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Ans: TCA (Total Correct Answers) / 50M = 0.64 TCA = 32 M IF x - number of additional correct answers of the next student then TCA+x/(50(M+1)) = 0.7 32 M + x/(50(M+1)) = 0.7 solve for x x= 3M +35 In a quality control process it has been determined that all of the engines that fail inspection are faulty, but approximately 1/6 of the faulty engines pass inspection. If, in a group of 1,000 engines, 100 fail inspection, approximately how many faulty engines pass inspection? (A) 16 (B) 20 (C) 50 (D) 70 (E) 120 ANS b Ans: X/(100+x) = 1/6 => x = 20 In an office no of cases handled is divided evenly among p workers . if 1/8 workers arent present and cases that they were to handle are evenly handled among those present, then the increase in case load of each of these workers is what fraction of his or her original no of cases? Ans: lets say there are 8 workers and 8 cases ... i worker i absent so 7 workers hv 8 cases i.e 1/7 more than usual NB: Barrons technique to handle fraction An elevator carries 20 huge boxes each x pounds .or it carry 30 medium size boxes each of y pounds.It is already filled with 12 medium sizes ,find the number of large boxes that can be filled? Ans: 20*x = 30*y y=(2/3)*x 12 are already filled. So 12*y pounds are present. So 18*y remains to be filled. 18*(2/3)*x = 12 *x So 12 huge boxes can be added to get filled along with the 12 medium size boxes. Carols age, in years, can be expressed by reversing the digits in her fathers age, in years. The sum of the digits in each age is 10. A The positive difference 36 between Carols age, in years, and her fathers age, in years

2 B 36 Ans: Lets say fathers age is ab = a*10 + b Then daugters age would be ba = b*10+a So the difference is 9*(a-b) Also given a+b =10 So if a=9 and b=1 then the diff would be 9*8 = 72 If a=8 and b = 5 then diff is 9*3 = 27 On a certain road, 10 % of the motorists exceed the posted speed limit and receive speeding tickets, but 20% of the motorists who exceed the posted speed limit do not receive speeding tickets. What % of the motoritsts on that road exceed the posted speed limit? Ans: Let T be the total number of motorists and s be the no. of those who exceed speed limits. 0.1 T --> exceed speed limit and receive sp. tickets 0.2 s--> do not receive sp. tickets. 0.8s--> receive sp tickets So, 0.8s=0.1 T s/T = 12.5% Sam deposits $10,000 into a savings account that pays interest at an annual rate of 8%, compounded quarterly. After 9 months, about how much has Sam earned? Ans: 8% a year compounded quarterly means 2% per quarter. 9 months is 3 quarters. Quarter 1: 10,000 * 2% = 200 Quarter 2: 10,200 * 2% = 204 Quarter 3: 10,404 * 2% = 208 200 + 204 + 208 = $612 At Megalomania Industries, factory workers were paid $20.00 per hour in 1990 and $10.00 per hour in 2000. The CEO of Megalomania Industries was paid $5 million per year in 1990 and $50 million per year in 2000. The percent increase in the pay of Megalomanias CEO from 1990 to 2000 was what percent greater than the percent decrease in the hourly pay of Megalomanias factory workers over the same period? 850% 900% 950% 1700% 1900% Ans: percent increase in the pay of Megalomanias CEO from 1990 to 2000 = 900% percent decrease in the hourly pay of Megalomanias factory workers over the same period = 50% difference = 850% 100*850/50=1700

3 In a company 50% of male employees and 40% of female employees are more than 40 years old. If 42% of total employees are more than 40 years old ,then female employees make up what percent of total employees at the company? Ans: T=M+F 42(M+F)/100 = M*50/100 + F*40/100 42M+42F = 50M+40F 8M = 2F F/M = 4/1 F/(F+M) = 4/5*100% = 80% This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to spend. In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save this year so that next year the amount he was available to spend will be equal to half the amount that he spends this year? Ans: this year save --> x, spend --> t-x (where t is total income) so equation is x(1+r)=1/2(t-x) => x(3+2r) = t x/t = 1/(3+2r) In a certain pond, 50 fish were caught, tagged, and returned to the pond. A few days later, 50 fish were caught again, of which 2 were found to have been tagged. If the percent of tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond, what is the approximate number of fish in the pond? Ans: let X be total nr of fish in the pond (50 / X) * 100 = (2 / 50) * 100 X = 1250 One person has a fence, and he uses the fence for a rectangle area, and the length is twice longer than the width. if he uses the fence for a square, the area will be 400 feet bigger. how long is the fence? Ans: Rectangle width = x Rectangle length = 3x Rectangle perimeter = 2(x+3x) = 8x If legth of 8x is to be used for a square then each side of the square will be of length 8x/4 = 2x Area of Square = (2x)^2 Area of rectangle = 3x^2 4x^2 - 3x^2 = 400 x^2=400 x=20 Length of fence = 8(20) = 160 There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first ne takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5fth also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there? Ans:

4 X = number of bread pieces STOLEN BY THIEF-1 = (X/2) + 0.5 LEFT BY THIEF-1 = (X-1)/2 STOLEN BY THIEF-2 = (X-1)/4 + 0.5 LEFT BY THIEF-2 = (X-3)/4 STOLEN BY THIEF-3 = (X-3)/8 + 0.5 LEFT BY THIEF-3 = (X-7)/8 STOLEN BY THIEF-4 = (X-7)/16 + 0.5 LEFT BY THIEF-4 = (X-15)/16 STOLEN BY THIEF-5 = (X-15/32) + 0.5 = A LEFT BY THIEF-5 = (X-15)/16 - [(X-15)/32 + 0.5] LEFT BY THIEF-5 IS GIVEN AS 3, that is (X-15)/16 - [(X-15)/32 + 0.5] = 3 or (X-15)/32 - 0.5 = 3 or (X-15)/32 = 3.5 or X-15 = 112 or X = 127 A certain basketball team that has played of 2/3rd its games has a record of 17 wins and 3 losses. What is the greatest number of the remaining games that the team can lose and still win at least 3/4th of all of its games? (A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4 (E) 3 Ans: The team has played 2/3 of its games. They have played 20 games. That means 10 games remain. Total of 30 games. 3/4*30 = 22.5. So in order to have 3/4 of the games won they must win at least 23. Therefore they need 6 wins, leaving room for only 4 losses. A and B ran a race of 480 m. In the first heat, A gives B a head start of 48 m and beats him by 1/10th of a minute. In the second heat, A gives B a head start of 144 m and is beaten by 1/30th of a minute. What is Bs speed in m/s?

5 (A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) 18 (E) 20 Ans: race 1 :- ta = tb-6 ( because A beats B by 6 sec) race 2 :- Ta = tb+2 ( because A looses to B by 2 sec) By the formula D= S * T we get two equations 480/Sa = 432/Sb -6 ------------1) 480/Sa = 336/Sb +2------------2) Equating these two equations we get Sb = 12 ta,Sa stand for time taken by A and speed of A resp. An express train traveled at an average speed of 100 kilometers per hour, stopping for 3 minutes after every 75 kilometers. A local train traveled at an average speed of 50 kilometers, stopping for 1 minute after every 25 kilometers. If the trains began traveling at the same time, how many kilometers did the local train travel in the time it took the express train to travel 600 kilometers? a. 300 b. 305 c. 307.5 d. 1200 e. 1236 Ans: Express Train: 600 km --> 6 hours (since 100 km/h) + stops * 3 min. stops = 600 / 75 = 8, but as it is an integer number, the last stop in km 600 is not a real stop, so it would be 7 stops so, time= 6 hours + 7 * 3 min. = 6 hours 21 min Local Train: in 6 hours, it will make 300 km (since its speed is 50 km/hour) in 300 km it will have 300 / 25 stops = 12, 12 stops 1 min each = 12 min we have 6 hours 12 min, but we need to calculate how many km can it make in 6 hours 21 min, so 21-12 = 9 min if 60 min it can make 50 km, 9 min it can make 7.5 km so, the distance is 300 + 7.5 = 307.5 km Fox jeans regularly sell for $15 a pair and Pony jeans regularly sell for $18 a pair. During a sale these regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $9 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs of jeans: 3 pairs of Fox jeans and 2 pairs of Pony jeans. If the sum of the two discounts rates is 22 percent, what is the discount rate on Pony jeans? (A) 9% (B) 10% (C) 11% (D) 12% (E) 15% Soln: Ans : B

6 Total discount is 22% = $9 by back solving, in this case ,the discount percent for pony jeans should be less than 11% (22/2)because the price of this product is more. take choice B 10% of 18= 1.8 total discount on 2 pony jeans= $3.6 22%-10%=12% 12% of 15 = $1.8 total discount on 3 fox jeans = $5.4 3fox jeans discount +2 pony jeans discount =$9 5.4 +3.6=9 so answer is B. A 5 is placed to the right of a two digit number, forming a new three digit number. The new number is 392 more than the original two-digit number. What was the original two-digit number? Soln: If the original number has x as the tens digit and y as the ones digit (x and y are integers less than 10) then we can set up the equation: 100x + 10y + 5 = 10x + y + 392 90x + 9y = 387 9(10x+y) = 387 10x + y = 43 ==> x = 4, y = 3 the original number is 43, the new number is 435 A clothing manufacturer has determined that she can sell 100 suits a week at a selling price of 200$ each. For each rise of 4$ in the selling price she will sell 2 less suits a week. If she sells the suits for x$ each, how many dollars a week will she receive from sales of the suits? Soln: Let y be the number of $4 increases she makes, and let S be the number of suits she sells. Then X = 200 + 4y ==> y = x/4 - 50 S = 100 - 2y ==> S = 100 - 2[x/4 - 50] = 100 - x/2 + 100 = 200 - x/2 so the answer is that the number of suits she'll sell is 200 - x/2 A certain portfolio consisted of 5 stocks, priced at $20, $35, $40, $45 and $70, respectively. On a given day, the price of one stock increased by 15%, while the price of another decreased by 35% and the prices of the remaining three remained constant. If the average price of a stock in the portfolio rose by approximately 2%, which of the following could be the prices of the shares that remained constant? A) 20, 35, 70 B) 20, 45, 70 C) 20, 35, 40 D) 35, 40, 70 E) 35, 40, 45 Ans: Add the 5 prices together: 20 + 35 + 40 + 45 + 70 = 210 2% of that is 210 x .02 = 4.20 Let x be the stock that rises and y be the stock that falls.

.15x -.35y = 4.20 ==> x = (7/3)y + 27 This tells us that the difference between x and y has to be at least 27. Since the answer choices list the ones that DONT change, we need to look for an answer choice in which the numbers NOT listed have a difference of at least 27. Thus the answer is (E) Someone invested X dollars at c percent simple annual interest, compound interest is counted annually. The amount money is k in January, 1992 ; The amount money is m in January ,1994. How much were in the account in January, 1995 ? Ans: k = x*(1+c)^n m= x*(1+c)^n+2 amount in 95...= x*(1+c)^n+3= x*(1+c)^n+2+1= m*(1+c) where m/k=(1+c)^2 or (1+c) = (m/K)^1/2 so ans is m*(m/k)^1/2 1.5kg of nut A and 6kg of nut B are mixed and purchased at price of $1.5/0.25kg. The cost on A and B are the same and the total cost on them is 50% greater than the cost mixture. What is the price of A? Ans: $1.5 is cost of 0.25 kg of the mixture. $6 is the cost of 1 kg of the mixture. Total Mixture = 7.5 Kg ----------------------------------Setting up equations: x -> Cost of A y -> Cost of B 1. 1.5x=6y (Cost on A and B are the same) 2. 1.5x+6y=7.5*6 + 50/100 * (7.5*6) Solve these you will get x=22.5 A man sells 3 types of widgets A, B and C - whose costs are $32, $19 and $16 resply. The money he earns by selling these are $386. If he has sold at most 2 widgets more of type B than that of Type A and if has sold atleast 3 widgets more of type C than of type B, then what is the number of widgets of type C that he had sold. Ans: B=a+2 C=b+3 => C=a+5 32a 32a A= B= C= +19b+16c=386 + 19(a+2)+ 16(a+5) = 386 4 4+2 = 6 4+5 = 9

OR, 32a + 19b + 16c = 386 32a + (16+3)b + 16c = 386 16(2a + b + c) = 386 - 3b Now, for (386-3b) to be a multiple of 16, least value of b =6 solving for b=6, 2a+c = 17 Applying the constraints ( c >= b+3 & b <= a+2), we get a = 8 & c =9 OR, x*32 + (x+y)*19 + (x+z)*16 = 386 67x + 19y + 16z = 386 possible y = 1 or 2 and z = 4, 5, 6.. guess x can be < 5 so lets take x = 4 hence y = 2, z = 5 c = x+ z = 9 Multiply date by 12 and Month by 31 gives the sum of 424. What is the month and date? Ans: It tried express 424 as sum of multiples of 31 & 12.. Started with 31. 31, 62, 93, 124..this rang a bell..424-124=300.. This is a mutiple of 12..25*12=300. Luckily this mulitple is less than 31 (It has to be if it is a day of the month).. 25th = date. Month =4 = April. 25th April. Or, (7M - 4) / 12 = (35-D-2M) Say (7M-4)/12 = k M = (12k+4)/7 - The values k can take is 2 for M < 12. So M = 4 and K = 2 -> D = 25 If a taxi driver charges x cents for the first quarter-mile of a trip and x/5 cents for each additional quarter-mile, what is the charge, in cents, for a trip whose distance in miles is the whole number y? Ans: Charges for the fist quarter mile = x charges for the balance 3/4 mile = 3* x/5 = 3x/5 Total charge for 1 mile = x+3x/5 = 8x/5 Distance travelled =y

so, Total charges = 8x/5 + (y-1)*4x/5 = 8x/5 + 4xy -4x/5 =(4x+4xy)/5 Ans(B) An investor purchased a share of non-dividend-paying stock for p dollars on Monday. For a certain number of days, the value of the share increased by r percent per day. After this period of constant increase, the value of the share decreased the next day by q dollars and the investor decided to sell the share at the end of that day for v dollars, which was the value of the share at that time. How many working days after the

investor bought the share was the share sold, if Ans: Assume share price increased for d days. Price after d days = P(1+r/100)^d Investor sold the share on (d+1) day, at that time value v = P(1+r/100)^d - q => r = 100( (v+q/p)^1/d-1)

Since 1/d = 1/2 => d = 2 => d+1 = 3, investor sold the share after 3 days. A company manufactured 2 products P and Q. During the first week the output of P is 10% of P and Q. In the second week output of Q is constant, the output of P in two weeks is 20% of 9000 that is the total output of all the products in 2 weeks. How much more P manufactured in the first week than in the second week? Ans: 1stweek 2ndweek total P x 1800-x 1800 Q 9x 9x 7200 10x 1800+8x 9000

given that the two weeks o/p of the P is 20% of 9000 = 1800. from here we ger the two weeks o/p of Q = 9000-1800=7200 given that the output of Q is constant for two weeks the 2nd week output is also 18x = 7200 => x=400 substuting in the table we get 400 to be the P's first week production and 1200 to be the second weeks production. hence the answer is 1200-400=800 A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in 1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7 percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in 1996? Ans:

10 1996 sales rev: c - cars. t - trucks 1997 sales rev : 0.89c 1.07t also givine in 1997, total rev (c+t)1.01 0.89c+1.07t = (c+t)1.01 0.12c = 0.06t c/t = 0.06/0.12 => In normal printing mode, 20 printers can print 100 pages in 3 min. In economy mode, printers work 20% faster than in normal mode. How many printers are required to print 180 pages in 3 min in economy mode? 25 28 29 30 32 Ans: 20% faster means in 3 mins they can print 120 pages if 20 printers 120 pages in 3 mins ? printers 180 pages in 3mins so 20*180/120*3/3 =30 printers A furniture dealer purchased a desk for $150 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup that was 40 percent of the selling price. If the dealer sold the desk at the selling price, what was the amount of the dealers gross profit from the purchase and the sale of the desk? Ans: the formula must be the following: let y be selling price ,so 40% of selling price =0.4y mark up is 0.4y so 150 +0.4y = y ==> y=1500/6==>y=250 so markup will be 0.4y=0.4*250= 100 A clock loses 1% time during the first week and then gains 2% time during the next one week. If the clock was set right at 12 noon on a Sunday, what will be the time that the clock will show exactly 14 days from the time it was set right? (1) 1: 36: 48 (3) 1: 41: 24 Ans: 1st one week: => at the end (2) 1: 40: 48 (4) 10: 19: 12 loss of 1% => of 24*7 = 168 hrs we loose 1.68 hrs of 1st week, the time is off by 1 hr 40 mins and 48 secs

2nd week: gain of 2% => 168*2/100 = 3.36 hrs = 3 hrs 21 mins and 36 secs total gain over 2 weeks = 3hrs 21 mins 36 sec - 1 hr 40 mins 48 secs = 2hrs 80 mins 96 secs - 1 hr 40 mins 48 secs = 1hr 40 mins 48 secs

11 If 40% of unsuccessful suicide attempts are repeated within 6 months and 25% of suicides are successful, what percentage of suicides in any 6 months period is the first attempt? 30 40 50 60 70 Ans: 1/4 of suicides are successful so qualified as first attempt 3/4 are unsuccessful and of these unsuccessful suicides, 3/5 is not repeated so 3/4*3/5 percent are non-repeated unsuccessful suicides, also qualified as first attempt therefore, the total is 1/4 + 3/4*3/5 = 70% Or 1 - percentage of repeated suicides = 1 - 3/4*2/5 = 70% 20% 0f employees are women with fair hair. 40% of fair-haired employees are women. What percent of employees have fair hair? 25 30 45 50 60 Ans: 20% / 40% = 1/2 --> 50%

Ans: x = monthy pay y = savings to calculate = y/x 12y = 3(x-y) 15y = 3x y/x = 1/5 Equal amounts of water are poured into 2 empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1/4 full and the other jar 1/3 full. If the water in the jar with lesser capacity is poured into the jar with greater capacity, what fraction of the larger jar will be filled with water

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1) 1/7 2) 2/7 3) 1/2 4) 7/12 5) 2/3 Ans: Let the water to be added be 1 L. Thus we have two jars which will have the capacity of 4L and 3L respectively. Now add water from the 3L jar to 4L one. Water in 4L container becomes 2L. Thus fraction of the larger jar filled with water is 2/4 = 1/2. The price of a item decline by 67% every 6 months. At the rate, approximately how many years will it take for the $81 item to reach $1? Ans: n = a 6-month period, so 81*(1/3)^n = 1 => n=4 => 2 years 1/3 is 33% A rectangualr tabletop consists of a piece of laminated wood bordered by a thin metal strip along its four edges. The surface area of the tabletop is x square feet, and the total length of the strip before it was attached was x feet. If the tabletop is 3 feet wide, what is its approximate length, in feet? a) 12 b) 10 c) 9 d) 8 e) 6 Ans: Area = length*width = x = 3*l --- (1) 2(l+w) = x (total length of the metal strip) => 2l + 6 = x ---- (2) => from (1) and (2), 3l = 2l + 6 => l = 6 Ans E. The contents of bottle of wine that is 80% full can be emptied into 9 identical glasses so that each glass is full. How many identical, completely full bottles would be needed to completely fill 75 such glasses? (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9 Ans: 80% of bottle fills - 75%*9 = 9*75/100 glasses 1 bottle can fill -> 9*(75/100)*(100/80) glasses = 9*75/80 glasses =>75 glasses can be filledby => (80*75)/(9*75) = 80/9 ~ 9 Oak trees line both sides of a street for a length of 3/8 of a kilometer (1 kilometer=1000 meters). if there is 16 meters of space between the trees, and each tree is 1 meter wide, how many trees are there along the street? A. 46 B. 40 C. 42

13 D. 44 E. 46 Ans: to plant "N" trees we need N+16(N-1) mtrs { N-1 because you can plant 3 trees with two spans of 16 mts each} now total stretch = 3000/8 = 375 on calculating N+16(N-1) = 375, N = 23. for both the sides of road total trees = 2N = 46

Ans: for min spending = 1 call of 60 mins = 3*1.6+0.8*57=4.8+45.6=$50.4 for max spending=20 calls each of 3 mins = 20*3*1.6=$96 40% discount on min spending => 50.4*0.4=$20.16 40% discount on max spending => 96*0.4=$38.4 to maximize saving, spending should be max as discount is more so total bill comes to = 96-38.4+25=$82.6 hence saving =96-82.6=$13.4 Louie takes out a three-month loan of $1000. The lender charges him 10% interest per month compunded monthly. The terms of the loan state that Louie must repay the loan in three equal monthly payments. To the nearest dollar, how much does Louie have to pay each month? (A) 333 (B) 383 (C) 402 (D) 433 (E) 483 Ans: The interest has to be calculated on a reducing balance. If monthly repayment = x At the end of the 3 month period, 1.1*[1.1*{1.1*(1000)-x}-x]-x = 0 => 3.31x = 1331 => x ~ 402 A total of Q dollars is invested at 8% annual interest, compounded. In the end of the third year, total amount in the account is Q*(1+0.02)^12. So, what is the total amount in the end of the fifth year? A 2q .

14 B q(1+0.04)^12 C q(1+0.02)^20 D 8q E q(1+0.04)^10 Ans: A = Q(1+r/c)^n*c => n = no. of years; c = no. of times compounded annually => Q(1+0.08/c)^3*c = Q(1+0.08/4)^3*4 (from the qn stem) => c = 4 After 5 years, A = Q(1+0.02)^4*5 = Q(1+0.02)^20 If the price of gasoline increases by 25% and Ron intends to spend only 15% more on gasoline, by how much % should he reduce the quantity of petrol that he buys? Ans: initial value of $100 Price of gas = $125 Price that Ron intends to pay = $115 Net reduction = (125-115)/125 = 8% OR, If x is the gallons and y is the price per gallon that he used to buy, then he used to spend xy dollars. Now the price is 1.25 y and he intends to spend only 1.15 xy dollars. So if z is the gallons that he buys now, then z * 1.25y = 1.15 xy ; z = (1.15/1.25 ) x = 23x/25 so he reduces consumption by 2x/25 gallons which is 8% (= 100 * 2/25 ) OR, Let previously 100 lit for 100$ Now 125$ for 100 lit 115$ for 92 lit so reduction in use = 100-92 = 8 % reduction = 8/100*100% = 8% A research scientist wants to study a certain attribute of dogs. It is estimated that approximately 5 percent of all dogs have this attribute. If the scientist wants to study a sample of N dogs having the attribute, approximately how many dogs should be screened in order to obtain the desired sample size? A)N/5, B)5N, C)20N, D)105N, E)120N Ans: N is %5 so %100 is N/5*100=20N How many minutes is it before six o'clock if fifty minutes ago it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock? Ans: From 3 to 6 = 180 min t - is the interval from "now" to 6. Then, (180-t)-50=4t

15 130=5t t=26. A company hires 80% of men who apply to work in department A, and 30% of the men who apply to work in department B. The company also hires 70% of the women who apply for department A, and 20% of the women who apply for department B. If the same total number of men and women apply each year, which of the following must be true? I: More men than women are hired. II: More than 50% of men who apply are hired. III: Less than 60% of women who apply are hired. A. 1 alone is true B. 1 and 2 must be true C.1 and 3 D. 1,2 and 3 E. none Ans: total number of applicant is same. so, if x1=no. of men applied in dept A, x2=men applied in dept B, y1=women applied in dept A, y2= women in dept. b so, x1+x2+y1+y2=const. men hired= .8 x1+.3 x2 women hired= .7 y1 + .2 y2 now, for an male dominant world where everyone hates girls x1=200, x2=200 ,y1=0,y2=0 =>const.=400 men hired> women hired

now, for female dominant world which is every guys dream but fails to get an admission,x1=0,x2=0, y1=200,y2=200;=>const.=400 women hired> men hired. so, I is wrong, that a decision cannot be taken. now, for II, % of men hired= (.8 x1+.3 x2)/(x1 + x2)=.3+ (.5x1/(x1+x2)) and a x1=0 results, 30% . so II is gone. for III. % of women hired= (.7 y1 + .2 y2)/(y1+y2)=.2+(.5y1/(y1+y2)) and a y1=400 yields, 70%, so tata III so all gone, its none Jane and Mary sell cars. Jane sold cars to 60% of the customers she saw in June, and 30% of the customers she saw in July. Mary sold cars to 50% of the customers she saw in June, and 25% of the people she saw in July. Over the two months, Jane and Mary sold the same total number of cars. If they each saw 100 customers total, and if Jane saw 50 customers each month, how many customers did Mary see in June? 80 70 60

16 50 40 Ans: total car jane sold in two month is = 50*0.6+50*.3 =45 so mary also sold 45 cars if for mary, x = customer saw in june, y= customer saw in july then, 0.5*x+0.25*y= 45 and x+y=100 solving these two, x=80 How many minutes is it before six o'clock if fifty minutes ago it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock? Ans: The main problem for me here was to interpret the question correctly... Let's think in minutes only for the sake of simplicity: From 3 to 6 = 180 min t - is the interval from "now" to 6. Then, (180-t)-50=4t 130=5t t=26 A taxi charges 20 cents for the first quarter of a mile and 5 cents for each addnl quarter of a mile. The charge, in cents, for a trip of d miles 1.20+5d 2.20+5(4d-1) 3.20+20d 4.20+4(d-1) 5.20+20(d-1) Ans: d miles = 4d quarter miles first quarter = 20 cents remaining quarters 4d-1 hence total= 20+5 (4d-1) At dawn on Monday a snail fell into a bucket that was 12 inches deep. During the day it climbed up 3 inches. During the night it fell back 2 inches. On what day did the snail finally manage to climb out of the bucket? Ans: as it takes it to travel 1 inch everyday and at the end of 9 day's it's 9 inches up and wednesday it travels 3 inches during the day and hence it reaches the top on wednesday itself. As it takes it to travel 12 inches it reaches the top the next wednesday ie, 9 days later. Three people decided to start a partnership firm.The ratio of their investment at the outset of the project was 1\2:1\3:1\4.The amounts were invested for time periods 1:1\2:1\3.If the profits were shared in direct proportion to both the amount invested and for the time it is invested find A's share ,if B's share is Rs 20,000 Ans:

17 ratio a:b:c investment= 1/2:1/3:1/4 time = 1:1/2:1/4 if we take x as a total amount b's share = 1/2*1/3(x) = 20,000 so x= 120000 a's share = 1*1/2(x) = 1/2x = 1/2 (120000)= 60000. If the price of sugar falls by 12.5%, a person can buy 9lbs more of sugar for $126 than before. If the price had risen by 12.5% how much less sugar could he have bought for the same sum? a> 5lbs b> 7lbs c> 6.5lbs d> 8lbs e> 9lbs Ans: Let p be the price and x be the original # of pounds, then initially, xp = 126 after price fall, (x+9)(0.875p) = 126 solve for x an p, x = 63 and p = 126/63 = 2 If the price goes up by 12.5%, then the difference between in pounds = 63 - 126/(1.125*2) =7 OR, we can buy 9 lbs extra quantity of sugar for the 12.5% of 126 ==> 9 * 87.5 * x = 12.5 * 126 where x = price of 1lb of sugar in the same way we have to forfeit 'a' lbs of sugar for the extra 12.5% of 126 ==> a * 112.5 * x = 12.5 * 126 ==> a * 112.5 = 9 * 87.5 ==> a = 7 The art staff at Central High School is determining the dimensions of paper to be used in the senior yearbook. The area of each sheet is to be 432 square centimeters. The staff has agreed on margins of 3 centimeters on each side and 4 centimeters on top and bottom. If the printed matter is to occupy 192 centimeters on each page, what must be the overall length and width of the paper? Ans:

two sides of the printed area are x and y so the two sides of the sheet are: x + 3 + 3 = x + 6 and y + 4 + 4 = y +8 from the question we have: x*y = 192 (x+6)*(y+8) = 432 plug x = 192/y into (x+6)(y+8) = 432 we will get (x-12)^2= 0 => x = 12 then y = 16 the overall sides: 18 and 24