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SESSION – 1 100
Percentage of work done by A in a day = % = 12.5%
8
TIME AND WORK – I
100
Percentage of work done by B in a day = % = 20%
1. Ans: [a] 5
A can do the work in 12 days. B can do it in 15 days. So, the net work done in two days i.e. 1 cycle = 12.5%
+ 20% = 32.5%
C can do it in 20 days.
Working for 6 days i.e. 3 cycles, they complete 3 × 32.5%
So, the rate of work per day of A, B and C is, and = 97.5%
respectively.
2.5 1
Working together, the work they can complete in a day The remaining 2.5% will be completed by B in  of
20 8
1 1 1 1 the day.
   
12 15 20 5 Therefore, the no. of days taken by them to complete the
1 1 1
For completing the full work, time  5 work by working alternately 6   6 days
1 8 8
5

Thus, they will complete the work in 5 days. 3. Ans: [c]

Amount of work = 120 kg by 20 elephants in 15 days
Aliter
20  15
By solving the problem in percentage method, we get W1  1
120
100
Percentage of work done by A in a day = % = 8.33% Amount of work = 240 kg by 30 elephants in T days
12
30  T
100 W2   1.
Percentage of work done by B in a day = % = 6.66% 240
15
20  15 30  T
100    T  20 days
Percentage of work done by C in a day = % = 5% 120 240
20
i.e. 30 elephants can finish 240 kg of sugarcane in 20 days.
So, the net work done together in a day
NT
= 8.33% + 6.66% + 5% = 20% (approx.) From application 3, it is evident that = constant in
W
Hence to do 100% work, they require 5 days. the case of same efficiency where,
2. Ans: [b] N – no. of men involved in the work
A takes 8 days to complete the job. T – time taken to complete the work
B takes 5 days to complete the job. W – work done
Work = 40 units (LCM of 8 and 5) 4. Ans: [d]
B does 8 units/day.
A can fill the tank in 20 hours, B can fill the tank in
A does 5 units/day. 18 hours, C can empty the tank in 24 hours.
B completes 8 units on the first day and A completes 5 By applying unitary method, we get
units on the second day.
Total work = LCM {20, 18, 24} = 360 units.
Thus, in two days 13 units are completed.
360
So, at the end of the 6th day, 39 units will be completed A can fill = 18 units in the 1st hour.
20
with 1 unit left.
On the next day, the remaining 1 unit will be completed by 360
B can fill = 20 units in the 2nd hour.
1 18
B in of the day.
8 360
C can empty = 15 units in the 3rd hour.
Therefore, the time taken by them to complete the entire 24
1 1 All the three together can fill 23 units in three hours i.e. 1
work by working alternately  6   6 days.
8 8 cycle of 3 hours.
Aliter So, 345 units can be filled in 45 hours. The remaining 15
By solving the problem in percentage method, we get units can be filled by Pipe A in 50 minutes. Thus, the tank
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5. Ans: [c] Let the time taken by A and B to complete the job be
Given that A can complete 80% of a work in 20 days, A x hours
20 Then, time taken by A alone to complete the job = x + 8
will complete the entire work in  100  25 days. hours
80
1 1 1
Rate of work of A = and let rate of work of B be And time taken by B alone to complete the job = x + 4
25 b 2
hours.
We know that A has already completed 80% of the work
and now that the remaining 20% is done by A and B Work done per day for A and B working together
together in 3 days. 1 1
 
Let B take ‘b’ days to do the work doing it alone. x  8 x  41
1 2
Hence, his rate of work  per day ∴ Time to complete the job for A and B working together
b
1 1 1  1
So, 3   3  (x  8) x  4 
25 b 5  2
  x (as assumed above)
 1
1 (x  8)   x  4 
Therefore, b = 37 days.  2
2
1 1
Aliter:  x2  12 x  36  2x2  12 x
2 2
From the question, it can be inferred that B saves 2 days
of A's work by working for 3 days.  x2  36  x  6
A completes the work in 25 days. Time taken by A and B to complete the job together
So, 2 days of A's work = 3 days of B's work. = 6 days

3 75 1 9. Ans: [c]
25 days of A's work   25   37 days of B's
2 2 2 1
work. Time to fill up the tank = 12 hours ⇒ per hour
12
1 1
Thus, B alone would take 37 days. Time to fill up the tank with leakage = 24 hours ⇒ per
2 24
6. Ans: [c] hour

Time taken by A to fill a cistern = 15 min 1 1 1

∴ Water leaking in one hour   
12 24 24
∴ Time taken by B to fill up the cistern = 15 × 4 = 60 min
1
Now, A and B together can fill up in one minute ∴ Time for leak to empty the full tank  = 24 hours
1
1 1 1 24
  
15 60 12
10. Ans: [a]
∴ Time taken to fill up if both A and B are opened together
1
12 Time for pipe A to fill up the tank = 6 hours ⇒ per hour
  12 hours. 6
1
1
7. Ans: [b] Time for pipe B to fill up the tank = 8 hours ⇒ per hour
8
Time taken by A to do the piece of work = 24
1 1 7
∴ A + B can fill up in one hour   
Efficiency of B = 2 × efficiency of A 6 8 24
24 1 7 1 7
∴ Time required by B to do the same work = = 12 days In 1 hours, when A and B are working  1 
2 2 24 2 16
∴ Work done by A and B together in one day 7 9
∴ part not filled  1  
1 1 1 16 16
  
24 12 8 9 th  9 1 9
Now, B will fill up of tank in      hours
⇒ Time for doing the full work = 8 days 16  16 8  2

3 th 3 ∴ Total time to fill up the tank 

9 1
 1  6 hours.
∴ Time for A and B to finish of work = 8 × = 6 days
4 4 2 2
SESSION – 2
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TIME AND WORK – II A ---> 12 hours ---> 5 unit/hour

B ---> 15 hours ---> 4 unit/hour
16. Ans: [c]
C ---> 20 hours ---> 3unit/hour
A --->45 days --->8 units/day
Total unit = 60
B --->40 days --->9 units/day
A + B + C ---> 12 unit/hour
Total unit --->360
For 4 hours ---> 48 units
A + B = 8 + 9 => 17 units/day
B's alone work ---> 23 9 = 207 units Remaining 12 units by A & C => 12/8 = 1.5 hours => 3/2
hours.
So, 360 – 207 => 153 units
Hence 153/17 = 9 days, (A & B worked together) 22. Ans: [a]

17. Ans: [b] Pipe A ---> 15 hours ---> 4 unit/hour

Total unit = 12 9 = 108 Pipe B ---> 20 hours ---> 3 unit/hour
12 men --->9 days Pipe C ---> 30 hours ---> 2 unit/hour
First 3days --->3 12 = 36 units were completed Pipe D ---> 60 hours ---> 1 unit/hour
After 3 days, 6 men joined to replace the 2 men left Total unit = 60
12 + 6 – 2 = 16 men working after that A + B + C + D = 10 unit/hour
Remaining units = 72/16 = 4.5 days required to complete At 6 a.m. A starts
18. Ans: [a] So, at 7 a.m. ---> 4 units were completed
p = 2w After 7 a.m., A + B ---> 7 units
w = 2b At 8 a.m. ---> 4 + 7 = 11,
16 p ---> 12 days After 8 a.m. ---> A + B + C ---> 9 units
16 p : 32 w : 64 b At 9 a.m. ---> 20 units, after 9 a.m. A + B + C + D ---> 10
So, 32 w + 64 w units
16 p + 16 p = 6 days At 10 a.m. ---> 30 units, remaining 30 units/10 units/hour
= 3 hours
19. Ans: [a]
So, at 1 pm reservoir will full.
3 m + 6b ---> 2 days
m ---> B – 5 23. Ans: [d]
M B Pipe A ---> 40 litre/minute
x-5 x Pipe B ---> 30 litre/minute
3 men 6 boys Pipe C ---> 20 litre/minute (Pipe C is emptying the tank)
x – 5/3 x/6 =2 1st minutes, A ---> 40 litres
x – 5/3 + x/6
2nd minutes, B ---> 30, so 40 + 30 = 70 litres
x(x – 5)/8 6/3x – 10 = 2
3rd minutes, C ---> 20, so, 70 – 20 = 50 litres
x2 – 23x + 60 = 0
∴ In 3 minutes ---> 50 litres were filled
(x – 20)(x – 3) = 0
1 cycle ---> 3 minutes
x = 20, x = 3(not possible)
IIIly in 13 cycles ---> 13 50 = 650
So x – 5 => 20 – 5 = 15 days
In minutes (13 = 39 minutes)
20. Ans: [d]
After that, A will complete 40 litres
A ---> 20 days ---> 2 unit/day
B will complete 10 litres in 20 sec
B ---> 20 days ---> 2 unit/day
To fill 700 litres, so totally 39 + 1 + 20 sec = 40 minutes
C ---> 40 days ---> 1 unit/day
20 sec
Total unit = 40
If all work together the work should be completed in 8 24. Ans: [d]
days, but c left 2 days before the work completed. Thus 6 Leak can empty the tank in 5 hours.
days all the three were working together. Inlet pipe can fill 3 litre/minute.
So, 5 6 = 30 units were competed at the end of 6 days.
So, in one hour the inlet pipe can fill 180 litres.
Remaining 10 units to be completed by A & B = 10/4 = 2.5
When inlet pipe is opened the leak take 6 hours to empty
So 6 + 2.5 = 8.5days.
the tank.
21. Ans: [c]

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Thus, 1 hour work of leak = 6 hours work of inlet pipe = 6 Thus both the statements together are necessary to
× 180 = 1080 litres. answer the question.
Tank capacity = 5 hours work of leak = 1080 5= 5400
29. Ans: [e]
litres.
There is no sufficient information given about the rate of
25. Ans: [c] work of woman in both the statements, hence we cannot
A ---> (1st day) ---> 3 feet wall find the answer.
B ---> (2nd day) ---> 2 feet wall 30. Ans: [d]
C ----> (3rd day) ---> 4 feet wall (negative work) From statement I alone,
A + B – C = 3 + 2 – 4 = 1 1 feet in 3 days We can get the answer as 32 workers can complete the
So, in 15 days = 5 feet work in 10 days.
Remaining work is 5 feet Similarly from statement II alone, we get the same answer
16th day A will build 3 feet as 32 workers can complete the work in 10 days.
17th day B will build 2 feet So, both the statements are sufficient individually.
Hence, 15 + 1 + 1 = 17days to complete. 31. Ans: [b]
26. Ans: [a] Pump P3 has to open when the tank was filled half
X + Y + Z ---> days ---> 4 units according to the supervisor's plan. Therefore, calculate
the time taken by the pump 1 and pump 2 working
Y ---> 144 days ---> 1 unit
together in which half of the tank will be filled.
After 12 days, Y has fallen sick
Now part of the tank to be filled by P1 + P2 in one hour
X + 1 + Z ---> 4; X + Z ---> 3
1 1 5
For 12 days, 12 4 = 48 units = + =
8 2 24
Hence, 144 – 48 = 96 units to be completed by X. Therefore, the time in which half of the tank was to be
X + Z ---> 96/3 = 32 days
filled by both of them working together =
24 / 5  12
2 5
27. Ans: [a]
hours.
X members ---> 8 days
Now the pump P3 was to open.
End of each day 10 members leaving the job Obviously, part of the tank to be filled by all of them in one
The entire job completed in 12 days 1 1 1 1
hour = + − =
1st day, assume x men are working 8 12 8 12
So Therefore time to be taken by all of them to fill the
x + (x – 10) + (x – 20) + (x – 30) + .... + (x – 100) + (x – 110) 12
remaining half of the tank = = 6 hours
= 8x 2
12x – 660 = 8x Thus, total time in which the supervisor had to return
4x = 660 => x = 165 12 42
+6= hours
Initially 165 men started the work.
5 5
Now we just have to calculate the part of the tank filled by
28. Ans: [d] 42
all the pipes in hours.
x 5
Statement I gives machine X produces candles in 1
5 1 (24 / 5)
of the tank is filled by the pumps P1 + P2 in
minute. Here nothing is known about machine Y. 3 3
So, statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the 8
hours i.e. hours(from the above).
question. 5
x Remaining time in which all the pumps have to work
From statement II, machine X and Y produce candles in
2 42 8 34
together = − = hours.
1 minute. 5 5 5
Combining statements I and II together, we get, machine y Part of the tank to be filled by all the pumps working
x x 3x 34
produces   candles in 1 minute. together in hours
2 5 10 5
 1   34  17
10 =  ×  =
 x candles will be produced in minutes.  12   5  30
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1 17 27 Inlet + Leak  12 hrs (empty)

So the part of tank filled in total =
+ =
3 30 30 Total Unit = 12
Therefore empty part of the tank on the return of the Leak  2 (unit/hr)
27 1 Inlet + Leak  1 (unit/hr)
supervisor = 1 − = (Inlet + Leak) − Leak  1 (unit/hr)
30 10
12
 1  Time taken by inlet to fill the tank = = 12 hr
In percentage   × 100 = 10% 1
 10 
Capacity of the tank = 12 × 300 = 3600 litres
32. Ans: [b]
35. Ans: [d]
a = fraction of the job A can do in 1 day
b = fraction of the job B can do in 1 day 12
Capacity of water throwing pump =  5.5 = 1.1 tonnes
c = fraction of the job C can do in 1 day 60
A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days i.e. per 5.5 minutes
1 Capacity of leak to admit water = 2.25 tonnes per
a+b= ………………(i) 5.5 minutes
12
In 5.5 minutes resultant work done by leak
B and C together can do the same job in 16 days i.e.
= (2.25 − 1.1) = 1.15 tonnes
1
b+c= ………………(ii) 5.5
16 Therefore, to admit 92 tonnes of water it will take
After A has been working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days,
1.15
C finishes in 13 days, i.e., 5a + 7b + 13c = 1…………..(iii) 44
× 92 = 440 min or h
You get the system 6
5 77  6
(i)  ( 5)  5a  5b   Speed required = = 10.5 km/h
12 44
1
(ii)  ( 2)  2b  2c  
8 SESSION – 3
(iii)  5a  7b  13c  1
Adding up the above three equations i.e. (iv) + (v) + (iii), TIME AND WORK – III
we get
36. Ans: [a]
5 1
 13c  2c  1   1
12 8 A does of the work in 5 days.
3
24 10 3
11c    So, A finishes the work in 15 days.
24 24 4
11 2
11c  B does of the work in 10 days.
24 5
1 So, B finishes the work in 25 days.
c  fraction of the job c can do in 1 day.
24 Let the total work be 75 units (LCM of 15 and 25).
C alone will do the work in 24 days. A completes 5 units/day; B completes 3 units/day.
A and B together can complete 8 units/day.
33. Ans: [a]
75
With 100% efficiency 5 women and 3 children can do Therefore, A and B can complete the entire work in
8
1 work in 60 days.
With 100% efficiency 15 women and 9 children can do 1 3
= 9 days.
work in 20 days. 8
With 100% efficiency 15 women and 9 children can do 37. Ans: [a]
1
th of work in 4 days. N1  T1 N2  T2
5  (where N stands for number of men
W1 W1
With 400% efficiency 15 women and 9 children can do
1 and T for days for which they work)
th of work in 1 day.
5 8  24 36  30

80 W2
34. Ans: [b]
Leak  6 hrs (empty) W2  450
Inlet  5 litres/min  300 litres/min (fill)

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38. Ans: [d] 43. Ans: [c]

Let the man work for x days out of 20 days. Let total work be 38 units.
 Payment for x days = 20 × x = 20x 1
3 men do 1 unit/day i.e. 1 man does unit/day.
Days of absence = (20 – x) 3
fine for absence = 5(20 – x) 1
8 boys do 1 unit/day i.e. 1 boy does unit/day.
 20x – 5 (20 – x) = 275 8
25x = 375 1
5 women do 1 unit/day i.e. 1 woman does unit/day.
x = 15 i.e., he worked for 15 days. Therefore, he was 5
absent for 5 days.  1 1 1
6 men + 10 women + 6 boys   6   10   6  
 3 5 8
39. Ans: [b]
Work is constant; 19
 units/day
 W = Time  Rate of work = K (constant) 4
4
1 Time taken to complete 38 units = 38 = 8 days
 K  Time  19
no. of men

4 44. Ans: [d]

Number of men is reduced by 20% i.e. of the original.
5 5
2 men = 5 women  1 man = women.
5 2
Therefore, time taken is of the original time i.e. 125%
4 5
2 women = 5 children  1 woman = children.
of time. 2
Therefore, increase over the original time is 25%. 25
Therefore, 1 man = children  4 men = 25 children.
4
40. Ans: [d]
100 children complete the work in 10days.
Work done = N  T
So, 16 men = 100 children can complete the work in 10 days.
(x  1)(x  1) 9
 Therefore, 1 man can complete the work in 16  10 days
(x  2)(x  1) 10
= 160 days
10x + 10 = 9x + 18
x=8 45. Ans: [c]

41. Ans: [c] Let there be x labourers.

Earning per day of work = Rs.10 Work done is constant.
Total earnings = Rs.140 Therefore, 24x = 38(x – 7)
140 12x = 19x – 133
 No. of days worked =  14
10 7x = 133  x = 19
1 19 labourers are employed.
Total days to complete the work = 20 ⇒ per day
20
46. Ans: [a]
1 7
 work done in 14 days =  14  2 men + 3 women = 35 --> 3 (unit per day)
20 10
4 men + 4 women = 21--> 5 (unit per day)
42. Ans: [b] Total unit = 105
Total units of work = 36 (LCM of 9 and 12) 12 m + 12 w = 15
A completes 4 units/day and B completes 3 units/day. 8 m + 12 w = 12
__________________
 A and B complete 7 units in 2 days.
4m=3
After 5 cycles of alternate work i.e. 10 days, 35 units will
be completed. Therefore, 7men can complete the work in = 5 days

On the 11th day, A will complete the remaining 1 unit in

47. Ans: [b]
1 th Total unit = 500
of the day.
4 For the first 10 days = 25×10 = 250 units
1 For next 10 days = 20 × 10 = 200 units
Hence, the work will be completed in 10 days.
4 Remaining units is (500 – 450) = 50 units

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Remaining 15 members can complete this 50 units in 52. Ans: [b]

3 days. The net flow in the original situation is 5 litres/minutes.
The required answer will be such that when it is doubled,
Therefore time taken to complete the entire work is
the increase in emptying rate (in litres/minute) should be
23 days. more than 5 litres/minute.

48. Ans: [b] 53. Ans: [a]

A → 10 hrs → 9 (unit per hour) (∵ Total unit = 90) In order to complete the work in time, the contractor has
to finish the remaining 60% of the work in remaining
B → 30 hrs → 3 (unit per hour)
25 days.
A +B – C → 9 hrs → 10 (unit per hour) (Let C be the leak)
Now, in the first 25 days the work done = 50 × 25 = 1250
∴ C → 2 (unit per hour)
man-days  40% of the work.
When they are working together the second tank gets
filled in 18 hours. Hence, work left = 60% of the work 
16 * 1250
1250
∴ Pipe B alone can fill the second tank in = 6 hours
= 1875 man-days
Since, 25 days are left to complete the task, the number of
49. Ans: [c]
1875
Let x be the no. of days after which 5 workers leave the job. people required is = 75 men
25
W = (20 * x) + [15 * (35 – x)]
Since, 50 men are already working, 25 more men are
600 = 20x + 525 – 15x
needed to complete the work.
5x = 75
x = 15 days 54. Ans: [d]
LCM of 10, 20 & 25 = 100
50. Ans: [c]
Let us assume the capacity of the tank as 100 lt, then three
The work done by Ajit and Baljit are in ratio = 3:2 tanks will fill 10 lt, 5 lt , 4 lt respectively in one hour.
The work done by Baljit and Diljit are in ratio = 5:4 Hence in the first two hours total quantity filled = 38 lt
Ratio of work done by Ajit, Baljit, Diljit are = 15:10:8 In the next two hours total quantity filled by A and B = 30 lt
In one day all the three can complete 33 parts of the work. Remaining quantity to be filled = 32 lt
 in 20 days they can complete 660 parts. Hence Tap A alone will fill 72 lts.
If Baljit alone works, he need 66 days to complete the Hence 72% will be completed by A.
 660  55. Ans: [b]
work i.e  .
 10  Let the time taken by them to work together be x hours.
 Time taken by A = x + 8 hours
51. Ans: [c]
And time taken by B = x + 4.5 hours
15 men 210 days
1 1 1
1 1   
1 men   x  8 x  4.5 x
 15  210 3150
x  4.5  x  8 1
Or 
100 days  15 men, so total parts completed  x  4.5  x  8 x
1 10
 100 = parts completed Or, 2 +12.5 x = + 12.5 x+ 36
210 21 = 36 ⇨ hours
11
Now, parts are there.
21 SESSION – 4
Now, total 30 men are there. So, 1 day work completed
1 TIME AND WORK – IV
will be .
105 56. Ans: [d]
1 11 1
 ‘x’ = [where ‘x’ the number of days have to (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work =
105 21 4
work extra] 1
A's 1 day's work =
105 16
x = 11 
21 1
B's 1 day's work =
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1  1 1  1 7  5 62. Ans: [b]

 C's 1 day's work =     
4  16 12   4 48  48 P + Q = 10 days
48 3 Q + R = 14 days
So, C alone can do the work in  9 days P + R = 8 days
5 5
LCM = 280
57. Ans: [b] P + Q = 28 … (1)
1 1 1 1 7 1 Q + R = 20 ….(2)
C's 1 day's work =     
3  6 8  3 24 24 P + R = 40 … (3)
(1) + (2) + (3) => 2P + 2Q + 2R = 88 … (4)
1 1 1
A's wages : B's wages : C's wages = : :  4:3:1 (4) – 2(2) => P = 24
6 8 24
So Q = 4
 1  R = 16
 C's share (for 3 days) = Rs.  3   3200   Rs.400
 24  280
So P takes days
58. Ans: [a] 24
M = 24 Minutes 280
Q takes
N = 32 Minutes 4
LCM = 96 280
R takes days.
M = 4 Units 16
N = 3 Units So Q takes more number of days.
M will work for all 18 minutes. So total units completed by
M will be 18 * 4 = 72 units. The rest 24 will be completed 63. Ans: [c]
by N in 8 minutes. A = 5 hours
B = 10 hours
59. Ans: [b]
C = 15 hours
Let 1 man 1 day work = x
LCM = 30
1 boy 1 day work = y
A = 6 units
Then 5x + 2y = 4(x + y)
B = 3 units
=> x = 2y
C = 2 units
x 2
=>  3  2 
y 1 So,  * 9  9 * x    * 2  2 * x   30
 4   3 
=> x:y = 2:1
Solving the equations, x  3 hours
60. Ans: [d]
M + A + S = x Hours 64. Ans: [d]
M=x+6 A = 6 days
A=x+1 B = 8 days
S = x + x = 2x A + B + C = 3 days
1 1 1 1 LCM = 24
So it becomes,   
x  6 x  1 2x x A = 4 units
2 B = 3 units
Solving the equation, x  A + B + C = 8 units
3
So, C = 1 units
61. Ans: [a] 1
So, share of C = *600  Rs.75
For x, 8
100% = 40 days
In 8 days, 20% of work is completed. So the rest 80% 65. Ans: [b]
completed by y in 16 days. From the given information Q is thrice as efficient as P.
So for y, R is thrice as efficient as Q.
100% = 20 days S is thrice efficient as R.
LCM = 40 If work done by P in a day is 'n' units, the work done in a
A = 1 units day by Q, R and S would be 3n, 9n and 27n units
B = 2 units respectively.
A + B = 3 units It can be seem that, P, Q and R working together can do
40 1 13n units in a day while P, Q and S working together can
So number of days =  13 days
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Hence, the ratio of times taken to complete the work by 50 men are sufficient to complete the remaining work.
the former and later groups is 31:13. Therefore, 50 labourers can be removed.
P, Q and S take 13 days.
71. Ans: [c]
66. Ans: [c] 1
Time taken to complete of the work = 5 days
A – 15days 4
B – 20 days  Time taken to complete the work = 20 days
LCM – 60
 Time taken to complete 10 times the work
A – 4 units
B – 3 units  20  10  200 days
1 day they work together = 7 units
72. Ans: [b]
4 days 28 units.
Work left is 32 units of 60 units.
1
Work done by A in 1 day 
32 8 20
That is  days. 1
60 15 Work done by B in 1 day 
15
67. Ans: [a]  Work done by both A and B in 1 day
Ratio of rates of working of A and B = 2:1
1 1 7 4
So, ratio of times taken = 1:2    8
1 20 15 60 7
B's 1 day's work = 4
12  A and B together will complete the work in 8 days
1 7
 A's 1 day's work = (2 times of B's work)
6 73. Ans: [a]
1 1  3 1 1
(A + B)'s 1 day's work =     Work done by Pinky and Neha in 1 day 
 6 12  12 4 10
So, A and B together can finish the work in 4 days. 1
Work done by Neha alone in 1 day 
68. Ans: [c] 12
Let Ram under take a tour of x days. 1 1 1
 Work done by Pinky alone in 1 day   
360 10 12 60
Then, expenses for each day =
x  Pinky alone will complete the work in 60 days.
360 360 74. Ans: [c]
 3
x4 x 1
Work done by A in 1 day 
x = 20 and − 24 24
Hence, x = 20 days 1
Work done by B in 1 day 
69. Ans: [d] 6
(20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day. 1
Work done by C in 1 day 
1 12
 1 woman's 1 day's work =
320 1 1 1
 Work done by A, B, C together in 1 day   
(16 x 15) men can complete the work in 1 day. 24 6 12
1 7
 1 man's 1 day's work = 
240 24
1 1  The work will be completed by A, B and C together in
So, required ratio = :
240 320 24 3
1 1 days  3 days
 : 7 7
3 4
= 4:3 (cross multiplied) 75. Ans: [c]
1
70. Ans: [a] Work done by the man in 1 day 
15
3/4w = 3/5d * 100 …….... 1 (completed work)
1
1/4w = 2/5d * x …………...2 (Remaining work) Work done by his father in 1 day 
Dividing 1 by 2, we get 20
3/1 = (3/2) * (100/x) 1
Work done by his son in 1 day 
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 Work done by all the three together in 1 day 79. Ans: [b]
1 1 1 47 Let the work be completed in x days.
   
15 20 25 300 x x 9
 1
300 24 21
 All the three will complete the work in days
47 7x  8x  72
 1
= 6.4 days 168
 15x  240  x  16 days
SESSION – 5
80. Ans: [c]
TIME AND WORK – V 12 monkeys eat 12 bananas in 12 minutes.
So, 1 monkey can eat 1 banana in 12 minutes.
76. Ans: [a]  4 monkeys can eat 4 bananas in 12 minutes.
Less bolts, less days (direct proportion)
Less hours, more days (indirect proportion) 81. Ans: [b]
Less men, more days (indirect proportion) Let the work be completed in x days.
Let the required number of days be x. x x 5 x 7
  1
men 2:1  20 25 10
 5x  4  x  5  10  x  7 
bolts 2000 :1000 ::2: x
 1
hours 2:1  100

2 1000 2 5x  4x  20  10x  70
x  2    4days  1
1 2000 1 100
 19x  100  90  190
77. Ans: [c]
 x  10days
1
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work 
12 82. Ans: [c]
1 1 1 7
(B + C)’s 1 day’s work  Part of work completed in the first 2 days   
15 18 24 72
1 th
(C + A)’s 1 day’s work   7 
20 In 2  10  20 days  10   of the total work is
 72 
1 1 1
 2(A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work    completed.
12 15 20
48 1 35 th
   of the total work is completed.
240 5 36

1 35 1
 (A + B + C)’s 1 day’s work   Remaining work  1  
10 36 36
th
So A, B, C together will complete the work in 10 days.  1 
On the 21st day A works and he can complete   of
78. Ans: [b]
 36 

  8 men  5 women  12  6 men  12 women  8 1

the work in day.
2
  96  48  men   96  60 women 1 1
 Total time taken  20  20 days
 48 men  36 women 2 2
 4 men  3 women 83. Ans: [c]
4 men  9 women  12 women 20 men can do the work in 18 days.
After 3 days 25 men will work.
8 men  5 women  6  5  11 women
 25 men will work for 15 days.
11 women can do the work in 12 days. Number of days in which the 25 men work
 4 men + 9 women = 12 women can do the work in
20  15
11   12days
12   11days 25
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84. Ans: [d] 1 1 160

 
15 20 x 100
Part of work completed by A in 15 days 
48 20  160
Remaining work to be completed by B in 22 days x   32
100
15 33 11  B alone can finish the work in 32 days.
1  
48 48 16
16 89. Ans: [a]
 Total work will be completed by B in  22 
11 Let pipe A can fill the tank in x hrs.
 32days Then pipe B can empty the tank in (x + 3) hrs.
If both the pipes are opened together,
1 1 5
(A and B)’s 1 day’s work    1 1 3
48 32 96 Quantity filled in 1 hr   
x x  3 x  x  3
96
 A and B can complete the work in days
5 x  x  3
Time taken to fill the tank   60 hrs
1 3
 19 days
5
 x2  3x  180  0
85. Ans: [b]
  x  15 x  12  0
18
Number of balls painted by P in 1 hr 
5  x   15or 12 hrs
11 But x cannot be negative.
Number of balls painted by Q in 1 hr 
2.5  Pipe A can fill the tank in 12 hrs.
 Number of balls painted by P and Q in 1 hr
90. Ans: [a]
18 22 40
   8 Let 1 man’s 1 days work be x, 1 boy’s one day’s work be y.
5 5 5
 Number of balls painted by P and Q in 4 hrs 1 1
12x  16y  , 13x  24y 
 4  8  32 5 4
1 1
86. Ans: [c] 3x  4y  , 13x  24y 
20 4
1 1 2
Work done by B and C in 1 day    6 1
10 30 15  18x  24y  , 13x  24y 
20 4
 2 4
Work done by A in 1 day  2   6 1 1 1
 15  15  5x    x 
20 4 20 100
15 3
 A alone can finish the work in or 3 days. 1 1 3
4 4  3x 
20 20 100 2 1
y   
87. Ans: [b] 4 4 400 200
1 2 1 1
Work done by A in 4 days  4   Ratio x : y    2:1
10 5 100 200
2 3
Remaining work  1  
5 5 91. Ans: [c]
1 3 1 1
Work completed by B    1 woman’s 1 day’s work 
3 5 5 70
3 1 2 1
Remaining work    1 child’s 1 day’s work 
5 5 5 140
Let C completes the work in x days. 5 10
(5 women + 10 children)’s 1 day’s work  
1 2 70 140
  x   x  8days
20 5 20 1
 
88. Ans: [d] 140 7
Let the time taken by B to complete the work be x days.  5 women and 10 children will complete the work in
1 160 1 7 days.
A’s one day’s work   
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92. Ans: [a] 3

is filled by A and B in 1 hr.
Let the original number of men in the group be x. 20
x men will do the work in 20 days.  Total time taken to fill the tank = 6 + 1 = 7 hrs
x  20   x  12  32
97. Ans: [d]
 20x  32x  384  12x  384  x  32 1 1 1
Work done by the inlet in 1 hr   
8 12 24
93. Ans: [d]
1 1
Let the number of days they take to complete a work be ‘t’. Work done by the inlet in 1 min  
24  60 1440
12  18  12  6  16  t
1
 216  72  16 t  Volume of part  6 litres
1440
 16t  144  Volume of water cistern can hold
 t  9 days  6  1440  8640 litres

94. Ans: [c] 98. Ans: [b]

(A + B)’s work = C’s work 1
1 man’s 1 day’s work 
If A takes x days, 100
B would take (x – 5) days and C would take (x – 9) days
1
1 1 (10 men + 15 women)’s one day’s work 
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work   6
x x 5
10 1
10 men’s 1 day’s work  
1 100 10
C’s 1 day’s work 
x 9 1 1 4 1
 15 women’s one day’s work    
1 1 1 6 10 60 15
  
x x 5 x 9 1 1
1 woman’s 1 day’s work  
 x  5  x  9  x  x  9  x  x  5  0 15  15 225

x  x  5  x  9   1 woman alone can take 225 days.

99. Ans: [a]

 x2  14x  45  x2  9x  x2  5x  0
Let the total money be Rs.x.
 x2  18x  45  0 x
 A’s 1 day wages  Rs.
  x  15  x  3  0  x  15 or 3 21

But x cannot be less than 9.

x
B’s 1 day wages 
28
 x  15 days
x x 7 1
(A + B)’s 1 day wages    x x
95. Ans: [a] 21 28 84 12
1 1 2 1  Money is sufficient to pay the wages for 12 days.
Work done by the leak in 1 hr    
6 10 30 15 100. Ans: [c]
 The leak will empty the tank in 15 hrs.
1 1
P’s work  , Q’s share of work  ,
96. Ans: [d] 2 3
1 1 9 3 4
(A + B)’s 1 hr work     R’s share of work 
12 15 60 20 15
1 1 8 2 1 1 4 33
(A + C)’s 1 hr work     If all three work, then the 1 day’s work    
12 20 60 15 2 3 15 30
3 2 17 33 66
Part filled in 2 hrs     Work for 20 days   20 
20 15 60 30 3
17 17 66
 Part filled in 6 hrs  3   If Q works alone, number of days   3  66days
60 20 3
17 3
Remaining part  1  
20 20

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SESSION – 6 LT2
20  100 
25 / 2
TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE - I
25 LT2
 100 
1. Ans: [c] 2 20
Average speed = 50 kmph LT2 = 150 m
Average speed = Total distance/Total time.
5. Ans: [b]
50  d1  d2 d
t1  t2
20
 4 
50  d1  d2 t  
 60 
d1 d2

30 90 d
25 
 d1 d2   2 
50     d1  d2 t  
 30 90   60 

 d1 d2  Solving above 2 eqns.

5    d1  d2
 3 9  4 d
t 
60 20
 3 d1  d2 
5  = d1  d2 2 d
 9  t 
60 25
15 d1 + 5 d2 = 9d1 + 9d2
--------------------------------
15d1 – 9d1 = 9d2 – 5d2
6d1 = 4d2 6 d d
 
60 20 25
d1 4
 1/10 = (5d – 4d) / 100
d2 6
1/10 = d / 100
d1:d2 = 2:3
d = 10 km.
2. Ans: [b]
6. Ans: [a]
Distance
Time  Sachin = 20m/s Sajith = 30m/s Suresh = 50m/s
Speed
Distance
(180  x) x Time taken to meet for the first time 
 3 Relative speed
40 70
600 600
40x For Sachin, Sajith, T   = 60, 120, 180,
70(180  x)  3 20 ~ 50 10
2800
etc...
70(180 – x) + 40x = 8400
600 600
x = 140 km. For Sajith Suresh, T   = 30, 60, 90, 120,
30 ~ 50 20
3. Ans: [c] etc..
Distance 600 600
Time taken  For Suresh, Sachin, T   = 20, 40, 60, 80,
Speed 50 ~ 20 30
etc...
Lt
8 Take LCM of 60, 30, 20 = 60 Seconds.
Rs
x 7. Ans: [b]
8  25
5 Time taken by each person to reach the starting point.
x = 8 * 30 Distance
T
x = 240 km. Speed

4. Ans: [b] 600

For Sachin, T   30
Distance 20
Time taken 
Speed 600
For Sajith, T   20
30
LT1  LT2
20 
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600 14. Ans: [d]

For Suresh, T   12
50 1 = 100 m, 2 = 150 m, t = 10 secs, S1 = 60 kmph = 50/3

Take LCM of 30, 20, 12 = 60 Seconds mps, S2 = ?

Time taken to meet = length of train1 + length of train2/S1
8. Ans: [a]
+ S2
9 => S1 + S2 = 1 + 2/t
Dss   Sb  Sc
2 => S1 = 25/3 mps
9 => 25/3 × 18/5 = 30 km/hr
Uss   Sb  Sc
6 15. Ans: [c]
9 9 Let Rangeela’s speed = x, Rajesh’s speed = x + 5
  2Sb
2 6 Rangeela time = 180/x, Ragesh time = 180/x + 5
(27  9) => (180/x) – (180/x + 5) = 3
 2Sb
6 => 180(x + 5) – 180(x) = 3(x2 + 5x)
Sb = 3km/hr => x2 + 5x – 300
=> (x – 15)(x + 20)
Sb + Sc = 9/2
=> Rangeela speed = 15 kmph
3 + Sc = 9/2
Sc = 1.5 km/hr 16. Ans: [c]
Sb & Sc = 3 & 1.5 48/su + 72/sd = 12 (1/ su =x, 1/sd = y)
72/su + 48/sd = 13
9. Ans: [d]
48x + 72y = 12 ----- (i)
Steps taken by A = 15 72x + 48y = 13----- (ii)
Steps taken by B = (15 * 2 ) – 2 Solving (i) and (ii) x = 5/40, y = 1/12
T = Sm + Sc Su = 8 kmph, Sd = 12 kmph
50 = 28 + Sc Speed of the stream is = (Sd – Su)/2
Sc = 22 => 2 kmph

10. Ans: [b] 17. Ans: [c]

x x Let the total distance be x
 300 
s 12 s Distance covered Speed remaining distance
x/2 80 x/2
x = 330/11
x/4 40 x/4
x = 30
x/4 60
Total distance = 330 + 30 = 360 km total time = distance/speed
11. Ans: [e] => 330 mins = x/160 + x/160 + x/240
=> x = 330 km
We Cannot find the answer by using the statements 1
and 2. Because the direction in which the cars are 18. Ans: [b]
moving is not given.

12. Ans: [c]

By combining the statements 1 and statement 2 We can
find the distance between Chennai and Pondicherry.
Anil------> X to Y + Y to Z = 2:30 hrs
13. Ans: [a] Y to Z 30 mins, so X to Z 2 hrs
Vinay -----> X to Z 4 hrs
When Anil takes 30 mins, Vinay takes 1 hr to reach Y from
Z

19. Ans: [b]

Time taken to meet = distance/relative speed = 100/80 Distance covered by Prem from 2 pm to 6 pm = 80 km
Distance covered by P= speed × time Distance covered by John from 5 pm to 6 pm = 15 km
(Distance between X and Z)= 100/80 × 20= 25 km Total distance = 95 km

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20. Ans: [b] 27. Ans: [a]

Speed of A = 50 km/h. So,
Speed of B = 75 km/h (since B is 50% faster than A)
By 10 a.m., A will cover 50 km. At 10 a.m., both A and B
Level ground (distance constant) = 2 * 4 * 4/(4 + 4) = 4 are moving.
km The time taken is calculated by using relative speed concept.
Uphill and downhill (distance constant) = 2 * 3 * 6/9 = Distance to be covered by both of them = 300 – 50
4km = 250 km (since A alone has already covered 50 km)
Total distance = 8 km
Relative speed = 50 + 75
SESSION – 7 = 125 km/h (since they move in opposite direction)

TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE - II Now, time taken = D/S = (250/125) = 2 hours
Hence 2 hours after 10 a.m., i.e. by 12 noon they will meet.
21. Ans: [d]
Given: 28. Ans: [d]
9/Su + 27/Sd = 170 --------- (i) (1/Su = x, 1/Sd = y) Using statement I alone, S1 = 30 km/h and S2 = 50 km/h
9/Sd + 27/Su = 270 ---------(ii) Since time is constant, the average speed is given by,
Solving (i) and (ii) y = 10/3 AS = (S1 + S2)/2 (arithmetic mean). Therefore statement I
Sd = 3/10 => 3 km in 10 mins so 18 kmph alone gives the answer.
22. Ans: [b] Using Statement II alone, S1 = 50 km/h and S2 = 60 km/h
Time taken to cross 1st bridge = 200 + length of train Since distance is constant in this case, statement II alone
(L)/speed(s) gives the answer because average speed is given by
=> 200 + L = 25s --- (i) Harmonic Mean,
Time taken to cross the 2nd bridge = 100 + length of train H.M = {(2  S1  S2)/(S1 + S2)}. I and II individually gives
(L)/speed(s) us the answer. So, the answer is option (d).
=> 100 + L = 15s --- (ii)
Equating (i) and (ii) speed = 10 mps 29. Ans: [c]
The auto covers half the distance in double the time. So,
23. Ans: [c]
its speed must be a fourth of the bus speed i.e. the ratio
Statements I and II give the details of length of train, time is 4:1.
taken, speed and direction of bird. Hence the time speed
of the train could be calculated. 30. Ans: [c]
If d is the distance, then {(d/80) – (d/90)} = 1; d = 720 km
24. Ans: [a]
Statement I gives the ratio of downstream and upstream 31. Ans: [d]
as 8:6. Using statement I alone
According to II, distance covered does not give Time (T) = 10 seconds,
information about the speeds. Distance (D) = (100 + 120) m
25. Ans: [b] Let S1 be the speed of the longer train and S2 be the
When the travelling distances are same for various speed of the shorter train, then Speed (S) = S1  S2 
portions (i.e. 100 m), the average speed is equal to the
[Both the trains are moving in the opposite direction.]
harmonic mean of speeds. Harmonic seed of 3, 2 and 1 is
not 2. Therefore the answer is invalid. Dist(D)
Speed (S) =
Time(T)
26. Ans: [b]
Between the two poles there is only one gap or one 100  120
S1  S2 =
interval. So, for 12 poles there are 11 gaps. It is given that 10
the car takes 22 seconds to cross those 11 gaps. Using statement I alone, the sum of the speeds of the two
Hence the time taken to cross each gap = 22/11 trains can be determined.
= 2 seconds Using statement II alone:
We have to find the time taken by the car to reach the 20th Time (T) = 50 seconds
pole (19 gaps), which is given by Distance (D) = (100 + 120) m
Time taken = 2  19 = 38 seconds Let S1 be the speed of the faster train and S2 be the
speed of the slower train which is given as 50 km/h.

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Then Speed (S) = (S1  S2 ) [Both the trains are moving in  Speed of each train

the same direction]  18 

 10 m/sec   7.5    27 km/hr
Dist (D)  5 
Speed (S) 
Time(T)
36. Ans: [b]
100  120 While A runs 1000 metre, B runs 1000 – 50 = 950 metre
S1  50 
10 While B runs 1000 metre, C runs (1000 – 75) = 925 metre
From this equation S1 can be determined. As we know S2  While B runs 950 metre, C run (925/1000) × 950
already, we can find S1 + S2 . = (925 × 95)/100 = 878.75 metre
Using Statement II alone, the sum of the speeds of the two i.e, when A run 1000 metre, B run 950 metre and C run
trains can be determined. 878.75 metre
Statement I and II individually gives us the answer. So, the Hence, A beat C by (1000 – 878.75) = 121.25 metre
answer is option (d). 37. Ans: [d]
32. Ans: [c] Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr. Then,
Distance = Speed  time Speed downstream = (15 + x) km/hr,
11 Speed upstream = (15 – x) km/hr.
Here time = 2 hr 45 min  2 34 hr  hr
4 30 30
   4 12
11 (15  x) (15  x)
Distance  4   11 km
4 900 9
New Speed = 16.5 kmph
 2

225  x 2
D 11
Therefore time    40 min  9x2  225
S 16.5
 x  25
33. Ans: [a]  x  5 km/hr.
In this type of questions we need to get the relative speed
between them, 38. Ans: [b]
The relative speed of the boys = 5.5 kmph – 5 kmph = 0.5 Upstream speed = B – S
kmph Downstream speed = B + s
Distance between them is 8.5 km B – S = 15/5 = 3 km/h
Time = Distance/Speed Again B = 4S
Time= 8.5km / 0.5 kmph = 17 hrs Therefore B – S = 3 = 3S

34. Ans: [b]

 S = 1 and B = 4 km/h
Therefore B + S = 5 km/h
40 50
Here, T1  , T2  , T3  1, s1  30, s2  60, s3  30
60 60 Therefore, Time during downstream = 15/5 = 3h
 Average speed of the car 39. Ans: [a]
40 50 Let the thief is overtaken x hrs after 2.30 p.m.
30   60   30  1
s1T1  s2T2  s3T3 60 60
  Distance covered by the thief in x hrs = distance covered
T1  T2  T3 40 50
 1 by the owner in x – 1/2 hr
60 60
60x = 75 ( x – ½)
= 40 kmph
x = 5/2 hr
35. Ans: [c] Thief is overtaken at 2.30 pm + 2 ½ hr = 5 pm
Let the speed of each train be x m/sec.
40. Ans: [a]
Then, relative speed of the two trains = 2x m/sec.
Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.
(135  135)
So, 2x   9 
18 Time taken to cover 9 km    60   10 min
 54 
 2x  15
 x  7.5

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SESSION – 8 Solutions for Q45 and Q46: Let the trains meet at point P
Distance travelled by train that started from station X
TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE - III
= 72 * 4.5 = 324 km
41. Ans: [b] So XP = 324 km
Let the distance be x km. Then, (time taken to walk x km) Distance travelled by train that started from station Y
+ (Time taken to ride x km) = 23/4 hrs. = 90 * 2.5 = 225 km
⇔ (Time taken to walk 2x km) + (Tie taken to ride 2x km) So YP = 225 km
= 23/2 hrs. But, time taken to ride 2x km = 15/4 hrs.
Total Distance = XY = XP + YP = 549 km
∴ Time taken to walk 2x km [23/2 - 15/4] hrs = 31/4 hrs
= 7 hrs 45 min. 45. Ans: [a]
Let the speed b reduced by x km/hr.
42. Ans: [b]
Total Distance will remain same
Let the required speed be y km/hr.
So, 72 * 3 + (72 – x) * 4.5+ 90 + (90 – x)4.5 = 549
Then, (2 x 64) x [ y/(64 + y)] = 56
This gives x = 54 km/hr
⇒ 128y = 64 x 56 + 56y
So new speeds of the trains that started from station X & Y
∴ y= (64 x 56)/72
r respectively 18 & 36 km/hr
= 49.77 km/hr.
46. Ans: [d]
43. Ans: [a]
Let x hours b the time taken after signal problem occurs
Let the usual speed of the aircraft be 'x' km/hr
(i.e. at 1.00 p.m.).
So, the reduced speed will be (x – 100) km/hr
Now the speeds of trains after signal problem occurs is 18
Time taken to reach the destination at usual speed
& 36 km/hr (as derived above)
T1 = (3000/x) hr
Again, Total Distance will remain same
Time taken to reach the destination at reduced speed
So, 72 * 4 + 18 * x + 90 * 2 + 36 * x = 549
T2 = (3000/x – 100) hr
x = 1.5 hours
Given: T2 - T1 = 1 hr
So, the two trains cross each other 1.5 hours after signal
 (3000/x – 100) hr – (3000/x) hr = 1 hr
problem occurs i.e. at 2:30 p.m.
⇒ (3000x – 3000x + 300000)/(x)(x – 100) = 1 hr
47. Ans: [b]
⇒ x² – 100x – 300000 = 0
⇒ x² – 600x + 500x – 300000 = 0 A goes up at the rate of 34 floors/min or, 17 Floors/30
seconds.
⇒ x(x – 600) + 500(x – 600) = 0
B comes down at the rate of 36 floors /min or, 18
⇒ (x - 600)(x + 500) = 0
Floors/30 seconds.
⇒ x = 600 or x = – 500
Lets see where they would be after 30 seconds each:
Speed cannot be negative.
For A:
Hence x = 600 km/hr is correct speed.
9 + 17 = 26th Floor.
Original duration of flight = 3000/600 = 5 hours
For B:
44. Ans: [b] 44 – 18 = 26th Floor.
Let x be the upstream speed, then the downstream speed So they will meet at 26th floor.
will be (x + 3)
48. Ans: [a]
3 3
  0
x x 3 Rate of stream = 1.5 km/hr
Let speed of man in still water = x km/hr and Distance = d
 x2  x  3  0
Upstream speed = (x – 1.5) km/hr Downstream speed
1 13 = (x + 1.5) km/hr
x
2 Given, 2d/(x + 1.5) = d/(x – 1.5) => 2x – 3 = x + 1.5
1  3.6  x = 4.5 km/hr
  1.3 km/h
2
 (x  3)  4.3 km/h 49. Ans: [c]
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 While A runs 400 m, B runs (540/600) × 400 = 360  Speed downstream = 12 km/hr
metre Speed upstream = 8 km/hr
While B runs 500 m, C runs (500 – 50) = 450 metre 12  8
Hence, speed of the current   2 km / hr
 While B runs 360 m, C runs (450/500) × 360 = 324 2
metre
53. Ans: [d]
i.e., When A runs 400 metre, B runs 360 metre and C runs
Let the speed of Ravi be y km/hr and the speed of Kunal
324 metre.
be x km/yr. [x > y]
Hence, A beats C by (400 – 324) = 76 metre in a race of
The relative speed of Kunal with respect to Ravi is (x – y)
400 m
km/hr = (x – 4) km/hr
50. Ans: [c] Ravi’s speed for the 45 minutes is 4 km/hr.
(speed of wind)/(speed of car) = (Time utilised)/(time  Distance walked by Ravi in 45 min
saved)
3
⇒ 332/x = 332/28 = 4  3 km
4
∴ x = 28 m/s Kunal covers this distance of 3 km at the relative speed of
51. Ans: [c] (x – y) km/hr or (x – 4) km/hr.

Let the length of the escalator be L. Distance 3 3  60

Speed     5 km / hr
time 36 36
Let the speed of the escalator be y and the man’s walking
60
speed be x.
 x  4  5 km / hr  x  9 km / hr
30 = L/(x + y)
Similarly, 90 = L/(x – y) 54. Ans: [b]
Dividing the two equations, you get Let speed of the train be x km/hr.
3 = (x + y)/(x – y) Let speed of the car be y km/hr.
x = 2y or y = x/2 120 480
  8
Now, find L/x (since the escalator is not moving at all) x y
From the first equation, putting y = x/2, you get 30
200 400 1 25
= L/(x + x/2) = L/(3/2x)  8 
x y 3 3
L/x = 30 x 3/2 = 45 sec
600 2400
52. Ans: [c]    40
x y
Let speed upstream = x km/hr and speed downstream = y
600 1200
km/hr   25
x y
24 36
Then  6 … (i)
x y 1200
  15  y  80, x  60
y
36 24 1
 6 … (ii)  Required ratio = 60:80 = 3:4
x y 2
55. Ans: [b]
60 60 1 25
(i) + (ii)    12  Let's assume the distance between the two points as the
x y 2 2
LCM of the time i.e. LCM of {13, 52} = 52 units
1 1 25 5 So, the speeds are 4 units/h and 1 unit/h respectively.
    … (iii)
x y 120 24 Running in the opposite direction, their relative speed is 5
units/h
1 1 1
(i) – (ii)  12     Hence, to cover a distance of 52 units, they would require
x y 2 52/5 = 10.4 hours.
1 1 1
   … (iv) 56. Ans: [c]
x y 24
Here, since the buses travel the same distance, we find the
2 4 1 1 ratio of their speeds to find the time ratio
(iii) – (iv)      y  12 km / hr
y 24 y 12 So, Speed ratio = 45:60 = 3:4
2 6 2 Hence, time ratio = 4:3
(iii) + (iv)     x  8 km / hr
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Thus, the bus travelling at 45 km/h takes a time of 4x = 22 SESSION – 9

hours
Therefore, the distance = 45 × 22 = 990 km TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE - IV

57. Ans: [a] 61. Ans: [d]

Generally, Average Speed = Total Distance/ Total Time Here,
taken
Let's assume that the distance between City A and City C
as the LCM of {20, 30} = 600 km
Knowing that the distance between A and B is split in the + = 5.25
ratio 2:3, we can say that
=7  = 3.5
AB = 240 km, BC = 360 km
Therefore, + = 5.25  + 3.5 = 5.25
Total Distance = 600 × 2 = 1200 km
Total time = tAB + tBC + tCB + tBA So, = 3.5
Since, T = D/S
62. Ans: [d]
Total time = 240/20 + 360/30 + 360/20 + 240/30
Let x be the speed of the man (no. of steps per unit time)
= 12 + 12 + 18 + 8 = 50 hours
and y be the speed of the escalator (no. of steps per unit
Average Speed = = 24 km/h
time)
58. Ans: [a] Let n be the total no. of steps in the escalator

Converting the speed of the train in m/s, we get So, = 30 and = 90

42 × =7× = m/s Re-writing the above equations, we get

Case 1: Train travelling in the direction of the runner x+y= ..(1)

– Sr = ⁄ ....(1) x-y= ..(2)

Case 2: Train travelling opposite to the runner Subtracting the equations above, we get

+ Sr = ⁄ ....(2) 2x =

Adding (1) and (2), we get x=

2× = ⁄ Therefore, the time taken by the man to cover the steps

when the escalator is stationary is given by
75 = Length of the train. Therefore, the length of the train
t = n / x , t = 60 secs
is 75 m
63. Ans: [b]
59. Ans: [a]
Distance travelled by the 1st man from A in 4 hour from
From the question we can say that the ratio of the
12.00 to 4.00 pm = 16 km/h × 4 h = 64 km
distance covered for the same time by A and B is A : B =
200 : 180 = 10 : 9 Distance travelled by the 2nd man from B in 1 hour from
3.00 pm to 4.00 pm = 14 km/h × 1 h = 14 km
Similarly, distance ratio for B and C is B : C = 250 : 240 =
25 : 24 As they are moving in opposite directions, the total
distance covered by them = 64 + 14 = 78 km
Here, we need to find the combined ratio of A : B and B : C
A : B = 10 : 9 i.e. A/B = 10/9 -> B = 9A/10  Distance between A and B = 78 km.

B : C = 25 : 24 i.e. B/C = 25/24 64. Ans: [b]

=> B = 25C/24 Speed of the man = 3 km/hr
=> 9A/10 = 25C/24 Distance travelled by the man in 4 minutes
Thus, A/C = 125/108 m/s = 200 m
When A has run 100 yards, C has run only
Distance up to which the man could see the car = 100m
( ) yards.
 Distance travelled by the car in 4 minutes
Therefore, A wins by 13.6 yards. = 200 + 100 = 300 m
60. Ans: [c] Therefore, speed of the car km/h
Let the speed of the motorboat in still water be x km/h = 4.5 km/h
So, ⁄ + ⁄ = ⁄
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65. Ans: [a]

Speed of the trains
Let the speed of the trains be x m/s and y m/s
respectively.  Ratio of speeds 3 : 2
When they move in the same direction, their relative
71. Ans: [b]
speed is (x – y).
Here, we know that the distance between the policeman
When they move in opposite directions, their relative
and the thief i.e. 250 metres is reduced to 0 in 15 min
speed is (x + y).
Thus,
 – and
250 metres 15 mins
On solving the two equations, x = 27 m/s and y =18 m/s
1000 metres 60 mins
Hence, the speed of the faster train is 27 m/s.
1 km 1 hour
66. Ans: [c] Hence, we can say that the relative speed is 1 km/h i.e. the
Let the speed of the boat upstream be 'x' (U). difference of the speeds of the thief and the policeman
∴ Speed of boat downstream = 5x (D). So, Speed of the Policeman – Speed of the Thief = 1
Speed of boat in still water Sp - St = 1  Sp - 8 = 1  Sp = 9 km/h
( ) ( )
Therefore, in 15 mins, the distance travelled by the
( ) ( – ) policeman is 2.25 km.
Speed of the current
72. Ans: [d]
Speed of current the speed of boat in still water
In a circular race track, when two runners meet at the
i.e. 66.66%. same point, it indicates that the gap between them is the
67. Ans: [c] length of the race track.
Let the length of the train be x metres. So, let's assume that the length of the race track is 1 unit
Time to pass a pole = 5 hour Running in the same direction, they will be able to bring
the gap of 1 unit at rate of their relative speed i.e. 6 – 1 = 5
Time to pass the platform of 225m = 20 sec
units/h
So, the speed of train = m/s
So, the gap of 1 unit is formed in = h = 20 mins,
Here also, the speed of train m/s
i.e. at 7.50 am.
 ∴
73. Ans: [a]
The length of the train is 75 m
From the question, we can say that
68. Ans: [b] The required gap (624 m) achieved by x and y, running in
In a 1000 metre race, A gives B a start of 100 m or 15 opposite directions, is at the relative speed of 624/48
seconds. = 16 m/s
This essentially means that B takes 15 seconds to run 100 m. Similarly, for x and z it is 624/48 = 13 m/s
Therefore, time taken by B to run the stretch of Hence, Sx + Sy = 16 m/s..(1) and Sx + Sz = 13 m/s..(2)
( ) Subtracting (2) from (1), we get
Sy - Sz = 3 m/s
As A takes 15 seconds less than B, time taken by A to run
Thus, moving relatively at the rate of 3 m/s they will meet
the 1000m = 150 – 15 = 135 seconds
624/3 = 208 secs
69. Ans: [a]
74. Ans: [a]
Distance travelled by Anitha home to office is constant
From the question we can say that the ratio of the
and so speed and time are inversely proportional to each
distance covered for the same time by A and B is A : B =
other.
200 : 180 = 10 : 9
Speed 1st day 2nd day
Similarly, distance ratio for B and C is B : C = 250 : 240 =
∴ Time ratio 30 km/h 40 km/h
25 : 24
4 : 3
Here, we need to find the combined ratio of A : B and B : C
70. Ans: [c] A : B = 10 : 9 i.e. A/B = 10/9 -> B = 9A/10
Train A : Train B B : C = 25 : 24 i.e. B/C = 25/24
Train Length x metres 2x metres => B = 25C/24
Time taken to cross a pole 20 sec 60 sec => 9A/10 = 25C/24
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When A has run 100 yards, C has run only When B covers 395 m, C covers
( ) yards. 396
 395  391.05
Therefore, A wins by 13.6 yards. 400
 When A covers 400 m, B covers 391.05 m
75. Ans: [b]
When D covers 400 m, C covers 384 m
In a 1000 metre race, A gives B a start of 100 m or 15
When C covers 391.05 m, D covers 407.3 m
seconds.
 When A covers 400 m, D covers 407.3 m
This essentially means that B takes 15 seconds to run 100 m.
When D covers 400 m, A covers 392.8 m
Therefore, time taken by B to run the stretch of
 D wins by 7.2 m, when D and A run the race.
( )
80. Ans: [d]
As A takes 15 seconds less than B, time taken by A to run
the 1000m = 150 – 15 = 135 seconds After the start the end of every 200 m of A they would
have met thrice and both would be at the starting point
76. Ans: [b] again. Hence at the end of the 1000 m race they would
Let 1, 2, 3, 4, .. are in AP 2 = x + d, 3 = x + 2d… and so on…  1000 
have met 3   = 15 times
Let assume 1(variable) = x  200 
Given time taken by 26 to meet 1 for the first time is 20 sec
SESSION – 10
i.e = 20
 d = 0.5 m/sec TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE - V
Time taken by 13 = x + 12d is 52 minutes and 5 seconds 81. Ans: [d]
i.e ( ) = 3125 By the time a covers 1000 m, B has covered 900 m.
 x = 0.8 m/sec  By the time B covers 900 m.
Time taken by all of them to meet for the first time at the By the time B covers 1000 m, C has covered 850 m, C will
starting point is cover
[ ] 850
 900  765 m
( ( ))
1000
 ( )  A beats C by 235 m

77. Ans: [b] 82. Ans: [a]

The distance is constant In a race of 1000 m if Abha takes t sec, then Mansi takes
 The speed is inversely proportional to time (t + 50) sec and Lata takes (t + 90) s
1 1 1 Now, If Abha travels 1000 m, Lata travels 550 m.
 The ratio of the speeds  : :
8 3 6 It is thus clear that Lata travels 1000 m in (t + 90) sec and
3 8 4 550 m in t s.
 : :  3: 8 : 4
24 24 24  10000:550 = (t + 90):t
 The required ratio is 3:8:4.  100t = 55t + 4950  t = 110 s
Therefore, Lata takes (110 + 90) = 200 s in travelling
78. Ans: [b]
1000 m.
When they pass for the first time, the combined distance
= Length of the pool. When they meet for second time, the 83. Ans: [c]
combined distance = 3 length of pool. As both have
84. Ans: [c]
constant speeds, hence at the second meeting each
swimmer had covered 3 times as much distance as at the Total time taken to cover stretch A at a minimum speed
first meeting. Since the swimmer starting at the deep end  2  1
  hrs  3 mins
had covered 18.5 m when they first met, he covered 18.5  40  20
3 = 55.5 m when they next met. It is clear that this Likewise total time taken to cover stretch B at a maximum
distance is 10.5 m more than the length of the pool which
 2 
is hence, 55.5 – 10.5 = 45 m. speed     2.4 mins. Total time taken in covering
 50 
79. Ans: [c] these two stretches = (3 + 2.4) = 5.4 mins.
When A covers 400 m, B covers 395 m To break the previous record the third stretch will have to
When B covers 400 m, C covers 396 m be covered in (10 – 5.4) = 4.6 mins

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2 90. Ans: [a]

Required speed  = 0.434 km/min = 26.08 km/h
4.6 Required = LCM of 200, 300, 350 and 450 s = 1800 s
Since the maximum speed is 20 km/h hence it is not
91. Ans: [a]
possible for C to break the previous record.
As the race is of 1000 m.
85. Ans: [b] In first case, Karun runs 1000 m while Varun runs (960 –
Time taken to cover the stretch A at minimum speed 10) = 950 m
2 In second case, Karun runs 960 m then Varun will run
  3 mins
40 950  960
 912 m
Time taken to cover stretch B = 3 min. Time taken by him 1000
in covering the entire race = (1.5 × 10) = 26 mins  Karun will beat Varun by 1000 – 912 = 88 m
Hence remaining time to cover stretch = (15 – 6) = 9 mins
92. Ans: [a]
2
Therefore required speed     0.22 km / min s Let t 1 be the time at which B switches the speed and
9
t1  t2 be the total time between start and finish. Let x be
 13.3 km / h
the speed of B initially. So A’s speed = 1.2 x and B’s final
86. Ans: [c] speed = 1.44 x
Let the average speed for the last stretch be x km/h, hence Now lag of B in time
his average speed for the first two stretches = 4x. So, total t1  1.2x  x t1  0.2 t1 … (1)
4 2
time taken to cover the three stretches   Also, gain of B in time t 2
4x x
4 2 6 t2  1.44x 1.2x t2  0.24  t2 … (2)
    x  10 km / h
4x x 20 Since both reach at the same time,
 lag = lead
87. Ans: [d]
t 1 0.24 6
It is clear from the question that when A covers 500 m, B   
t 2 0.20 5
covers 400 m i.e., A takes a lead of 100 m in every 500 m
of distance. Therefore, a lead of 400 m will be taken in 1760  t 1
 A covers of the distance.
travelling a distance of 2000 m or in other words A passes t1  t2
B every after 2000 m.
1760  5
Hence, total number of such pass   800 m
11
5000 5
   2 12 times
2000 2 93. Ans: [a]
Let their speeds be 20x and 13x. Then relative speed of
88. Ans: [c]
both of them moving in the same direction is
88  96  89  87 (20x – 13x) = 7x
 90 min
4 Now B is 350 m ahead of A and this distance has to be
It means on an average he runs (400  9 = 3600) m covered with a relative speed of 7x. Therefore, time to
distance in 90 min or in other words he runs 350
cover this distance 
3600 7x
 40 m/ min
90
350
Distance covered by A in this time 
89. Ans: [b] 7x
To meet for the first time, both together cover the length 350
Speed × time  20x   1000 m  1 km
of the pool whereas to meet for the second time, both 7x
together need to cover 3 times the length of the pool.
94. Ans: [c]
If to cover the length of the pool, they take 1 1 min, then Ratio of speeds of A:B = 12:11 and ratio of speeds of
2
B:C = 8:7
to cover 3 times the length of the pool, they will take 4 1
2 Therefore ratio of speeds of A:B:C = 96:88:77
min. So in 9600 m race A will beat C by 1900 m
So, after 4 1 min, they will meet each other for the second
2 95. Ans: [c]
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96. Ans: [c] x x  120

 
In 600 m race, ratio of distances 11s 8s
A : B  3x  11  120
600 : 540  x  440
10 : 9
In 500 m race, ratio of distances SESSION – 11
B : B
PROFIT, LOSS AND DISCOUNT
500 : 475
20 : 19 1. Ans: [c]
A:B:C = (10 × 20):(9 × 20):(19 × 9) Single equivalent discount on the toy = 15% of 200
= 200:180:171 = 20 + 10 = 30
So, when A runs 200 m  C runs 171 m So after 15% discount the price of the toy = 170.00
171 Since the customer is paying in cash, additional 4%
When A runs 1 m  C runs m
200 discount is given.
When A runs 400 m  C runs = 342 m So 4% of 170 = 1.7  4 = Rs.6.8. So final price = 170 – 6.8
A can beat C by = 400 – 342 = 58 m = Rs.163.20.

97. Ans: [b] 2. Ans: [c]

In a 400 m race – Ratio of distances Investment made = 180  900 = 1,62,000
A : B : C Profit expected = 9% = 16200-1620=14580.
400 : 380 : 361 So total price for which the cement need to be sold
So, when B runs 380 m  C runs 361 m = 162000 + 14580 = 176580.
361  400 Now, 70 bags were sold at 20% profit.
When B runs 400 m  C runs  380 m
380 So S.P of each bag = 900 + 180 = 1080
The start B can give C = 400 – 380 = 20 m
So price realized = 70  1080 = 75600
98. Ans: [a] 50 bags were sold at 6% loss.
102 m So S.P of each bag = 900 – 54 = 846
So price realized = 50  846 = 42300
So total price = 75600 + 42300 = 117900
100 m
Remaining amount to be earned = 176580 – 117900
= 58680
Remaining bags of cement left = 180 – 70 – 50 = 60
Circumference of inner track  2    100  200 m
So price of each bag = 58680/60 = Rs.978.00
Circumference of outer track  2    102  204 m
3. Ans: [c]
200
Speed of A   133.33 m/min Let the original C.P be Rs.x
1.5
S.P = 110x / 100. New C.P = 94x / 100
204
Speed of B   133.33 m/min So New S.P = 94x / 100  115 / 100
1.53
Original S.P – New S.P = Rs.5
99. Ans: [a]
110x/100 – (94x /100  115 / 100) = 5
In 25 m race B beats A by 2.5 m
Solving for x, we get x=Rs.263.16.
2.5
In 1000 m race B beats A by  1000  100 m
25 4. Ans: [a]
To find the profit percentage we have to first make
100. Ans: [b]
numbers of oranges bought and sold equal. Therefore we
The speed of A and B are in the ratio 11:8.
take the L.C.M of 4 and 5 that is 20
Let speeds be 11s and 8s (in m/sec)
The shopkeeper buys 20 oranges for Rs.20  5 = 100
Let race be of x m.
The shopkeeper sells 20 oranges for Rs.30  4 = 120
Then time taken by A to run xm is same as that of B to run
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5. Ans: [d] 11. Ans: [c]

Let us assume that cost price of each pen is 1rupee. The merchant had initially marked her goods up by 50%. Let
So i bought 15 pens for 15 rupees. us assume that her cost price of the goods to be $ 100.
Therefore, a 50% mark up would have resulted in her
I sell 12 pen for 18 rupees.
marked price being $100 + 50% of $100 = $100 + $50 = $150.
So I will sell 15 pens for = 15  (18/12) = 22.50 rupees. The question states that she finally sells the product at no
My profit percentage = 22.5 – 15 = (7.5/15)  100 = 50% profit or loss. This essentially, means that she sells the
product at cost price, which in this case would be $100.
6. Ans: [a]
Therefore, she had offered a discount of $50 on her
Let the price of 1 g be 1 rupee. marked price of $150.
While buying he gets 1100g for 1000 rupees. And while 50
selling he sells 1000 g as 1100 g Hence, the % discount offered by her = 100
150
He will sell the whole 1100 g (1100 / 1000)  1100 = 33.33%.
= 1210 g
12. Ans: [a]
Since he sells it in cost price he sells the whole lot for
Let the label price be = Rs.100. The trader buys at a
1210 rupees.
discount of 19%.
So profit = 1210 – 1000 = 210 rupees.
Hence, his cost = 100 – 19 = 81.
Profit percentage = (210 / 1000)  100 = 21% He wants to make a profit of 20%. Hence his selling price
= 1.2 (81) = 97.2
7. Ans: [c]
However, he wants to get this Rs.97.2 after providing for a
The first shop keeper took $50 to the second shop keeper
discount of 10%. i.e. he will be selling at 90% of his
and gave back $50 so there was no profit no loss. To the marked price.
customer he gave $5 + $30 bicycle. Therefore, his total
Hence, his marked price M = 108 which is 8% more than
loss is $35
the original label price.
8. Ans: [a] 13. Ans: [a]
Let CP of 100 kg goods = Rs.100 Let C1 be the cost price of the first article and C2 be the
SP of 100 kg of goods = 6.25% less than CP = Rs.93.75 cost price of the second article.
But the actual weight is not 100 kg, it is 12.5% less which Let the first article be sold at a profit of 22%, while the
is equal to 87.5 kg second one be sold at a loss of 8%.
SP of 87.5 kg = Rs.93.75 => SP of 100 kg = Rs.107.14 We know, C1 + C2 = 600.
The first article was sold at a profit of 22%. Therefore, the
∴ Profit% = 7.14%
selling price of the first article = C1 + (22/100)C1
9. Ans: [c] = 1.22C1
The price of apple decreased by 10% which is equal to The second article was sold at a loss of 8%. Therefore, the
1 selling price of the second article = C2 – (8/100)C2
as a fraction. = 0.92C2.
10
The total selling price of the first and second article
1
So the quantity she buy can be increased by of the = 1.22C1 + 0.92C2.
9
As the merchant did not make any profit or loss in the
original quantity which is given as 2 kg.
entire transaction, his combined selling price of article 1
∴original quantity = 18 kg. and 2 is the same as the cost price of article 1 and 2.
500 Therefore, 1.22C1 + 0.92C2 = C1+C2 = 600
Original price = = Rs.27.77
18 As C1 + C2 = 600, C2 = 600 – C1. Substituting this in
1.22C1 + 0.92C2 = 600, we get
10. Ans: [a] 1.22C1 + 0.92(600 – C1) = 600
CP of 8 apples = $ 34 or 1.22C1 - 0.92C1 = 600 - 0.92  600
=> CP of 1 apple = $ 4.25 or 0.3C1 = 0.08  600 = 48
SP of 12 apples = $ 57 or C1 = 48/(0.3) = 160.
SP of 1 apple = $ 4.75 If C1 = 160, then C2 = 600 – 160 = 440.
∴ Profit = $ 0.5 The item that is sold at loss is article 2. The selling price of
To earn a total profit of $ 45, he need to sell 90 apples. article 2 = 0.92  C2 = 0.92  440 = 404.80.

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14. Ans: [d] 18. Ans: [b]

Let the manufacturing cost = 100 Let the Cost price of article be Rs.x.
The MRP of the product = 100 + 55% of 100 = 155. Required ratio = (104% of x)/(106% of x)
So, the retailer sells the product at 155 – 10% of 155 =104/106=52/53 = 52:53
= 155 – 15.5 = 139.5
19. Ans: [a]
So, the retailer sells the product at x + 23% of x = 123% of x.
Profit % on marked price = 30% and Discount = 20%
The retailer sells the product @ 139.5 = 123% of x
1.23x = 139.5 Let MP be Rs.100. Then the profit amount is 30 and CP is
Rs.70.
(or) x = 139.5/1.23
Therefore, x = 113.4 Since the discount is 20%, SP is Rs.80.

x is the purchase price for the retailer. 10

The actual profit% =  100 = 14.28%
So, x has to be selling price for the manufacturer. 70
The manufacturer sold the product at 113.4.
20. Ans: [d]
Cost to the manufacturer is 100.
Let the number of dozens he bought in each type = x.
So, profit made by the manufacturer is 13.4.
SP = 2x(7.5) = Rs.15x
Because we assumed the cost price to be 100, the
manufacturer makes a 13.4% profit. CP = x(6) + x(7) = Rs.13x

Rounded to the nearest integer, it is 13% Profit = SP – CP = 80.

=> 2x = 80.
15. Ans: [b]
Merchant B computes his profit as a percentage of selling SESSION – 12
price. He makes a profit of 25% on selling price of
Rs.1000. i.e. his profit = 25% of 1000 = Rs.250 PROFIT, LOSS AND DISCOUNT – II
Merchant A computes his profit as a percentage of cost 21. Ans: [a]
price.
Suppose the man buys 900 (i.e. LCM of 25, 20 and 45)
Therefore, when he makes a profit of 25% or 1/4th of his oranges of each kind.
cost price, then his profit expressed as a percentage of Cost of 900 oranges of the first kind = Rs.36
selling price = 20% of selling price. Cost of 900 oranges of the second kind = Rs.45
So, Merchant A makes a profit of 20% of Rs.1000 = Rs.200. ∴ Total cost = Rs.81.
Merchant B makes a profit of Rs.250 and Merchant A 1800  2
makes a profit of Rs.200 Selling Price of 1800 oranges = Rs. = Rs.80
45
Hence, Merchant B makes Rs.50 more profit than ∴ Loss = Re.1
Merchant A.
1
Loss % =  100 ≈ 1.23%
16. Ans: [c] 81
Let C.P.= Rs.100.
22. Ans: [a]
Then, Profit = Rs.320, S.P. = Rs.420. Least Cost Price = Rs.200  8 = Rs.1600.
New C.P. = 125% of Rs.100 = Rs.125 Greatest Selling Price = Rs.425  8 = Rs.3400.
New S.P. = Rs.420. Required profit = Rs.3400 –Rs.1600 = Rs.1800.
Profit = Rs.(420 – 125) = Rs.295 23. Ans: [c]
Required percentage = (295/420)  100 CP = 100, SP (with tax) =120
= 70%(approx) New SP = 100-5 = 95
Effective discount = 120 – 95 = 25
17. Ans: [c]
So, at SP of 95 ----> discount = 25
Let original Cost price be x. SP is 3325---->discount=(3325*25)/95 = 875
Its Selling price = (105/100)  x = 21x/20
24. Ans: [d]
New Cost price = (95/100)  x = 19x/20
Cost price of 7 apples=9 rupees, … (1)
New Selling price = (110/100 )* (19x/20)= 209x/200 Selling price of 9 apples = 7 rupees … (2)
[(21x/20) – (209x/200)] = 1 => x = 200 To make quantity same L.C.M is taken, multiply (1) by 9
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CP of 63 apples = 81 30. Ans: [a]

SP of 63 apples = 49 Consider the cost price of first car = Rs.100
Loss = 32 CP1 100 SP1 110
loss% = (32  100)/81 = 39.506% loss CP2 SP2
It is given that the gain for first car = 10%
25. Ans: [b]
So SP = 110
Let the cost price of the cabbage be Rs.100/kg.
The selling price of the second car is 25% more than the
This also equals the stated selling price.
selling price of the first car.
Weight sold by the shopkeeper is 400, 900, 1900 grams
We know that SP1  110
=>3.2kg
So the cost price is Rs.3200 and selling price is 500, 1000, 25% 110  27.5
2000 => Rs.3500.
SP2  110 27.5  137.5
Profit is Rs.300
Profit% = (300/3200)*100=9.375% It is given that gain for the second car = 25%
So 125% CP = 137.5
26. Ans: [a]
CP2  110
Profit%= MP% – Discount% – (MP%  discount%)
Let MP%=x% Total CP  CP1  CP2  210
20/100 = x/100 – 10/100 – ((x/100)  (10/100))
Total SP  110  137.5  247.5
30/100 = 90x/10000
37.5
x = 33.33% Profit percent   100  17.85%
210
27. Ans: [d]
31. Ans: [b]
Since he got the cost price by selling 1200 mangoes the
Let the marked price of the radios be x.
remaining mangoes cost will be his profit.300 mangoes at
A gave a discount of Rs.20 followed by another discount of
the loss of 20% means he will be selling 240 mangoes and
20% on the reduced price.
remaining 500 at the loss of 40% means he will be selling
So selling price of A = 80% (x – 20)
300 mangoes. Assuming cost of 1 mango is Re.1 profit %
But selling price of B = 80% of x – 20
will be (540 * 100)/2000 = 27%
A B
28. Ans: [b] 80% x – 16 80%x – 20
Let CP = x and profit % = x Difference between the SP of A and B  4
SP = Rs.39 Given the A’s profit percent is equal to the thrice of B’ loss
percentage. So we have to split this Rs.4 in the ratio 3:1.
 100  39 
∴x=   => x + 100x = 3900.
2 SP of A = CP + 3L
 100  x  SP of B = CP – L
(x + 130)(x – 30) = 0 Difference between these two  4L  4  L  1
So x = 30. So profit of A = Rs.3
29. Ans: [d] 32. Ans: [c]
Give that SP = Rs.47.5 CP
Gain = 25% 110% CP =  15
2
So 125% CP = 47.5 110% CP = 50%CP  15
CP = 38 (chair)
60% CP = 15
SP of table = 57.5 100% CP = ?
Gain = 15% 100
CP of table  115% CP = 57.5 15  Rs.25
60
CP = 50
33. Ans: [a]
Chair CP = 38  35.5
Error percentage  displayed weight
So here we have a big of Rs.2.5
Error percentage = K weight
That should be added with the CP of table His weighing scale shows 5 kg for 4 kg
So SP of table = 50 +2.5 = Rs.52.5

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1 120  111
Error percentage  100  25% Percentage of extra money paid  100
4 111
E = KW  8.1%
25%  K 5 kg 
36. Ans: [d]
K 5 CP  Rs.20
Now the displayed weight is 10. MP = 25% above the CP
E = 5 weight  25% of CP  5
E = 5  10 kg So MP = Rs.25
The error = 50% Given that we have two successive discounts
 The actual weight  100  x  100  x 
 100  100  25  20.25
100%  50% Error = 10 kg   
 150%  10 kg ‘x’ be the discount percentage.
x = 10%
100 20 Instead of decreasing he is going to increase it.
 100%   10  kg
150 3  MP  Rs.25
Assume 10% discount (But we have to add)
CP of 1 kg = 10 kg  10% of 2.5 = 2.5  25  2.5  27.5
20 200 Again 10%  10% of 27.5 = 2.75
CP of kg  Rs.
3 3 Add 27.5 + 2.75 = 30.25
SP of 10 kg = 100 (10% of 100) = Rs.90 We know that CP = 20. So profit = 10.25
200 For initial case SP  20.25 CP  20 Profit = 0.25
90 
P%  3  100  35% We require 10 is what percent of 0.25
200 x
3 0.25  10
100
34. Ans: [a] 10100
x  4000%
He sells a part of the packet at a profit of 30% 0.25
So SP of that part = 130% CP
On the remaining part, he incurs a loss of 10% 37. Ans: [c]
So SP of that part = 90% CP SP1  800 SP2  275
Total profit is 10%  110% CP SP1  SP2  525
Going with allegation
SP1  800  CP  P … (1)
130 90
SP2  275  CP  L … (2)
110
Given that P = 20 L, use this in (1)
20 20
SP1  800  CP  20L
Equal ratio  50 pens should be splited into two equal
SP2  275  CP  L
parts  The no. of pens he sold at profit = 25 pens.
 525  21L
35. Ans: [c]
L  25
Let us assume
Cost price of sofa = Rs.100 If L  25, CP  300
Cost price of table  Given that center table cost 40% as We need a profit of 25%.
much as sofa. 25% of 300 = 75
 Rs.40 So SP should be Rs.375
Actual Bargain New rate 38. Ans: [d]
Sofa =25% sofa  Rs.75 Rs.90 Initial case Second case
Table = 10% discount  36  30 Cost price = CP Cost price = 90% of CP
111 120 Selling price = SP Selling price = 110% of SP
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110% of SP  90% of CP Profit of B + Profit of C = Rs.840 – Rs.280

 100  2P
90% of CP = Rs.560 … (ii)
Adding (i) and (ii)
110%of SP  90%of CP  SP  CP 
 100  2  2 profit of B + profit of C = Rs.280 + Rs.560 + Profit of C
90%of CP  CP  2 profit of B = Rs.840
SP 9 Profit of B = Rs.420

CP 7 From (ii)
2 Profit of C + Rs.420 = Rs.560
Profit % =  100 Profit of C = Rs.560 – Rs.420
7
Profit of C = Rs.140
 28.57%
Therefore, Profit of A, B, C = Rs.280, Rs.420, Rs.140
We can’t find the CP.
4. Ans: [a]
39. Ans: [b] Ratio of the capitals of A, B and C
From the above solution = (20000 × 5 + 15000 × 7) : (20000 × 5 + 16000 × 7)
: (20000 × 5 + 26000 × 7)
40. Ans: [d]
= 205000 : 212000 : 282000
From the above solution
= 205 : 212 : 282
SESSION – 13 A’s Share = Rs.20500
B's share = Rs.21200
PARTNERSHIP C's share = Rs.28200

1. Ans: [a] 5. Ans: [b]

A’s profit on a capital of Rs.8000 for 3 years = A’s profit on Ratio of their capitals = 36000 × 12 : 36000 × 9
Rs.24000 for 1 year =4:3
B’s profit on a capital of Rs.10000 for 3 years = B’s profit
Vinoth's share = 37100 × = Rs.21200
on Rs.30000 for 1 year
C’s profit on a capital of Rs.6000 for years = C’s profit on Sofia's share = 37100 × = Rs.15900
Rs.15000 for 1 year
6. Ans: [d]
Hence ratio of profit of A : B : C
Length of the period = 10 months
= 24000 : 30000 : 15000
After 3 months ratio of Kamal and Sam
= 8 : 10 : 5
Sum of the ratios = 8 + 10 + 5 = 23 =4– ×4:5– ×5
A’s share = 9660 × = Rs.3360 =4–1: 5–1=3:4
B’s share = 9660 × = Rs.4200 Ratio of the profit = 4 × 3 + 3 × 7 : 5 × 3 + 4 × 7
= 33 : 43
C’s share = 9660 × = Rs.2100
A’s share = × 760 = Rs.330
2. Ans: [d]
7. Ans: [b]
To find the ratio of their profits, here the partners are
invested for different lengths of time. We have P1 :P2 :P3  3:4:5
Therefore to find their ratio, multiply their investment
and t1 :t2 :t3  1:2:5
with their period.
35000 8 : 42000 × 10 P1 P2 P3
 Required ratio  : : .
280000 : 420000 t1 t 2 t3
14 : 21 3 4 5
2:3  : : or 3:2:1
1 2 5
Kavitha’s share = × 31570 = Rs.12628 Thus, Gupta, Singhal and Kansal invested their capitals in
the ratio 3:2:1.
3. Ans: [d]
A contributes of the capital he will receive = Rs.280. Now 8. Ans: [d]
as B contributes as much as A and C together, Shreya : Anya = (50000 × 36) : (80000 × 30) = 3 : 4
Profit of B = profit of A + profit of C  Shreya's share = 24500 × = Rs.10,500
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9. Ans: [a] B= × 100 = Rs.50

Ratio of investment 10000 : Y : Z (assume B as Rs.Y and C
A = × 50 = Rs.25
as Rs.Z)
Ratio of profit 500 : 300 : 200 Profit ratio = 25 : 50 : 100
5 : 3 : 2 Hence C’s Share = × Rs.700 = Rs.400
Ratio of investment = ratio of profit
15. Ans: [d]
Consider A and C (investment of A is given and C’s capital
we have to find) Let the total profit = Rs.x. Let the investment of
B = Rs.100. Let the period of investment of B = 1 year.
10000 : Z = 5 : 2
Investment of A = Rs.300 and period of investment of
= A = 2 years
=> 20000 = 5Z Profit ratio = 300 × 2 : 100 × 1 = 600 : 100 = 6 : 1
=> Z = = Rs.4000 Total profit = 4000 × = Rs.28000
Hence C’s Capital = Rs.4000
16. Ans: [a]
10. Ans: [c] Let the period of investment of B = x months
Let the total profit be Rs.x. then, 20 % of x 14 × 10 : 15x = 7 : 6
= 98000 × = 490000 =
Let the capitals of Sam, Hari and Rita be Rs.5x, Rs.6x and 140 × 6 = 7 × 15x
Rs.6x respectively. 840 = 105x
Then, (5x × 12) + (6x × 12) + (6x × 12) = 490000 × 12 x = 8 months
 168x = 490000 × 12
 x = 35000 17. Ans: [a]
Therefore, Rita’s earning = 6x = 6 × 35000 = Rs.210000 A received 5% of the profits = × 7400 = Rs.370
Total profit reduces to Rs.7400 – Rs.370 = Rs.7030
11. Ans: [a]
Profit ratio = 6500 × 6 : 8400 × 3 : 10000 × 3
Suppose B joined after x months.
= 39000 : 42000 : 30000
Then, B's money was invested for (12 - x) months.
= 13 : 14 : 10
Therefore, 21000 × 12 = 36000 × (12 - x)
B’s share = 14/37 × 7030 = Rs.2660
36x = 180 = 5
So, B joined after 5 months. 18. Ans: [b]
Let the money invested by Bhagwan and Chandu be Rs.x
12. Ans: [b]
and Rs.y respectively.
Total length of the period = 6 months. After 3 months
Sudhir joined, therefore his length of period is 3 months. Investment of Ram for 1 month = 12*3400
Their ratio = 12000 × 6 : 9000 × 6 : 15000 × 3 = Rs.40800
= 72000 : 54000 : 45000 = 8 : 6 : 5 Investment of Bhagwan for 1 month = Rs.9x
Sudhir’s share = × Rs.9500 = Rs.2500 Investment of Chandu for 1 month = Rs.6y
40800:6y = 2:5
13. Ans: [a]
y= = Rs.17000
A, B, C subscribe Rs.5000 for a business
A + B + C = Rs.5000 … (1) 19. Ans: [a]
Since A subscribes Rs.4000 more than B Let the initial investments of Vinod and Ankit be 2r and
A – B = Rs.4000 … (2) 3r, respectively.
Since B Subscribes Rs.5000 more than C 2x  10000 3
According to questions, 
B – C = Rs.5000 … (3) 3x 2
From (1), (2) and (3) A = Rs.21000, B = Rs.17000, and Or,  4x  20000  9x
C = Rs.12000
x  4000
Profit ratio = 21 : 17 : 12
 Amount invested by Vinod = 2x = Rs.8000
A’s share = × 35000 = Rs.14700
20. Ans: [d]
14. Ans: [c]
Ratio of their initial investments = : : = 105 : 40 : 36
Initially take C’s share = Rs.100.Given that A = B and
Let the initial investments be 105x, 40x and 36x.
B = C. Let us consider C’s Share = Rs.100.

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 105   Total marks  46  4  184

 A : B : C   105x  4   105x  8  :(40x  12)
 100  Marks obtained by D = 40
:(36x  12) Marks obtained by E = 43
 Total of A, B, C, D and E = 184 + 43 = 229.
= 1680x:480x:432x = 35:10:9.
Total of B, C, D and E = 180
 10 
Hence, B's share = Rs.  21600    Rs.4000. Hence the marks obtained by A = 227 – 180 = 47.
 54 
6. Ans: [b]
SESSION – 14 The first 5 multiples of 7 are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35.
7  14  21  28  35 105
AVERAGES – I Average    21
5 5
1. Ans: [b]
7. Ans: [b]
Let the weight of the new person be x kg.
Let the number of men in the group be ‘n’ when a person
The decrease in weight for 5 men  5  3  15 kg
aged 18 years is replaced by a person aged 38 years, the
Hence x  150  15 kg total age of the group goes up by 20 years.
= 135 kg Since this leads to an increase in the average by 5 years,
Hence the weight of the new person = 135 kg. we can say that the number of persons in the group
2. Ans: [a] 20
  4.
5
Distance travelled in the 1st quarter = 8 km
Distance travelled in the 2nd quarter = 6 km 8. Ans: [a]
rd
Distance travelled in the 3 quarter = 40 km Let the equal distance be d km.
 Distance travelled in 3 quarters = (8 + 6 + 40) km = 54 km d
 Average speed  km / h
54 d d d
 Distance travelled in the fourth quarter   18 km  
x y z
3
 Distance travelled in the entire journey = (54 + 18) km xyz
= 72 km 
yz  zx  xy
 The average speed of the train = 72 km/h.
 xyz /  xy  yz  zx
3. Ans: [c]
Average salary of 17 teachers = Rs.45000 9. Ans: [d]
 Total salary = Rs.45000  17 = Rs.765,000 The passed students in the four classes are 2, 6, 18, 40.
New average after 3 teachers left = Rs.45000 – Rs.2500
= Rs.42500 2  6  18  40 66
 Pass percentage    66%
 New total = Rs.42500  14 = Rs.595,000 10  20  30  40 100
 Sum of the salaries of the teachers who left Hence, the pass percent of the entire school is 66.
= Rs.765,000 – Rs.595,000 = Rs.170,000
10. Ans: [a]
4. Ans: [b] To find the mode, first arrange the numbers either in
The average of 71 results = 48 ascending or descending order.
 The total of 71 results  48  71  3408
The numbers can be arranged in the ascending order as
The average of the first 59 results – 46 follows.
 The total of the first 59 results  46  59  2714
1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 9, 9, 9, 9, 12, 12, 15
Let the 60th result be x. The number ‘3’ occurs maximum number of times (7 times).
The average of the last 11 results = 52 Hence, the mode is 3.
 The total of the last 10 results  52  11  572
Hence, option (a).
3408  2714  x  572
11. Ans: [a]
 x  3408  2714  572  3408  3286 = 122
Let the number of persons be x and the charge per person
Hence, the 60th result is 122. be Rs.y.

5. Ans: [a] 720

 xy  Rs.720  y 
Average marks of A, B, C = 48 x
 Total marks  3  48  144  x  4 y  6  720
Average marks of A, B, C, D = 46

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 720  A = 252 – 177

  x  4   6   720
 x  A  75
2880
 720  6 x   24  720 16. Ans: [b]
x
Runs
2880 Bowling Avg =
  6x   24  0 No. of wickets
x
R
480 12.4 
 x  40 W
x
R  W  12.4
 x2  4 x  480  0   x  24   x  20  0 R  26
New Bowling average =
 x  20  x is positive W 5
R  26
Hence, the required number of persons = 20. 12 
W 5
Solutions for Q12 to Q14: 12W  5  12.4W  26
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43.
12W  60  12.4W  26
Sum of eleven player’s scores should be a multiple of 11.
0.4W  34
[ p Avg is also a whole number]
W  85
Total  281 is not a multiple of 11.
275 17. Ans: [b]
  Avg  25 [25 is not a prime number]
11 There are 7 consecutive numbers. Then the average of
those 7 will be the middle term. [4th term]
264
Next multiple of 11   24 [24 . . . ] For the first 5 terms average was the 3rd term which is n.
11
3rd term  n
253
Next multiple of 11   23 4th term  n + 1
11
Out of these 14 prime numbers eliminate three numbers to get 18. Ans: [d]
the average as 23. [281 – 253 = 28] At most 19 numbers can be greater than zero and one can
28  2 + 3 + 23 or 2 + 7 + 19 be less than zero.
If we eliminate 2, 7, 9 then 23 is one of the player’s score and
19. Ans: [b]
also the average. Since it is not possible we eliminate 2, 3, 23.
60
5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43 are the scores of 11 players Number of sheets typed by A in 1 hr 
and 23 was their average. 6
60
12. Ans: [b] Number of sheets typed by B in 1 hr 
7
13. Ans: [a] 60
Number of sheets typed by C in 1 hr 
9
14. Ans: [c]
60 60 60
 
15. Ans: [c] Hence the required average  6 7 9
3
A BC
 84  A  B  C  252 60 53 530
3   
3 126 63
A BCD
 80  252  D  320
4 20. Ans: [d]
The average of 5 positive integers is 40.
D  320 252  68
 the sum of the integers  5  40  200
D  68
Let the least of these 5 numbers be x.
E  71 Then, the largest of these 5 numbers will be x  10.
EBCD If the largest of these numbers have to be maximised, we
 79
4 have to minimise the other numbers.
71 + B + C + 68 = 316  4 of these numbers are all at the least value possible  x.

B + C = 316 – 71 – 68 So, x  x  x  x  x  10  200

B + C = 177  5 x  190

A + B + C = 252  x  38

A + 177 = 252 So the largest of these 5 integers  38  10  48.

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SESSION – 15 60
Number of sheets typed by C in 1 hr 
9
AVERAGES – II
60 60 60
 
21. Ans: [b] Hence the required average  6 7 9
Let the number of ladies be x. 3
The total consumption for 8 males  15  8  120 kg. 60 53 530
  
The total consumption for x ladies  6  x  6 x kg. 3 126 63

120  6 x 27. Ans: [d]

 Average   10.8
8 x The average of 5 positive integers is 40.
 120  6 x  86.4  10.8 x  the sum of the integers  5  40  200

 4.8 x  33.6 Let the least of these 5 numbers be x.

Then, the largest of these 5 numbers will be x  10.
33.6
 x 7 If the largest of these numbers have to be maximised, we
4.8
have to minimise the other numbers.
Hence, the required number of ladies = 7.
 4 of these numbers are all at the least value possible  x.
22. Ans: [c] So, x  x  x  x  x  10  200
The total weight of 40 teachers  40  80  3200 kg.
 5 x  190
Let the weight of the principal be x kg.
 x  38
3200  x
  79 So the largest of these 5 integers  38  10  48.
41
 3200  x  3239 28. Ans: [d]
 x  3239  3200  39 kg. The average age of 35 students = 16
Hence the weight of the Principal = 39 kg.  The total age of 35 students  35  16  560
The average age of 21 students = 14
23. Ans: [a]
Let the average of the team be ‘k’ years.  The total age of 21 students  21  14  294
 Total age of the team = 11k years.  The total of the remaining 14 students = 560 – 294
If 26, 29 are excluded, the average becomes k  1 = 266
266
 Total age of 9 members  9 k  1 years.  The average age of 14 students   19 years.
14
9 k  1  26  29  11k
29. Ans: [b]
 9k  9  55  11 k
Let the 5 consecutive numbers be
 2k  46  k  23 years. x , x  1, x  2, x  3, x  4

24. Ans: [c] x  x 1 x 2 x 3 x  4

The average 
The average of 50 observations = 36 5
 The total of 50 observations  36  50  1800 5x  10
  x2
Correct sum  1800  48  23  1825 5

1825 5x  10  x  5  x  6
 Correct average  Average of 7 numbers 
 36.5 7
50
7 x  21
25. Ans: [d]   x 3
7
Since the month begins on a Sunday, there are 5 Sundays Hence, the average increases by 1.
in the month.
5  510  25  240 30. Ans: [c]
 Required average 
30 Let the average amount paid by all be Rs.x.
2550  6000 8550  Total amount paid by all = Rs.20x.
   285 16  50  x  10  x  15  x  25  x  30  20 x
30 30
 880  4 x  20 x  16 x  880
26. Ans: [b]
 x  Rs.55
60
Number of sheets typed by A in 1 hr  Hence, total bill  20 x  Rs.55  20  Rs.1100
6
60
Number of sheets typed by B in 1 hr 
7

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31. Ans: [a] 36. Ans: [a]

Sum of 11 players age = 28  11 = 308 40 students average weight  40
Sum of Group I  3  25 = 75 Total weight = 40  40 = 1600
Group II  3  28 = 84
1600  mn
Group III  3  30 = 90  Avg
40  m
249 We know that m + n = 50
308 – 249 = 59 [must be age of captain & youngest player] Take m = 1, n = 49
C  Y  59 1600  49
 40.219
40  1
C  Y  11
If m = 5, n = 45
2C  70
1600  5 45
 40.55
C  35 45
If m = 9, n = 41
32. Ans: [d]
1600  9 41
15 x  6.75  12x  40.183
 36 49
27  The maximum possible average weight of class = 40.18 kg.
15x 101.2512x  972
37. Ans: [b]
27x  870.75
2:5:13
x  32.25
Day 1  15  2  30
33. Ans: [b]
Day 2  7.5  5  37.5
Avg went up by 1.8 for 10 numbers.
 18 has been increase in total. Day 3  2.5  13  32.5
Originally  xy 100
10x + y
Rs.100
After Interchange  yx Avg   Rs.5
20
10y + x
(10y + x) – (10x + y) = 18 38. Ans: [a]
9y – 9x = 18 Initially  35 x
y–x=2 Now 42x  4235x  42

34. Ans: [a] 7x  84

The maximum possible value for the smallest number is x  12
25. [Since the average is 25] Original expenditure  Rs.(12  35)  Rs.420
If we replace 25, 0, the average will be decrease by 5. So x < 5.
39. Ans: [d]
35. Ans: [c]
sum
Group I  1, 2, 3 – – Avg 
n
Group II  4, 5, 6 – –
sum
Group III  7, 8, 9 – – (or) 18.5 
4
Group IV  10, 11, 12 – –
sum = 4  18.5 = 74
Group V  13, 14, 15 – –
20% (18.5) = 3.7
Avg of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 [Medians]
Including the coach 5 persons age has to be increased by
9
3.7  Totally 18.5 has to be increased from the old
Group I  – – 23, 24, 25 average 18.5.
Group II  – – 20, 21, 22 18.518.5  37
Group III  – – 17, 18, 19
40. Ans: [a]
Group IV  – – 14, 15, 16
Let the sales of the last month be Rs.x.
Group V  – – 11, 12, 3
Avg [23, 20, 17, 14, 11] 12000  11  x
  11375
Avg = 17 12
Average of Medians M [smallest] = 9  x  11375  12  132000
Average of Medians M [largest = 17  136500  132000  Rs.4500

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SESSION – 16  Number of days taken by Ram 

x
2
CONSOLIDATED LEARNING – I
xx
  20
1. Ans: [a] 2
Time for (A + B + C) to complete the work = 10 days  x = 40
1 1
Daily work of (A + B + C)  Time taken by Shyam to do the work = 40 days  per
10 40
Further, as per information, day
Twice A’s daily work = (B + C)’s daily work 1
Time taken by Ram to do the work = 20 days  per
Adding A’s daily work to both sides, 20
day
1
3 times A’s daily work = (A + B + C)’s daily work  1 1 3
10 Rate, at work of (Shyam + Ram)    per day
40 20 40
1
 A’s daily work   for full work = 30 days, 40 1
30  Required days  = 13 days
3 3
Thrice B’s daily work = (A + C)’s daily work
Adding B’s daily work to both the sides, 4. Ans: [b]
1 Let the required number of men for building the new wall
4 times B’s daily work = (A + B + C)’s daily work  be x.
10
Volume of the given wall  20  3  10
1
 B’s daily work   for full work = 40 days Man hours used  10  8  12
40
Now, C’s daily work = (A + B + C)’s daily work – (A + B)’s Volume of the new wall  30  6  15
daily work  Man hours required
1  1 1  1 7 1  30  6  15 
       for full work = 24   10  8  12  10  6  x 
10  30 40  10 120 24  20  3  10 
days 30  6  15 10  8  12
 x   72
A, B and C would take 30, 40 and 24 days respectively to 20  3  10 10  6
complete the work separately. Number of men required = 72
2. Ans: [c] 5. Ans: [a]
3 men + 2 women can reap 7 hectares in 2 days …………. (i) Let the required number of days be x.
5 men + 3 women can reap 23 hectares in 4 days ……… (ii)
No of patients Stock of
23(3 men + 2 women) can reap 7  2  23 hectares in 4
medicines for
days ………………… (iii)
At the student  300 28 days
14 (5 men + 3 women) can reap 23  14 hectares in 4
days ……………….. (iv) After 25 days,  300 3 days
 14(5 men + 3 women) = 23(3 men + 2 women) 210 patients 90
 70 men + 42 women = 69 men + 46 women discharged
 1 man = 4 women 120 new patients 1 x days
90  120 
Now, 3 men + 2 women = 14 women with half dose of 2
14 women can reap 14 hectares in 4 days medicines
 150
4 women can reap 1 hectare in 1 day.
300
4  45 women can reap 45 hectares in day x  3  6 days
150
4  45
 women can reap 45 hectares in 6 days. 6. Ans: [d]
6
 30 women can reap 45 hectares in 6 days. 60
Speed (down)   15 km / h
4
But 30 women = 28 men + 2 women  7 men + 2 women
 2 women should assist 7 men. 36
Speed (up)  9 km/h (36/4)   9 km / h
4
3. Ans: [d]
15  9
Let the number of days taken by Shyam to do the work be x. Speed of the man = = 12 km/h
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7. Ans: [d] S.P of 17 products at Rs.1000

Let the speed of the superfast train be 4 units, hence = 17  1000 = Rs.17,000 ……. (ii)
speed of passenger train would be 1 unit. Total of (i) + (ii) = 8400 + 17000 = Rs.25,400
2 41  S.P. of the remaining most expensive item
 Average speed = = 1.6 unit.
41  45,000 – 25,400 = Rs.19,600
Since, train N is already late by 20 min, available time
12. Ans: [c]
2
would be (60 – 20) = 40 min or h. If train has to reach Total C.P = Rs.14,400
3
the station at schedule time, average speed should be 14400
C.P. of each piece   Rs.12
3 1200
 1.6 = 2.4 units.
2 3 th 120 3
S.P of of the lot  12    1200
Now, given that new speed of superfast train = 8 units Let 5 100 5
new speed of passenger train be y units, then
72
28 y   720  Rs.10,368
= 2.4  y = 1.4 5
8y
1
Hence, required ratio = 1.4:8 = 1:6 (approximately).
Number of discarded pieces  1200  720  80
6
85
8. Ans: [c] S.P. of the remaining lot   480  80  14.40 
100
Note here the length of the train in which passenger is
travelling is not considered since we are concerned with  400  12.24  Rs.4896
the passenger instead of train. So, the length of the bridge Total S.P. of the consignment = 10368 + 4896 = Rs.15264
will be directly proportional to the time taken by the
Percent gross profit 
15264  14400  100
passenger.
14400
t –> Time, –> Length of bridge
Therefore, t1 / t2 = 864
1/ 2   100  6%
14400
7/4 = 280/X
Length of the 2nd bridge X = 160 m 13. Ans: [a]
S.P of 1st estate = Rs.2,50,000
9. Ans: [d]
Gain percent = 25%
Person ‘A’ can complete one revolution in 91/6 seconds,
person ‘B’ in 65/4 seconds, and person ‘C’ in 56/3 100
C.P. of the 1st 2,50,000   Rs.2,00,000
seconds, Time for all the three to meet again ab the 125
 91 65 56  S.P of 2nd estate = Rs.2,50,00
starting point  LCM of  , , 
 6 4 3  Loss percent = 20%

LCM of  91, 65, 56   C.P. of the 2nd 2,50,000 

100
 Rs.3,12,500
 80
HCF of 6, 4, 3
Total C.P. of the two estates = 2,00,000 + 3,12,500
3640
  3640 sec.  = 5,12,500
1
Total S.P 2  2,50,000 = 5,00,000
i.e., after 1 h and 40 seconds.
5
less commission  2,50,000   12,500
10. Ans: [c] 100
Let the original time be t hours, then  = Rs.4,87,500
24t = 30 x (t – 1) = D 5,12,500  4,87,500
Loss percent in the sale   100
Then t = 5 5,12,500
 Distance = 24  5 = 120km 4.9%

11. Ans: [c] 14. Ans: [d]

For the greatest possible selling price of the most Let the C.P. of the 1st pen be Rs.x and hence that of the 2nd
expensive product, other products should be sold at as Rs.(700 – x).
low prices as possible.
15 20
Total S.P. of 30 products = 30  1500 = Rs.45,000 Loss in the sale  700  x  x
100 100
S.P of 12 products at below Rs.1000
25 15
= 12  700 = Rs.8400 ………… (i) Gain in the revised sale  x   700  x 
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15 x  20 x  25 15 The no. of persons in the group with the entry of the new
 700  x     700  x 
100 100 100 100 person = 16
15 New average weight of the group = 62.875 kg
 2700  x 
200 New total weight = 16 × 62.875 = 1006 kg
x  25 x  20 Thus, the weight of the new person = 1006 – 948.75
   30700  x   45x
100 100 = 57.25 kg
 x = Rs.280 Aliter
C.P of the 2nd pen = 700 – 280 = Rs.420 We know that when a new quantity x is added to a set of N
values with mean M and if the average decreases by μ,
15. Ans: [b]
then the added new quantity x = M – (N + 1) μ
Let the C.P. be Rs.100.
By this, weight of the new person = 63.25 – (16 × 0.375)
 M.P. = Rs.125
= 57.25 kg
1
87
1 19. Ans: [a]
With discount of 12 %, S.P = 125  2  Rs.109.375
2 100
Let ‘x’ be the average runs till 16 innings.
Profit percent = 9.375%
Therefore, (16x + 87) /17 = x + 3
New S.P. for double the profit = 100 + 2  9.375
x + 3 => the new average after 17th innings has increased
= Rs.118.750
by 3 from the old average.
1
 M.P with the same discount of 12 % Solving for x, we get x = 36.
2
Therefore, new average = 36 + 3 = 39
100
 118.750 
87.5 20. Ans: [c]
135.7 Average of 6 numbers = 30
 Mark – up percent = 35.7% Therefore, total = 6 x 30 = 180.
Average of first four numbers is 25.
16. Ans: [b]
Hence, total of first 4 = 25 x 4 = 100
Let the total number of workers be x.
Average of last 3 = 35
Therefore, number of non-technician workers = x – 7
Hence, total of last 3 = 3 x 35 = 105
Now x × 1700 = 7 × 2000 + (x – 7) × 1560
1700x = 1560x + 3080 Total of first 4 and last 3 = 100 + 105 = 205

140x = 3080 ⇒ x = 22 Whereas, original sum = 180. Hence, the difference

between these two will give the fourth number.
Thus, the total workers in the workshop are 22.
Therefore, the fourth number = 205 – 180 = 25
17. Ans: [a]
Let x be the original expenditure of the mess of 35 SESSION – 17
students per day.
CONSOLIDATED LEARNING – II
x
Therefore, the average expenditure per head H =
35 1. Ans: [d]
The increased expenditure per day for 42 students 1
= x + 420. Time for Laxman to do the job = 18 days  per day
18
Therefore, the average expenditure per head of 42
1
students Time for Madan to do the job = 27 days  per day
27
x  420
H 1
42 Time for Biman to do the job = 36 days  per day
36
x x  420 6x  5x  2100
  10   10 Let x be the total number days in which the job was
35 42 210
complete.
x  2100  2100  x  4200
1 1 x
The original expenditure of the mess per day is Rs.4200. 7    x  8   1 (full job)
18 27 36
18. Ans: [c]  42 + 4(x – 8) + 3x = 108
Average weight of 15 persons = 63.25 kg Solving, x = 14
Total weight = 15 × 63.25 = 948.75 kg Days taken to complete the job = 14 days

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2. Ans: [b] 5 135

Total time  9  
3 engines of old design consume diesel as much as 4 8 32
engines of new design. 45 135 315 27
   9 days
 16 engines of new design are equivalent to 12 engines 8 32 32 32
of old design.
6. Ans: [b]
12 10
Required diesel consumption    60  80 litres In the first 4 rounds Arun covers 2400 metres in 80 secs.
10 9
Distance Varun covers in 80 secs = 80  20 = 1600 meters.
3. Ans: [d] So, the distance between Arun and Varun from start will
Total work = 20 km track, scheduled time = 48 weeks be 2400 – 1600 = 800metres.

Track (km) Men Hrs/day Weeks 7. Ans: [b]

4 180 8 12 700  560 140 1

Average stoppage time    h
700 700 5
16 ? 9 36
= 12 min/h
16 8 12 1 Alternatively: 700 km travelled in 60 min.
Required men  180     213
4 9 36 3
 560 km travelled in 48 min.
1 1  Average stoppage time per hour of Kingfisher flight is
 Additional men required  213  180  33
3 3 12 min.
1 9
 Equivalent boys  33  (5 men = 9 boys) 8. Ans: [c]
3 5
450 18
100 9 Speed =   54 km / hr
   60 boys. 30 5
3 5
9. Ans: [a]
4. Ans: [c]
50
Let the original amount of grass in the field to start with Distance   60  50 km
60
be x units and let the growth of grass each day be y units.
50
 x + 9 y = 33 cows  9 days  297 cows for 1 day …… (i) So, required speed   100 km / hr
0.5
x + 12 y = 28 cows  12 days  336 cows for 1 day ....... (ii)
10. Ans: [d]
Solving (i) and (ii), x = 180 units, y = 13 units
By travelling at 60 km/h speed, time spent is reduced by 2
Now total grass available in 6 days  x + 6y
hour.
x  6y d d
Number of cows that can grass for 6 days  So,   2 (d is the distance travelled)
6 40 60
180  6  13  d =240 km
  43 cows Let x km/h be the speed with which he should travel to
6
reach at noon.
5. Ans: [c] 240 240 240
Then,   3 or 3 
Given 1 man = 3 boys, 40 x x
So, x = 80 km/h
Men Boys Days Work
8 6 9 1 (Full) 11. Ans: [b]
Let the original price of the article be Rs. x.
8  3  24  6 boys
With reduction of 15% and sales tax of 12.5%,
5 5 5
For th of work  30 boys 9
8 8 8 x  85 112.5
Ram’s bill  
Now, 3 men leave but 100 100
8–3 6+3
3 move boys given in x  110.5 85
53 + 9 ? 3 Shyam’s bill  
8 100 100
24 Boys Reduction in Shyam’s bill

Let the required number of days be x, x  85  112.5 110.5  x  85 2

    
100  100 100  100 100
5 30 3 135
Then, x  9   
8 24 5 32  Required percent reduction

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x  85 2 10
100

100 2  2000   x  6000
  100   100 1.8% 100
x  85 112.5 112.5
 8 10
100 100  2500   x  5000  2000   x  6000
100 100
12. Ans: [d] 2,50,000 + 8x – 40,000 = 2, 00, 000 + 10x – 60000
Let the price of the 1st and the 2nd book be Rs.130 and 70,000 = 2x
Rs.100 respectively.
35,000 = x
Taking into account the off reduction, sales tax etc., the
price of the books is worked out as follows. Required weekly sales = Rs.35,000

1st book 2nd book 16. Ans: [b]

(Rs.) (Rs.) Let x, y and z be the numbers in the decreasing order.
Base price 130 Base price 100
New number = (x – y) + z.
20% off 26 off nil 
New average = (x + y + (x – y) + z)/3.
104 Sales tax at 12.5% 12.5
Sales tax at 10% 10.4 112.5 Given that (x + y + (x – y) + z)/3 = (( x + y + z)/3)+5.
Final price 114.4 surcharge at 5% 5.625  x – y = 15.
Final price 118.125
17. Ans: [c]

2nd book costlier by precent 

118.125  114.4  100 Average weight = 2.5kg.
114.4 Therefore total weight of 12 water melons = 12 x 2.5
3.725 = 30 kg.
  100 3.25%
114.4 If the lady picks the lightest water melon, then new
average = 29/11 = 2.64 kg.
13. Ans: [a]
Let the cost price of the book be Rs.1 per book If she picks the heaviest watermelon, the new average
= 24/11 = 2.18 kg.
 Selling price of 12 books = cost price of 14 books
= Rs.14 Hence the new average can only be between 2.18 kg and
14 1 2.64 kg and 2.8 kg is ruled out.
Selling price of 1 book   Rs.1
12 6 18. Ans: [a]
1 2
Profit percent   100  16 % 31
6 3 Wrong average  22
43
2 1
New profit  16  2  33 %  Wrong total of numbers = 43 (Denominator)
3 3
Correct total of numbers = 43 + 1 = 44.
1 4
New selling price of one book  Rs.1  Sum of 44 numbers in A.P. series = (44 x 45)/2 = 990,
3 3
whereas, sum of 43 numbers as given above = 977.
9 4
Selling price of 9 books   Rs.12 Hence the number left = 990 – 977 = 13.
3
 Cost price of 12 books. 19. Ans: [a]
14. Ans: [b] Let the number of other papers be x.
32  125 Total in 4 papers  4  63  252
Percent share owned by Z   40%
100 Total in the other x papers = x × 77 = 77x
Percent share owned by W and Z = 32 + 40 = 72% Over-all total in (4 + x) papers = 252 + 77x
 Percent share owned by X and Y = 100 – 72 = 28% 252  77x
 Aggregate percent   70 (Given)
 18,200 Share 4x
18200 Solving for x, we get x = 4
 Shares owned by W   32  20,800 shares
28  Total number of papers = 4 + 4 = 8
15. Ans: [c] 20. Ans: [d]
Let the required value of the weekly sales be Rs. x.
Total Age  5  20  100 years
Compensation for the 1st assistant
At the time of birth of the youngest (i.e) before 10 years,
8
 2500  (x  5000) their average would have been,
100
Compensation for the 2nd assistant 100  50
Average   12.5
4

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