Gate Exam Numerical Ability Area and Volume

An intravenous solution drips at a certain rate. After 4 hours, the total amount of the solution that is dripped through the needle is 20.84ml. what is the intravenous flow rate?
Option
(a) 5.21 ml/min
(b) 5.21 ml/hr
(c) 83.36 ml/hr
(d) 8.336 ml/hr

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b)5.21ml/hr 5.21*4=20.84
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ans : 5.21 ml/hr
flow rate = 20.84/4 = 5.21 ml/hr
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The flow rate is that the total volume flow per unit time.
Here it is 20.84ml per 4 hours. Let the unit time units be HOURS; now, (20.84/4)(ml/hr) is the flow rate. Therefore (b) 5.21ml/hr is the ans.
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Ken jogs at a rate of 8 miles per hour while Tom jogs at a rate of 6.5 miles per hour. If ken and Tom start at the same time and travel along the same route, how many hours will it Ken take to be 9.0 miles ahead of Tom?
Option
(a) .6 hours
(b) 13.5 hours
(c) 1.35 hours
(d) 6 hours Suppose we design a number system in which every number is represented by a different symbol, with no two of the symbols having anything in common. Which of the following would be disadvantages of the system?

I. This system could not have any symbol for zero.
II This system could not have the unique representation property.
III It would be hard to learn all of the different symbols.

(a) II and III only
(b) III only
(c) I and II
(d) II only