Number System


  1. A and B have together three times what B and C have, while A, B, C together have thirty rupees more than that of A. If B has 5 times that of C, then A has









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    A + B= 3 (B + C)
    A + B + C = A + 30
    B = 5 C
    ∴  A + B = 3 (B + C)
    ⇒  A + 5C = 18C ⇒ A = 13C
    ∴  A + B + C = A + 30
    13C + 5C + C = 13C + 30
    ⇒  6C = 30
    ⇒  C = 5
    ⇒  A = 13 × 5 = ₹ 65

    Correct Option: B

    A + B= 3 (B + C)
    A + B + C = A + 30
    B = 5 C
    ∴  A + B = 3 (B + C)
    ⇒  A + 5C = 18C ⇒ A = 13C
    ∴  A + B + C = A + 30
    13C + 5C + C = 13C + 30
    ⇒  6C = 30
    ⇒  C = 5
    ⇒  A = 13 × 5 = ₹ 65


  1. Find the maximum number of trees which can be planted, 20 metres apart, on the two sides of a straight road 1760 metres long









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    Number of trees on each side of the road
    [+1 because we would start with a tree]

    =
    1760
    + 1 = 88 + 1 = 89
    20

    ∴  Required answer
    = 89 × 2 = 178

    Correct Option: B

    Number of trees on each side of the road
    [+1 because we would start with a tree]

    =
    1760
    + 1 = 88 + 1 = 89
    20

    ∴  Required answer
    = 89 × 2 = 178



  1. If
    a * b = a + b +
    a
    b
    then the value of 12 * 4 is :









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    a * b = a + b +
    a
    b

    ∴  12 * 4 = 12 + 4 +
    12
    4

    = 16 + 3 = 19

    Correct Option: D

    a * b = a + b +
    a
    b

    ∴  12 * 4 = 12 + 4 +
    12
    4

    = 16 + 3 = 19


  1. Mohan gets 3 marks for each correct sum and loses 2 marks for each wrong sum. He attempts 30 sums and obtains 40 marks. The number of sums solved correctly is :









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    If the number of correct sums be x, then,
    x × 3 – (30 –x) × 2 = 40
    ⇒  3x – 60 + 2x = 40
    ⇒  5x = 60 + 40 = 100
    ⇒  x = 20

    Correct Option: B

    If the number of correct sums be x, then,
    x × 3 – (30 –x) × 2 = 40
    ⇒  3x – 60 + 2x = 40
    ⇒  5x = 60 + 40 = 100
    ⇒  x = 20



  1. The product of two positive numbers is 2500. If one number is four times the other, the sum of the two numbers is :









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    Let one of the positive number be x.
    ∴  The other will be 4x
    Now, 4x × x = 2500
    ⇒  x2 = 2500 ÷ 4 = 625
    ∴  x = √625 = 25
    ∴  Sum of the two numbers
    4x + x = 5x = 5 × 25 =125

    Correct Option: B

    Let one of the positive number be x.
    ∴  The other will be 4x
    Now, 4x × x = 2500
    ⇒  x2 = 2500 ÷ 4 = 625
    ∴  x = √625 = 25
    ∴  Sum of the two numbers
    4x + x = 5x = 5 × 25 =125