Quantitative Apitude-Simplification

Quantitative Apitude-Simplification
41. In a certain office, 1/3 of the workers are women , 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4 of the men are married and 2/3 of the married men have children, what part of workers are without children ?
  • 5/18
  • 4/9
  • 11/18
  • 17/36
Show Answer
42. A train starts full of passengers.At the first station, it drops one third of passengers and takes 280 more. At the second station, it drop one half of the new total and takes 12 more. On arriving at the third station, it is found to have 248 passengers. The number of passengers in the beginning was :
  • 156
  • 288
  • 564
  • 608
Show Answer
43. One test tube contains some acid and another test tube contains an equal quantity of water. To prepare a solution, 20 grams of the acid is poured into the second test tube. then two thirds of the so formed solution is poured from the second tube into the first. If the fluid in first test tube is four times that in the second, what quantity of water was taken initially ?
  • 40 grams
  • 60 grams
  • 80 grams
  • 100 grams
Show Answer
44. From a group of boys and girls , 15 girls leave. There are then left boys for each girl. After this, 45 boys leave. There are then 5 girls for each boy. The number of girls in the beginning was :
  • 40
  • 43
  • 29
  • 50
Show Answer
45. A worker may claim 15 p for each km which he travels by taxi and 5 p for each km which he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 5 for travelling 80 km how many kms did he travel by taxi ?
  • 10
  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
Show Answer
46. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for everyk correct answer and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly, is :
  • 35
  • 40
  • 42
  • 46
Show Answer
47. Each boy contributed rupees equal to the number of girls and each girl contributed rupees equal to the number of boys in a class of 60 students. If the total contribution thus colected is Rs 1600, how many boys are there in the class ?
  • 30
  • 25
  • 50
  • Data inadequate
Show Answer
48. The value of 36 coins of 10 p and 20 p is 6.60. The number of 20 p coins is
  • 16
  • 20
  • 28
  • 30
Show Answer
49. Madhuri had 85currency notes in all, some of which are Rs 100 denomination and the remaining of Rs. 50 denomination. The total amount of all these currency notes was Rs 5000. How much amount (in Rs) did she have in the denomination of Rs. 50 ?
  • 3500
  • 70
  • 1500
  • None of these
Show Answer
50. A number of friends decided to go on a pcnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contributed Rs 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was
  • 24
  • 16
  • 12
  • 8
Show Answer
Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams Various Entrance Test