The length of the side of a cube is 14 cm. What is the lateral surface area of the cube ? a) 856 cm2b) 624 cm2c) 784 cm2d) 512 cm2 Ans : c) 784 cm2 SSC Constable GD Exam 2024 – 21 Feb (2nd shift) Solution : To find the lateral surface area of a […]
From point P, X walks at a speed of 12 Km/hr and 6 hours after his start, Y also starts walking from same point P on his cycle after him at the speed of 16 km/hr. How far from the starting point P will Y catch X? a) 224 kmb) 288 kmc) 256 kmd) 324
Question: If the cost price of 6 pens is the same as the selling price of 5 pens, find the profit/loss percentage. Answer: 1. 20% profit Solution: cost price be c. selling price be s.6c=5sprofit = (6c/5 – c)/100=20 percent profit
Question: The marked price of an article is 60 percent more than its cost price. If 20 percent discount is given, then what will be the profit percentage? Answer: 1. 28 percent Solution: marked price= 1.6 times cost pricem=1.6 cs(selling price)= m-m(0.2)s=0.8 m = 0.8(1.6)cprofit = (s-c)/c=0.28percentage 28 percent
The marked price of a chair is 10 percent more than its cost price. If the chair is sold for Rs 132 after a discount of Rs 11, then what will be the profit percentage? a) 1.53 percentb) 1.78 percentc) 2 percentd) 1.21 percent Ans : a) 1.53 percent SSC Constable GD Paper 21 Feb
Question: What is the curved surface area of a cylinder having radius of base as 70 cm and height 14 cm ? Answer: 1. 6160 Solutions: csa=2(3.14)r X h=6154 nearest answer 6160
A mixture contains acid and water in the ratio of 7 : 4. If 2 liters of water is added to it, then the ratio of acid and water becomes 7 : 5. What is the quantity of acid in the mixture. a) 14 liters b) 7 liters c) 20 liters d) 21 liters Ans
Question: Both A and B sells their watch at the rate of Rs. 5000 per watch. A earned a profit of 25 percent while B incurred a loss of 10 percent. What is the ratio of cost prices of A and B? Answer: 2. 18:25 Solution:Creating equations 25 percent profit at a sell of 5000c.p
Question: If the length of a rectangle is increased by 14.28 percent, then by how much percentage its breadth should be reduced to keep the area same? Answer: 2. 12.5 percent Solutions:Area of rectangle be x. length be y. breadth be z. new breadth be z1.then x=yzx=(1.1428y)(z1)=yzz1=1/1.1428=0.875z1-1=0.125percentage= 12.5
Question: Marked price of a chair is Rs. 2000. After giving two successive discounts of 20 percent and x percent, the chair is sold for Rs. 1400. What is the value of x? Answer: 12.5 percent Solutions: bulding equation selling price after 1 st dsicount 2000-0.2(2000)=1600building equation after x discount1600-(0.01)x1600=1400200=0.01(x) 16001/8=12.5 percent