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(#M40020806) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

When asked about the time, Amit replied; "If you add one quarter of the time from midnight till now to half the time from now till the next midnight, you get the time". what is the time now?

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(#M40020667) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

A man takes 20 days to reach the point B under normal circumstances. But, due to the increasingly hostile weather conditions the distance they travel every day reduces by 20%. In how many days would the man reach the point B, taking into consideration weather conditions?

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(#M40020814) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

You have two candles. Each will burn for exactly one hour. But the candles are not identical and do not burn at a constant rate. There are fast-burning sections and slow-burning sections. How do you measure forty-five minutes using only the candles and a lighter?

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(#M40020629) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

If five dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability of getting the sum as seven?

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(#M40020415) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

A boy writes all the numbers from 100 to 999. The number of zeroes that he uses is 'a', the number of 5's that he uses is 'b' and the number of 8's he uses is 'c'. What is the value of b+c-a?

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(#M40020373) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon. A and E are opposite vertices of the octagon. A frogstarts jumping from vertex to vertex, beginning from A. From any vertex of the octagon except E, it may jump to either of the two adjacent vertices. When it reaches E, the frog stops and stays there. Let an be the number of distinct paths of exactly n jumps ending in E. Then, what is the value of a2n-1?

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(#M40020908) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

The average weight of the students in four sections A, B, C and D is 55 kg. The average weights of the students A, B, C and D are 45 kg, 40 kg, 75 kg and 85kg respectively. If the average weight of the students of section A and D together is 65 kg and that of B and D together 55 kg, then what is the ratio of the number of students in A and C?

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(#M40020412) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

Dexter was born between October 6th and 10th (6th and 10th excluding). His year of birth is also known. What is the probability of Dexter being born on a Saturday?

A.

0 or 1/3

B.

1/7 or 3/7

C.

1/3 or 1/7

D.

Cannot be determined

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(#M40020425) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

What is the remainder when 91+92+93+....+98 is divided by 6?

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(#M40020929) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

A machine is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold at a profit of 15%, it would have fetched Rs. 50 more. The cost price of the machine is:

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