WORKSHOP ARITHMETIC

1. Shyam scored 296 marks and failed by 3%. But if he had scored 408 marks, he would
have passed by 11 %. What is the passing marks in the exams. ?

300 b. 320 c. 330 d. 340

2. 1 L of water is evaporated from 6 L of sugar solution containing 4% of sugar. What is

the percentage of sugar in the remaining solution is

4% b. 4.5 % c. 4.8% d. 5%

3. Fresh grapes have 80% water and the rest is pulp. During the process of drying it
was found at a particular stage that it contained 60% water by weight. What is the
percentage reduction in the weight of the original quantity of fresh grapes?

25% b. 33.33 % c. 50% d. 60 %

4. A train loses one sixth of the passengers at the first stop, 25 at the second stop, 20
% of the remaining at the third stop and three quarters of the remaining passengers at
the fourth stop. If twenty five passengers are still remaining the number of passengers
originally are

140 b. 160 c. 180 d. 240

5. A reduction of 21% in the price of rice enables a customer to buy 10.5 kg more rice
for Rs. 200. Find the new price of rice per kg.

Rs. 4 Rs. 5

Rs. 4.5 Rs. 5.5

6. A 20 % hike in the bus fare resulted in a 10 % drop in the passenger traffic. Still the
daily collection increased by Rs. 160. What was the daily collection before the hike ?

Rs. 1500 Rs. 3000

Rs. 2000 Rs. 4000

7. By selling 24 toffees for 1 $, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 60 %. A boy comes and

ask for toffees worth $ 2.5. How many should the shopkeeper give him in case he
wants to make a profit of 20 %.

a. 16 b. 20 c. 24 d. 32
8. A shopkeeper has certain number of eggs of which 5% are found to be broken. He
sells 93% of the remaining and still has 266 eggs left. How many eggs did he originally
have ?

a. 3800 b. 4000 c. 4200 d. 4500

9. Goods are purchased for Rs. 78,000 and one third of them are sold at a loss of 10 %.
At what profit percentage should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20 % on the
whole transaction?

15 % b. 25% c. 35% d. 45%

10. The cost price of a commodity is Rs. 1728. By selling it at a discount of Rs. 150, the
dealer makes a profit of 8.33%. If he decides not to give any discount, then what will
be the profit made by him

a. 290 b. 285 c. 274 d. 294

11. A shopkeeper marked up the price of the 2 shirts having the same cost price by 50
%. He sold 1 shirt at a discount of 20% and the other at a discount of 16%. He gained a
profit of Rs. 207. What is the marked price of each shirt?

a. Rs. 625 b. Rs. 675 c. Rs. 725 d. Rs. 775

12. A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. If he had purchased it for20 % less and sold
it at Rs. 10.5 less, he would have gained 30 %. What is the cost price of the article ?

Rs. 50 b. Rs. 60 c. Rs. 75 d. Rs. 80

13. A milkman buys 5 lts of milk for Rs. 50 per litre. He adds 1 litre of water to the
same and then reduces up the price by 10 %. He then sells 800 ml as 1 litre to his
customers. What will be his profit margin?

30 % b. 35% c. 40 % d. 45%

14. The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal is Rs. 6500 in eight years
at the rate of 13 percent per year. What would be the compound interest accrued on
that principal at the rate of 8 percent per year in 2 years?

a. 1020 c. 1060
b. 1040 d. 1080
15. The difference between the Simple Interest and Compound Interest for a particular
sum after 2 years is Rs. 150. If the rate of Interest is 5 % what is the difference
between SI and CI after 3 years?

a. 457.5 c. 417.5

b. 430.5 d. 410.5

16. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 4320 in 2 years and Rs. 5184 in 3 years. Find the CI
and the principal?

a. Rs. 3800 8% c. Rs. 3200 15 %

b. Rs. 3500, 20 % d. Rs. 3000 20 %

17. Ram divides his savings of Rs. 84,100 between his two sons A and B aged 15 and 13
respectively, such that each one gets the same amount when they attain the age of 18
years invested at 5 % per annum at compound interest. What is the share of B?

a.42,050 b. 40000 c. 45,000 d. 45,500

18. A certain sum of money yields Rs. 540 as simple interest in 3 years. If the
compound interest after 2 years is Rs. 387, at the same rate, find the amount.

a. 1800 b. 2400 c. 1200 d. 1500

19. There are 45 students in a class with an average weight of 67.5 kg. 5 students from
the class with average of 71.5 kg leave the class. What is the average of the remaining
40 students ?

a. 67 kg b. 66.5 kg

c. 67.2 kg d. 66 kg

20. The average weight of 45 students in the class is 71 kg. When Deepak leaves the
class the average weight goes down by 0.25 kg. What is the weight of Deepak ?

60 kg. B. 60.25 kg c. 82 kg d. 82.5 kg

21. The batting average of Virat Kohli after 35 innings increases by 2 when he scores
99 runs in his 36th innings. What is the batting average of Virat Kohli after 36 innings ?

a. 27 b. 28 c. 29 d. None of these.
22. The bowling average of a cricketer was 12.4. He improves his bowling average by
0.2 points when he take 5 wickets for 26 runs in his last match. The number of wickets
taken by him before the last match was

a. 125 b. 175 c. 150 d. 180

23. The average of the all multiples of 8 between 200 and 450 is

324 b. 326 c. 325 d. 328

24. The value of a diamond is directly proportional to the cube of its weight. If a
diamond breaks into 4 parts in the ratio 1:2:3:4, its total value decreases by Rs. 81000.
Find the initial cost of the diamond.

a. 90000 b. 100000 c. 120000 d. none of these.

25. A building worth 13,31,000 is constructed on a land worth Rs. 7,29,000. After how
many years will the value of the 2 be same if land appreciates at 10 % and building
depreciates at 10 % per annum ?

a. 1.5 years b. 2 years c. 2.5 years d. 3 years.

26. Oil costs Rs. 100 per kg. After adulterating it with another cheaper oil that costs Rs.
50 per kg, the shopkeeper sells the mixture at Rs. 104 per litre and makes a profit of 30
%. In what ratio does he mix the costly and cheaper oil?

a. 1:2 b: 3:2 c: 2:3 d: 2:1

27. The An alloy of tin, aluminium and copper are in the ratio of ½: 1/3: 1/5. What is
approximate percentage of aluminium in the alloy ?

a. 30.75% b. 31.50% c. 32.25 % d. 33.33%

 Questions 28 to 30 Refer to the table below. Figures of sales of the 4 companies A, B C
and D over the 5 year period in Rs. crores

Company A Company B Company C Company D

2017 138 157 187 167
2018 177 167 220 201
2019 222 254 287 256
2020 342 345 376 329
2021 401 444 439 450
Total

28. Which year has shown the maximum percentage change for Company B?

a. 2018 b. 2019 c. 2020 d. 2021

29. By what percentage is total sales of A and B more / less than that of C and D?

a. 9% less b. 12 % less c. 7 % less d. 6 % less

30. Which company had the maximum increase in % sales over the entire period ?

a. A b. B c. C d. D

31. If the speed of a train is reduced by 40 %, it reaches its destination 20 min late. What is
the normal time taken ?

a. 20 min b. 30 min c. 40 min d. none of these.

32. A train moves at 35 kmph and reaches destination on time. When its average speed
reduces to 25 kmph, then it reaches its destination 16 min late. The distance travelled
by the train is
a. 30 kms b. 26.66 kms c. 33.33 kms d. 40 kms

33. I travel from A to B at 3 km/hr and come back at 4 km/hr. If the entire journey
takes 3.5 hours what is the distance from A to B ?

a. 4 kms b. 5 kms c. 6 kms d. none of these

 34. 27 men can complete a price of work in 21 days working at 6 hours per day. In how
many days will 18 women working at 9 hours per day complete twice the work . The
work done by 3 men is the same as that by 2 women.

a. 21 days b. 24 days c. 28 days d. 42 days

35. A and B working alone can complete a job in 12 and 18 days respectively. They started
working together but B left after some time. A finished the remaining job in 6 days.
After how many days did B leave ?
a. 2.6 days b. 3.6 days c. 3.4 days d. none of these.

36. A and B working alone can complete a job in 12 and 18 days respectively. They started
working together but B left after some time. A finished the remaining job in 6 days.
After how many days did B leave ?
a. 2.6 days b. 3.6 days c. 3.4 days d. none of these.

37. 20 Men and 30 Women take 5 days to complete a piece of work. It takes 20 days for
the same work to be done by 6 Men and 5 Women. In how many days will 50 Men
complete the same work?
a. 2 days b. 3 days c. 4 days d. none of these.

38. A man mixes some water in 40 litres of milk costing Rs. 60 per litre. He sells the
mixture at Rs.72 per litre thereby making a profit of 50 %. How much water is added to
the milk ?
a. 4 lts b. 5 lts c. 8 lts d. 10 lts

39. A mixture of milk and water worth Rs. 16 per litre contains 10 litres of water. If pure
milk is Rs. 20 per litre, how much milk is there in the mixture ?
a. 40 lts b. 42 lts c. 50 lts d. none of these.

40. A glass of milk and water contains 3 parts of milk and one part of water. How much
solution must be withdrawn and substituted with water so that the resulting solution
contains half milk and half water?
a. 1½ b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. 1/5

41. A milk man has 80 litre of mixture which contains 40 %water. If he sells 20 litres of the
mixture and then adds x litre of pure milk to the remaining, then the ratio of milk to
water in the mixture becomes 13:2. What is the amount of pure milk added ?
a. 100 b. 120 c. 140 d. none of these.
42. A container contains 80 litres of milk. From this 8 litres is taken out and replaced with
water. The process was further repeated twice. How much milk was there in the
container finally ?
a. 58.32 litres b. 56.42 litres c. 61.5 litres d. 68.5 litres

43. 3 vessels of equal quantities contain milk and water in the rations 6:1, 5:2, and 3:1
respectively. If all the 3 are mixed and then 10 litres of the solution is withdrawn, what
will be the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture?
a. 19:65 b. 65:19 c. 14:4 d. 4:14

44. 2 cans contain milk and water in the ratio 3:2 and 5:3 respectively. What volume
should be taken out from 1st can to fill up a 20 litres can with milk and water in the
ratio 1:1 ?
a. 8 litres b. 10 litres c. 12 litres d. not possible

45. A bag contains coins of Re 1, 50 paise and 25 paise. If the total value of the coins is in
the ratio 3:4:5 respectively and the total number of coins is 620, the number of 25
paise coins is
a. 400 b. 360 d. 320 d. 280

46. The average weight of 45 students in the class is 71 kg. When Deepak leaves the class
the average weight goes down by 0.25 kg. What is the weight of Deepak ?
a. 60 kg. b. 60.25 kg c. 82 kg d. 82.5 kg

47. The batting average of Virat Kohli after 35 innings increases by 2 when he scores 99
runs in his 36th inning. What is the batting average of Virat Kohli after 36 innings ?

a. 27 b. 28 c. 29 d. None of these.