2016/2017 47.

QUANTITATIVE REASONING 1 2 3 4 5 6
43. 0.25x = 4 1 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6
¼x = 4 2 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6
X=4x4 3 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6
x =16------------- (C) 4 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,5 4,5 4,6
5 5,1 5,2 5,3 5,4 5,5 5,6
44. Initial Number =x 6 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 6,6
(x +1) 52 = 324 + 25x
52x + 52 = 324 + 25x Pr (Even No. at first)
52x – 25x = 324 – 52 = (2,1), (2,2) (2,3), (2,4), (2,5),(2,6)
27x = 272 (4,1), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (6,1)
27
(6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5),(6,6)
X 10 ------- (A)
=18/36 = ½
45.
Pr (Total of 8) = (2,6), (3,5), (4,4),
(5,3), (6,2) = 5/36
a = 0, d =? l = 225, n= 26 Pr (Even No at first) or Pr (Total of 8)
= 18 + 5 = 23
36 36 36
n = a + (n – 1) d
--------------- (E)
225 = 0+(26-1) d
225 = 25d 48. % Error = Error x 100%
Actual
d = 225
25 = 1.25 – 1.15 x 100
1.25
d = 9 ----------------- (A)
= 0.1 x 100 = 8%-------------- (C)
1.25
46. Using BODMAS
3640  14 x 16 + 340
260 x 16 + 340
= 4160 + 340
= 4500 ------------ (C)
49. 1345 =1 x 52 + 3x 51 + 4x 50 54. Tn = 3n(2n-1)
= 25 + 15 + 4 = 44 T1 = 3 x 1 (21-1) =
2 44 3(1) = 3
2 22 r 0 T2 = 3 x 2(22-1) = 6(3) = 18
2 11 r 0
T3 = 3 x 3(23-1) = 9(7) = 63
2 5r0
2 2r1 T4 = 3 x 4(24-1) = 12(15) = 180
2 1r0 T5 = 3 x 5(25-1) = 15(32-1)
0r1 = 15 (31) = 465
1011002 -----------------(A)
S5 = T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 + T5

50. 3 x 3 = 32 = 32  33 = 729
33 33
𝑛
= 32-3 = 3-1 55. Tn =2 (3n2+1)
= 1/3 -------------------- (E) 6
T6 = (3 x 62+1) = 3
2

(3x36+1)
51. 1 machine = 36units in 4units
= 3(108+1)
= 1 machine = 9units in 1min
T6 = 3(108 +1) = 3(109) = 327
(divided by 4)
327 ---------------- (C)
= 6 machines = 9 x 6 units in 6 x
56. Pr (Odd no. greater than 6)
1 min
1 2 3 4 5 6
= 6 machines = 54 units in 6mins
1 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6
(B)
2 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6
3 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6
52. 2x + 1/x +3
4 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,5 4,5 4,6
It is not defined at x = 0 because
1/ 5 5,1 5,2 5,3 5,4 5,5 5,6
0 is undefined---------------- (C)
6 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 6,6
53. V = r2h = 22 x 102 x 14
7
Odd no greater than 6 are 7,9,11
= 4,400cm 3

None of the options Pr (odd no greater than 6) = 12/36

= 1/3
57. x + y + z = 80 1.2 = 5SP –SP = 4 SP
5 5
3years ago; (1) x – 3 (b) y – 3
1.2 = 4.SP
(c) z – 3
5
(x – 3) +(y -3) + (8-3) =x -3+y =-3 +
SP = 1.2 x 5
z -3 4
= x + y + 2-3-3-3 S.P. = 1.5-----------------(A)
= y+y+z- 9
60. 43710 to Base5
= 80 – 9 = 71
5 437
71 -------------------(B)
5 87 r 2
58. Let the pages be x
5 17 r 2 32225 ---A
Day 1: 3/8 x remainder =x -3x
8 5 3r2
Day 2: 4/5 x 5x = 20x = ½x 0r3
8 40
Remainder = 1 x 61. -5 8
8 -5-4-3-2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Remainder = 30pages 5 + 8 = 13-------------- (C)
= 1x=3
8
62. Midpoint = (x1+ y1), x2 + y2)
= x = 8 x 30 2 2
x = 240 ---------------- (A) x1, y1 x 2 y2
-12, 8 16, 24
59. 10 Apples =N1.00 Midpoint = -12 + 16, 8 + 24 = 4, 32
1 apple =N1.00 = N0.1 2 2 2 2
10 = (2,16)-----------------(C)
Dozen Apple = 12x N0.1
= N1.2 63. loga10=4 =>10 =a4
Profit = SP – CP = a = 4√10 None
20% Profit = 20 S.P But log10a  a = 104 = 10000
100
20
100 S.P = S.P. - 1.2
1.2 =SP – 20SP
1.2 = SP -1 SP
5
 3 2 2
64. 2 +3 -1 100SP =37000 – 5180
4 5 5
11 17 5 100SP = 31820
= + -
4 4 3
S,P = 31820 = 318.20
165+204−100 269
= 100
60 60
𝟐𝟗
= 4 ----------------- A 318.20--------------------(C)
𝟔𝟎

65. Repeated from Question 48 72. %Profit =S.P. – C.P x 100

66. 5x2 – 6 (2x2-5x + 4) Remaining = 200 – 8
= 5x2 –6– 2x2 + 5x - 4 = 192 mangoes
= 3x2 + 5x – 10 None 192 = 16, therefore she
12 sold 16 dozens
Question 67 and 68 did not specify the
If a dozen = 0.6
mean and mode of the data either of x
16 dozens = 16x 0.6= 9.6
or y
S.P. = 9.6
But mean = fx
% Profit = 9.6-8 = 100
f
9.6
Mode = number with the highest
1.6 x 100 = 16.67%
frequency 9.6
None
11+𝑥 7
69. =
15+𝑥 8
73. 0.63954 x 0.003
= 8(11+x) = 7 (15 + x) = 0.00191862
88 + 8x = 105 + 7x = 0.0019 (2.S.F)--------(C)
8x – 7x = 105 – 88
x = 17 -------------------------(D) 74. 23 x33 x 32 = 8 x 27x 9
8 8 27 9
70. Check Question 64 9 1 27 9
3 1 3 1
71. CP = 370 14% loss =14%
1 1 1
Loss = CP – S.P
%loss = C.P – S.P. x 100%
LCM = 8 x9 x3 = 216
= 14 = 370 – S.P X 100
370 216----------------------(C)
= 14(370) = (370 – S.P) 100
5180 = 3700 – 100SP
75. 5% of 125000
5
100
x 125000 = 65000

125000 - 6500
= 118750 None

76. 20 labourers = N500

30 labourers = N600
1 labourer = N600 = N20
30
20 labourers = 20 x N20 = N400
Average = 500 + 400 = 900
2 2
N450--------------------------(A)

78. Let x be the expected no of

candidates
2800 =x - 21/2% of x
2800 = x -2.5% x
2800 = x =2.5x
100
2800 = 100 x 2.5x
100
28000 = 100x -2.5x
28000 = 97.5
X= 28000 = 2871.8
97.5
The closest option is (B)

79. 1, 5, 9, 16, 25
The sequence seems not to be well
defined.