1.

Number Series
N^3 +/- N
Ratio Series (Ratio can be a odd number too like 10.5)
If difference between consecutive numbers do not follow any patterns, try these patterns. For
series a b c d e f the pattern will be any one of these following patterns.

TIPS: To find the pattern try this technique.

Multiply the number before last number with 2 and compare the resultant number with the
last number

a) If the resultant number is greater than the last number then it will be the addition or
subtraction of square/cube of number i.e. pattern(I).

b) If the resultant number is less than the last number and difference is large, then the
pattern will be any of these (II) or (III) or (IV) or (V)

c) If the resultant number is less than the last number but difference is small it belongs
to (VI).

Example: 1, 6, 36, 240, 1960, ?

Step 1: 240*2<1960 and the variation is large too, so the pattern will be either (II) or (III) or
(IV) or (V)

Step 2: Now use the trial and error method but dont apply it to whole series use it in any of
the two numbers.

1*2 + 2*2 = 6

6*4+3*4=36

36*6+4*6=240

240*8 +5*8 =1960 so 1960*10+6*10=19660

Miscellaneous

Example : 7, 4, 5, 9, ? , 52.5, 160.5

If the numbers in the series are increasing and decreasing and a decimal numbers are in the
series then you can guess decimal numbers playing in this series

7*0.5 + 0.5 = 4

4*1+1=5

5*1.5+1.5 = 9

9*2+2 = 20

20*2.5+2.5 =52.5

Q. 280, 138, 274, 135 , ?

A)285
B)286
C)268
D)288

Answer C)268
2802-2 = 138
138*2-2 = 274
2742-2 = 135
135*2 2 = 268

Q. Find the odd one: 6, 12, 36, 96, 192, 384

A.36
B.96
C.192
D.384
E.None of these
Answer A.36
6*2^0 = 6
6*2^1 = 12
6*2^3 = 48
6*2^4 = 96
6*2^5 = 192
6*2^6 = 384

Q. 32 160 1120 4480 ?

a) 70670
b) 60250
c) 71680
d) 89120
e) None of these

Answer c) 71680
32*(3+2) = 160
160*(1+6+0) = 1120
1120*(1+1+2+0) = 4480
4480*(4+4+8+0) = 71680

2. Ratio And Proportion

The ration of a to b is written as a : b = a / b In ratio a : b , we can say that a as the first

term or antecedent and b, the second term or consequent.
The idea of proportions is that two ratio are equal.
If a : b = c : d, we write a : b : : c : d,
Ex. 3 / 15 = 1 / 5
a and d called extremes, whereas b and c called mean terms.
Ques: If P : Q = 2 : 3 , Q : R = 4 : 5 and R : S = 6 : 7 , then P : S = ?
A. 18: 25
B. 17: 35
C. 16: 35
D. 8: 11
E. None of these

Ques: Rama distributes his pencil among his four friends Rakesh, Rahul, Ranjan, and Rohit
in the ratio 1 / 2 : 1 / 3 : 1 / 4 : 1 / 5 . What is the minimum number of pencils that the person
should have?
A. 66
B. 64
C. 72
D. 77
E. None of these

Sol: Rakesh : Rahul : Ranjan : Rohit = 1 / 2 : 1 / 3 : 1 / 4 : 1 / 5

Step 1: At First we need to do is LCM of 2,3,4 and 5 is 60.
Step 2: Then pencil are distributed in ratio among friends,
Rakesh = ( 1 / 2 x 60 ) = 30.
Rahul = ( 1 / 3 x 60 ) = 20.
Ranjan = ( 1 / 4 x 60 ) = 15.
Rohit = ( 1 / 5 x 60 ) = 12.
Step 3: Total number of pencils are ( 30 x + 20 x + 15 x + 12 x) = 77 x.
For minimum number of pencils x = 1 .
The person should have atleast 77 pencils.

3. Profit & Loss

When there are two successive Profit of x % and y % then the resultant profit per cent is
given by
[x + y+ (x*y/100)]

If there is a Profit of x% and loss of y % in a transaction, then the resultant profit or loss%
is given by
[x y - (x*y/100)]
Note- For profit use sign + in previous formula and for loss use sign. If resultant come +
then there will be overall profit . If it come then there will be overall loss.
If a cost price of m articles is equal to the selling Price of n articles, then Profit percentage
(m-n)/n100%

If m part is sold at x% profit , n part is sold at y % profit, and p part is sold at z% profit and Rs.
R is earned as overall profit then the value of total consignment
R100 / (mx+ny+pz)

A man purchases a certain no. of article at m a rupee and the same no. at n a rupee. He mixes
them together and sold them at p a rupee then his gain or loss %
[{2mn/(m+n)p} -1] 100
Note += profit ,- = loss

If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses false weights, then
Gain% = {(Error)/(True value - Error) x 100] %

The Discount % is always calculated on Marked Price.

Discount is calculated on MP but Marking of MP is done with respect to CP.
For example if I say I bought Something for 500rs and I marked the Product 60% above the
CP then It means I marked the product 60% of 500 = 300 above CP means 500+300 = 800rs.
A weighting machine of a trader weights 10% less than it should and the trader marks
up his goods to get an overall profit of 18%.How much does he mark up on the cost
price ?
A)6.2%
B)6.5%
C)6.3%
D)5.6%
Answer
Answer A)6.2%
Explanation :
Cp = Rs.1 per gram
1000gms =>10% less = 900gmsvales of good sold x%
MP = 1000+(1000X/100) = 1000+10X
% P = [(1000+10X-900)/900]100
18 =(100+10x)/9
162 = 100+10x
10x = 62
X = 6.2%

Since % profit & % loss is calculated on CP, always assume CP as X if there is a need to
assume in question.
For e.g. Steve sells an article for 1200rs but this time he suffers a loss of 20%. What will
be the C.P?
Now just Take CP = x
So as i Told S.P will be ? yeah 0.8x ( As i said add in case of profit and subtact in case of
loss)
and acoording to the question SP = 1200rs
So 0.8x = 1200
x = 1200/0.8 = 1500rs
So C.P is 1500rs.
Ques: A man purchases 11 oranges for 10rs and Sells 10 oranges for 11rs.Find profit or
loss%?
Sol by fast method:-
Write The Purchase line First --- 11 oranges for 10
-----------------------------------------cross multiply-----
Selling Line 2nd 10 oranges for 11
11*11 will be SP and 10*10 will Be CP

Profit % = (11*11 - 10*10)/(10*10)*100 = 21%

Dishonest dealer using false Weight and selling at Cost price.
A Dishonest dealer Professes to Sell the product at cost price but Instead of Selling 1000gm
He sells only 900gm for 1Kg Wt
You don't need any Formula to Solve This Type of Question. You just have to use your own
Mind here.
Now Look what the dealer is actually Doing here.
Dealer says He sell at Cost price Means He say He Sells at the price he purchases.
Now What amount He says He Sells = 1000gm
What Actually He Sells = 900gm
Now you can See here he is only selling 900gm and he is getting the money for 1000gm
So this money from 100 Grams is His Profit OK.
Now how we calculate profit % ? We take CP as Base and Divide the Profit by CP.
Now look in this Question he is Selling 900 Gram and getting 100gram As profit.
So profit % will be (100/900)*100 = 11.11%
One More Question
A dishonest dealer Professes to sell the goods at cost price but instead of selling 1000 gms he
sells only 800 gms for 1KG WT. Find his Gain%?
Now Just Remember what He says He is Selling or what he gets paid for, he says he sell
1000gram
But What Actually He sells ? yeah exactly 800grams.
So how much he gets Extra or how much he cheats = 200grams
So profit will be (200/800)*100 = 25%
Case: Dishonest Dealer and also Selling Above Cost price.
A dishonest dealer Sells his Good 20% above the cost Price and Also cheats the
Customer By giving them only 800gm for 1kg wt. What's his Profit % in the whole
transaction.
We have to do the same stuff here Just Imagine. If he sells 1kg then how much will get paid
for but also remember that he sells his good above 20% of CP Which means that if he sells
1000gm he gets paid for 1200gm. [ 20% above CP ka matlab yahi hua na ?]
So he gets paid for 1200gms and What he actually Sells here is ? Yes 800gms Only
So Profit will be SP - CP = 1200 - 800 = 400gm
Profit % will be (Profit)/CP*100 = [400/800]*100 = 50%
Case: When two Articles are Sold at Same Price but one at profit and one at loss and %
profit = % loss.
In Such Cases there will always be a loss (%) which will be equal to [(Common Gain or
Loss)]/10]^2
Example - A man Sell two Wrist Watches One at a profit of 20% and one at loss of
20%. The selling price of each watch is 200rs.
i) Find the Percentage of profit or loss.
ii) Net Amount of profit or loss.
i) As i told there will always be a loss in this case And % loss = [(common gain or
loss)/10]^2
Now just put the value % loss = [(20/10)]^2 = 4%
Hence Loss % = 4%

ii) Net Amount of Loss

So His Total SP was 200 + 200 = 400rs
He Suffers a loss = 4% Which means he sells his watch at 96% of their value i.e CP
So acording to Question 96% of CP = 400rs
or 0.96CP = 400rs
CP = 400/0.96
CP = 416.6667
So Net Amount of Loss = CP - SP = 416.667 - 400 = 16.667Rs
Case- CP of X articles = SP of Y Articles.
Very Simple If you know the trick behind it.
Eg - CP of 25 Articles is Equal to the SP of 20 Articles. Find the Profit or loss %.
Just write it This was 25CP = 20SP
Now Cross multiply So that Variables gets on One side of the equation and Constant gets on
the Other Side.
So SP/CP = 25/20
Now you just have to take that Elements on the opposite sides of Equation represents their
corresponding value.
So in Equation SP/CP = 25/20. In front of SP the value is 25( So our SP will be 25)
And in front of CP the value is 20( So out CP is 20)
Now You know CP and SP calculating profit or loss is a child's play.
So as SP>CP there is profit
And profit will be [(SP-CP)/CP]*100 = (5/20)*100 = 25%
Case- Decrease in Price of Commodity allows A person to Buy X quantity more of an
item.
E.g. - When the price of sugar decreases by 10%, a man could buy 1 kg more for Rs
270. Then, the original price and final price of the sugar are ?
Now remember i told you a formula yesterday Which Goes something like this:-
%age amount that he can buy more =
{(How Much It is decreased) / (What It Becomes after decrease)}*100
So this Question is Implementation of that Formula only.
Price is decreased by 10%.
So Man can purchase how much extra now ? Apply the formula ( How much decrease/ What
It becomes )*100 = (10/90)*100 = 100/9 %
So man can buy 100/9 % more sugar now.
Lets Assume that originally He used to buy x kg of sugar
And as it's given in the question He can Buy 1 KG more. So that means that 100/9 % of x =
1kg
(100/900)*x = 1
x = 9kg.
Now Original Quantity = 9kg
So Original Cost = 270/9 = 30Rs/KG
Increased Quantity = 9+1 = 10kg
So Final Price = 270/10 = 27RS/kg
Case: A trader allows a discount of 25% on his articles but wants to gain 50% gain.
How many times the CP should be marked on the items?
Simple way to solve this Question is By Assuming MP as X and CP as Y.
So Let MP be X, So SP after 25% discount = 0.75x
And He also Wants to Again 50% on CP, So SP in Terms of y will be = 1.5y
Now Both SP are Equal So
0.75x = 1.5y [Now we have to find MP with respect to CP So express the equation in terms
of Y]
x = 2y
or x = 200% of Y
So he Should marks his Goods 100% above the CP.
Case- Successive Discount
There are 2 Successive discount on Watch Whose MP is 2000rs. the first Discount is of
40% and other is of 20%.
The Good thing with successive discount is that you can apply The discount in any way you
want, that means you can apply 20% discount first and if you want you can apply 40%
discount first. The answer will remain the same.
But I will tell you simple method just multiply it to find the SP.
I means MP is 2000 you want to apply 40% and 20% Discount Just do it like this was
2000*0.6*0.8 = 960
Sometimes it's also asked two successive discount of 30% & 40% is equal to what single
discount.
No need to worry Just do the regular Stuff. If MP was 1 after 30% discount it will become 0.7
and after 40% it will be 0.6
So multiply the values.
0.7*0.6 = 0.42.
Now This 0.42 is The Final SP
So total Discount will be equal to 1- 0.42 = 0.58 or 58%
Case: If a'th part of some items is sold at x% loss, then required gain per cent in selling
rest of the items in order that there is neither gain nor loss in whole transaction, is
(ax)/(1-a)%
Example 1: A medical store owner purchased medicines worth Rs. 6000 form a company. He
sold 1/3 part of the medicine at 30% loss. On which gain he should sell his rest of the
medicines, so that he has neither gain or loss?
Here a = 1/3 , x = 30 %
Required gain % = (1/3*30)/(1-1/3) = 15 %
Case: If cost price of 'a' articles is equal to the selling price of 'b' articles, then profit
percentage
=(a-b)*100/b
Case: Mixing of two products:-
A Shopkeeper blends 2 varieties of tea, one CP is Rs.50 and another one CP is Rs.100
per kg. They were mixed in the ratio 7:2, if he sold the mixed variety at Rs.100 pkg, how
much was his profit percentage ?
A)63.54%
B)63.63%
C)63.36%
D)66.36%
Answer
B)63.63%
Explanation :
7*50 + 2*100 = 350+200 = 550
7+2 = 9
9*100 = 900
[900-550/550]*100 = 63.63%

Use of allegation in Profit & Loss problems:-

A chair and a table together cost Rs 1800. If by selling the table at a profit of 15% and
the chair at a loss of 10% a total profit of 6% is made, then what is the cost price of the
chair?
A) Rs 890
B) Rs 844
C) Rs 648
D) Rs 728
E) None of these
Answer & Explanation
D) Rs 648
Explanation:
Be method of allegation:
15 -10
. 6
6-(-10) 15-6
16 : 9
So cost of table = 9/(16+9) * 1800
5
4. Averages
Case 1
If a person covers a certain distance at a speed of A km/h and again covers the same distance
at a speed of B km/h, then the average speed during the whole journey
will be 2AB/A+B

Case II
If a person covers three equal distances at the speed of A km/h, B km/h and C km/h
respectively, then the average speed during the whole Journey will be 3ABC/(AB+BC+CA)

Case III
If distance P is covered with speed x, distance Q is covered with speed y and distance R is
covered with speed z, then for the whole journey,
Average speed=(P+Q+R+.....)/(P/x+Q/y+R/z+...)

Average of first n even No'= (n+1)

Average of 2 to n even numbers= (Last even number+2)/2

Average of first n odd No'= n

Average of 1 to n odd numbers= (Last odd number+1)/2

Average of consecutive number= (First number + Last number)/2

5. Boats & Streams

u Speed of boat/man

v Speed of water

Speed of boat along the river (Downstream) a = u + v

Speed of boat against the river (Upstream) b = u v

Mostly speed if boat greater than speed of water

Speed of boat in still water u = (a + b)

Speed of water current v = (a b)

Distance (one side) = time (u2 v2)/ 2u = time (ab)/ (a+b)

6. Simple Interest & Compound Interest

Simple Interest: The annual payment that will discharge a debt of Rs. X due in T
years at the rate of interest R% per annum is
(100X)/ (100T + ((RT(T-1))/2 ))

Compound Interest: For 3 years:-

[x/(1+(R/100))]+ [x/(1+(R/100))^2] + [x/(1+(R/100))^3] =Debt/ Loan
X = installment

If the difference between SI and CI on a certain sum of money for 2 years at R% per
is D. then the sum (principal) is
P = (D*1002)/R2

Simple Interest, SI = 2*Diff*100/R

If the difference between SI and CI on a certain sum of money for 3 years at R% per
is D. then the sum (principal) is
P = (D*1003)/(R2(R+300))

If a sum A becomes B in T1 years at compound rate of interest, then after T2 years the
sum becomes
(B)(T2/T1)/(A)(T2/T1 -1)

At what rate of CI per annum does a sum of money amount to Rs 4840 in 2 years and
Rs 5324 in 3 years
Solution:
 Rate of interest = (Difference in amount/first amount)*100
Thus R= 10%

If compound interest obtained after 1st and 2nd year is C1 and C2 respectively on a
certain sum of money invested for 2 years, then the rate of interest:-
R = (D * 100) / C1
P = (C1^2 * 100) / D

Learn following amounts:-

(21/20)^2 = 1.1025 (21/20)^3 = 1.1576 (21/20)^4 = 1.215

(11/10)^2 = 1.21 (11/10)^3 = 1.331 (11/10)^4 = 1.464

The concept of Equivalent Rate of Interest

If you go by the Compound Interest formula, the calculation would become very difficult.
This is because of the presence of the nth power. Let us see the method of equivalent rate of
interest through the formula and an example.

If the rate of compound interest for 2 years is r %, then equivalent rate of interest will be

This formula is valid if RoI is different for 1st & 2nd year. Just use r1
& r2 in place of only r.

For 3 Years, 1st calculate equivalent RoI for 2 years. Then calculate Net Equivalent RoI using
equivalent RoI for 1st two years and RoI of 3rd year. E.g.

Q. Principal = 15000. RoI 20% compounded for 3 years. Calculate interest

A. Equivalent RoI for 1st two years = 20 + 20 + (400/100) = 44%

Total equivalent RoI for three years = 44 + 20 + (880/100) = 72.8%

Interest = (72.8*15000)/ 100

Q. Find the compound interest on Rs. 20,000 at a rate of 17 pcpa for 2 years. Interest is
compounded annually.

Equivalent rate of interest

If options are far from each other, then we can take it approximate to 37%, so our calculation
will be more simplified.

Now Interest will be

And the total amount would be = Rs. 20000 + Rs. 7378 = Rs. 27378
For N>2, you may also use the old Pascal's Triangle in following way:

Code:

Number of Years (N)

-------------------
1 1
2 1 2 1
3 1 3 3 1
4 1 4 6 4 1
. 1 .... .... ... ... 1

Example: P = 1000, R=10 %, and N=3 years. What is CI & Amount?

Step 1: 10% of 1000 = 100, Again 10% of 100 = 10 and 10% of 10 = 1

We did this three times becoz N=3.

Step 2:
Now Amount after 3 years = 1 * 1000 + 3 * 100 + 3 * 10 + 1 * 1 = Rs.1331/-
The co-efficients - 1,3,3,1 are lifted from the pascal's triangle above.

Step 3:
CI after 3 years = 3*100 + 3*10 + 3*1 = Rs.331/- (leaving out first term in step 2)

SI Questions

Q. A certain sum of money at certain rate of interest becomes Rs 3420 after 2 years and
at same rate after two and a half years becomes Rs 3525. Find the rate percent per
annum.

A) 8.5%

B) 8%

C) 7%

D) 10%

E) 11%

Answer & Explanation

C) 7% Explanation:

Amount after 2.5 yrs = 3525, after 2 yrs = 3420

So SI for half yr = 3525-3420 = 105, so for 1 yr SI = 105*2 = 210

P + 2*SI = 3420
So P = 3420 2*210 = 3000

So 3000*r*2/100 = 420

Q. Rs 1200 becomes Rs 1632 after 4 years. If the rate of interest is increased by 2%,
what will be the amount then?

A) Rs 1,890

B) Rs 1,844

C) Rs 1,756

D) Rs 1,728

E) None of these

Answer & Explanation

D) Rs 1,728 Explanation:

Increase in interest in 4 yrs with rate 2%= 1200*4*2/100 = 96

So amount = 1632+96 = 1728

Q. Rs 240 amounts to Rs 259.2 in 2 years, what will Rs 320 amount to in 4 yrs?

A) Rs 454.5
B) Rs 365.2
C) Rs 485.2
D) Rs 435.4
E) Rs 371.2
Answer & Explanation
E) Rs 371.2 Explanation:
Interest on Rs 240 in 2 yrs = 259.2 240 = 19.2
So interest on Rs 320 = 19.2*(320/240)*(4/2) = 51.2
So amount = 320+51.2
Q. Rakesh borrowed rupees 5000 from a bank ABC at simple interest. He pays bank
3000 rupees at the end of 3 years and again he pays 2500 at the end of 5 years from the
date of borrowing, Find the rate of interest charged by bank.
a) 50/21 %
b) 50/19 %
c) 50/23 %
d) 50/23 %
e)None of these

Answer b) 50/19 %
Explanation :
Total money paid by rakesh = 3000 + 2500 = 5500 so total interest paid by rakesh is 500.
For the first three years 5000 will be the principal , then he returns rupees 3000 so fir the next
2 years 2000 will be principal.
500 = 5000*(r/100)*3 + 2000*(r/100)*2, u will get r = 50/19%

Q. A person makes a fixed deposit of Rs. 20000 in Bank of India for 3 years. If the rate
of interest be 13% SI per annum charged half yearly. What amount will he get after 42
months?
A. 29100
B. 28100
C. 27100
D. 26100
Answer & Explanation
A. 29100
Explanation:
R=13%, T= 42 months
For half year
R=13/2, T= (42/12)*2= 7 half-years
SI= (20000*7*6.5/100) = 9100
A= P+SI = 20000+9100=29100

CI Questions

Q. What annual payment will discharge a debt of 1025 due in 2 years at the rate of 5%
compound interest?
A)550
B)551.25
C)560
D)560.35
E)None of these

Answer B) 551.25
Explanation :

Q. The difference SI and CI on Rs.1000 for 1 year at 10%per annum reckoned Half yearly is
A)2
B)2.5
C)3
D)2.4
E)None of these

Ans. 2.5

1000 = (D * 100^2) / (10/2)^2

Q. Rs 6000 becomes Rs 7200 in 3 years at a certain rate of compound interest. What will
be the amount received after 9 years?
A) Rs 11,498
B) Rs 10,352
C) Rs 9,368
D) Rs 10,368
E) None of these

Answer & Explanation

D) Rs 10,368
6000[1 + r/100]3 = 7200
So [1 + r/100]3 = 6/5
So 6000[1 + r/100]9 = 6000*(6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5)

Q. A sum of money borrowed at 5% compound interest is to paid in two annual

installments of Rs 882 each. What is the sum borrowed?
A) Rs 1650
B) Rs 2340
C) Rs 2630
D) Rs 1640
E) Rs 2640

Answer & Explanation

D) Rs 1640
P = 882/[1 + 5/100] + 882/[1 + 5/100]2

Q. A man borrows 10000 rupees at 20 % compound interest for 3 years. If every year he
pays 2000 rupees as repayment. How much amount is still left to be paid by the man?
a) 5000
b) 7000
c) 9000
d) 10000
e) None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer d) 10000
Amount to be paid at the end of three years = 10000*(1+20/100)^ 3 = 17280
Amount paid as instalment by the man = 2000*(1+20/100)^ 2 + 2000*(1+20/100) + 2000 =
7280
So remaining amount = 10000

7.Time & Work

In conventional Method work is always treated as 1.

Fast method to solve the questions is efficiency method.

In efficiency method the Work is not treated in numerical value, Like in Conventional method
the work is 1 but here the work is treated as percentage.

So by common sense the work is always treated as 100%

So when i say a person completes a work in 15 days it means he will do 100/15 % work in 1
day i.e 6.66% work in 1 day
If another person does the work in 30 days that means he will do 3.33% work in 1 day.
And together they will do 6.66 + 3.33 = 9.99 or 10% work in one day So in how many days
they will do the complete work, that will be 100/10 = 10 days.
Note: Dont use %age method is percentages are becoming too tedious. Choose between
conventional method and efficiency method according to the need of the question.

Note: Read Chain Rule from RS Agarwal Page 326

If a container contains x units of liquid from which y units are taken out and replaced by water, after
n operations, the quantity of pure liquid:-

x * {(1-y/x)^n}

Q1. Wheat worth Rs 30 per kg and Rs 42 per kg are mixed with a third variety of wheat in the ratio
1 : 1 : 2 respectively. The mixture is worth Rs 42 per kg. Find the price (per kg) of the third variety
of wheat.
A) Rs 58
B) Rs 48
C) Rs 62
D) Rs 50
E) None of these

Answer & Explanation

Rs 48
Since 1st and 2nd wheat mixed in equal ratio, their average price = (30+42)/2 = 72/2 = Rs 36
Let 3rd variety of wheat be Rs x per kg
So they are mixed as : (1+1) : 2 = 1 : 1
So
36 x
. 42
x-42 42-36=6
so x-42/6 = 1/1
solve, x = 48

Q2. A mixture contains A and B in the ratio 5 : 9. 14 litres of this mixture is taken out
and 14 litres of B is poured in. Now the ratio of A to B becomes 2 : 5. Find the amount
of B originally present in the mixture.
A) 25 litres
B) 45 litres
C) 55 litres
D) 40 litres
E) 35 litres

Answer & Explanation

45 litres
Total = 5x+9x+14 = 14x+14
So 5x/9x+14 = 2/5
Solve, x = 4
So total = 14*4 + 14 = 70 litres
So B = 9/(5+9) * 70 = 45

Q3. An article is bought for Rs 560. Some of the part is sold at 20% profit and
remaining at 15% loss giving a total of 10% profit. Find the cost price of part sold at
20% profit.
A) Rs 350
B) Rs 385
C) Rs 400
D) Rs 430
E) Rs 225

Answer & Explanation

Rs 400
Explanation:
20 -15
. 10
10-(-15) 20-10
25 : 10
5:2
So at 20% profit = 5/(5+2) * 560

Q4. A man travelled a distance of 75 km in 5 hours partly on foot at the rate of 6

km/hour and partly by scooter at 18 km/hour. Find the distance travelled by scooter?
A) 56 km
B) 52.25 km
C) 48.5 km
D) 67.5 km
E) 56.25 km

Answer & Explanation

67.5 km
Average speed = 75/5 = 15 km/hr
By method of allegation:
6 18
. 15
3 9
1:3
1 : 3 is the ratio of times.
So time by scooter = 3/(1+3) * 5 = 3.75 hrs
So distance by scooter = 3.75 * 18
Imp: The ratio gives ratio of time and not the ratio of distance. Calculate distance from
the ratio of time obtained.
8. Permutation & Combination
Find the number of ways of distributing 9 identical balls into 4 boxes so that no box is
empty and each box being large enough to accommodate all balls?
A.63
B.45
C.62
D.56
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation

Answer D.56
9-1
C 4-1 = 8 C 3 = 8*7*6/3*2*1 = 56

In how many ways can 3 prizes be given away to 12 students when each student is eligible for all
the prizes ?
A.1234
B.1728
C.5314
D.1331
E.None of these

Answer B.1728
Explanation :
12^3 = 1728

In how many ways 5 rings can be worn on 3 fingers?

A) 15
B) 120
C) 60
D) 70
E) 243
Answer & Explanation
C) 60
Explanation:
000
Let these 3 circles are 3 fingers
For 1st finger we have 5 choices, for second finger we have 4 choices left of rings, for third
finger we have 3 choices left.
So total 5*4*3 = 60 ways

Total no of ways in which 30 sweets can be distributed among 6 persons ?

A.35 C 5
B.36 C 5
C.36 C 6
D.35!/5!
E.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer A. 35 C 5
Explanation :
n+r-1
C r-1 = 35 C 5