Revision of Arithmetic

1) A and B are two taps which can fill a tank individually in 10 minutes and 20 minutes
respectively. However, there is a leakage at the bottom which can empty a filled tank in 40
minutes. If the tank is empty initially, how much time will both the taps take to fill the tank
(leakage is still there)?
a) 10 minutes
b) 5 minutes c) 7 minutesd)8 minutes
2) A started a business investing Rs. 45,000. After 3 months, B joined him with a capital of Rs.
60,000. After another 6 months, C joined them with a capital of Rs. 90,000. At the end of the
year, they made a profit of Rs. 16,500. What is A's share of profit?
a) Rs. 5,500
b) Rs. 6,600 c) Rs. 6,900d) Rs. 5,900
3) The ratio of ages of two brothers is 3:4.After ten years, what will the ratio of theirages be?
a) 1: 3
b) 1: 2
c) 4: 5 d) 2: 3
4) Every month, Elena spends 80% of herincome. In a particular month her incomeincreases by
10% and her expenditureincreases by 5%. By what % does hersaving increase?
a) 13%
b) 31%
c) 30%
d)None of these
5) Two trains of length 200 and 160 meterstake a minute to cross each other when theytravel in
the same direction and only 10seconds when they travel in oppositedirections. What are the
speeds at which thetrains are travelling?
a) 17 m/sec, 29 m/sec
b) 40 m/sec,50 m/secc) 23 m/sec,13 m/sec
d) 21 m/sec,15 m/sec
6) The circumference of a circular track is 600m. A moves at a speed of 30 m/sec and B ata
speed of 20 m/sec. Both start from a pointP on the track, simultaneously, in
oppositedirections. After how many seconds willthey meet on the track?
a) 10 seconds
b) 12 seconds
c) 15 seconds
d) 20 seconds
7) A person sells 50 units of goods in Januaryof a particular year. Every month thereafter,his
sales increase by 20 units per month.Find the average units of goods sold by himin the period
January to September.
a) 140
b) 150
c) 130
d) None of these
8) 15 litres of a solution containing 40%sulphuric acid is mixed with 25 litres of asolution
containing 60 % sulphuric acid. Find the % of water in the resultant mixture.
a) 52.5%
b) 42.5%
c) 50%
d) 47.5%
9) While adding first 11 natural numbers, Alokmissed out one number and found theaverage of
the numbers to be 5.7. Find themissed out number.
a) 10
b) 4
c) 5
d) 9
10) A sum lent @ 20% p.a. under simple interestfor two years yields Rs. 95 more than whenlent
at 18% p.a. interest compoundedannually for two years. Find the sum.
a) 12,000
b) 11,500
c) 13,000
d) 12,500