A is twice as good as B and together they finish a piece of work in 16 days. The number of days taken by A alone to finish the work in
20 days
21 days
22 days
24 days
The successive discounts of 15%, 20% and 25% on an article is equivalent to the single discount of
60%
47%
49%
40%
The numbers x, y, z are respectively proportional to 2 : 3 : 5 and the sum of x, y and z is 80. If the number z is given by the equation z = ax - 8, then a is
6
3
C.
3
x : y : z = 2 : 3 : 5
x + y + z = 80
z = ax - 8
If the ratio of cost price and selling price be 10 : 11, then the profit percentage is
1%
10%
5%
8%
The price of rice has increased by 60%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be reduced by:
40%
45%
A man covers a total distance of 100 km on bicycle. For the first 2 hours, the speed was 20 km/hr and for the rest of the journey, it came down to 10 km/hr. The average speed will be
13 km/hr
20 km/hr
Alipta got some amount of money from her father. In how many years will the ratio of the money and the interest obtained from it be 10 : 3 at 6% simple interest per annum?
7 years
3 years
5 years
4 years