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On a scale of a map 0.75 cm represents 6.48 km. If the distance between two points on the map is 74.25 cm, the actual distance between these points is
a) 313 km b) 456 km c) 481.14 km d) 567.89 km
5, 9, 12, 18, 26, 36, 47, 72, _?
a) 75 b) 135 c) 100 d) 55
24 buckets of water fill a when capacity of each tank is 15 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if capacity of each bucket is 6 litres?
a) 60 b) 45 c) 50 d) 40
A person has to make 146 pieces of a long bar. He takes 4 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total time taken by him in seconds to make 146 pieces?
a) 584 b) 580 c) 730 d) 725
0.09x?=0.000081
a) 0.0009 b) 0.009 c) 0.09 d) 0.9
x/2y = 2a,then 2x/x-2ay=?
a)4 b)8 c)16 d)2
A girl has to make pizza with different toppings. There are 8 different toppings. In how many ways can she make pizzas with 2 different toppings?
a) 16 b) 56 c) 112 d) 28
Peter and Paul are two friends. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Peter is twice as old as Paul was when Peter was as old as Paul is now. What is the present age of Peter?
a) 8 b) 20 c) 16 d) 15
A triangle is made from a rope. The sides of the triangle are 21 cm, 24 cm and 28 cm. What will be the area of the square made from the same rope?
a) 280.5625 b) 333.0625 c) 333.0125 d) 400
Out of 7 children the youngest is boy then find the probability that all the remaining children are boys
a)1/64 b)1/32 c)1/128 d)1/256
In a family there are some boys and girls. All boys told that they are having equal no of brothers and sisters and girls told that they are having twice the no. of brothers than sisters. How many boys and girls present in a family?
a) 4 boys and 3 girls b) 3 boys and 4 girls c) 2 boys and 5 girls d) 5 boys and 2 girls
There are 100 men and 100 women on the dance floor. They want to dance with each other. Then which of the following statements is always true:
a) There are 2 men who danced with equal no. of women’s
b) There are 2 women who danced with equal no. of men
a) both a and b b)only a c)only b d)none
The age of the two friends were in the ration of 6:5. If the sum of their ages is 55. Then after how many years their ratio will become 8:7?
a) 11 b) 7 c) 10 d) 12
A man goes north 37km.turns left goes 2km.turns right goes 17km.turns right goes 2km. find distance b/w starting ending point.
a) 54 b) 27 c) 81 d) 67
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- On a scale of a map 0.75 cm represents 6.48 km. If the distance between two points on the map is 74.25 cm, the actual distance between these points is
0.75 cm = 6.48 km
1 cm = 6.48/0.75 km = 8.64 km
74.25 cm = 74.25*8.64 = 641.52 km - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(48) No(1)
- 5, 9, 12, 18, 26, 36, 47, 72, _?
9,18,36,72 are all in one series ( 9x2=18x2=36x2=72)
5+7=12
12+14=26
26+21=47
47+28=75(ans)
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(35) No(0)
- A person has to make 146 pieces of a long bar. He takes 4 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total time taken by him in seconds to make 146 pieces?
a) 584 b) 580 c) 730 d) 725
to make 146 pieces we have to make 145 cuts so 145*4=580sec - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(29) No(0)
- Q)A triangle is made from a rope. The sides of the triangle are 21 cm, 24 cm and 28 cm. What will be the area of the square made from the same rope?
A) Perimeter of Triangle = 21+24+28 = 73cm
so side of square = 73/4 = 18.25cm
so area of square = 18.25*18.25 = 333.0625 cm^2 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(26) No(3)
- 24 buckets of water fill a when capacity of each tank is 15 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if capacity of each bucket is 6 litres?
a) 60 b) 45 c) 50 d) 40
24*15=360
360/6=60
ANS==60 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(25) No(2)
- Is IBM off campus and referral drive both or same or different?
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(21) No(0)
- Q) In a family there are some boys and girls. All boys told that they are having equal no of brothers and sisters and girls told that they are having twice the no. of brothers than sisters. How many boys and girls present in a family?
A) Answer can be assumed from the given options.
Only case/option A satisfies both the conditions:
Condition 1: 1/each boy says he has equal brothers and sisters. So if he has 3 sisters and 3 brothers excluding him then in total there are 4 boys and 3 girls.
Condition 2:If a/each girl says she has twice no of brothers than sisters, so going with option A satisfies this as well because excluding that girl (the one being considered) she has 2 more sisters and 4 brothers.
So the answer is:
4 Boys and 3 Girls.. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(0)
- A man goes north 37km.turns left goes 2km.turns right goes 17km.turns right goes 2km. find distance b/w starting ending point.
a) 54 b) 27 c) 81 d) 67
ans:37+17=54 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(17) No(0)
- Q)Out of 7 children the youngest is boy then find the probability that all the remaining children are boys?
A) Probability of a boy child is 1/2.
Now as it is given that youngest child is a boy, then remaining are 6 children.
Therefore: (1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2) =1/64 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(0)
- The age of the two friends were in the ration of 6:5. If the sum of their ages is 55. Then after how many years their ratio will become 8:7?
a) 11 b) 7 c) 10 d) 12
SOLUTION: f1: f2=6 :5
5 *f1= 6 *f2
5*f1 - 6* f2 =0 ---------(i)
f1 + f2= 55 ---------(ii)
solving this questions...
we get:
f1=30 and
f2=25
now suppose after x years ration would be 8:7
(f1+ x) :(f2 +x) =8:7
and we have already got yhe value of f1 and f2, by putting we will get the value of x,
which is 10.
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(12) No(1)
- Q) A girl has to make pizza with different toppings. There are 8 different toppings. In how many ways can she make pizzas with 2 different toppings?
A) It can be done in 8c2 ways = 8!/((8-2)!*2!) ways = 28 ways. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(14)
- Q) There are 100 men and 100 women on the dance floor. They want to dance with each other. Then which of the following statements is always true:
a) There are 2 men who danced with equal no. of women’s
b) There are 2 women who danced with equal no. of men
A) None, because there is no probability of any men or women given in the question to dance with each other. And whether there are 2 men or 2 women dancing with equal no, of opposite gender person, can't be assumed. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(0)
- x/2y = 2a
Substitute the value of 2a as x/2y in the equation and solve
2x/x-2ay = 4
Ans is 4 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(16)
- x/2y=2a,
Then x = 4ay,
Now, 2x/x-2ay = (2*4ay)/(4ay-2ay) = 8ay/2ay = 4
Hence, option is ' a' - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
- 5, 9, 12, 18, 26, 36, 47, 72, _?
1st series iis - 5,12,26,47
2nd series is 9,18,36,72
from 1st series
(12-5) = 7
(26-12) =14
(47 - 26) = 21
(x-47) = 28
x = 28+47 =75 (ans) - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(2)
- On a scale of a map 0.75 cm represents 6.48 km. If the distance between two points on the map is 74.25 cm, the actual distance between these points is
As 0.75cm= 6.48km
So 74.25cm= 74.25* 6.48 = 481.14 (option C is corect) - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(32)
- In a family there are some boys and girls. All boys told that they are having equal no of brothers and sisters and girls told that they are having twice the no. of brothers than sisters. How many boys and girls present in a family?
a) 4 boys and 3 girls b) 3 boys and 4 girls c) 2 boys and 5 girls d) 5 boys and 2 girls
Answer with explaination:
1. Each of the boy is being told that they have equal no of bro and sis. So its conclusive that he is not being included and hence the number of boy is one more than girls.------ b=g+1----- eq1
2. Each girl is told that she has brothers double the number of sisters. Oviously she is excluded, but in equation if we include the girl then----- b=2(g+1)---- eq2
So solving eq1 n eq2 we get g=3 n b=4.
I know this approach is lenghty and choosing straight from 4 options by trial n error is more productive.... but still call me old fashioned. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
- (1,2)(1,3)(1,4)(1,5)(1,6)(1,7)(1,8)--taking with 1 and repeating with others
(2,3)(2,4)(2,5)(2,6)(2,7)(2,8)
(3,4)(3,5)(3,6)(3,7)(3,8)
(4,5)(4,6)(4,7)(4,8)
(5,6)(5,7)(5,8)
(6,7)(6,8)
(7,8)-- total 28 observations
Note- here we will not repeat (1,2) to (2,1) like that.. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- A girl has to make pizza with different toppings. There are 8 different toppings. In how many ways can she make pizzas with 2 different toppings?
a) 16 b) 56 c) 112 d) 28
Ans : 56
There are 8 toppings and you have to use 2 toppings ... for example you have 8 toppings like cheese, panner, chicken,tomato,capsicum,corn,onion,mushroom... you have to choose 2 toppings so 1.cheese + panner 2, cheese + chicken 3. cheese + tomato, 4.cheese + capsicum 5. cheese+corn 6.cheese+ onion 7 cheese + mushroom like that you make 8*7 = 56 ans. - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(6)
- let the ages 6x and 5x
B/Q; 6x+5x=55;
x=55/11=5
ages are 30 and 25
now let n be the yr;
30+n/25+n=8/7;
n=10.
10yrs - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- x//2y=2a,2x/(x-2ay)=?
2x/2y((x/2y)-a)
subtitute x/2y value
2.2a/2a-a
4a/a
4(ans) - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(4)
- Girl could make pizza in 8c2 or 8c6=8*7=56 different ways
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(15)
- A person has to make 146 pieces of a long bar. He takes 4 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total time taken by him in seconds to make 146 pieces?
Soln- for 1 cut we get 2 pieces
so to get 146 pieces 145 cuts would be required
therefore, 145*4 =580 sec - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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