ICICI Bank Probationary Officers Sample Paper 2

Aptitude Question Paper (2003

!ate" !uration" #0 minutes $a%& $arks" Instructions" ' All t(e )uestions are compulsory& '& *i+ures to t(e ri+(t indicate t(e marks for eac( )uestion of t(at section& 2& Ans,er t(e )uestions by dra,in+ a circle around t(e option t(at you t(ink is correct I& -n+lis( .an+ua+e Ability " A& Part I /' % 0 1 0 $arks2 Questions '30 are incomplete sentences& Beneat( eac( sentence you ,ill see four ,ords or p(rases4 marked (A 4 (B 4 (C and (! & C(oose t(e one ,ord or p(rase t(at best completes t(e sentence& '& After t(e funeral4 t(e residents of t(e apartment buildin+ 5555555555 a& sent fait(fully flo,ers all ,eeks to t(e cemetery& b& sent to t(e cemetery eac( ,eek flo,ers fait(fully& c& sent flo,ers fait(fully to t(e cemetery eac( ,eek& d& sent eac( ,eek fait(fully to t(e cemetery flo,ers& 2& Because t(e first pair of pants did not fit properly4 (e asked for 55555555 a& anot(er pants b& ot(ers pants c& t(e ot(ers ones d& anot(er pair 3& 6(e committee (as met and 555555555 a& t(ey (a7e reac(ed a decision b& it (as formulated t(emsel7es some opinions c& its decision ,as reac(ed at d& it (as reac(ed a decision 8& Alfred Adams (as not 55555555 a& li7ed lonelynessly in times pre7ious b& ne7er before li7ed sole c& e7er li7ed alone before d& before li7ed ,it(out t(e company of (is friends 9& :o(n;s score on t(e test is t(e (i+(est in t(e class< 55555555555 a& (e s(ould study last ni+(t b& (e s(ould (a7e studied last ni+(t c& (e must (a7e studied last ni+(t d& (e must (ad to study last ni+(t =& >enry ,ill not be able to attend t(e meetin+ toni+(t because 555555555 a& (e must to teac( a class b& (e ,ill be teac(in+ a class c& of (e ,ill teac( a class d& (e ,ill (a7e teac(in+ a class 0& >a7in+ been ser7ed lunc(4 5555555555 a& t(e problem ,as discussed by t(e members of t(e committee b& t(e committee members discussed t(e problem c& it ,as discussed by t(e committee members t(e problem

d& a discussion of t(e problem ,as made by t(e members of t(e committee A& Part II /' % 0 1 0 $arks2 In )uestion ?3'84 eac( sentence (as four underlined ,ords or p(rases& 6(e four underlined parts of t(e sentence are marked (A 4 (B 4 (C 4 and (! & Identify t(e one underlined ,ord or p(rase t(at must be c(an+ed in order for t(e sentence to be correct& '& 6(e main office of t(e factory can be found in $aple Street in @e, Aork City& a& t(e main b& be found c& in d& in 2& Because t(ere are less members present toni+(t t(an t(ere ,ere last ni+(t4 ,e must ,ait until t(e ne%t meetin+ to 7ote& a& less b& t(an c& ,ere d& to 7ote 3& !a7id is particularly fond of cookin+4 and (e often cooks really delicious meals& a& particularly b& fond of c& often cooks d& really 8& 6(e pro+ress made in space tra7el for t(e early '#=0s is remarkable& a& pro+ress b& made c& in space d& for 9& Sandra (as not rarely missed a play or concert since s(e ,as se7enteen years old& a& not rarely b& a play c& since d& ,as se7enteen years old =& 6(e +o7ernor (as not decided (o, to deal ,it( t(e ne, problems already& a& 6(e b& (as c& (o, to deal ,it( d& already 0& 6(ere ,as a 7ery interestin+ ne,s on t(e radio t(is mornin+ about t(e eart()uake in Italy& a& t(ere ,as b& a c& on t(e d& about A& B& Part III /' % = 1 = $arks2 In )uestion '93204 t(e +i7en pair of ,ords contains a specific relations(ip to eac( ot(er& Select t(e best pair of c(oices ,(ic( e%presses t(e same relations(ip as t(e +i7en& '& PBOCBAS6I@A6OB " !-.AA "" a& flatterer " undermine b& +enius " creati7ity c& tyrant " influence d& +eneral " salute

2& APIABA " B-- "" a& mountain " skier b& airport " fli+(t c& sc(edule " e7ent d& stable " (orse 3& OCA6IO@ " APP.ADS- "" a& +rief " loss b& rout " defeat c& triump( " failure d& pat(,ay " ruin 8& !O.P>I@ " *.IPP-B "" a& insect " antenna b& bur+lar " mask c& +ull " ,in+ d& plane " radar 9& EA6-B6IF>6 " $OIS6DB- "" a& (ermetic " air b& combatant " strife c& somnolent " boredom d& ocean " s(ore =& P.AAEBIF>6 " SCBIP6 "" a& composer " score b& p(ysician " dia+nosis c& 7erse " poet d& kin+ " parliament A& Part IC /' % 9 1 9 $arks2 In )uestion 2'3294 c(oose t(e best ,ord4 ,(ic( is most opposite in t(e meanin+ to t(e +i7en ,ord& '& .DCI! a& underlyin+ b& comple% c& lu%urious d& ti+(t 2& .A6I6D!a& frenGy b& attitude c& altitude d& restriction 3& FBA6DI6ODS a& @oticeable b& Dseful c& @eedful d& Ori+inal 8& $-BI6OBIODS a& Simple b& Inferior c& Dnre,ardin+ d& Aoun+ 9& CODC>SA*a& steal b& postpone c& refuse d& inHure A& Passa+e Compre(ension /' % 0 1 0 $arks2

.ine '& A recent in7esti+ation by scientists at t(e D&S& Feolo+ical Sur7ey s(o,s t(at stran+e animal be(a7ior mi+(t (elp predict eart()uakes& In7esti+ators found suc( occurrences ,it(in a ten3kilometer radius of t(e epicenter of a fairly recent )uake& Some birds screec(ed and fle, about ,ildly< do+s yelped and ran around uncontrollably& .ine 9& Scientists belie7e t(at animals can percei7e en7ironmental c(an+es se7eral (ours or e7en days before t(e mis(aps& Animals ,ere notes as bein+ restless for se7eral ,eeks before a 6as(kent4 DGbekistan4 eart()uake& An (our before t(e disaster4 domestic animals refused to +o indoors and do+s (o,led and barked furiously& In '#=04 an eart()uake struck A+adir in $orocco& Sur7i7ors recall t(at stray animals4 includin+ do+s4 ,ere seen streamin+ out of to,n before t(e eart()uake& In a safari Goo near San *rancisco4 llamas ,ould not eat t(e e7enin+ before a '#0# )uake4 and t(ey ran around ,ildly all ni+(t& .ine '2& Dnusual animal be(a7ior precedin+ eart()uakes (as been noted for centuries& Britis( Admiral Bobert *itGroy reported (u+e flocks of screamin+ seabirds o7er Conception4 C(ile4 in '?39& An (our and (alf later4 do+s ,ere seen fleein+4 and ten minutes later t(e to,n ,as destroyed& Similar stories of c(ickens runnin+ around in apparent states of panic4 (orses tremblin+ and do+s barkin+ incessantly ,ere recorded t(rou+(out t(e ei+(teent( and nineteent( centuries by sur7i7ors of eart()uake destruction in India4 Au+osla7ia4 Peru4 $e%ico and t(e Dnites States& .ine '?& In '#0=4 after monitorin+ biGarre animal be(a7ior4 t(e C(inese predicted a de7astatin+ eart()uake& Alt(ou+( (undreds of t(ousand of people ,ere killed4 t(e +o7ernment ,as able to e7acuate millions of ot(ers people and t(us keep t(e deat( toll at a lo,er le7el& '& E(at prediction may be made by obser7in+ animal be(a7iorI a& An impendin+ eart()uake b& 6(e number of people ,(o ,ill die c& 6(e ten3kilometer radium from t(e epicenter d& 6(e fact t(at an eart()uake (as occurred& 2& 6(e aut(or implies t(at animals are a,are of an impendin+ eart()uake because a& Of t(eir intelli+ence b& 6(ey (a7e certain instincti7e abilities to percei7e t(at (uman do not possess c& 6(ey are +enerally closer to t(e epicenter t(an t(e (uman obser7ers d& 6(ey react to ot(er animal be(a7iors 3& 6(e ,ord Je7acuateK in line 20 closest in meanin+ to a& remo7e b& e%ile c& !estroy d& emaciate 8& All of t(e follo,in+ statement are true -LC-P6 a& some animals may be able to sense an approac(in+ eart()uake b& by obser7in+ animal be(a7ior scientist per(aps can predict eart()uakes c& t(e C(ines (a7e successfully predicted an eart()uake and sa7ed may li7es d& only do+s and (orses seem to possess t(e special perception t(at allo,s t(em to predict eart()uakes 9& In line 3 t(e ,ord K epicenterK is nearest in meanin+ to a& stratosp(ere b& Contour c& Perip(ery d& Core =& 6(e passa+e implies t(at if scientist can accurately predict eart()uakes t(ere ,ill be a& fe,er animal +oin+ craGy b& a lo,er deat( rate c& fe,er people e7acuated d& fe,er en7ironmental c(an+es 0& In line '? Jde7astatin+K means most nearly t(e same as a& destructi7e b& 7oracious c& intense d& fort(comin+ I& .o+ical and Analytical Beasonin+ Ability"

A& Part I " .o+ical Beasonin+ Ability /' % # 1 # $arks2 *or Question '39 " Si% actors M Bob4 Carol4 !a7e& -d4 *rank4 and Frace M are auditionin+ for a part in an off3Broad,ay play& 6(e auditions for a part in an off3Broad,ay play& 6(e auditions ,ill take place o7er four consecuti7e days4 startin+ on a 6(ursday& -ac( actor ,ill (a7e one audition& 6(e days on ,(ic( t(e different actors ,ill audition must conform to t(e follo,in+ conditions " At least one audition ,ill take place on any day& @o more t(an t,o auditions ,ill take place on any day @o more t(an 3 auditions ,ill take place on any t,o consecuti7e days Bob;s audition must take place on Saturday Carol;s audition must take place on t(e same day as anot(er audition *rank;s audition must take place on a day before +race;s audition !a7e;s audition must take place on a day after -d;s audition '& if only one audition takes place on 6(ursday4 ,(ic( actor could (a7e t(at audition a& Bob b& Carol c& !a7e d& *rank e& Frace 2& If Bob;s and frank;s auditions are on t(e same day4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ must be true a& !a7e;s audition ,ill take place on 6(ursday b& !a7e;s audition ,ill take place on *riday c& Frace;s audition ,ill take place on 6(ursday d& Carol;s audition ,ill take place on Sunday e& -d;s audition ,ill take place on Sunday 3& If t(e director decides to t,o (old t(e auditions on 6(ursday and t,o on Sunday4 (o, many actors ,ould be eli+ible to audition on *riday a& ' b& 2 c& 3 d& 8 e& 9 8& If -d and Frace (a7e t(eir auditions on t(e same day4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ must be trueI a& -d;s audition ,ill take place on 6(ursday b& *rank;s audition ,ill take place on 6(ursday c& Carol;s audition ,ill take place on Saturday d& Frace;s audition ,ill take place on Saturday e& Carol;s audition ,ill take place on Sunday 9& If -d;s audition is on Saturday4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ actors cannot audition on t(e same day as any ot(er actorI a& Bob b& Carol c& -d d& *rank e& Frace *or Question =3# " As part of t(eir sports p(ysicals4 se7en colle+iate at(letes M *4 F4 >4 I4 :4 N O . M are bein+ ,ei+(ed& In announcin+ t(e results of t(e p(ysical e%ams4 t(e coac( (as +i7en t(e follo,in+ information" @one of t(e at(letes is e%actly t(e same ,ei+(t as anot(er at(lete N is (ea7ier t(an .4 but li+(ter t(an > I is (ea7ier t(an : Bot( * and F are (ea7ier t(an >& =& -ac( of t(e follo,in+ could be true -LC-P6 a& * is t(e (ea7iest

b& F is t(e (ea7iest c& I is t(e (ea7iest d& $ore t(an t(ree at(letes are (ea7ier t(an N e& $ore t(an t(ree at(letes are li+(ter t(an N 0& E(ic( of t(e follo,in+4 if true4 ,ould be sufficient to determine ,(ic( at(lete is t(e li+(testI a& I is t(e (ea7iest b& I is li+(ter t(an N c& N is (ea7ier t(an : d& : is (ea7ier t(an N e& -%actly fi7e students are li+(ter t(an * ?& If : is (ea7ier t(an *4 (o, many different rankin+s4 by ,ei+(t4 of t(e at(letes are possibleI a& ' b& 2 c& 8 d& = e& ? #& If > is (ea7ier t(an I4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ CA@@O6 be trueI a& I;s ,ei+(t is e)ual to t(e a7era+e of *;s ,ei+(t and F;s ,ei+(t b& I;s ,ei+(t is e)ual to t(e a7era+e of N;s ,ei+(t and .;s ,ei+(t c& :;s ,ei+(t is e)ual to t(e a7era+e of N;s ,ei+(t and .;s ,ei+(t d& : is t(e second li+(test e& : is t(e li+(test A& Part II " .o+ical Beasonin+ Questions /2 % ? 1 '= $arks2 Select t(e best ans,er for eac( of t(e follo,in+ )uestions& '& Someone ,is(es to deduce t(e conclusion t(at t(ere are at least t,o men in Calcutta ,(o (a7e e%actly t(e same number of (air on t(eir (eads& >e be+ins ,it( a premise t(at t(ere are more men in Calcutta t(an t(ere are (air on t(e (ead of any person in t(e entire ,orld(,(et(er men or ,omen & 6(e desired conclusion can be 7alidly deduced a& *rom t(e ori+inal premise Hust as it stands b& If ,e add a premise t(at no man in Calcutta is completely bald4 but not from t(e ori+inal premise as it stands& c& If ,e add t(e premise t(at t(ere are at least as many men in Calcutta as ,omen4 but not from t(e ori+inal premise as it stands& d& Only if ,e add t(e premise t(at no man in Calcutta is completely bald4 but not from t(e premise as it e%actly stands& e& Only if ,e add t(e premise t(at t(ere are at least as many men in Calcutta as ,omen4 but not from t(e ori+inal premise as it stands& 2& !epartment stores ran+e from t,o to ei+(t floors in (ei+(t &If a store (as more t(an t(ree floors4 it (as an ele7ator& If t(e statements abo7e are true4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ must also be trueI a& Second floors do not (a7e ele7ators b& Se7ent( floors (a7e ele7ators c& Only floors abo7e t(e t(ird floors (a7e ele7ators d& All floors may be reac(ed by ele7ators e& Some t,o3floor department stores do not (a7e ele7ators '& A 7alid ar+ument is often defined as one in ,(ic( it is not possible for all t(e premises to be true and t(e conclusion false& A circular ar+ument is sometimes defined as one on ,(ic( one of t(e premises is identical to t(e conclusion& *rom t(ese definitions ,e can infer t(atP a& -7ery circular ar+ument is 7alid b& -7ery ar+ument is circular& c& @o circular ar+ument is 7alid d& Some circular ar+uments are 7alid4 and some are not& e& Some circular ar+uments are not 7alid4 and some 7alid ar+uments are not circular& Questions '3 and '8 refer to t(e follo,in+ scenario"

In a (orse race in7ol7in+ si% (orses4 t(ree of t(e entries ,ere Ba+ O;Bones4 Cold $olasses4 and 6(ree3 .e+ C(arlie& All si% (orses finis(ed4 one after t(e ot(er& '& @o (orse finis(ed a(ead of Cold $olasses4 and no (orse finis(ed be(ind Ba+ O;Bones& Also4 no (orse finis(ed bet,een Cold $olasses and 6(ree3.e+ C(arlie& 6(erefore4 a& Cold $olasses finis(ed second or t(ird& b& Ba+ O;Bones came in fourt( or better& c& 6(ree3.e+ C(arlie finis(ed second or t(ird& d& 6(ree3.e+ C(arlie may (a7e finis(ed first4 but atleast (e did not finis( last& e& Ba+ O;Bones finis(ed a(ead of Cold $olasses& '& *our (orses finis(ed bet,een Ba+ O;Bones and Cold $olasses& 6(erefore4 a& Cold $olasses finis(ed last& b& Ba+ O;Bones finis(ed second or t(ird& c& Ba+ O;Bones finis(ed fift(& d& 6(ree3.e+ C(arlie did not finis( last& e& -it(er Ba+ O;Bones finis(ed fift(4 or 6(ree3.e+ C(arlie came in t(ird& '& Administrators and e%ecuti7es are members of t(e most stable occupation& 6(e stability mentioned in t(e abo7e statement could be dependent on eac( of t(e follo,in+ factors e%cept a& 6rainin+ and skills& b& @ature of t(e occupation& c& Status d& Belati7ely (i+( income e& Bate of turno7er '& A recent ne,spaper feature story listed se7eral factors4 as JpredictorsK of likeli(ood of premature deat( &6,o of t(ese factors ,ere a sedentary life style ,it(out re+ular p(ysical e%ercise4 and sleepin+ more t(an '2 (ours daily& If a person ,ere to respond to t(is ne,s by bot( Hoinin+ as an e%ercise club and buyin+ an alarm clock4 t(at person ,ould probably be a& $istakin+ an e%planation for an ar+ument b& $istakin+ an ar+ument for an e%planation c& $istakin+ a premise for a conclusion d& $istakin+ a cause for an indicator e& $istakin+ an indicator by a cause '& -llen " JAll t(ree of S(irley;s c(ildren (a7e t(e measlesQK .ois" JAs a matter of fact4 all t(ree of S(irley;s c(ildren are fineQK Acceptin+ t(e assumption t(at nobody ,(o (as measles is fine4 ,(ic( of t(e follo,in+ is true about t(is e%c(an+eI a& It is possible t(at bot( -llen and .ois are ri+(t about S(irley;s c(ildren& b& It is possible t(at bot( -llen and .ois are mistaken about S(irley;s c(ildren& c& -it(er -llen is ri+(t about S(irley;s c(ildren4 or .ois is ri+(t about t(em4 but t(ey are not bot( ri+(t& d& -llen and .ois mi+(t be bot( ri+(t about S(irley;s c(ildren4 and t(ey mi+(t bot( be ,ron+ about t(em&

e& @one of t(ese alternati7es correctly identifies t(e possibilities for t(is scenario& I& Problem Sol7in+ Ability A& Part I " Problem Sol7in+ Ability /' % 29 1 29 $arks2 '& A truck departed from @e,ton at ''"93a&m& and arri7ed in *ar City4 280 miles a,ay4 at 8"8' p&m& on t(e same day& E(at ,as t(e appro%imate a7era+e speed of t(e truck on t(is tripI a& '=R'4200 $P> b& 80R2?? $P> c& '48#8R280 $P> d& 90 $P> '& If m4n4o and p are real numbers4 eac( of t(e follo,in+ e%pressions e)uals m(nop -LC-P6 a& (op (mn b& ponm c& (mn (mo (mp

d& (mp (no '& If t(e ratio of ,omen to men in a meetin+ is 8 to '4 ,(at percent of t(e persons in t(e meetin+ are menI a& 20S b& 29S c& 33 'R3S d& ?0S '& 6om recei7ed ?#4 #84 ?=4 and #= on t(e first al+ebra tests& E(at +rade must (e recei7e on (is last test to (a7e an a7era+e of #2I a& #2 b& #8 c& #' d& #9 '& If t(e measures of t(e t(ree an+les of a trian+le are (3% T '9 4 (9% M '9 4 and (2% T 30 4 ,(at is t(e measure of eac( an+leI a& 09 b& =0 c& 89 d& 29 '& E(ic( of t(e follo,in+ e)uations can be used to find a number %4 if t(e difference bet,een t(e s)uare of t(is number and 2' is t(e same as t(e product of 8 times t(e numberI a& % M 2' 1 8% b& %23 2' 1 8% c& %2 1 2'38% d& % T 8U212' '& -mile recei7es a flat ,eekly salary of Bs&280 plus '2S commission of t(e total 7olume of all sales (e makes& E(at must (is rupees 7olume be in a ,eek if (e is to make a total ,eekly of Bs&980I a& Bs&24??0 b& Bs&34=00 c& Bs&=48?0 d& Bs&24900 '& A and B undertake to do a ,ork for Bs&9=& A can do it alone in 0 days and B in ? days& If ,it( t(e assistance of a boy t(ey finis( t(e ,ork in 3 days t(en t(e boy +ets Bs&M a& '' b& 89 c& 83 d& 2' '& A postal truck lea7es its station and (eads for C(ica+o4 a7era+in+ 80mp(& An error in t(e mailin+ sc(edule is spotted and 28 minutes after t(e truck lea7es4 a car is sent to o7ertake t(e truck& If t(e car a7era+es 90mp(4 (o, lon+ ,ill it take to catc( t(e postal truckI a& '&= (ours b& 3 (ours c& 2 (ours d& '&9 (ours '& In a class of 80 students4 30 speak *renc( and 20 speak Ferman& E(at is t(e lo,est possible number of students ,(o speak bot( lan+ua+esI a& 9 b& 20 c& '9 d& '0 '& 6(e 7alue of B in t(e e)uation a 1 ((R2 (BTb is a& (2a M b R( b& 2(Ra M b c& 2a M b d& 2aR( M b '&

2& 6(e perimeter of a s)uare inscribed in t(e circumference of radius B is a& 8B b& ?B c& 2B(2 'R2 d& 8B(2 'R2 '& If B4S4 and Q can ,allpaper a (ouse in ? (ours and B and S can do it in '2 (ours4 (o, lon+ ,ill it take Q alone to ,allpaper t(e (ouse I a& '2 (ours b& 28 (ours c& ? (ours d& 20 (ours '& An old picture (as dimensions 33 inc(es by 28 inc(es& E(at one len+t( must be cut from eac( dimension so t(at t(e ratio of t(e s(orter side to t(e lon+er side is 2"3I a& 2 inc(es b& = inc(es c& # inc(es d& '0 'R2 inc(es '& In a +roup of 30 people t(e a7era+e (ei+(t is = feet and 2 inc(es& 6(erefore4 ,e can assume t(at '& e7eryone is =ft and 2 inc(es 2& most of t(e people are =ft and 2 inc(es& 3& not all could be taller t(an =ft and 2 inc(es& a& 2 only b& 3 only c& ' and 2 only d& '4 2 and 3 '& One ,all bein+ made entirely of bricks is 80S built& If ,e need '4200 more bricks to complete t(e ,all4 (o, many bricks ,ill t(e ,all (a7e I a& '4900 b& '4?00 c& 24000 d& 24800 '& In a Colle+e Bookstore ,(ere all books are t(e same price4 a T b books are sellin+ for Bs&'4000& $yron buys '2 books and for eac( one (as a discount of Bs&'& >o, muc( does $yron need to pay I a& /(a T b 3 '2 % '2 b& /(a T b R'000 3 '2 % '2 c& /('000R(a T b 3 '2 % '2 d& /a T b2 % ' '& A s)uare is inscribed in a circle of area '?p& E(at is t(e len+t( of a side of t(e s)uare I a& = b& 3 c& 3(2 'R2 d& =(2 'R2 '& A bo% contains = red marbles and 8 blue marbles& E(at is t(e probability t(at if 2 marbles are simultaneously dra,n from t(e bo%4 bot( ,ill be red I a& 2R3 b& 'R3 c& 'R2 d& 'R9 '& If it is 290 kms from !el(i to C(andi+ar( and '20 kms from !el(i to :aipur4 ,(at percenta+e of t(e distance from !el(i to C(andi+ar( is t(e distance from !el(i to :aipurI a& '2 b& 28 c& 3= d& 8? '& A car +oes '9 kms on a litre of petrol& E(en it is dri7en at =0 kms per (our it only +oes ?0S as far&

>o, many litres of petrol ,ill it take to tra7el '20 kms dri7in+ at =0 kms per (ourI a& 2 b& =&8 c& ? d& #&= '& 6(e solution of t(e e)uation 8 M 9(2y T 8 1 8 is a& '&32R9 b& ? c& 8 d& 32 '& I ,ent to .ucky !uck Casino and in t(e first +ame I lost one3t(ird of my money4 in t(e second +ame I lost (alf of t(e rest& If I still (a7e Bs&'40004 (o, muc( money did I (a7e ,(en I arri7ed at t(e CasinoI a& Bs&'4000 b& Bs&24000 c& Bs&34000 d& Bs&=4000 e& '& *or eac( Bupee spent by t(e sales department4 t(e researc( department spends 20 paise& *or e7ery Bs& 8 spent by t(e researc( department4 t(e packin+ department spends Bs&'&90& 6(e triple ratio of t(e money spent by t(e sales department to t(e money spent by t(e researc( department to t(e money spent by t(e packin+ department can be e%pressed as a& 80 " ? " 3 b& 20 " 8 " ' c& ? " 8 " ' d& ' " ' " 9 e& 2 " ' " 9 '& *rom t(e be+innin+ to t(e end of '##=4 t(e price of a rare book rose 20 percent& In '##04 it dropped 29 percent& In '##?4 it rose 20 percent& E(at percent of '##=Vs startin+ price is '##?Vs startin+ priceI a& #0 b& #9 c& '00 d& '0?