General Aptitude
Q. In a class, 60% of the students are girls. If there are 24 girls, how many students are there in total?
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Solution
Let the total number of students be x. Then, 0.6x = 24. Therefore, x = 24 / 0.6 = 40.
Correct Answer: B — 36
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Q. In a class, 60% of the students are girls. If there are 30 boys, how many students are there in total?
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Let the total number of students be x. Then, 40% of x = 30 (boys). So, x = 30 / 0.4 = 75. Total students = 75.
Correct Answer: B — 60
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Q. In a group of 10 people, the average age is 30 years. If two new members join the group and the average age becomes 32 years, what is the average age of the new members?
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Total age of 10 people = 10 * 30 = 300. New total age = 12 * 32 = 384. Age of new members = 384 - 300 = 84. Average age of new members = 84 / 2 = 42.
Correct Answer: B — 36
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Q. In a group of 5 friends, the average age is 24 years. If the age of one friend is 30 years, what is the average age of the remaining friends?
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The total age of the 5 friends is 5 * 24 = 120. The total age of the remaining 4 friends is 120 - 30 = 90. The average age of the remaining friends is 90 / 4 = 22.5.
Correct Answer: B — 23
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Q. In a group of 6 friends, the average age is 22 years. If one friend leaves and the average age becomes 23 years, what is the age of the friend who left?
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Solution
Total age of 6 friends = 6 * 22 = 132. Total age of 5 friends = 5 * 23 = 115. Age of friend who left = 132 - 115 = 17.
Correct Answer: C — 24
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Q. In a lottery, there are 10 tickets, and 3 of them are winning tickets. What is the probability of picking a winning ticket?
A.
1/10
B.
1/3
C.
3/10
D.
1/5
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Solution
The probability of picking a winning ticket is 3/10.
Correct Answer: C — 3/10
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Q. In a lottery, there are 100 tickets, and 10 of them are winning tickets. What is the probability of picking a winning ticket?
A.
1/10
B.
1/5
C.
1/20
D.
1/50
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Solution
The probability of picking a winning ticket is 10/100 = 1/10.
Correct Answer: B — 1/5
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Q. In a mixture of 50 liters, the ratio of milk to water is 3:2. How many liters of milk are there?
A.
20 liters
B.
25 liters
C.
30 liters
D.
35 liters
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Solution
In a 3:2 ratio, total parts = 3 + 2 = 5. Milk = (3/5) * 50 = 30 liters.
Correct Answer: C — 30 liters
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Q. In a mixture of 90 liters, the ratio of vinegar to water is 1:4. How many liters of vinegar are there?
A.
18 liters
B.
20 liters
C.
15 liters
D.
12 liters
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Solution
Vinegar = (1/5) * 90 = 18 liters.
Correct Answer: A — 18 liters
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Q. In a race, the average speed of a runner is 10 km/h. If he runs for 2 hours and then increases his speed to 15 km/h for the next 3 hours, what is his average speed for the entire race?
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Total distance = (10 * 2) + (15 * 3) = 20 + 45 = 65 km. Total time = 2 + 3 = 5 hours. Average speed = 65 / 5 = 13 km/h.
Correct Answer: B — 13
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Q. In how many ways can 2 boys and 2 girls be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls?
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Solution
The number of ways to select 2 boys from 5 is C(5, 2) and 2 girls from 4 is C(4, 2). Total = C(5, 2) * C(4, 2) = 10 * 6 = 60.
Correct Answer: A — 60
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Q. In how many ways can 2 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys and 6 girls?
A.
100
B.
120
C.
150
D.
200
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Solution
The number of ways is C(5,2) * C(6,3) = 10 * 20 = 200.
Correct Answer: B — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 2 out of 5 different fruits be selected?
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Solution
The number of ways to choose 2 fruits from 5 is C(5, 2) = 10.
Correct Answer: A — 10
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Q. In how many ways can 3 different prizes be awarded to 5 students?
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Solution
The number of ways to award 3 different prizes to 5 students is P(5, 3) = 5! / (5-3)! = 60.
Correct Answer: A — 60
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Q. In how many ways can 3 different trophies be awarded to 10 students?
A.
720
B.
1000
C.
120
D.
300
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Solution
The number of ways to award 3 trophies to 10 students is 10P3 = 720.
Correct Answer: A — 720
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Q. In how many ways can 3 students be selected from a group of 10?
A.
120
B.
90
C.
100
D.
80
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Solution
The number of ways to choose 3 students from 10 is C(10, 3) = 120.
Correct Answer: A — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 4 different colored balls be arranged in a row?
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Solution
The number of arrangements is 4! = 24.
Correct Answer: B — 24
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Q. In how many ways can 4 different prizes be awarded to 10 students?
A.
5040
B.
720
C.
100
D.
40
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The number of ways to award 4 different prizes to 10 students is P(10, 4) = 10! / (10-4)! = 5040.
Correct Answer: A — 5040
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Q. In how many ways can 4 people be seated at a round table?
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Solution
The number of arrangements of 4 people at a round table is (4-1)! = 6.
Correct Answer: B — 12
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Q. In how many ways can 5 books be arranged on a shelf?
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Solution
The number of ways to arrange 5 books is 5! = 120.
Correct Answer: A — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 5 different books be arranged on a shelf if 2 specific books must be together?
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Solution
Treat the 2 specific books as one unit. Then, we have 4 units to arrange: 4! × 2! = 48.
Correct Answer: A — 48
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Q. In how many ways can 5 different books be selected and arranged on a shelf if only 3 can be placed?
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The number of ways to select and arrange 3 books from 5 is P(5, 3) = 5! / (5-3)! = 60.
Correct Answer: B — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 5 different books be selected and arranged on a shelf if only 3 can be displayed at a time?
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Solution
The number of ways to select and arrange 3 books from 5 is 5P3 = 60.
Correct Answer: A — 60
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Q. In how many ways can 5 different prizes be distributed among 3 students?
A.
243
B.
125
C.
60
D.
30
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Solution
The number of ways to distribute 5 different prizes among 3 students is 3^5 = 243.
Correct Answer: A — 243
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Q. In how many ways can 5 different trophies be awarded to 3 students?
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Solution
The number of ways to award 5 trophies to 3 students is 3^5 = 243.
Correct Answer: A — 60
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Q. In how many ways can 6 different books be arranged on a shelf if 2 specific books must be together?
A.
120
B.
720
C.
240
D.
60
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Solution
Treat the 2 specific books as one unit. Then, we have 5 units to arrange: 5! = 120. The 2 books can be arranged in 2! = 2 ways. Total = 120 * 2 = 240.
Correct Answer: B — 720
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Q. In how many ways can 6 people be seated around a circular table?
A.
720
B.
120
C.
60
D.
30
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Solution
The number of ways to arrange 6 people around a circular table is (6-1)! = 5! = 120.
Correct Answer: B — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 6 people be seated at a round table?
A.
120
B.
720
C.
60
D.
30
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Solution
The number of ways to arrange 6 people at a round table is (6-1)! = 5! = 120.
Correct Answer: A — 120
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Q. In how many ways can 6 people be seated in a round table?
A.
720
B.
120
C.
60
D.
30
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Solution
The number of ways to arrange 6 people in a round table is (6-1)! = 5! = 120.
Correct Answer: A — 720
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Q. In how many ways can 7 different books be arranged if 3 specific books must be on the top?
A.
720
B.
120
C.
5040
D.
840
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Solution
The 3 specific books can be arranged in 3! = 6 ways. The remaining 4 books can be arranged in 4! = 24 ways. Total = 6 * 24 = 144.
Correct Answer: A — 720
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