Maths MCQs

A student scores 75% in a test and gets 30 marks more than another student who secured 60%. What is the maximum marks in the test?

Question: A student scores 75% in a test and gets 30 marks more than another student who secured 60%. What is the maximum marks in the test? Answer: 200 Solution: x is total marks . Then equation becomes0.75x=0.6x +300.15 x=30x=200

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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 od cost prices of Aand B?

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

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 od cost prices of Aand B? Read More »

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?

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

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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?

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

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? Read More »

After working for 8 days. Rakhi finds that only 10 percent of the work is completed. She employs Poonam who is 20 percent more efficient than Rakhi. How many more days will they together take to complete the remaining work?

Quesion: After working for 8 days. Rakhi finds that only 10 percent of the work is completed. She employs Poonam who is 20 percent more efficient than Rakhi. How many more days will they together take to complete the remaining work? Answer: 4. 360/11 days Solution: Total work =wRakhi speed to complete work xpoonam speed

After working for 8 days. Rakhi finds that only 10 percent of the work is completed. She employs Poonam who is 20 percent more efficient than Rakhi. How many more days will they together take to complete the remaining work? Read More »

If 72 binders can bind 720 books in 22 days, how many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?

Question: If 72 binders can bind 720 books in 22 days, how many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days? Answer: 3. 121 Solution:workdone for 1 book= (binders x days) / n.o of books=( 22 x72)/720workdone for 660 books in 12 days for (1 book work)= (binders x 12) /660(binders x

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