1.

Time and Work

Question:

A can do a work in 6 days, and B can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days will they complete
the work together?

Answer:

A’s work rate = 1/6

B’s work rate = 1/8

Combined rate = 1/6 + 1/8 = (4 + 3) / 24 = 7/24

Time taken = 24 / 7 = 3.43 days

2. Speed, Distance, and Time

Question:

A person travels from point A to point B at a speed of 40 km/h and returns from point B to point A at a
speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?

Answer:

Average speed = (2 * speed1 * speed2) / (speed1 + speed2)

= (2 * 40 * 60) / (40 + 60)

= 4800 / 100 = 48 km/h

3. Percentage

Question:

A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 150, which is 25% more than the cost price. What is the cost price of
the product?

Answer:
Let the cost price be x.

Selling price = x + 25% of x = x + 0.25x = 1.25x

1.25x = 150

x = 150 / 1.25 = Rs. 120

4. Simple Interest

Question:

What is the simple interest on Rs. 10,000 at a rate of 5% per annum for 3 years?

Answer:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100

= (10,000 × 5 × 3) / 100

= 1500

The interest is Rs. 1500.

5. Ratio and Proportion

Question:

The ratio of the ages of A and B is 4:5. If the sum of their ages is 45 years, what is the age of B?

Answer:

Let A’s age be 4x and B’s age be 5x.

4x + 5x = 45

9x = 45

x=5

B’s age = 5x = 5 * 5 = 25 years

6. Profit and Loss

Question:

A trader sells an article at a profit of 20%. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 500, what is the selling
price?

Answer:

Profit = 20% of 500 = 100

Selling price = 500 + 100 = Rs. 600

7. Data Interpretation

Question:

The following bar graph represents the sales (in thousands) of a company in 6 months.

Month Sales (in thousands)

January 20

February 25

March 15

April 30

May 40

June 35

Question: What is the average sales of the company over these 6 months?

Answer:

Average sales = (20 + 25 + 15 + 30 + 40 + 35) / 6 = 165 / 6 = 27.5 thousand

8. Permutation and Combination

Question:

In how many ways can 4 persons be seated in a row of 6 chairs?

Answer:

Number of ways = P(6,4) = 6! / (6-4)! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 360 ways

9. Probability

Question:

A box contains 3 red, 5 green, and 2 blue balls. If a ball is randomly selected, what is the probability that
it is either red or blue?

Answer:

Total number of balls = 3 + 5 + 2 = 10

Number of favorable outcomes (red or blue) = 3 + 2 = 5

Probability = 5 / 10 = 1/2

10. Averages

Question:

The average of 5 numbers is 30. If four of the numbers are 25, 35, 40, and 50, what is the fifth number?

Answer:

Let the fifth number be x.

(25 + 35 + 40 + 50 + x) / 5 = 30

150 + x = 150

x = 30
11. Time and Distance

Question:

A train 200 meters long is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. How long will it take to pass a stationary man?

Answer:

Speed = 72 km/h = 72 * (1000/3600) = 20 m/s

Time = Distance / Speed = 200 / 20 = 10 seconds

12. Allegation and Mixture

Question:

Two liquids, one costing Rs. 60 per liter and the other Rs. 90 per liter, are mixed. If the mixture costs Rs.
75 per liter, in what ratio should the two liquids be mixed?

Answer:

Let the ratio be x: (1 - x)

(90 - 75) / (75 - 60) = (1 - x) / x

15 / 15 = (1 - x) / x

1 = (1 - x) / x

x = 1/2

So, the ratio is 1:1.

13. Age Problems

Question:

The age of a father is 4 times the age of his son. After 5 years, the father’s age will be 3 times the son’s
age. What are their present ages?
Answer:

Let the son's age be x, then the father’s age = 4x.

After 5 years, the father’s age will be 4x + 5 and the son’s age will be x + 5.

4x + 5 = 3(x + 5)

4x + 5 = 3x + 15

x = 10

Son’s age = 10 years, Father’s age = 40 years.

14. Simple Interest

Question:

If Rs. 1000 is invested for 2 years at 5% simple interest, what will be the total amount after 2 years?

Answer:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (1000 × 5 × 2) / 100 = 100

Total amount = 1000 + 100 = Rs. 1100

15. LCM and HCF

Question:

The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 240, respectively. If one of the numbers is 48, what is the
other number?

Answer:

LCM * HCF = Product of the two numbers

240 * 12 = 48 * x

x = (240 * 12) / 48 = 60
The other number is 60.

16. Time and Work

Question:

A and B can complete a task in 20 and 30 days, respectively. If they work together, how long will it take
them to complete the task?

Answer:

A's work rate = 1/20

B's work rate = 1/30

Combined rate = 1/20 + 1/30 = (3 + 2) / 60 = 5/60 = 1/12

Time taken = 12 days

So, 12 days to complete the task together.

17. Percentage

Question:

A student scored 40 marks in a test, which is 20% less than the full marks. What are the full marks?

Answer:

Let the full marks be x.

40 = 80% of x (since 20% less means 80% of the full marks)

40 = (80/100) * x

x = 40 * 100 / 80 = 50

The full marks are 50.

18. Ratio and Proportion

Question:

In a class of 60 students, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many girls are there in the class?

Answer:

Let the number of boys be 3x and the number of girls be 5x.

3x + 5x = 60

8x = 60

x = 7.5

Number of girls = 5x = 5 * 7.5 = 37.5, but since the number of students must be an integer, this suggests
that the data might have an issue.

19. Profit and Loss

Question:

A man buys a shirt for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is his profit percentage?

Answer:

Profit = Selling price - Cost price = 600 - 500 = 100

Profit percentage = (Profit / Cost price) * 100 = (100 / 500) * 100 = 20%

20. Probability

Question:

A box contains 10 red balls, 15 green balls, and 25 blue balls. A ball is drawn at random. What is the
probability that it is either red or green?

Answer:

Total number of balls = 10 + 15 + 25 = 50

Number of favorable outcomes (red or green) = 10 + 15 = 25

Probability = 25 / 50 = 1/2

21. Age Problems

Question:

The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 50 years. The father is five times as old as the son. What
are their ages?

Answer:

Let the son's age be x.

Father's age = 5x.

The sum of their ages = x + 5x = 50

6x = 50

x = 50 / 6 = 8.33 years (Approx.)

22. Time, Speed, and Distance

Question:

A train is moving at a speed of 60 km/h. How much time will it take to cover a distance of 180 km?

Answer:

Time = Distance / Speed = 180 / 60 = 3 hours

23. Partnership

Question:

A and B start a business with investments of Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 80,000 respectively. If the total profit
after 1 year is Rs. 18,000, how much profit will A get?
Answer:

The ratio of A's and B's investments = 50,000 : 80,000 = 5:8

Total ratio = 5 + 8 = 13

A's share = (5 / 13) * 18,000 = 5 * 18,000 / 13 = Rs. 6,923.08

24. Simple Interest

Question:

What is the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% per annum for 2 years?

Answer:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (2000 × 10 × 2) / 100 = 400

Interest = Rs. 400

25. Number System

Question:

What is the remainder when 3456 is divided by 11?

Answer:

Performing the division 3456 ÷ 11 gives a quotient of 314 and remainder 2.

So, the remainder is 2.

26. Averages

Question:

The average age of a group of 10 persons is 24 years. If one person leaves the group, the average age
becomes 23 years. What is the age of the person who left?
Answer:

The total age of 10 persons = 24 * 10 = 240

The total age of 9 persons after one person leaves = 23 * 9 = 207

Age of the person who left = 240 - 207 = 33 years

27. Mixture and Alligation

Question:

A person has a mixture of 40 liters of two liquids, one of 30% alcohol and the other of 50% alcohol. What
quantity of each liquid should be mixed to get a mixture containing 40% alcohol?

Answer:

Let the quantity of the first liquid (30% alcohol) be x liters, and the second liquid (50% alcohol) be (40 - x)
liters.

The equation for the alcohol content is:

0.30x + 0.50(40 - x) = 0.40 * 40

Solving this equation:

0.30x + 20 - 0.50x = 16

-0.20x = -4

x = 20 liters.

So, 20 liters of the 30% alcohol solution and 20 liters of the 50% alcohol solution are needed.

Answer: 20 liters each.

28. Time and Work

Question:

A machine can complete a task in 10 hours, and a second machine can complete the same task in 20
hours. How long will it take for both machines to complete the task together?
Answer:

The combined work rate of both machines = 1/10 + 1/20 = (2 + 1) / 20 = 3/20

Time taken = 20/3 = 6.67 hours.

29. Alligation and Mixture

Question:

How much of a 60% alcohol solution must be mixed with 40 liters of a 30% alcohol solution to get a 50%
alcohol solution?

Answer:

Let the amount of 60% alcohol solution be x liters.

The amount of 30% alcohol solution = 40 liters.

Using the alligation rule:

(60 - 50) : (50 - 30) = 40 : x

10 : 20 = 40 : x

x = 80 liters.

Thus, 80 liters of the 60% alcohol solution is required.

30. Profit and Loss

Question:

A person bought an item for Rs. 2400 and sold it at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price?

Answer:

Profit = 20% of 2400 = 480

Selling price = 2400 + 480 = Rs. 2880

31. Speed and Time

Question:

A train 100 meters long is moving at 36 km/h. How long will it take to pass a person walking at 4 km/h in
the opposite direction?

Answer:

Relative speed = 36 + 4 = 40 km/h = 40 * (1000 / 3600) m/s = 11.11 m/s

Time = Distance / Speed = 100 / 11.11 = 9 seconds

32. Mixture and Alligation

Question:

A mixture contains 80 liters of a solution of 25% salt and 20 liters of a solution of 50% salt. What is the
percentage of salt in the resulting mixture?

Answer:

Total amount of salt in the first solution = 80 * 25% = 20 liters

Total amount of salt in the second solution = 20 * 50% = 10 liters

Total salt = 20 + 10 = 30 liters

Total mixture = 80 + 20 = 100 liters

Percentage of salt = (30 / 100) * 100 = 30%

33. Permutation and Combination

Question:

How many different ways can 3 men and 2 women be arranged in a row?
Answer:

The total number of people = 3 men + 2 women = 5 people

The number of arrangements = 5! = 120

So, 120 ways.

Question and answer

1. If a person runs 10 meters in 5 seconds, what is his speed in meters per second?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 10 / 5 = 2 m/s

2. The ratio of the sides of a rectangle is 3:5. If the perimeter is 40 cm, find the area.

Answer: Let the sides be 3x and 5x. Perimeter = 2(3x + 5x) = 40 ⇒x = 5. Area = 3x * 5x = 15x² = 15 * 25 =
375 cm²

3. A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer: Average speed = Total distance / Total time = 150 / 3 = 50 km/h

4. If 20% of a number is 40, what is the number?

Answer: Let the number be x. 20% of x = 40 ⇒(20/100) * x = 40 ⇒x = 40 * 5 = 200

5. The average of 10 numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining numbers is
19. What is the number that was removed?

Answer: Total sum of 10 numbers = 10 * 20 = 200 New sum after removing the number = 9 * 19 = 171
Number removed = 200 - 171 = 29

6. A train 240 meters long is running at a speed of 60 km/h. Find the time taken to pass a pole.

Answer: Speed = 60 km/h = 60 * (1000/3600) m/s = 50/3 m/s Time = Distance / Speed = 240 / (50/3) =
240 * 3 / 50 = 14.4 seconds

7. What is the value of (25/5) × (7 + 3) ÷ (2)?

Answer: (25/5) × (7 + 3) ÷ (2) = 5 × 10 ÷ 2 = 50 ÷ 2 = 25

8. If a sum of money doubles in 5 years, what is the rate of interest?

Answer: Using the formula for compound interest, A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), we find the rate is 20%.

9. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

Answer: The series is doubling each time. The next number is 16 × 2 = 32

10. If a man travels 40 km at 5 km/h and 60 km at 10 km/h, what is the average speed?

Answer: Total distance = 40 + 60 = 100 km. Total time = 40/5 + 60/10 = 8 + 6 = 14 hours. Average speed
= Total distance / Total time = 100 / 14 = 7.14 km/h

11. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 1360 in 2 years and Rs. 1400 in 3 years at simple interest. Find the
rate of interest.

Answer: Difference in amounts = Rs. 1400 - Rs. 1360 = Rs. 40, which is the interest for 1 year. Rate =
(Interest / Principal) * 100 = (40 / 1360) * 100 = 2.94%

12. If the length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its breadth, and its perimeter is 30 cm, find the length
and breadth.

Answer: Let the breadth be x. Length = x + 5. Perimeter = 2(x + x + 5) = 30 ⇒4x + 10 = 30 ⇒x = 5. Length =

5 + 5 = 10 cm, Breadth = 5 cm.

13. What is the next number in the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?

Answer: The series is doubling each time. The next number is 40 × 2 = 80

14. A number is increased by 25%, and the new number is 75. What is the original number?

Answer: Let the original number be x. x + 25% of x = 75 ⇒x + (25/100) * x = 75 ⇒(125/100) * x = 75 ⇒x =

75 * 100 / 125 = 60

15. If a man invests Rs. 10,000 at 10% simple interest for 3 years, what will be the interest?

Answer: Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (10000 × 10 × 3) / 100 = Rs. 3000

16. If a cylinder has a radius of 7 cm and height of 14 cm, what is its volume?

Answer: Volume = πr²h = 3.14 * 7² * 14 = 2156 cm³

17. A man sells an article for Rs. 500 at a loss of 25%. What was the cost price?

Answer: Selling price = 75% of cost price. 500 = 75% of cost price ⇒500 = (75/100) * Cost price ⇒Cost
price = 500 * (100/75) = Rs. 666.67

18. If 5 men can do a work in 10 days, how many days will it take for 10 men to do the same work?

Answer: Work is inversely proportional to the number of men. 5 men take 10 days, so 10 men will take
10 / 2 = 5 days.

19. A man walks 30 meters North, then 40 meters East. How far is he from the starting point?

Answer: Using Pythagoras' theorem: Distance = √(30² + 40²) = √(900 + 1600) = √2500 = 50 meters.
20. If a 10% discount is given on a product of Rs. 500, what is the selling price?

Answer: Discount = 10% of 500 = 50. Selling price = 500 - 50 = Rs. 450.

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21. What is the average of the first 50 natural numbers?

Answer: Average = (Sum of first n numbers) / n = (50 * 51) / 2 = 1275 / 50 = 25.5

22. If a man spends 20% of his salary on rent, 30% on food, and 25% on education, how much does he
save if his salary is Rs. 15,000?

Answer: Total expenditure = 20% + 30% + 25% = 75% Expenditure = 75% of 15,000 = 11,250. Savings =
15,000 - 11,250 = Rs. 3,750

23. A boat can travel 60 km upstream and 80 km downstream in 8 hours. If the speed of the stream is 4
km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

Answer: Let the speed of the boat in still water be x km/h. Speed downstream = (x + 4) km/h and speed
upstream = (x - 4) km/h. Time taken to travel upstream = 60 / (x - 4) Time taken to travel downstream =
80 / (x + 4) Total time = 8 hours, so: (60 / (x - 4)) + (80 / (x + 4)) = 8. Solving this gives x = 12 km/h.

24. If the sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what is its area?

Answer: The triangle is a right triangle, so area = (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 3 * 4 = 6 cm²

25. In a class of 50 students, 30 are boys and the rest are girls. What is the percentage of girls in the class?

Answer: Number of girls = 50 - 30 = 20. Percentage of girls = (20 / 50) * 100 = 40%
26. A person bought an article for Rs. 1500 and sold it at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price?

Answer: Loss = 10% of 1500 = 150. Selling price = 1500 - 150 = Rs. 1350

27. The sum of two numbers is 40, and their difference is 4. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be x and y. x + y = 40 and x - y = 4. Adding both equations: 2x = 44 ⇒x = 22.
Substituting x = 22 in x + y = 40 ⇒22 + y = 40 ⇒y = 18. The numbers are 22 and 18.

28. How much will a sum of Rs. 2000 amount to in 3 years at 5% per annum simple interest?

Answer: Simple interest = (P * R * T) / 100 = (2000 * 5 * 3) / 100 = 300. Amount = Principal + Interest =
2000 + 300 = Rs. 2300

29. A person can complete a job in 12 days. How much time will 6 persons take to complete the same
job?

Answer: Time is inversely proportional to the number of persons. Time taken by 6 persons = (12 * 12) / 6
= 24 days

30. If the cost price of an item is Rs. 800 and the selling price is Rs. 1000, what is the percentage profit?

Answer: Profit = Selling price - Cost price = 1000 - 800 = 200. Percentage profit = (Profit / Cost price) *
100 = (200 / 800) * 100 = 25%

31. If 7 workers can complete a job in 14 days, how many days will it take 14 workers to complete the
same job?

Answer: Time taken is inversely proportional to the number of workers. Time = (7 * 14) / 14 = 7 days

32. The product of two consecutive numbers is 5060. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be x and x + 1. x(x + 1) = 5060 ⇒x² + x - 5060 = 0. Solving this quadratic
equation gives x = 71 and x + 1 = 72.

33. What is the simple interest on Rs. 5000 at the rate of 8% per annum for 5 years?

Answer: Simple Interest = (P * R * T) / 100 = (5000 * 8 * 5) / 100 = Rs. 2000

34. The average age of 5 students is 18 years. If one student of age 20 is replaced by a new student,
what is the average age of the new group?

Answer: The total age of the 5 students = 18 * 5 = 90. After replacing 20, the new total age = 90 - 20 +
age of new student. If the average age remains 18, the total age should remain 90. Therefore, the age of
the new student is 20 years.

35. A car covers 12 km in 15 minutes. What is its speed in km/h?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 12 / (15/60) = 12 * 4 = 48 km/h

36. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?

Answer: The pattern is increasing by consecutive odd numbers: 3, 5, 7, and the next number will be 17 +
9 = 26.

37. A number is decreased by 25% and the result is 180. What is the original number?

Answer: Let the original number be x. x - 25% of x = 180 ⇒75% of x = 180 ⇒x = 180 * 100 / 75 = 240

38. If the perimeter of a square is 48 cm, what is the area of the square?

Answer: Perimeter of square = 4 * side. 48 = 4 * side ⇒side = 12 cm. Area = side² = 12² = 144 cm²

39. The sum of two numbers is 50, and their ratio is 3:7. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be 3x and 7x. 3x + 7x = 50 ⇒10x = 50 ⇒x = 5. The numbers are 3x = 15 and 7x =
35, so the numbers are 15 and 35.

40. If a man can cover 120 meters in 15 seconds, what is his speed in meters per second?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 120 / 15 = 8 m/s

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and basic arithmetic. Here’s a set of questions based on previous trends:

1. Time and Work

Question:

A can do a work in 6 days, and B can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days will they complete
the work together?

Answer:

A’s work rate = 1/6

B’s work rate = 1/8

Combined rate = 1/6 + 1/8 = (4 + 3) / 24 = 7/24

Time taken = 24 / 7 = 3.43 days

2. Speed, Distance, and Time

Question:

A person travels from point A to point B at a speed of 40 km/h and returns from point B to point A at a
speed of 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?

Answer:

Average speed = (2 * speed1 * speed2) / (speed1 + speed2)

= (2 * 40 * 60) / (40 + 60)

= 4800 / 100 = 48 km/h

3. Percentage

Question:

A shopkeeper sells a product for Rs. 150, which is 25% more than the cost price. What is the cost price of
the product?

Answer:

Let the cost price be x.

Selling price = x + 25% of x = x + 0.25x = 1.25x

1.25x = 150

x = 150 / 1.25 = Rs. 120

4. Simple Interest

Question:

What is the simple interest on Rs. 10,000 at a rate of 5% per annum for 3 years?

Answer:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100

= (10,000 × 5 × 3) / 100

= 1500

The interest is Rs. 1500.

5. Ratio and Proportion

Question:

The ratio of the ages of A and B is 4:5. If the sum of their ages is 45 years, what is the age of B?

Answer:

Let A’s age be 4x and B’s age be 5x.

4x + 5x = 45

9x = 45

x=5

B’s age = 5x = 5 * 5 = 25 years

6. Profit and Loss

Question:

A trader sells an article at a profit of 20%. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 500, what is the selling
price?

Answer:

Profit = 20% of 500 = 100

Selling price = 500 + 100 = Rs. 600

7. Data Interpretation

Question:

The following bar graph represents the sales (in thousands) of a company in 6 months.

Month Sales (in thousands)

January 20

February 25

March 15

April 30

May 40

June 35

Question: What is the average sales of the company over these 6 months?

Answer:

Average sales = (20 + 25 + 15 + 30 + 40 + 35) / 6 = 165 / 6 = 27.5 thousand

8. Permutation and Combination

Question:

In how many ways can 4 persons be seated in a row of 6 chairs?

Answer:

Number of ways = P(6,4) = 6! / (6-4)! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 360 ways

9. Probability

Question:

A box contains 3 red, 5 green, and 2 blue balls. If a ball is randomly selected, what is the probability that
it is either red or blue?

Answer:

Total number of balls = 3 + 5 + 2 = 10

Number of favorable outcomes (red or blue) = 3 + 2 = 5

Probability = 5 / 10 = 1/2

10. Averages

Question:

The average of 5 numbers is 30. If four of the numbers are 25, 35, 40, and 50, what is the fifth number?

Answer:

Let the fifth number be x.

(25 + 35 + 40 + 50 + x) / 5 = 30

150 + x = 150

x = 30
11. Time and Distance

Question:

A train 200 meters long is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. How long will it take to pass a stationary man?

Answer:

Speed = 72 km/h = 72 * (1000/3600) = 20 m/s

Time = Distance / Speed = 200 / 20 = 10 seconds

12. Allegation and Mixture

Question:

Two liquids, one costing Rs. 60 per liter and the other Rs. 90 per liter, are mixed. If the mixture costs Rs.
75 per liter, in what ratio should the two liquids be mixed?

Answer:

Let the ratio be x: (1 - x)

(90 - 75) / (75 - 60) = (1 - x) / x

15 / 15 = (1 - x) / x

1 = (1 - x) / x

x = 1/2

So, the ratio is 1:1.

13. Age Problems

Question:

The age of a father is 4 times the age of his son. After 5 years, the father’s age will be 3 times the son’s
age. What are their present ages?
Answer:

Let the son's age be x, then the father’s age = 4x.

After 5 years, the father’s age will be 4x + 5 and the son’s age will be x + 5.

4x + 5 = 3(x + 5)

4x + 5 = 3x + 15

x = 10

Son’s age = 10 years, Father’s age = 40 years.

14. Simple Interest

Question:

If Rs. 1000 is invested for 2 years at 5% simple interest, what will be the total amount after 2 years?

Answer:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (1000 × 5 × 2) / 100 = 100

Total amount = 1000 + 100 = Rs. 1100

15. LCM and HCF

Question:

The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 240, respectively. If one of the numbers is 48, what is the
other number?

Answer:

LCM * HCF = Product of the two numbers

240 * 12 = 48 * x

x = (240 * 12) / 48 = 60

The other number is 60.

1. If a person runs 10 meters in 5 seconds, what is his speed in meters per second?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 10 / 5 = 2 m/s

2. The ratio of the sides of a rectangle is 3:5. If the perimeter is 40 cm, find the area.

Answer: Let the sides be 3x and 5x. Perimeter = 2(3x + 5x) = 40 ⇒x = 5. Area = 3x * 5x = 15x² = 15 * 25 =
375 cm²

3. A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer: Average speed = Total distance / Total time = 150 / 3 = 50 km/h

4. If 20% of a number is 40, what is the number?

Answer: Let the number be x. 20% of x = 40 ⇒(20/100) * x = 40 ⇒x = 40 * 5 = 200

5. The average of 10 numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining numbers is
19. What is the number that was removed?

Answer: Total sum of 10 numbers = 10 * 20 = 200 New sum after removing the number = 9 * 19 = 171
Number removed = 200 - 171 = 29

6. A train 240 meters long is running at a speed of 60 km/h. Find the time taken to pass a pole.

Answer: Speed = 60 km/h = 60 * (1000/3600) m/s = 50/3 m/s Time = Distance / Speed = 240 / (50/3) =
240 * 3 / 50 = 14.4 seconds

7. What is the value of (25/5) × (7 + 3) ÷ (2)?

Answer: (25/5) × (7 + 3) ÷ (2) = 5 × 10 ÷ 2 = 50 ÷ 2 = 25

8. If a sum of money doubles in 5 years, what is the rate of interest?

Answer: Using the formula for compound interest, A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), we find the rate is 20%.

9. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

Answer: The series is doubling each time. The next number is 16 × 2 = 32

10. If a man travels 40 km at 5 km/h and 60 km at 10 km/h, what is the average speed?

Answer: Total distance = 40 + 60 = 100 km. Total time = 40/5 + 60/10 = 8 + 6 = 14 hours. Average speed
= Total distance / Total time = 100 / 14 = 7.14 km/h
11. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 1360 in 2 years and Rs. 1400 in 3 years at simple interest. Find the
rate of interest.

Answer: Difference in amounts = Rs. 1400 - Rs. 1360 = Rs. 40, which is the interest for 1 year. Rate =
(Interest / Principal) * 100 = (40 / 1360) * 100 = 2.94%

12. If the length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its breadth, and its perimeter is 30 cm, find the length
and breadth.

Answer: Let the breadth be x. Length = x + 5. Perimeter = 2(x + x + 5) = 30 ⇒4x + 10 = 30 ⇒x = 5. Length =

5 + 5 = 10 cm, Breadth = 5 cm.

13. What is the next number in the series: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?

Answer: The series is doubling each time. The next number is 40 × 2 = 80

14. A number is increased by 25%, and the new number is 75. What is the original number?

Answer: Let the original number be x. x + 25% of x = 75 ⇒x + (25/100) * x = 75 ⇒(125/100) * x = 75 ⇒x =

75 * 100 / 125 = 60

15. If a man invests Rs. 10,000 at 10% simple interest for 3 years, what will be the interest?

Answer: Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (10000 × 10 × 3) / 100 = Rs. 3000

16. If a cylinder has a radius of 7 cm and height of 14 cm, what is its volume?

Answer: Volume = πr²h = 3.14 * 7² * 14 = 2156 cm³

17. A man sells an article for Rs. 500 at a loss of 25%. What was the cost price?

Answer: Selling price = 75% of cost price. 500 = 75% of cost price ⇒500 = (75/100) * Cost price ⇒Cost
price = 500 * (100/75) = Rs. 666.67

18. If 5 men can do a work in 10 days, how many days will it take for 10 men to do the same work?

Answer: Work is inversely proportional to the number of men. 5 men take 10 days, so 10 men will take
10 / 2 = 5 days.

19. A man walks 30 meters North, then 40 meters East. How far is he from the starting point?

Answer: Using Pythagoras' theorem: Distance = √(30² + 40²) = √(900 + 1600) = √2500 = 50 meters.

20. If a 10% discount is given on a product of Rs. 500, what is the selling price?

Answer: Discount = 10% of 500 = 50. Selling price = 500 - 50 = Rs. 450.

21. What is the average of the first 50 natural numbers?

Answer: Average = (Sum of first n numbers) / n = (50 * 51) / 2 = 1275 / 50 = 25.5

22. If a man spends 20% of his salary on rent, 30% on food, and 25% on education, how much does he
save if his salary is Rs. 15,000?

Answer: Total expenditure = 20% + 30% + 25% = 75% Expenditure = 75% of 15,000 = 11,250. Savings =
15,000 - 11,250 = Rs. 3,750

23. A boat can travel 60 km upstream and 80 km downstream in 8 hours. If the speed of the stream is 4
km/h, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

Answer: Let the speed of the boat in still water be x km/h. Speed downstream = (x + 4) km/h and speed
upstream = (x - 4) km/h. Time taken to travel upstream = 60 / (x - 4) Time taken to travel downstream =
80 / (x + 4) Total time = 8 hours, so: (60 / (x - 4)) + (80 / (x + 4)) = 8. Solving this gives x = 12 km/h.

24. If the sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what is its area?

Answer: The triangle is a right triangle, so area = (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 3 * 4 = 6 cm²

25. In a class of 50 students, 30 are boys and the rest are girls. What is the percentage of girls in the class?

Answer: Number of girls = 50 - 30 = 20. Percentage of girls = (20 / 50) * 100 = 40%

26. A person bought an article for Rs. 1500 and sold it at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price?

Answer: Loss = 10% of 1500 = 150. Selling price = 1500 - 150 = Rs. 1350

27. The sum of two numbers is 40, and their difference is 4. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be x and y. x + y = 40 and x - y = 4. Adding both equations: 2x = 44 ⇒x = 22.
Substituting x = 22 in x + y = 40 ⇒22 + y = 40 ⇒y = 18. The numbers are 22 and 18.

28. How much will a sum of Rs. 2000 amount to in 3 years at 5% per annum simple interest?

Answer: Simple interest = (P * R * T) / 100 = (2000 * 5 * 3) / 100 = 300. Amount = Principal + Interest =
2000 + 300 = Rs. 2300

29. A person can complete a job in 12 days. How much time will 6 persons take to complete the same
job?

Answer: Time is inversely proportional to the number of persons. Time taken by 6 persons = (12 * 12) / 6
= 24 days

30. If the cost price of an item is Rs. 800 and the selling price is Rs. 1000, what is the percentage profit?

Answer: Profit = Selling price - Cost price = 1000 - 800 = 200. Percentage profit = (Profit / Cost price) *
100 = (200 / 800) * 100 = 25%
31. If 7 workers can complete a job in 14 days, how many days will it take 14 workers to complete the
same job?

Answer: Time taken is inversely proportional to the number of workers. Time = (7 * 14) / 14 = 7 days

32. The product of two consecutive numbers is 5060. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be x and x + 1. x(x + 1) = 5060 ⇒x² + x - 5060 = 0. Solving this quadratic
equation gives x = 71 and x + 1 = 72.

33. What is the simple interest on Rs. 5000 at the rate of 8% per annum for 5 years?

Answer: Simple Interest = (P * R * T) / 100 = (5000 * 8 * 5) / 100 = Rs. 2000

34. The average age of 5 students is 18 years. If one student of age 20 is replaced by a new student,
what is the average age of the new group?

Answer: The total age of the 5 students = 18 * 5 = 90. After replacing 20, the new total age = 90 - 20 +
age of new student. If the average age remains 18, the total age should remain 90. Therefore, the age of
the new student is 20 years.

35. A car covers 12 km in 15 minutes. What is its speed in km/h?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 12 / (15/60) = 12 * 4 = 48 km/h

36. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?

Answer: The pattern is increasing by consecutive odd numbers: 3, 5, 7, and the next number will be 17 +
9 = 26.

37. A number is decreased by 25% and the result is 180. What is the original number?

Answer: Let the original number be x. x - 25% of x = 180 ⇒75% of x = 180 ⇒x = 180 * 100 / 75 = 240

38. If the perimeter of a square is 48 cm, what is the area of the square?

Answer: Perimeter of square = 4 * side. 48 = 4 * side ⇒side = 12 cm. Area = side² = 12² = 144 cm²

39. The sum of two numbers is 50, and their ratio is 3:7. What are the numbers?

Answer: Let the numbers be 3x and 7x. 3x + 7x = 50 ⇒10x = 50 ⇒x = 5. The numbers are 3x = 15 and 7x =
35, so the numbers are 15 and 35.

40. If a man can cover 120 meters in 15 seconds, what is his speed in meters per second?

Answer: Speed = Distance / Time = 120 / 15 = 8 m/s