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50410.If the cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles. What is the percentage of profit or loss that the merchant makes?
20%
16.67%
33.33%
25%
Explanation:

Let the Cost price of 1 article be Re.1.
Therefore, Cost price of 20 articles = Rs. 20.
Selling price of 16 articles = Rs. 20
Therefore, Selling price of 20 articles = (20/16) * 20 = 25
Profit = Selling price - Cost price
= 25 - 20 = 5
Percentage of profit = Profit / Cost price * 100.
= 5 / 20 * 100 = 25% Profit

50411.A boy purchases 8 kitkat chocolates for Rs. 10 and sells 10 kitkat chocolates for Rs.8. How much profit or loss does he make?
30% gain
30% loss
36% loss
36% gain
Explanation:

Price at which he brought the chocolates; price per chocolate = Rs. 10/8 = Rs. 1.25
Price at which he sold the chocolate; price per chocolate = Rs 8/10 = Rs .0.80
% profit or loss =[(0.8 - 1.25) / 1.25] x 100 = -(0.45/1.25) x 100 = -36 %
Therefore, % loss = 36 %

50412.The ages of Ajay and Bhanu are in the ratio 6 : 5 and sum of their ages is 44 years.The ratio of their ages after 8 years will be
4 : 5
3 : 4
3 : 7
8 : 7
Explanation:

Let the present ages (in years) of A and B be 6x and 5x respectively.
Given: 6x + 5x = 44 => x = 4
Therefore, the ratio of ages after 8 years will be 6x + 8 : 5x + 8 or 8 : 7

50413.One year ago, the ratio between Sumith’s and Akhil’s age was 4 : 3. One year hence, the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 4. What is the sum of their present ages?
12 years
15 years
16 years
24 years
Explanation:

Let Sumith’s age one year ago be 4x years and Akhil’s age be 3x years.
The present age of Sumith = (4x + 1) years
The present age of Akhil = (3x + 1) years
One year hence, Sumith’s age = (4x + 2) years and Akhil’s age = (3x + 2) years.
According to the question,
(4x + 2)/(3x + 2) = 5/4 => 16x + 8 = 15x +10
or x = 2
Therefore, the sum of their present ages = 4x + 1 + 3x + 1 = 7x + 2
= 7 x 2 + 2 = 16 years.

50414.Phani and Rani working together can complete a certain work in 6 days. Rani alone can do it in 8 days. In how many days Phani alone could finish the same work?
12 days
16 days
18 days
24 days
Explanation:

Consider that there are a total of 24 units of work to be done (LCM of 6 and 8). Also, Phani can finish P units of work per day and Rani can finish R units of work per day.
Working together, they can complete 24 units in 6 days. Hence, in one day, they can finish 4 units of work.
P + R = 4 ------- (i)
Rani alone can finish 24 units of work in 8 days. Hence, in one day, she can finish 3 units of work.
R = 3.
Substituting in eq (i), P = 1.
At the rate of 1 unit per day, it will take Phani 24 days to complete the given work.

50415.A certain sum of money is sufficient to pay wages for 21 days of X or 28 days of Y. The money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for _______ days.
8 days
12 days
16 days
24 days
Explanation:

As the given sum is for 21 days or 28 days of wages of X or Y, the sum will be completely divisible by 21 and 28. So, let the sum be LCM of 21 and 28 = 84.
X gets 84/21= ₨. 4/day
Y gets 84/28= Rs. 3/day
Therefore, (X + Y) together gets Rs. 7/day
Thus, Rs 84 is sufficient for 84/7 = 12 days to pay both of them

50416.If 3 men or 5 women can reap a field in 43 days, how long will 5 men and 6 women take to reap it?
10 days
12 days
15 days
18 days
Explanation:

Given: 3 men = 5 women
Therefore, 5 men = 25 / 3 women
Now, 5 men + 6 women = 25 / 3 + 6 = 43/3 women.
5 women can reap in 43 days.
.’. 43/3 women can reap in X days.
:43 x 5 = (43 / 3)X (W1D1=W2D2)
X = 15 days.

50417.Amit started cycling along the boundaries of a square field from cover point A. After half an hour, he reached the corner point C, diagonally opposite to A. If his speed was 8 kmph, what is the area of the field in square km?
6
8
4
cannot be determined
Explanation:

In half an hour, he covers half of the distance, i.e., AC.
The speed was 8 kmph throughout the journey of half an hour.
Hence, he must have travelled 4 kilometers.
Since he traveled along the sides of a square field, each side of the square field measured 2 kilometers.
Therefore, area of the square = 2 x 2 = 4 sq kms.

50418.A train 100 meters long completely passes a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in 5 seconds and a car travelling in the same direction in 6 seconds. At what speed was the car travelling?
18 kmph
48 kmph
24 kmph
30 kmph
Explanation:

Let X kmph be the speed of the train.
The relative speed of the train and the man is (x - 6). Using the relation Speed = Distance / Time,
=> (X - 6) x 5/18 x 5 = 100
X = 78 kmph
Let the speed of the car be Y kmph.
=> (78 - Y) x 5/18 x 6 = 100
=> Y = 18

50419.A motor cyclist goes from Mumbai to Pune, a distance of 192 kms, at an average speed of 32 kmph. Another man starts from Mumbai by car, 2 1/2 hours after the first and reaches Pune half an hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the motor cycle and the car?
1 : 2
1 : 3
10 : 27
Data inconsistent
Explanation:

The average speed of the first man = 32 kmph.
Time taken to complete the journey = 192/32 = 6h.
The second man leaves 2 1/2 hours late and reaches half an hour earlier than the first man. Hence, the second man’s journey lasted for 6 - 2 1/2 - 1/ 2 = 3h.
Therefore, the speed of the second man = 192/3=64 kmph.
Hence, the required ratio = 32 : 64 or 1 : 2.

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