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50646.A man walks 6 km at a speed of 1 1/2 kmph, runs 8 km at a speed of 2 kmph and goes by bus another 32 km. Speed of the bus is 8 kmph. Find the average speed of the man.
4 (5/6) kmph
3 (5/6) kmph
5 (7/6) kmph
None of these
Explanation:

Man walked 6 km at 1.5 kmph, again he walked 8 km at speed of 2 kmph and 32 km at a speed of 8kmph
time taken indivisually:
=> 6/1.5 = 4 m
=> 8/2 = 4 m
=> 32/8 = 4 m
Average speed of man= total distance/ total time
=> 46/12 = 3 (5/6)

50647.Two men start together to walk a certain distance, one at 4 kmph and another at 3 kmph.The former arrives half an hour before the latter. Find the distance.
6 km
9 km
8 km
None of these
Explanation:

Let the distance be x km. Then,
x/3 - x/4 =1/2
(4x - 3x)/12 = 1/2
x = 6 km

50648.One type of liquid contains 25 % of benzene, the other contains 30% of benzene. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of benzene in the new mixture.
28 %
25 %
30 %
27%
Explanation:

Let the percentage of benzene =X
(30 - X)/(X- 25) = 6/4 = 3/2
=> 5X = 135 or
X = 27 so,
required percentage of benzene = 27 %

50649.A jar contains a mixture of two liquids Acid( nitric acid) and Base(ammonium chloride) in the ratio 4 : 1. When 10 litres of the mixture is taken out and 10 litres of liquid Base is poured into the jar, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. How many litres of liquid Acid was contained in the jar?
16 lts
18 lts
20 lts
33 lts
Explanation:

%age of liquid Base in the original mixture
=1/5 x 100 = 20%
In the final mixture % of the liquid Base
= 3/5 x 100 = 60%
Now using the rule of allegation
Hence reduced quantity of the first mixture and the quantity of mixture B which is to be added are the same.
Total mixture = 10 + 10 = 20 liters and quantity of liquid A = 20/5 x 4 = 16 lts

50650.What must be added to each of the numbers 7, 11 and 19, so that the resulting numbers may be in continued proportion?
3
5
4
-3
Explanation:

Let X be the required number, then
(7 + X) : (11 + X) :: (11 +X) : (19 + X)
(7 + X) (19 + X) = (11 + X)2
X2 + 26X + 133 = X2 + 22X + 121
4X = - 12 or X = - 3

50651.The mean proportional between 45 and a certain number is three times the mean proportional between 5 and 22. The number is ?
24
49
22
32
Explanation:

If X be the required number, then
(45 x X)1/2 = 3 x (5 x 22)1/2
45X = 9 x 110
X = 22

50652.The average salary of all the employees in a small organization is Rs 8,000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs 12,000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs 6,000. The total number of employees in the organisation is?
21
22
26
20
Explanation:

Let total number of employees be X.
Then, 8000 x X = 7 x 12000 + (X - 7) x 6000
X = 26.
Thus, the total number of employees in the organization is 26.

50653.Without any stoppage, a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 42 km/h, and with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average speed of 28 km/h. How many minutes per hour does he stop?
14 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
none of these
Explanation:

Let the total distance to be covered is 48 kms.
Time taken to cover the distance without stoppage = 48/42 hrs = 2 hrs
Time taken to cover the distance with stoppage = 48/28 = 3 hrs.
Thus, he takes 60 minutes to cover the same distance with stoppage.
Therefore, in 1 hour he stops for 20 minutes. .

50654.If two dice are thrown simultaneously, then find the probability that the sum of numbers appeared on the dice is 6 or 7?
5/6
7/36
5/36
11/36
Explanation:

The sum of numbers appeared is 6 or 7. Therefore, the required sums are 6 or 7, i.e., the required events are
(1,5), (5,1), (2,4), (4,2), (3,3), (1,6), (6,1), (2,5), (5,2), (3,4), (4,3)
i.e., for 6, n(E) = 5 and for 7, n(E) = 6
Therefore, the required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 11/36.

50655.The probability that Alex will solve a problem is 1/5. What is the probability that he solves at least one problem out of 4 problems?
64/125
256/625
64/625
369/625
Explanation:

The probability that Alex will not solve a problem = 4/5.
The probability that Alex will not solve 10 problems = (4/5)4 = 256/625.
Hence, the probability that Alex will solve at least one problem = 1 - 256/625
= 369/625.

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