A sum of Rs. 41 was divided among 50 boys and girls. Each boy gets 90 paise and

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A sum of Rs. 41 was divided among 50 boys and girls. Each boy gets 90 paise and a girl 65 paise. The number of boys is ?
Options
A. 16
B. 34
C. 14
D. 36

Correct Answer

34

Explanation

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1.
Rs. 675 was divided among 75 boys and girls. Each boy gets Rs. 20 whereas a girl gets Rs. 5. Find the number of boys and girls.
Options
A. 20 , 55
B. 15 , 60
C. 25 , 50
D. 30 , 45

2.
A cask full of wine from which 8 litres are drawn and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of quantity of wine left in the cask to that of the water is 16: 81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?
Options
A. 42 litres
B. 32 litres
C. 24 litres
D. 18 litres

3.
A shopkeeper has 100 kgs of tea. He sells a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 5% loss. If his overall profit is 10%, find the quantity for each part.
Options
A. 20 kgs
B. 25 kgs
C. 30 kgs
D. 40 kgs

4.
In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?
Options
A. 4 : 5
B. 3 : 5
C. 3 : 4
D. 3 : 2

5.
A vessel contains 80 litres of milk. 16 litres of milk was taken out of the vessel and replaced by water. Then 16 litres of mixture was withdrawn and again replaced by water. The operation was repeated for third time. How much milk is now left in the vessel?
Options
A. 96.40 litres
B. 50.36 litres
C. 40.96 litres
D. 32.76 litres

6.
Some amount out of Rs. 7000 was lent at 6 % p.a. and the remaining at 4 % p. a. If the total simple interest from both the fractions in 5 years was Rs. 1600, the sum lent at 6 % p. a. was ?
Options
A. Rs. 2000
B. Rs. 5000
C. Rs. 3500
D. None of these

7.
Sugar at Rs. 15 per kg is mixed with sugar at Rs. 20 per kg in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the price per kg of the mixture?
Options
A. Rs. 18
B. Rs. 16
C. Rs. 17
D. Rs. 19

8.
Kantilal mixes 80 kg of sugar worth of Rs. 6�75 per kg with 120 kg worth of Rs. 8 per kg. At what rate shall he sell the mixture to gain 20 %?
Options
A. Rs. 7�50
B. Rs. 9
C. Rs. 8�20
D. Rs. 8�85

9.
A grocer buys two kind of rice at Rs. 1�80 and Rs. 1�20 per kg respectively. In what proportion should these be mixed, so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 1�75 per kg, 25 % may be gained?
Options
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 2
C. 3 : 4
D. 1 : 2

10.
15 liters of a mixture contains 20 % alcohol and the rest water. If 3 liters of water be mixed in it, the % of alcohol in the new mixture will be ?
Options
A. 17
B. 16 2 3
C. 18 1 2
D. 15

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