXXA.x
C!I xXXXA +!/xXXX'!'/xXX(.!.>/xXXXX(/x
At the same intervals previous sum is multiplied )y same ratio!
,XXXXXA/XXXA+,XXXX+/XXXXXX',
CI xXXXXnxXXX(6nW'7xXXX(6nW.7xXXXA 6nW37x
;! if *s /,,, )ecomes *s ',,,, in +, years! &hat was the amount after >!/ years!
Here we take the a)ove ta)le as ,! , '!/, /, >!/, +,! and x, nx, 6nW'7xNN!
0o for >!/ years! &e have 6nW37x 23x
0o nW32 3
#2 'W+:'
6 'W+:'7W.2 x
+!3+3O'!2'!'<'
'!'<'O /,,,, is the ans!
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+! A working man has a rise of a +'!/- in his wages rate per hour! There is a drop
of <-in the num)er of hours worked per week! If his original weekly wages for a
week of /, hrs! was *s! +',, find 6a7 his new wages per hour! 6)7 the percentage
increase in the total weekly wages!
'! A student was asked to divide >!/ )y <!. and to o)tain the quotient correct to .
decimal places , )ut he divided <!.)y >!/ and got the result correct to ' decimal
places ! )y how much - was the result wrong?
.! The incomes of A and are in the ratio /C., their expenses are in the ratio 'C+] if
the total annual savings of A and are .F,, each, find the monthly income of A
and !
3! The measure of one side of a rectangle is too long )y 3- of its true length and
that of the other is short )y /- of its true length! Mind the error - in measure
o)tained for the area of the rectangle!
/! The freight of a machine amounts to ',- of its price! Had the price )een +,-
less than what it is, the total cost of the machine would have )een *s! 3<, less!
&hat is the price of the machine?
F! &hich )argain is )etter discountC discount series of ',-, +/- and +,- or
discount series of '/-, +'- and <-!
Answers!
+! *s! '!>:hr, .!/-
'! ''!<-
.! +/,,,4,,
3! +!'-
/! 3,,,
F! 'nd
+! A mixture of >, lts! "f wine and water contains +,- of water! How much
water must )e added to make .>- of the resulting mixture?
'! In what ratio should water )e added to a liquid costing *s! +' per litre so as to
make a profit of '/- )y selling the diluted liquid at *s! +.!>/ per litre!?
.! A man invested *s! ++,,, partly in F- stock at +'/ and partly in /- stock at
+',! The total annual dividend received )y him was *s! 34,! Mind the amount
invested in /- stock!
3! The average salary per head of all workers in a workshop is *s! 4/! The average
salary of +/ officers is /'/ and the average salary of the rest is *s! </ ! Mind the
num)er of workers in the workshop!
/! A mixture contains wine and water in the ratio .C'! another contains wine and
water in the ratio 3C/ ! how many gallons of the latter must )e mixed with . gallons
of the former so that the resulting mixture may contain equal quantities of wine and
water?
F! A cup of milk contains . parts of pure milk and + part of water! How much of the
mixture must )e withdrawn and water su)stituted in order that the resulting mixture
may )e half milk and half water?
>! ' )ottles A and contain diluted sulphuric acid ! in the )ottle A, the amount of
water is dou)le the amount of acid while in the )ottle , the amount of acid is three
times that of water! How much should )e taken from each )ottle in order to prepare
/ litres of mixture containing equal amounts of acid and water?
<! ' vessels contain milk and water respectively in the ratio .C+ and /C.! find the
ratio in which these two are mixed to get a new mixture in which the ratio of milk
to water 'C+
4! "ne alloy of metal contains 4,- copper and +,- tin! Another alloy contains
4.- copper 3- tin! If they are mixed so that mixture may contain 4- tin, what -
of copper it will contain?
+,! 4 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and it is then filled with water! 4
litres of the mixture are drawn and the cask is again filled with water! The quantity
of wine now left in the cask is to that of water in it as +FC4! How much does the
cask hold?
Answers!
+! ., lts!
'! ++C+
.! *s! F,,,
3! F3/
/! /!3 gallons
F! +:. part!
>! .!'
<! +C'
4! 4,!/-
+,! 3/ lts!
+! Mour gallons are drawn from a cask full of wine! It is then filled with water! Mour
gallons of mixture are again drawn and cask is again filled with water! The quantity
of wine now left in the cask is to that of wine in it as .FC+.! how much does the
cask hold?
'! A vessel contains mixture of spirit and water ! spirit is +<-! < lts! "f mixture is
taken out of the vessel which is again filled with water! If the present percentage of
spirit is +/-, find the quantity in lts of the mixture in the vessel!
.! [old is +4 times as heavy as water and copper 4 times! In what ratio should these
metals )e mixed that the mixture may )e +/ times as heavy as water?
3! AA man )uys milk at </ paise per lt! and mixes water in it! He sells the mixture
at the same rate and thus gains ++ +:4! Mind the quantity of water mixed )y him!
/! G liquids are mixed in the ratio /C. and )y selling the mixture at *s +'!'/: litre,
a profit of +F ':.- is made! If the first liquid costs *s 3:litre more than the second,
find the price per litre of each liquid!
Answers!
+! '< gallons
'! 3<
.! .C'
3! +:4 per litre!
/! +st *s! +':!litre, 'nd*rs! <:litre
+! &alking at a 3kmph, a clerk reaches his office / minutes late! If he walks at /
kmph, he will )e '!/ minutes early! Mind the distance of his office from his house!
'! A man traveled a distance of F+ kms in 4 hr! partly on foot at the rate of 3kmph
and partly on )icycle at the rate of 4kms per hour! Mind the distance traveled on
foot!
.! A person has to reach a place 3, kms away! He walks at the rate of 3kmph for the
+st +F kms! and then travels in a tonga for the rest of the @ourney! However, if he
had traveled )y tonga for the +F kms and covered the remaining distance on foot at
3kmph, he would have taken an hour longer to complete the @ourney! Mind the peed
of the tonga!
3! I traveled +:.rd of a @ourney with a speed of +, kmph , the next one(third with a
speed of 4kmph and the rest at a speed of <kmph! If I had traveled half the @ourney
at a speed of +,kmph and the other half with a speed of <kmph, I would have )een
half a minute longer on the way! &hat distance did I travel?
/! Two places % and ; are +F' kms apart! A train leaves % for ; and at the same
time another train leaves ; for % ! The two trains meet at the end of F hrs! ! if the
train traveling from % to ; travels < kms an hour faster than the other, find the
speed of the ' trains!
F! A train +,, mts long meets a man going in opposite direction G/ kmph and
passes him in >!' seconds ! At what rate is the train going?
>! A train .,, mts! Long overtook a man walking along the line 6 In the same
direction as the train7 at the rate of 3km an hour and passed him in ., sec! The train
reached the station in +/ minutes after it had passed the man! In what time did man
reach the station?
<! A train of '3 carriages, each of F, mts! Length with an engine of F, mts length is
running at a speed of F, kmph! Mind out the time within which the train will cross
the )ridge measuring +!/ km in length!
4! A train running )etween two towns arrives at a destination +, minutes late when
it goes F, kmph and +F minutes late when it goes 3,kmph! Betermine the distance
)etween the two towns!
+,! A train traveling G F,kmph, while inside a tunnel, meets another train of half
its length traveling in the opposite direction at 4,kmph and passes completely in 3!/
seconds! Mind the length of the tunnel, if the first train passes completely through it
in 3 minutes .>!/ seconds!
Answers!
+! /:' kms
'! +F kms
.! < kmph
3! +< kms
/! +>!/ kmph, 4!/ kmph
F! 3/ kmph
>! '!/ hr!
<! . minutes
4! +' kms
+,! 3!/ km
+! A train +/, meters long, traveling at >/ kmph overtakes another train travelling
in the same direction at 3/ kmph! In how many seconds does the first train pass a
passenger sitting in the second train? If the first train passes the second completely
in ., seconds, find the length of the second train!
'! A train going G>'kmph over takes another train +4' mts! Long, going in the
same direction on a parallel line at /3 kmph and completely passes it in +!/
minutes! Mind the time in which the trains would have completely passed each
other, if they had )een going in opposite direction, and also the length of the faster
train!
.! A )oatEs man takes his )oat in a river against the stream from a place A to place
where A2'+ km and again returns to A! Thus, he takes +, hr! in all! The time
taken )y him down stream in going > km is equal to the time taken )y him against
stream in going . km! Mind the velocity of the river!
3! Two men together start on a @ourney in the same direction! They travel 4 and +/
km respectively daily! After travelling for F days the man travelling at 4 km per day
dou)les his speed and )oth of them finish the distance in the same time! Mind the
time taken )y them to reach their destination!
/! The driver of a car driving at the speed of .< kmph locates a )us 3, mts ahead of
him! After ', seconds , the )us is F, m )ehind! Mind the speed of the )us!
F! A monkey clim)ing up a greased pole ascends +' mts! And slips down / mts! In
alternate minutes! If the pole is F. mts high, how long will it take for him to reach
the top?
>! A hare sees a dog +,,mts away from her and scuds off in the opposite direction
at a speed of +' kmph! A minute later the dog perceives her and gives chase G
+Fkmph! How soon will the dog overtake the hare, and at what distance from the
sot where the hare took flight?
<! If one walks G /kmph the distance from M!C road to M! [ road one would )e
late for a matinee show )y +/ minutes! If one travels )y auto rickshaw at ', kmph
one would )e early )y ^ and hour! How far is M![ road from M!C road?
4! A wire +mm in diameter can )e drawn out from a +3 cm )ar of gold in > minutes!
A wire ,!/ mm can )e drawn out from a ', cm )ar of gold in / minutes! In how
much time will the gold )ars )e of equal length?
+,! A man leaves om)ay at '!', pm and reaches Lonavala at 3!+, p!m Another
man leaves lonavala at '!3, p!m and reaches om)ay at 3!/' p!m! &hen do they
pass one another? [ive your answer to the closest one minute!
Answers
+! +< sec,+,, mts!
'! '/< mts, +' F:> sec!
.! ' kmph
3! +< days
/! ', kmph
F! +F minutes ./ sec!
>! 3!/ minutes +!+ m
<! / kms
4! . minutes
+,! .!'4 pm
+! A man goes from Belhi to the village Chhappanpan@eri travelling .,, km )y air,
F, km )y rail, and ., km )y tonga taking altogether .!/ hrs! his speed )y air is ten
times his speed )y rail and the speed )y rail is 3 times that )y tonga! &hat is his
speed )y air?
'! A car after traveling for '/ km from a city increases its speed )y one fourth its
original speed and reaches his destination 3, minutes 3, minutes early! Had it
increased its speed +, km )efore, it would have reached its destination / minutes
earlier! &hat is the distance traveled )y the car?
.! A man started from his house to his workplace < km away G3kmph so as to
reach @ust in time! After / minutes he reali5ed that he had left some important
documents at home, so he turned )ack, and now walking at an increased speed, still
succeeded in reaching his workplace in time! &hat was his speed increased speed?
3! Binky is picked up )y his father )y car from school everyday and they reach
home at /C,, pm! "ne day since school got over an hour earlier than usual, he
started walking towards home at .kmph! He met his father on the way and they
reached home +/ minutes earlier than usual time, what is the speed of the car?
/! A train after travelling for a certain distance develops a snag and decreases its
speed to half its original speed and reaches his destination 3/ minutes late! Had the
snag occurred ., km further on, it would have reached its destination +/ minutes
earlier! &hat is the speed of the train?
Answers!
+! F,, kmph
'! +4/ km
.! 3 <:'. kmph
3! '+ kmph
/! +', kmph
+! In +>F, meter race, A can )eat )y 33 mts! while in a +.', mts race, can
)eat C )y ., mts! y what distance will A )eat C in a <<, mts! *ace?
'! A and run a race! A gives a start of // m and still )eats him )y +/ seconds! If
A runs at +3!,< kmph, find Es rate in kmph!
.! Ina km race , If A gives 3,mts start , A wins )y +4 seconds, )ut if A gives
., seconds start , wins )y 3, m! Mind the time that each takes to run a km!
3! At a game of chess Mohan can give *amesh ', points in +,, and *amesh can
give Binesh ', points in +,,! How many points can Mohan give dinesh in a game
of +,,?
/! Three men A, and C go around a circle +>F, mts in circumference at the rates
of +F,, +', and +,/ mts per minute respectively! If they all start together , when
will they )e together, when they +st )e together again?
Answers!
+! 3+!/ mts!
'! +. +:/ kmph
.! A 2+'/ secs, +/, secs!
3! .F points
/! / hrs /' minutes!
+! At what time )etween 3 and / will the hands of watchC
i! Coincide?
ii! e at right angles?
iii! %oints in opposite directions?
iv! The minute hand )e +. minute spaces )ehind the hour hand!
v! The minute hand )e +. minute spaces ahead of hour hand?
vi! The two hands will )e equidistant from the figure /?
'! If the hands of a clock a coincide every every FF minutes 6 true time7 how much
does the clock gain or lose every hours?
.! Two clocks are set correctly at +,C,, a!m! on Mriday! The first clock gains '
minutes per hour and gains twice as much as the second! &hat time will the second
clock register when the correct time is ' p!m on the following Monday?
3! My watch, which gains uniformly, is ' min! slow at noon on 0aturday, and is 3
minutes 3< seconds fast at +' p!m! on the following 0unday! &hen was it correct?
Answers(
I! '+ 4:++ minutes past 3
II! at / /:++ min! past 3 and again at .< ':++ past!
III! /3 F:++ minute past 3
ID! > >:++ past 3
D! .F minutes past 3
DI! '> 4:+. min! past 3
+! gave a)ove
'! F,:+'+
.! . hours +F minutes
3! the watch was correct at +' pm on Monday!
+! &hich is a )etter investment? ./ stock at <For 3- stock at *s! ++,!
'! A man invests equal sums in .- stock at <, and /- stock at +',! If the total
yearly income from )oth the stocks is *s! .<,, find his investment in each stock!
.! A man transfers his sock of *s! >F,, from /- at +,/ to 3/-! Thus he loses *s!
'! find the market value of the other stock!
3! A man receives *s! +,<'/!+' in a year as dividend and interest! He received
dividend at the rate of 4!F- which is equal to >/- of his income! He got average
interest on his saving at F!3- which is equal to rest of the part of his income! Mind
his investment purchasing stock and his saving!
/! A company gives <- dividend! Mohan has /,, shares each of face value *s! +,
of this company! He sells these shares at F,/ premium and purchases shares each of
face value *s! / of another company which are )eing sold at ',- discount! If the
other company gives /- dividend, then find the difference of his gains from the
dividends!
F! A man transfers his stock from .!/- at F. +:< to the /- at >3 >:<! )rokerage
+:<- is allowed on each transaction and there)y increases his annual income )y *s!
'+! Mind the original stock held )y him!
>! Bivide *s! /.,, in two parts such that if one parts such that if one part is
invested in the .!/- at 4< and other in 3- at par, the resulting incomes are equal!
<! A man invests *s! '34,! He puts in *s! 4,, in .!/- stock at >/ *s! </, in .- at
F< and the remainder in F- stock! Total yield from his investment is /-! At what
price does he )uy F- stock?
Answers!
+! *s!.!/ approx, *s .!F approx
It is more advantageous to invest money in the second stock!
'! *s! 3<,,
.! *s!4/
3! *s <3/>+!'/, *s!3''</!F'
/! *s +,,
F! *s .,,,
>! *s! '<,,, *s! '/,,
<! 4< ':.
! The sum of > nos! is './! the average of +st three nos! is '. and the average of last
three is 3'! find the 3th num)er!
.! A man purchased / cowsG *s +/,, each! F cows G *s ',,, each and 4 cows G
rs'/,, each! Mind the average cost of cows!
3! The average marks of /,, students in an examination are 3/! Among them the
average marks of the last +/, are '/ and that of the top +/, students are >/! what
are the average marks of the remaining ',, students!
/! The average age of '/ )oys of a class is +. yrs! If / such students are admitted to
this class, whose average age id +3!/ years, then find the average age of total
num)er of )oys!
F! The average temperature of Monday, Tuesday and &ednesday was F, degrees!
The average temperature of Tuesday, &ednesday and Thursday was F/ degree The
temperature of Thursday was F' degrees! Mind the temperature on Monday!
>! The average temp of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and &ednesday is F' degrees!
The average temperature of Monday and Tuesday is /F degrees! The ratio of
temperature of &ednesday and Thursday is +/C+4! find the temp of &ednesday and
Thursday!
<! The average weight of 3 persons A, ,C and B is F> kgs! &hen the /th man $
@oins them , the average weight is reduced )y 'kgs! A is then replaced )y another
Man M , whose weight is 3 kg more than $Es and consequently the average weight
comes down to F3 kg! find the weight of A!
4! A )ats man has a certain average runs for +F innings! In the +>th inning , he
made a score of <> runs there)y increasing his average )y .! what is his average
after +>th inning?
+,! Ina cricket match, F players had a certain average of their runs! >th player
makes a score of ++' runs, there)y increasing the average of their runs )y +,! find
the average after of the +st F players!
Answers!
+! F/
'! 3,
.! *s! '+,,
3! .>!/
/! +.!'/ yrs
F! 3> degrees
>! F,,>, degrees
<! FFkg
4! .4
+,! 3'
+! In a class of )oys and girls, the average age of 3, )oys is +.!/ years and that of
girls is +. years! The average age of whole class is +.!3 years! Mind the num)er of
girls in the class!
'! The average weight of )oys in a class is 3. kg! later four )oys, whose weights are
respectively 3' kg, .F!/ kg, .4 kg and 3'!/ kg! the average now )ecomes 3'!/ kg!
Mind the original num)er of )oys in the class!
.! The average age of < men increases )y ' years when two women are included in
a place of two men of ages ', years and '3 years! Mind the average age of the
women!
3! The average salary per head of the entire staff of an office including the officers
and clerks is *s! 4,! The average salary of the officers is *s! F,, and that of the
clerks is *s! <3! If the num)er of officers is +', find the no! of clerks in the office!
/! A man had > children! &hen their average age was +' years, the child who was F
years of age, died! &hat was the average of the surviving children / years after the
death of his child?
F! "f the three num)er the +st is twice the second and the second is twice the third!
The average of . nos! is ./! find the num)ers!
>! In each row of a hand written )ook of +<, pages, there are +' words on a n
average and each page consists of +F rows on a n average! After printing, in each
row of the )ook these are +< words on average and each page contains ', rows on
an average! Mind the num)er of pages of the printed )ooks,
<! Disitors to a show were charged *s +/ each on the +st day, *s! >!/ on the 'nd ,
*s '!/ on the .rd and the total attendance of . days were in the ratio 'C/C+.
respectively! Mind the average charge per person for the whole show!
! 4! A ta)le is made of mean monthly temperature for the first six months in a year!
The temperature of Hanuary is <:4 that of April, that of Me)ruary is ++:, of Hanuary,
of march is the same as that of Me)ruary! The average temperature of April and @une
is 3 degrees more than the average temperature of all six months! The average
temperature of march and may is equal to the average temperature of F months! The
average temperature of Hanuary and May is equal to the temperature of march! The
temperature of may is 3< degrees! Mind the average temperature of F months and the
temperature of Hune!
+,! A ship, 3, km from shore, springs a leak which admits . _ tones of water in +'
minutes! F, tonnes would suffice to sink her, )ut the shipEs pumps can throw out +'
tonnes of water in one hour! Mind the average rate of sailing, so that she may reach
the shore @ust she )egins to sink!
Answers!
+! +,
'! ',
.! .,yrs
3! +,',
/! +< yrs!
F! +/!.,!F,
>! 4Fpages
<! *s! /
4! 3F degrees ,// degrees
+,! 3!/ kmph
+! A alone can do a piece of work in F days and alone can do it in < days! How
long would it take for A and to finish the work?
'! Mohan can do ^ of a work in < days while 0ohan can do +:. of the same work in
F days! How long would it take for Mohan and 0ohan to finish the work?
.! A can do apiece of work in 3/ days! He works at it for / days and then
completes it in ', days! How long will A and together take to complete the work?
3! Mohan does a work in +' days and 0ohan does the same work in ', days! Mohan
alone started the work and after 3 days, sohan )egan to do work with Mohan! Mind
I! How much work did Mohan do in 3 days?
II! The )alance work
III! In how many days did )oth together finish the )alance work?
/! *am finished .:/ of a work in 4 days and the remaining work he finished in 3
days with the assistance of 0hyam! Mind in how many days 0hyam alone can finish
that work?
F! A can do a piece of work in +', days and can do it in +/, days! They work
together for ', days! Then leaves and A continues the work alone, +' days after
C @oins A and the work is completed in 3< days more! In how many days can C do
it if he works alone?
>! A and can do a piece of work in +' days, and C together do it in +/ days! If
A is twice as good a workman as C, find in what time alone will do it?
<! A and ) could do a piece of work in 3, daysQ after working for +, days they are
assisted )y C, and the work is finished in ', days nore! If C does as much work in '
days s does in . days, in how many days could each of them do the same work
alone?
4! . taps empty a cistern in . hrs! Mirst tap alone can empty it in F hrs! and second
tap alone can empty it in 4 hrs!! How many hours would third tap alone take to
empty the cistern?
+,! Two pipes A and would fill a cistern in .>!/ minutes and .F minutes
respectively! oth pipes )eing opened, find when the 'nd pipe must )e turned off,
so that the cistern may )e filled in half an hour?
Answers(
+! '3:> days
'! < <:+> days
.! +/ days
3! !!
I! +:.
II! ':.
III! / days
/! ., days
F! '3, days
>! ', days
<! C2 <, days, 2V+', days, A 2F, days!
4! +< hrs
+,! after 4 minutes
+! A pipe can fill a )ath in ', minutes and another can fill it in ., minutes! A
person opens )oth the pipes simultaneously! &hen the )ath should have )een full,
he finds that the waste pipe was open! He then closes the waste pipe and in .
minutes more, the )ath is full! In what time, would the waste pipe empty it?
'! A,,C are employed to do a piece of work for *s /'4! A and together are
supposed to do +4:'. of the work and and C together <:'. of the work! &hat
should A )e paid?
.! A contractor receives every week a certain sum which he uses for paying wages!
His capital together with weekly su)sidy, would @ust ena)le him to pay 3' men for
/' weeks! If he had F, men at the same wages, his capital together with the weekly
su)sidy , would @ust suffice for +. weeks! How many man can )e maintained for 'F
weeks?
3! ' taps can separately fill a cistern when the waste pipe is closed in +, and +'
minutes respectively and when the waste pipe is open they together fill it in +/
minutes! How long does it take the waste pipe to empty the cistern, when the taps
are closed!
/! A cistern can )e filled )y one of the two pipes in ., minutes and the other in .F
minutes! oth pipes are opened for a certain time )ut )eing partially clogged, only
/:F of the full quantity of water flows through the former and only 4:+, through the
later! The o)structions, however, )eing suddenly removed, the cistern is filled in
+/!/ minutes from that moment! How long was it )efore the full flow of water
)egan?
F! A supply of water lasts for ',, days if +, gallons leak off everyday, )ut only for
+<, days if +F gallons leak off daily! Mind the total quantity of water in the supply!
Answers!
+! 3< minutes
'! *s! .3/
.! 3< men
3! < minutes .3 secs!
/! + minute
F! 4 minutes
+! The C! %! of +' pens is equal to 0!% ,f +, pens, find the gain -!
'! In selling an article for *s! 4, a man gets as much percent loss as is the prime
cost?6C!%7 of that article! Mind the C!%! of that article!
.! A person purchases /, do5en eggs at *s! 3 per do5en! "f these , 3, eggs were
found )roken! At what price should he sell the remaining eggs in order to make a
profit of /-?
3! A man purchases '+F eggs G*s ' per do5en! Mew of these r )roken! The
remaining eggs, he sell G*s '!'< per do5en! If he gets ',- profit, find the no! of
)roken eggs!
/! A merchant sold two radios for +', each! "ne was sold at a loss of '/- of the
cost and other was sold at a gain of '/- of the cost! Betermine the total amount of
gain:loss in the entire transaction!
F! A person purchases 4, clocks and sells 3, clocks at a gain of +,- and /, clocks
at a gain of ',-! Had he sold all of them at a uniform profit of +/-, he would have
got *s 3, less! Mind the C!%! of each clock!
>! a man purchases some oranges G. for *s 3 and same quantity ' / for *s F! If he
sells all the oranges G . for *s /, find his gain or loss-!
<! A man sells ' cars for *s +4,//, each! "n one he gains +/- and on the other he
losses +/-! Mind his total gain or loss and also his gain or loss-!
4! A merchant )uys 3, )icycles and marks them at '/- a)ove C!%! He allows a
discount on the marked price at +,- for cash sales, and at /- for credit sales! If
.:3th of the stock is sold for cash and the rest for credit, and if the total profit )e *s!
','/, what is the C!% of the icycle?
+,! The catalogue price of a radio is *s! >',! If it is sold at a discount of +F ':.- of
the catalogue price, the gain is '/-! If it is sold for *s! +F, )elow the catalogue
price, find the gain or loss-
Answers!
+! ',-
'! *s 4, or *s!+,
.! *s 3!/,:d5
3! .F
/! *s!+F
F! *s <,
>! profit 2*s!.+, ++:+4-
<! *s! 4,,, ' P-
4! *s! .F,
+,! +F ':.- gain
+! If price of sugar falls )y +'!/- a person can )uy 4 kg more of sugar for *s +'F
than )efore! If the price had risen )y +'!/-, how much sugar would he have )ought
for the same sum?
'! A tradesman defrauds )y means of a false )alance to extent of +,- in )uying
goods and to the same extent in selling goods! &hat - does he gain or loose on his
outlay )y defraud?
.! A merchant sells 4, quintals of wheat at a profit of <- and /, quintals at a profit
of +,-! If he had sold the whole at a profit of 4-, he would have received *s F,
more than he actually did! How much did the merchant pay for the wheat per
quintal?
3! A tradesman sells one kind of sugar at *s . per =g! and looses ',- and another
kind of sugar G *s / per =g! He mixes the two together in equal proportion and
sells the mixture at *s F:kg! what is now the gain-?
/! A pu)lisher printed ',,, copies of a )ook at a cost of *s '3,,! He gave /,,
copies free to the head of the institutions! He allowed a discount of '/- on the
pu)lished price and gave one extra copy for every '3 copies )ought at a time! He
sold all the copies in that manner! If the pu)lished price is *s .!'/, find his gain or
loss-!
F! A man purchases / horses and +, cows for *s +,,,! He sells the horses at +/-
profit and the cows at +,- loss! Thus he gets *s! .>/ as profit! Mind the cost of +
horse and I cow separately!
>! A man )uys goods and finds that cost of carriage is 3- of the cost of goods! He
is compelled to sell at a loss of /- on his total outlay, if however , he had received
*s .'!/, more than he did, he would have gained '!/-! &hat was the original cost
of the goods?
<! A manufacturer fixes the wholesale price of an article )y adding together the cost
of production, excise duty6 which is''- of the cost of production7 and his profit
6which is +<- of the cost of production7! The wholesaler sells the articles to a
retailer at a profit of +/-! The retailer marks the price at '/- a)ove his cost price
and allows 3- discount on the marked price of cash payment! Mind the production
cost of the article for which a customer makes a cash payment of *s! 3<. to the
dealer!
4! A manufacturer fixes the wholesale price of an electric appliance )y adding cost
of production, excise duty6which is .,- of the production cost7 and profit 6which is
',- of the production cost7! The wholesaler sells the appliances to a retailer at a
profit of ',-! The retailer in turn, sells the item to a customer for *s ',>, there)y
earning a profit of +/-! Mind the production cost and the excise duty on the
appliance!
+,! An almirah is listed at *s +,,,! A retailer )uys it with ' successive discounts of
+,- and ',- for cash ! the other expenses are +,- of cost of the almirah! At what
price should he sell to earn a profit of +/-?
++! A pen is listed for *s +'! originally a +/- discount was allowed! Later the
wholesaler gave a 'nd discount thus )ringing the net price down to *s! <!+F! find
the 'nd discount -!
+'! At the off season period a hotel offers a dou)le )ed room at a discount of .,-!
If there is a successive discount of +,- to tourists in groups, a dou)le )ed room
)ecomes availa)le for *s +<4 per day !find the original room rent!
+.! A tradesman fixes the sale price of his articles .,- more than the C!%!! Half of
the articles , he sells at this increased sale price and P portion , he sells at +/-
discount of this sale price! And the remaining , he sells at .,- discount of this sale
price ! what - profit did occur to the tradesman?
+3! The purchase tax on an article is levied at the rate of FF ':. - of its wholesale
price, while the retailerEs profit amounts to ',- of the retail price of the article!
Mind the wholesale price of an article which is retailed at *s +'!/,
+/! Two dealer offer an article at the same list price! The first allows a discount of
'/- and offers further a re)ate of +/- on the discounted price for cash payment!
The other dealer offers a discount of +,- and allows a further concession of .,-
on the discounted price of cash payment! &hat is the )etter offer to the )uyer?
+F! A )icycle costs *s 'F,6including 3- sales tax7 paya)le in F, days! A discount
of F- on the selling price 6excluding the sales tax7 is given )y the shopkeeper to a
customer who makes cash payment on the spot! If a customer pays in F, days, how
much interest per annum is he paying on the transaction?
+>! If a dealer were to diminish the selling price of his wares )y +,- and there)y
dou)led his sale, he could make the same profit on the cost price as )efore! In what
ratio would his profit )e diminished if he were to increase the selling price )y the
same amount and there)y halve his sale!
+<! At a cricket match , the contractor provided dinner for '3 persons, and fixed the
price so as to gain +'!/- upon his total outlay! Three of the players )eing a)sent ,
the remaining '+ paid the fixed price for their dinner, and such the contractor lost
one rupee! &hat was the charge for the dinner?
+4! A family )uys farm equipment with a list price of *s!'++3!>/! The salesman
tells them that he will sell it to them for *s!+4/, if they pay the full amount in cash!
&hat - discount would they )e getting?
Answers!
+! /F kg
'! '' ':4-
.! *s! +/,:qntt!
3! /3 'F:.+-
/! gain 3F P-
F! *s ++,,, *s 3/,
>! *s! 3+F!FF
<! *s '/,
4! *s!+,, *s! .,
+,! *s 4+,!<,
++! ',-
+'! *s!.,,
+.! +/ .:<-
+3! *s! F
+/! second one
+F! *s!4,
+>! 3C.
+<! *s!.
+4! >WFF<>:<3/4-