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Q.1 What percent of the cost price would be 40% of the selling price if gross profit is 20% of the cost price?
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Ans: A

Let the cost price be CP and the selling price be SP. Gross profit = 20% of CP, so Profit = 0.2CP. Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit, so SP = CP + 0.2CP = 1.2CP. 40% of SP = 0.4SP = 0.4 * 1.2CP = 0.48CP. Therefore, 40% of SP is 48% of CP.

Q.2 The price of a product is increased by 20% and its sales decreased by 10%. The effect on the revenue derived from it changes by L %. Find the value of L.
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Ans: A

Let the initial price be P and the initial sales be S. Initial revenue = P*S. New price = 1.2P. New sales = 0.9S. New revenue = 1.2P * 0.9S = 1.08PS. Change in revenue = 1.08PS – PS = 0.08PS. Percentage change = (0.08PS / PS) * 100 = 8%.

Q.3 The ratio of John’s salary to David’s salary is 5 : 7. David earns $42,000 per year. How much does John earn per month?
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Ans: A

David’s annual salary is $42,000. Since the ratio of John’s salary to David’s salary is 5:7, we can calculate John’s annual salary: (5/7) * $42,000 = $30,000. To find John’s monthly salary, divide his annual salary by 12: $30,000 / 12 = $2,500

Q.4 The ratio of the ages of Alex and Ben is 5:3. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3:1. What is Ben’s current age?
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Ans: A

Let Alex’s current age be 5x and Ben’s current age be 3x. Ten years ago, Alex’s age was 5x – 10 and Ben’s age was 3x – 10. According to the problem, (5x – 10) / (3x – 10) = 3/1. Solving this gives 5x – 10 = 9x – 30, so 4x = 20 and x = 5. Ben’s current age is 3x = 3 * 5 = 15.

Q.5 A shopkeeper bought two articles for a total of Rs. 1000. He sold the first article at a 20% profit and the second article at a 10% loss. If he made an overall profit of Rs. 20, what was the cost price of the first article?
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Ans: A

Let the cost price of the first article be x. Then, the cost price of the second article is 1000 – x. Selling price of the first article = x + 0.2x = 1.2x Selling price of the second article = (1000 – x) – 0.1(1000 – x) = 0.9(1000 – x) Total selling price = 1.2x + 0.9(1000 – x) Profit = Total selling price – Total cost price 20 = 1.2x + 900 – 0.9x – 1000 20 = 0.3x – 100 120 = 0.3x x = 400

Q.6 A, B, and C enter into a partnership. A invests Rs. 5000 for the whole year. B invests Rs. 6000 at first, and withdraws Rs. 1000 after 4 months. C invests Rs. 7000 at first, and withdraws Rs. 2000 after 6 months. If the profit at the end of the year is Rs. 1950, what is C’s share of the profit?
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Ans: A

A’s investment = 5000 * 12 = 60000. B’s investment = 6000 * 4 + 5000 * 8 = 24000 + 40000 = 64000. C’s investment = 7000 * 6 + 5000 * 6 = 42000 + 30000 = 72000. Ratio of profits A:B:C = 60000:64000:72000 = 15:16:18. C’s share = (18/49) * 1950 = 718.36 (approx). The closest value is Rs. 700, but calculating exactly is tough. A more appropriate prompt will give an exact answer as one of the options. Let’s solve this with the option values and derive the profit share for the available options. If C gets 700, the ratio is (700/1950) = 14/39. 72000/total = 14/39, total = (72000*39)/14=200571 (approx). This is not correct. To solve exactly, calculate A’s share as 15/49 * 1950 = 597.95. B’s Share = 16/49 * 1950 = 636.73. C’s share = 18/49 * 1950 = 718.36, which is approx 700.

Q.7 A boat travels downstream from point A to point B in 3 hours and upstream from point B to point A in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Ans: A

Let the speed of the boat in still water be ‘x’ km/hr. Downstream speed = (x + 3) km/hr. Upstream speed = (x – 3) km/hr. Distance AB = 3(x + 3) = 5(x – 3) 3x + 9 = 5x – 15 2x = 24 x = 12

Q.8 X travels 7/5 times as fast as Y. If X gives Y a head start of 60 meters, what is the total distance of the race track so that both reach the finish line simultaneously?
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Ans: A

Let the speed of Y be 5v. Then the speed of X is 7v. Let the time taken by both to finish be t. Distance covered by X = 7v*t and distance covered by Y = 5v*t + 60. Since they reach at the same time, distance covered by X is the same as distance covered by Y. Thus, 7vt = 5vt + 60. Therefore, 2vt = 60 or vt = 30. The total distance is 7vt = 7*30 = 210.

Q.9 A cyclist planned to cover a certain distance in 10 days. Due to a technical issue, he reduced his speed by 5 km/hr. As a result, he took 2 more days to cover the same distance. What was the cyclist’s original speed?
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Ans: C

Let the original speed be ‘s’ km/hr and the distance be ‘d’ km. Then, d = 10s. Also, d = (s – 5) * 12. Therefore, 10s = 12(s – 5). 10s = 12s – 60. 2s = 60. s = 30.

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