Maths Questions with Solutions
1.) Difference between 40% of y and 20% of x is 270 whereas difference
between 40 % of x and 20 % y is zero. Find the sum of x and y?
a. 1270 b. 1380 c. 1350 d. 1400
2.) A part of rs.9600 is invested at 5% annual return while the remainder is
invested at 3% annual return. If the annual income from the both portion
is the same ,what is the total income from the two investments?
a. 450 b. 360 c. 390 d. 340
3.) The cost of 4 apples is the same as the selling price of 5 apples. What is the
percentage of profit / loss?
a. Loss of 30% b. profit of 10% c. loss of 20% d. profit of 20%
4.) A man marks up his goods by 15%, if he still occurs a loss of 5% ,what
percentage discount has he given to the customer?
a. 19% b. 16% c. 15% d. 17.4%
5.) 4 Boys and 3 Girls spend rs.120 on an average of which boys spend rs. 150
on an average. Then what is the average amount spent by the girls?
a. 80 b. 60 c. 100 d. 75
6.) A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket, takes 5 wickets
for 26 runs and thereby improves his average by 0.4. The number of
wickets taken by him till the last match is ?
a. 80 b. 75 c. 82 d. 90
7.) If 1/3.718 = 0.2689, then 1/0.0003718 = ?
a. 2689 b. 268.90 c. 26890 d. 26.890
8.) (0.98)3 + (0.02)3 + 3×0.98×0.02-1= ?
a. 1.98 b. 1.09 c. 1 d. 0
9.) (35614 – 26889 ) ÷ 25 =?
a. 360 b. 340 c. 349 d. 358
10.) 7802 + 132 – 8963 +1326 =?×33
a. 9 b. 11 c. 5 d. 13
11.) Ratio of upstream speed to downstream speed is 1:11. If speed of boat is
30 km/hr , find the distance covered in upstream in 5 hrs?
a. 30 km b. 20 km c. 25 km d. 35 km
, 12.) A boatman can cover a river of 60 km length and came back at it’s initial
point in 4.5 hrs. If the speed of boat is thrice than that of the speed of
stream, then find the speed of the boat?
a.25 km/hr b. 22 km/hr c. 32 km/hr d. 30 km/hr
ANSWERS WITH SHORCUT SOLUTIONS
1.) Difference between 40% of y and 20% of x is 270 whereas difference
between 40 % of x and 20 % y is zero. Find the sum of x and y?
a. 1270 b. 1380 c. 1350 d. 1400
2.) A part of rs.9600 is invested at 5% annual return while the remainder is
invested at 3% annual return. If the annual income from the both portion
is the same ,what is the total income from the two investments?
a. 450 b. 360 c. 390 d. 340
3.) The cost of 4 apples is the same as the selling price of 5 apples. What is the
percentage of profit / loss?
a. Loss of 30% b. profit of 10% c. loss of 20% d. profit of 20%
4.) A man marks up his goods by 15%, if he still occurs a loss of 5% ,what
percentage discount has he given to the customer?
a. 19% b. 16% c. 15% d. 17.4%
5.) 4 Boys and 3 Girls spend rs.120 on an average of which boys spend rs. 150
on an average. Then what is the average amount spent by the girls?
a. 80 b. 60 c. 100 d. 75
6.) A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket, takes 5 wickets
for 26 runs and thereby improves his average by 0.4. The number of
wickets taken by him till the last match is ?
a. 80 b. 75 c. 82 d. 90
7.) If 1/3.718 = 0.2689, then 1/0.0003718 = ?
a. 2689 b. 268.90 c. 26890 d. 26.890
8.) (0.98)3 + (0.02)3 + 3×0.98×0.02-1= ?
a. 1.98 b. 1.09 c. 1 d. 0
9.) (35614 – 26889 ) ÷ 25 =?
a. 360 b. 340 c. 349 d. 358
10.) 7802 + 132 – 8963 +1326 =?×33
a. 9 b. 11 c. 5 d. 13
11.) Ratio of upstream speed to downstream speed is 1:11. If speed of boat is
30 km/hr , find the distance covered in upstream in 5 hrs?
a. 30 km b. 20 km c. 25 km d. 35 km
, 12.) A boatman can cover a river of 60 km length and came back at it’s initial
point in 4.5 hrs. If the speed of boat is thrice than that of the speed of
stream, then find the speed of the boat?
a.25 km/hr b. 22 km/hr c. 32 km/hr d. 30 km/hr
ANSWERS WITH SHORCUT SOLUTIONS
