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  • Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially?


  • Options
  • A. 153145 kgs
  • B. 147890 kgs
  • C. 152400 kgs
  • D. 149600 kgs

  • Correct Answer
  • 149600 kgs 

    Explanation

    Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs.

    According to the question,

    50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900

    87.5% of p = 130900

    p = 130900 x 100/87.5  = 149600 kgs.

     

    Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.

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    • 1. If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 10%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity?

    • Options
    • A. increase 12%
    • B. decrease 12%
    • C. increase 16%
    • D. decrease 16%
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    • 2. What will come in place of the question mark(?) in the following question ? 56% of 870 + 82% of 180 = 32% of 90 + ?

    • Options
    • A. 777
    • B. 666
    • C. 606
    • D. 789
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    • 3. 36 is what percent of 80?

    • Options
    • A. 54
    • B. 45
    • C. 60
    • D. 64
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    • 4. A showroom on its anniversary gives a discount of 18% on marked price of bikes. Raghuram purchases a bike in Rs. 54,540. What is the marked price of bike?

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    • A. Rs. 63548
    • B. Rs. 66512
    • C. Rs. 65000
    • D. Rs. 67857
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    • 5. 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312

    • Options
    • A. 812.5
    • B. 829.75
    • C. 749.85
    • D. 799.5
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    • 6. Two numbers are respectively 40% and 30% more than a third number. The second number expressed in terms of percentage of the first is ?

    • Options
    • A. 92.8%
    • B. 84.23%
    • C. 87.14%
    • D. 94.1%
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    • 7. The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8,748, its purchase price was ?

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    • A. Rs.14,000
    • B. Rs.12,000
    • C. Rs. 12,800
    • D. Rs. 15,000
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    • 8. In one year, the Amount collected for social welfare, of a village increased by 10% and in the next year, it decreased by 10%. If at the end of 2nd year, the amount was 7920, what was it in the beginning ?

    • Options
    • A. 8800
    • B. 8650
    • C. 8000
    • D. 8980
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    • A. 3241
    • B. 2457
    • C. 2642
    • D. 2834
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    • 10. What is 70 of 50?

    • Options
    • A. 35
    • B. 38
    • C. 42
    • D. 44
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