Quiz Discussion

A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3cm. if the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by

• 1] 6%
• 2] 7%
• 3] 8%
• 4] 9%

If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number the second number reduce to its five-sixth What is the ratio of the first number to the second number?

• 1]

  1:3

• 2]

  2:3

• 3]

  3:2

• 4]

  Data Inadequate

The marked price of an article is Rs 2400. It is sold at two successive discounts of 10% and 15%. What is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

• 1]

  1836

• 2]

  1924

• 3]

  1848

• 4]

  1976

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?

• 1] 4% increase
• 2] 4% decrease
• 3] 8% increase
• 4] 8% decrease

One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million, what is the number in first generation?

• 1] 1 million
• 2] 2 million
• 3] 4 million
• 4] 8 million
• 5] None of these

The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be

• 1] 53,900
• 2] 54,000
• 3] 54,080
• 4] 54,900

The population of a town increased from 175000 to 262500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is?

• 1]

  33.33%

• 2]

  5%

• 3]

  6%

• 4]

  8.75%

25% of 25% Is Equal To

• 1]

  0.0625

• 2]

  0.0210

• 3]

  0.03145

• 4]

  0.3210

In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A, 75% of the remaining were given group B and the remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the number of students who applied for the group is :

• 1]

  100

• 2]

  60

• 3]

  80

• 4]

  90

The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds difficult to purchase the required amount. But Somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product ?

• 1] 55 more
• 2] 10% more
• 3] 12.5% less
• 4] 17.5% less
• 5] None of these