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8 Q:Directions :- Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
There are four hostels i.e. A, B, C and D.
In hostel A: Number of boys are 120 and number of girls are 30% more than that of number of girls in
hostel B.
In hostel B: Number of boys are double than that of number of girls.
In hostel C: Number of boys are 100 more than that of boys in hostel A and total boys and girls in C is 1000.
In hostel D: Number of boys is 182 more than the number of boys in hostel A. Average of number of girls of hostel A and that of hostel D is 223.Number of boys in hostel D is 98 less that of boys in hostel B.
Difference between number of boys and girls in hostel D is what percent of difference between boys and girls in hostel B?
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Answer : 2. "58%"
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A company XYZ Ltd has three units - P, Q and R. In each of these units there are five departments— Production, Marketing, Finance, HR and Accounts. The total number of employees in P, Q and R are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 4. The total number of employees in Production, Marketing, Finance, HR and Accounts in all the three units together are in the ratio 5 : 3: 1 : 1: 2. The ratio of the number of male employees of XYZ Ltd to that of the female employees of XYZ Ltd is 2 : 1. In each of the three units, there is no female employee in the Production department and no male employee in the HR department. In each of Marketing, Finance and Accounts departments at each of the units, males and females are equal in number. Also the total number of employees in Marketing, Finance and Accounts departments are equally distributed among each of the units. The company has 36,000 employees in total and the number of male employees in the production department at P, Q and R are in the ratio 2 : 8: 5.
In how many departments of XYZ Ltd is the number of employees, as a percentage of the number of employees in P, more than 80%?
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5df9c0358014020c092e37c3A company XYZ Ltd has three units - P, Q and R. In each of these units there are five departments— Production, Marketing, Finance, HR and Accounts. The total number of employees in P, Q and R are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 4. The total number of employees in Production, Marketing, Finance, HR and Accounts in all the three units together are in the ratio 5 : 3: 1 : 1: 2. The ratio of the number of male employees of XYZ Ltd to that of the female employees of XYZ Ltd is 2 : 1. In each of the three units, there is no female employee in the Production department and no male employee in the HR department. In each of Marketing, Finance and Accounts departments at each of the units, males and females are equal in number. Also the total number of employees in Marketing, Finance and Accounts departments are equally distributed among each of the units. The company has 36,000 employees in total and the number of male employees in the production department at P, Q and R are in the ratio 2 : 8: 5.
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Answer : 1. "2"
Q:Study the following information carefully to answer the questions.
The teachers' colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspapers are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper.
How many members read at least 2 newspapers?
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5e4cd2eb701cfd31ff61e484The teachers' colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspapers are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper.
- 1600false
- 2800false
- 3500false
- 41000true
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Answer : 4. "1000"
Q: A man rows at 5 km/h in still water. If the river is running at 1 km/h, it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. How for is the place?
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Answer : 2. "3 km"
Q: Study the information carefully to answer the question that follow.
In a college there are 900 students who are doing Post Graduation (PG) in any one of the subjects, out of five different subjects, out of the five different subjects viz. Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. The ratio between the boys and the girls among those is 5:4 respectively, 20% of the total girls are doing PG in Zoology and 25% of the total girls are doing PG in Statistics. Total number of students doing PG in Botany is 220. Total students who are doing PG in Mathematics is 150. Respectively ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys doing PG in statistics is 2:3. Twenty percent of the total number of boys are doing PG in Mathematics is 1:2 respectively. There are equal number of boys and girls who are doing PG in PG in Physics. 180 students are doing PG in Zoology.
What is the total number of students during PG in Physics and Statistics together?
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5d85e25fa08f7a408051e80bIn a college there are 900 students who are doing Post Graduation (PG) in any one of the subjects, out of five different subjects, out of the five different subjects viz. Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. The ratio between the boys and the girls among those is 5:4 respectively, 20% of the total girls are doing PG in Zoology and 25% of the total girls are doing PG in Statistics. Total number of students doing PG in Botany is 220. Total students who are doing PG in Mathematics is 150. Respectively ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys doing PG in statistics is 2:3. Twenty percent of the total number of boys are doing PG in Mathematics is 1:2 respectively. There are equal number of boys and girls who are doing PG in PG in Physics. 180 students are doing PG in Zoology.
What is the total number of students during PG in Physics and Statistics together?
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Answer : 3. "350"
Q: Study the information carefully to answer the question that follow.
In a college there are 900 students who are doing Post Graduation (PG) in any one of the subjects, out of five different subjects, out of the five different subjects viz. Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. The ratio between the boys and the girls among those is 5:4 respectively, 20% of the total girls are doing PG in Zoology and 25% of the total girls are doing PG in Statistics. Total number of students doing PG in Botany is 220. Total students who are doing PG in Mathematics is 150. Respectively ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys doing PG in statistics is 2:3. Twenty percent of the total number of boys are doing PG in Mathematics is 1:2 respectively. There are equal number of boys and girls who are doing PG in PG in Physics. 180 students are doing PG in Zoology.
What is the difference between the boys doing PG in Zoology and the number of girls doing PG in Mathematics?
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5d85e31cd0d7a00e4ecb5dccIn a college there are 900 students who are doing Post Graduation (PG) in any one of the subjects, out of five different subjects, out of the five different subjects viz. Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. The ratio between the boys and the girls among those is 5:4 respectively, 20% of the total girls are doing PG in Zoology and 25% of the total girls are doing PG in Statistics. Total number of students doing PG in Botany is 220. Total students who are doing PG in Mathematics is 150. Respectively ratio between the number of girls and the number of boys doing PG in statistics is 2:3. Twenty percent of the total number of boys are doing PG in Mathematics is 1:2 respectively. There are equal number of boys and girls who are doing PG in PG in Physics. 180 students are doing PG in Zoology.
What is the difference between the boys doing PG in Zoology and the number of girls doing PG in Mathematics?
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Answer : 1. "50"
Q:Study the following information carefully to answer the questions.
The teachers' colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspapers are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper.
Find the difference between number of members reading English as well as Marathi newspaper and the number of members reading English as well as Hindi newspaper.
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5e4cd080dfffd759fd0b1fdbThe teachers' colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspapers are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper.
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Answer : 3. "100"
Q: In an examination a student had to find 3/14 of a number, he found 3/4th by mistake, his answer was 150 more than the correct answer, find the required number.
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