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  • Question
  • Five time of a positive integer is equal to 3 less than twice the square of that number. Find the number?


  • Options
  • A. 3
  • B. 13
  • C. 23
  • D. 33

  • Correct Answer


  • Explanation

    Let the number be N.
    According to the question,
    ? 5N = 2N2 - 3
    ? 2N2 - 5N - 3 = 0
    ? (N - 3) ( 2N + 1 ) = 0
    N = 3 and N = -1/2
    Thus, the required number is 3.


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    • 1. 
      The sum of two numbers is 10. Their product is 20. Find the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 3/5
    • C. 1/2
    • D. 11//6
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A positive number, when increased by 10 equal 200 times its reciprocal . What is the number?

    • Options
    • A. 100
    • B. 10
    • C. 20
    • D. 200
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      If the three- fourth of number is subtracted from the number, the value so obtained is 163. What is that number?

    • Options
    • A. 625
    • B. 562
    • C. 632
    • D. 652
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 19043. Which is the smaller one?

    • Options
    • A. 137
    • B. 131
    • C. 133
    • D. 129
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If a number is multiplied by three-forth of itself. The value thus obtained is 10800. What is that number?

    • Options
    • A. 210
    • B. 180
    • C. 120
    • D. 160
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      A man has given one-fourth part of his property to his daughter, half part to his sons and one-fifth part given as charity. How much part of his property he has given?

    • Options
    • A. 1/20
    • B. 19/20
    • C. 1/10
    • D. 9/10
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A chocolate has 12 equal piece. Monju gave 1/4 th of it to Anju, 1/3 rd of it to Sujata and 1/6 th of it to Fiza. The number of piece of chocolate left with Manju is?

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A students was asked to multiply a number by 3/2 but he divided that number by 3/2. His result was therefore 10 less than the correct answer. Find the number?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 12
    • C. 15
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 9. What value should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following question?
      ? /19 = 4?

    • Options
    • A. 76
    • B. 5776
    • C. 304
    • D. 1296
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      4050/? ? = 450?

    • Options
    • A. 49
    • B. 100
    • C. 81
    • D. 9
    • Discuss


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