A and B together can complete a work in 24 days. B alone does 1/3 rd part of this work in 12 days. How many days will A alone take to complete the remaining work?
24
36
48
72
The heights of a cone and a cylinder are equal. The radii of their bases are in the ratio 2 : 1. The ratio of their volume is
4 : 3
3 : 4
2 : 1
1 : 2
A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% more than the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. His profit or loss percentage is:
37.5%
25.5%
12.5%
25%
A school has 8 periods of 45 min each, every day. How long will each period be if the school has to have 9 periods everyday, assuming the working hours to be the same?
40 min
35 min
30 min
45 min
A.
40 min
M1D1H1 = M2D2H2
1 x 8 x 45 = 1 x 9 x H2
H2 = 40 min
If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price of an article be 4 : 5, then the percentage of profit is
25%
15%
10%
In an ornament the ratio of gold and copper is 3 : 2. The percentage of gold in the ornament is
60%
40%
30%
20%
A boat moves downstream at the rate of 8 km/hr and upstream at 4 km/hr. The speed of the boat in still water is:
4.5 km/hr
5 km/hr
6 km/hr
6.4 km/hr
Which one of the following combination of measurements can form the sides of a triangle?
9 cm, 6cm, 2cm
11 cm, 3 cm, 12 cm
3 cm, 5cm, 8cm
5cm, 7cm, 13cm