Solved Examples Set 2 (Quantitative Ability)

1. A retailer bought a compact disc from a manufacturer for $ 200. In addition to that, he paid a 15% sales tax. If he sold the disc to a customer for $ 260, calculate the cash profit he made.

   1. $ 30.00
   2. $ 35.00
   3. $ 32.50
   4. $ 28.00
   5. $ 30.50

   price of a compact disc with sales tax = 200 + 0.15 × 200
   = 200 + 30 = $ 230
   As the selling price of the disc = $ 260
   Hence, cash profit = 260 - 230 = $ 30

2. A shopkeeper buys 300 identical articles at a total cost of $ 1500. He fixes the selling price of each article at 20% above the cost price and sells 260 articles at the price. As for the remaining articles, he sells them at 50% of the selling price. Calculate the shopkeeper's total profit.

   1. $ 180
   2. $ 185
   3. $ 200
   4. $ 190
   5. $ 170

   cost price of each item = \( 1500 \over 300 \) = $ 5
   selling price at 20% above the cost price = 5 + 5 × .2 = $ 6
   selling price of 260 items = 260 × 6 = $ 1560
   selling price of remaining 40 items = 40 × 6 × .5 = $ 120
   Total profit = 1560 + 120 - 1500 = $ 180

3. A shopkeeper bought a radio from a wholesaler for $ 250.00. In addition, he paid a sales tax of 15% on the cost price. He then sold the radio for $ 315.00. Calculate the cash profit made by the shopkeeper.

   1. $ 20.00
   2. $ 22.50
   3. $ 25.00
   4. $ 27.50
   5. $ 27.00

   cost price = $ 250
   sales tax = .15 × 250 = $ 37.5
   cash profit = 315 - 250 - 37.5 = $ 27.5

4. \(\frac{\frac{7}{10} × 14 × 5 × \frac{1}{28}}{\frac{10}{17} × \frac{3}{5} × \frac{1}{6} × 17} = \)

   1. 4/7
   2. 1
   3. 7/4
   4. 2
   5. 17/4

   

5. \(25 \text{% of }{4 \over 4\text{%}} \text{ of }{1 \over 25} = ?\)

   1. 1
   2. 3
   3. 0
   4. 67
   5. 25

   \(25 \text{% of }{4 \over 4\text{%}} \text{ of }{1 \over 25}\)
   \(= 25 \text{% } × {4 \over 4\text{%}} × {1 \over 25} \)
   \(= 0.25 × {4 \over 0.04} × {1 \over 25}\)
   \(= {25 \over 25}\)
   = 1

6. A boy scored 90 marks for his mathematics test. This was 20% more than what he had scored for the geography test. How much did he score in geography?

   1. 71 marks
   2. 73 marks
   3. 75 marks
   4. 77 marks
   5. 78 marks

   20% of x + x = 90
   0.2x + x = 90
   1.2x = 90
   x = \(90 \over 1.2\)
   x = 75

7. 1015 / 0.05 / 40 = ?

   1. 50.75
   2. 507.5
   3. 506
   4. 2056
   5. 5075

   1015 / 0.05 / 40 = 20300 / 40 = 507.5

8. Which of the following is the largest?

   1. half of 30% of 280
   2. one-third of 70% of 160
   3. twice 50% of 30
   4. three times 40% of 40
   5. 60% of 60

   Let us calculate the value of each:
   A. 0.5 × 0.3 × 280 = 42
   B. 0.33 × 0.7 × 160 = 36.96
   C. 2 × 0.5 × 30 = 30
   D. 3 × 0.4 × 40 = 48
   E. 0.6 × 60 = 36

9. A shopkeeper sold two articles for $ 48 each. He made a 25% profit on one article and a loss of 20% on the other. What was his net gain or loss on the sale of the two articles?

   1. loss of $ 1.40
   2. gain of $ 2.40
   3. loss of $ 2.40
   4. gain of $ 1.40
   5. gain of $ 2.60

   25% profit at selling price $ 48 = 48 x .25 = $ 12
   20% loss at selling price $ 48 = 48 x 0.2 = $ 9.6
   gain = profit - loss = 12 - 9.6 = $ 2.4

10. A person's net income is $ 1373.70 and he pays an income tax of 5%. His gross income in dollars must be

    1. 1446
    2. 1118.96
    3. 1308.29
    4. 1438.25
    5. 1211.21

    Let gross income in dollars = x
    then according to the statement,
    x = 5% of x + 1373.70
    x - 0.05x = 1373.70
    0.95x = 1373.70
    x = \(137370 \over 95\) = 1446

11. 5873 + 12034 + 1106 = ?

    1. 19016
    2. 20001
    3. 19013
    4. 2018
    5. 19010

    5873 + 12034 + 1106 = 17907 + 1106 = 19013

12. On a trip to visit friends, a family drives 65 miles per hour for 208 miles of the trip. If the entire trip was 348 miles and took 6 hours, what was the average speed, in miles per hour, for the rest of the trip?

    1. 44
    2. 50
    3. 51
    4. 58
    5. 60

    As the first part of the trip took \(\frac{208 \text{ miles}}{65 \text{ } \frac{miles}{hour}} = 3.2 \text{ hours},\) so the remaining 140 miles (348 - 208) took 2.8 hours (6 - 3.2). The average speed for the rest of the trip was \(\frac {140 \text{ miles}}{2.8 \text{ hours}} = 50 \) miles per hour.

13. if x% of 60 = 48 then x = ?

    1. 80
    2. 60
    3. 90
    4. 40
    5. 70

    x = \( {48 × 100 \over 60} \) = 80

14. 12% of ________ = 48

    1. 250
    2. 100
    3. 400
    4. 200
    5. 300

    \(12 \text{% of } x = 48\)
    \(0.12x = 48\)
    \(x = \frac{48}{0.12} = 400\)

15. \( {2244 \over 0.88} = ? × 1122 \)

    1. 20.02
    2. 20.2
    3. 19.3
    4. 2.27
    5. 3.27

    \( {2244 \over 0.88} = ? × 1122 \)
    \(? = {2550 \over 1122} = 2.27 \)

16. After spending 88% of his income, a man had $ 2160 left. Find his income.

    1. $ 18000
    2. $ 19000
    3. $ 20000
    4. $ 22000
    5. $ 17000

    Let income = x
    x = 88% of x + 2160
    x - 0.88x = 2160
    0.12x = 2160
    x = \(216000 \over 12\) = 18000

17. if a > b and b > c then:

    1. a = c
    2. a > c
    3. c > a
    4. a < c
    5. none

    As a > b > c so a > c

18. A and B can reap a field in 30 days, working together. After 20 days, however, B is called away and A takes 20 days more to complete the work. B alone could do the whole work in

    1. 48 days
    2. 50 days
    3. 56 days
    4. 60 days
    5. 64 days

    (A + B)'s 20 day's work = \(1 \over 30 \) × 20 = \(2 \over 3 \)
    Remaining work = 1 - \(2 \over 3 \) = \(1 \over 3 \)
    Now, \(1 \over 3 \) work is done by A in 20 days.
    Therefore, the whole work will be done by B in 20 × 3 = 60 days.

19. \( {0.027 \over 90} = ? \)

    1. 0.0003
    2. 0.03
    3. 3
    4. 0.00003
    5. 0.003

    \( {0.027 \over 90} = {27 \over 1000 × 90} = {3 \over 10000} = 0.0003 \)

20. A rectangular room is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 4 m high. The total volume of the room in cubic meters is

    1. 24
    2. 30
    3. 120
    4. 240
    5. 140

    Total volume = length × width × height = 6 × 5 × 4 = 120

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