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1.Howmany6digitevennumberscanbeformedfromdigits1,2,3,4,5,6,and7sothatthedigitshouldnot

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repeatandthesecondlastdigitiseven?
a.6480

b.320

c.2160

d.720

Answer:d

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Explanation:
Ifthewehavetoformevennumbers,unitsdigitmustbe2,4,6.i.e.,3ways.Also5thdigitshouldbeeven.Soit
canbefilledin2ways.Nowremaining5digitscanbefilledin5!ways.Sototal5!32=720ways.

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2.Thefivetyresofacar(fourroadtyresandonespare)wereusedequallyinajourneyof40,000kms.The
numberofkmsofuseofeachtyrewas
a.40000

b.10000

c.32000

d.8000

Answer:c
Explanation:
Totalkilometerstravelledby4tyre=400004=1,60,000.Thishastobeshareby5tyres.Soeachtyrecapacity
=1,60,000/5=32,000.Youhaveadoubt,afterwetravel32,000km,weareleftwith4worntyesandonenew
tyre.ButIfthetyresarerotatedproperlyaftereach8000km,allthetyresareequallyused.

3.Inagroupoffivefamilies,everyfamilyisexpectedtohaveacertainnumberofchildren,suchthatthenumberof
childrenformsanarithmeticprogressionwithacommondifferenceofone,startingwithtwochildreninthefirst
family.Despitetheobjectionoftheirparents,everychildinafamilyhasasmanypetstolookafterasthenumberof
offspringsinthefamily.Whatisthetotalnumberofpetsintheentiregroupoffivefamilies.
a.99

b.9

c.55

d.90

Answer:d
Explanation:
Asthenumberofchildrenareinarithmeticprogressionstartingwith2,thefivefamilieshave2,3,4,5,6kids
respectively.Aseachchildrenhaskeptthepetsequaltothenumberofkidsinthefamily,eachfamilyhasn2pets.
Sototal=22+32+42+52+62=90

4.Accordingtothestockpolicyofacompany,eachemployeeinthetechnicaldivisionisgiven15sharesofthe
companyandeachemployeeintherecruitmentdivisionisgiven10shares.Employeesbelongingtoboth
committeesget25shareseach.Thereare20employeesinthecompany,andeachonebelongstoatleastone
division.Thecostofeachshareis$10.Ifthetechnicaldivisionhas15employeesandtherecruitmentdivisionhas
10employees,thenwhatisthetotalcostofthesharesgivenbythecompany?
a.2650

b.3180

c.3250

d.3120

Answer:c
Explanation:

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Wehavetouseadditionformulan(A B) =n(A) + n(B) n(A B)

20=15+10x
x=5
Sototalsharesgiventoonlytechnical=1015=150
SharesgiventoonlyRecruitment=510=50
SharegiventoTechnicalaswellasrecruitmentpeople=525=125
Totalshares=150+50+125=325.
Totalvalue=32510=3250

5.Theaveragemarksof3studentsA,BandCis60.WhenanotherstudentDjoinsthegroup,thenewaverage
becomes56marks.IfanotherstudentE,whohas3marksmorethanD,joinsthegroup,theaverageofthe4
studentsB,C,DandEbecomes55marks.HowmanymarksdidAgetintheexam?
a.50

b.54

c.51

d.53

Answer:c
Explanation:
GiventhatA+B+C=603=180
A+B+C+D=564=224
Therefore,D=44
E=44+3=47
Given,B+C+D+E=554=220
B+C+44+47=220
B+C=22091=129
SoA+129=180A=51

6.Whatisthenumberofwaysofexpressing3600asaproductofthreeorderedpositiveintegers(abc,bcaetc.are
countedasdistinct).Forexample,thenumber12canbeexpressedasaproductofthreeorderedpositiveintegers
in18differentways.
a.441

b.540

c.84

d.2100

Answer:b
3600=243252
Letabc=243252
Wehavetodistributefour2'stothreenumbersa,b,cin

4+31

Nowtwo3'shastobedistributedtothreenumbersin

2+31

Nowtwo5'shastobedistributedtothreenumbersin

2+31

C 31 =

C 31 =
C 31 =

C2

=15ways.

C2

=6ways

C2

=6ways

Totalways=1566=540

7.Thereisa7digittelephonenumberwithalldifferentdigits.Ifthedigitatextremerightandextremeleftare5and
6respectively,findhowmanysuchtelephonenumbersarepossible?
a.120

b.30240

c.Noneofthese

d.6720

Answer:d
Explanation:
Ifleftandrightdigitsarefixedwith5and6,thentheremaining5placescanbefilledbyremaining8digitsin

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6720ways.

8.AcertainsumofmoneyissufficienttopayeitherGeorge'swagesfor15daysorMark'swagesfor10days.For
howlongwillitsufficeifbothGeorgeandMarkworktogether?
a.8

b.6

c.9

d.5

Answer:b
Explanation:
Letthemoneytobepaid=30rupees.ThenGeorgedailywage=30/15=2,andMarkdailywage=30/10=3.
Ifbothareworking,then5rupeestobepaid.Sogivensumissufficientfor30/5=6days.

9.Theremainderwhenm+nisdividedby12is8,andtheremainderwhenmnisdividedby12is6.Ifm>n,
thenwhatistheremainderwhenmndividedby6?
a.3

b.4

c.2

d.1

Answer:b
Explanation:
m+n=12a+8(m + n)
mn=12b+6(m n)
(1)(2)4mn=144a

mn=36a

+ 48a 36b

= 144a

= 144b

+ 192a + 64

+ 144b + 36
2

+ 192a 144b
36b + 7

(1)

(2)

144b + 28

Nowmnisdividedby6,allthetermsexcept7gives0.So7dividedby6,remainder=1

10.Thereisasetof36distinctpointsonaplanewiththefollowingcharacteristics:
*ThereisasubsetAconsistingoffourteencollinearpoints.
*Anysubsetofthreeormorecollinearpointsfromthe36areasubsetofA.
Howmanydistincttriangleswithpositiveareacanbeformedwitheachofitsverticesbeingoneofthe36points?
(Twotrianglesaresaidtobedistinctifatleastoneoftheverticesisdifferent)
a.7140

b.4774

c.1540

d.6776

Answer:d
Explanation:
Thegivendataindicatesthat14pointsarecollinearandremaining22pointsarenoncollinear.
Atrianglecanbeformedbytaking1pointsfrom14and2pointsfrom22(or)2pointsfrom14and1pointsfrom22
(or)3pointsfrom22

14

C1

22

C2 +

14

C2

22

C1 +

22

C3

=6776

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