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Arithmetic Reasoning - Base Level

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Arithmetic Reasoning - Base Level

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Question 21
In a caravan, in addition to 5o hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

A
5
B
8
C
10
D
15
Correct Answer: Option D

Let the number of keepers be x. Then,
Total number of feet = 2 × 50 + 4 × 45 + 4 × 8 + 2x = 2x + 312.
Therefore (2x + 312 ) = ( 103 + x) + 224 or x = 15.

Question 22
The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner?

A
10
B
15
C
29
D
61
Correct Answer: Option C

Clearly, every member except one must lose one gain to decide the winner.
Thus, minimum number of matches to be played = 30 - 1 = 29.

Question 23
A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one rupee notes, five rupee notes and ten rupee notes. The number of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has?

A
45
B
75
C
90
D
120
Correct Answer: Option C

Let number of notes of each denomination be x.
Then x + 5x + 10 = 480.
16 x = 480 = x = 30.
Hence, total number of notes = 3x = 90.

Question 24
Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ?

A
23 years
B
25 years
C
33 years
D
35 years
Correct Answer: Option A

Ayush's present age = 10 years.

His mother's present age = (10 + 20) years = 30 years.

Ayush's father's present age = (30 + 5) years = 35 years.

Ayush's father's age at the time of Ayush's birth = (35 - 10) years = 25 years.

Therefore Ayush's father's age at the time of marriage = (25 - 2) years = 23 years.

Question 25
The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is

A
732
B
990
C
1098
D
1305
Correct Answer: Option B

Total number of digits

= (No. of digits in 1- digit page nos. + No. of digits in 2-digit page nos. + No. of digits in 3- digit page nos.)

= (1 x 9 + 2 x 90 + 3 x 267) = (9 + 180 + 801) = 990.

Question 26
In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
Correct Answer: Option B

Let d and s represent the number of daughters and sons respectively.

Then, we have :

d - 1 = s and 2 (s - 1) = d.

Solving these two equations, we get: d = 4, s = 3.

Question 27
In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?

A
62
B
45
C
28
D
20
Correct Answer: Option D

Total runs scored = (36 x 5) = 180.

Let the runs scored by E be x.

Then, runs scored by D = x + 5; runs scored by A = x + 8;

runs scored by B = x + x + 5 = 2x + 5;

runs scored by C = (107 - B) = 107 - (2x + 5) = 102 - 2x.

So, total runs = (x + 8) + (2x + 5) + (102 - 2x) + (x + 5) + x = 3x + 120.

Therefore 3x + 120 =180 3X = 60 x = 20.

Question 28
A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

A
Nil
B
8
C
9
D
17
Correct Answer: Option C

'All but nine died' means 'All except nine died' i.e. 9 sheep remained alive.

Question 29
In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

A
Only 20% of the total members own three cars each.
B
48% of the total members own only one car each.
C
60% of the total members own at least two cars each.
D
80% of the total members own at least one car.
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

Let total number of members be 100,

Then, number of members owning only 2 cars = 20.

Number of members owning 3 cars = 40% of 80 = 32.

Number of members owning only 1 car = 100 - (20 + 32) = 48.

Thus, 48% of the total members own one car each.

Question 30
A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

A
10
B
12
C
14
D
16
Correct Answer: Option C

Let number of horses = number of men = x.

Then, number of legs = 4x + 2 x (x/2) = 5x.

So, 5X = 70 or x = 14.

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