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Arithmetic Reasoning - Expert Level

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Question 41
In a chess tournament each of six players will play every other player exactly once. How many matches will be played during the tournament ?

A
12
B
15
C
30
D
36
Correct Answer: Option B

I. matches of first player with other 5 players

II. matches of second player with 4 players other than the first player

III. matches of third player with 3 players other than the first player and second player.

IV. matches of fourth player with 2 players other than the first player, second player and third player.

V. matches of fifth player with 1 player other than the first player, second player, third player and fourth player.

So total matches will be 5+4+3+2+1 = 15

Question 42
Reena is twice as old as Sunita. Three years ago, she was three times as old as Sunita. How old is Reena now ?

A
6 years
B
12 years
C
14 years
D
16 years
Correct Answer: Option B

Let Sunita's present age = x years

Then Reena present age = 2x years

Three years ago

(2x-3) = 3(x-3)

2x - 3 = 3x - 9

or x = 6

Reena age = 2x = 2*6 = 12 year.

Question 43
A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is ?

A
70
B
75
C
80
D
85
Correct Answer: Option B

Generally we may commit mistake of dividing 1200/15.

But out of 16 persons there is one captain.

so, it will be 1200/16 = 75

Question 44
First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch are

A
9
B
10
C
12
D
15
Correct Answer: Option D

Let the number of bananas in the second bunch be x.

Then, the number of bananas in the first bunch

= x + 1/4 x

= 5/4 x

So,

5/4 x - x = 3

=> 5x - 4x = 12

x = 12


Number of bananas in first bunch

= 5/4 * 12 = 15

Question 45
If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?

A
4 days
B
10 days
C
40 days
D
100 days
Correct Answer: Option D

No answer description available for this question.

Question 46
In a group of 15 people, 7 read French, 8 read English while 3 of them read none of these two. How many of them read French and English both ?

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

No answer description available for this question.

Question 47
Find the least number which leaves a reminder of 3 when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8, but leaves no reminder when divided by 9 ?

A
1683
B
1692
C
1598
D
1458
Correct Answer: Option A

First of all, calculate LCM of 5, 6, 7 and 8 which is 840.

Suppose Number is K

then 840 * K + 3 is divisible by 9.

If K = 1, number = (840 × 1) + 3 = 843 which is not divisible by 9

If K = 2, number = (840 × 2) + 3 = 1683 which is divisible by 9

So 1683 is correct answer.

Question 48
A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have ?

A
22
B
23
C
25
D
35
Correct Answer: Option C

Clearly, we have :

B-3 = E ...(i)

B + 3 = D ...(ii)

A+B = D + E+10 ...(iii)

B = C + 2 ...(iv)

A+B + C + D + E= 133 ...(v)

From (i) and (ii), we have : 2 B = D + E ...(vi)

From (iii) and (vi), we have : A = B + 10 ...(vii)

Using (iv), (vi) and (vii) in (v), we get:

(B + 10) + B + (B - 2) + 2B = 133 <=> 5B = 125 <=> B = 25.

Question 49
A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's age is

A
23 years
B
34 years
C
45 years
D
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

Let x and y be the ten's and unit's digits respectively of the numeral denoting the woman's age.

Then, woman's age = (10X + y) years; husband's age = (10y + x) years.

Therefore (10y + x)- (10X + y) = (1/11) (10y + x + 10x + y)

<=> (9y-9x) = (1/11)(11y + 11x) = (x + y)<=>10x = 8y<=>x = (4/5)y

Clearly, y should be a single-digit multiple of 5, which is 5.

So, x = 4, y = 5.

Hence, woman's age = 10x + y = 45 years.

Question 50
What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?

A
1,58,480
B
1,59,450
C
1,59,450
D
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

Since one of the numbers on the dial of a telephone is zero, so the product of all the numbers on it is 0.

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