Maths MCQ

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A and B invests Rs.10000 each, A investing for 8 months and B investing for all the 12 months in the year. If the total profit at the end of the year is Rs.25000,  find their shares?

Kamal started a business investing Rs. 9000. After five months, Sameer joined with acapital of Rs. 8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs 6970, then what will be the shareof Sameer in the profit?

A and B starts a business with Rs.8000 each, and after 4 months, B withdraws half of his capital . How should they share the profits at the end of the 18 months?

A, B and C enter into a  partnership. They invest Rs.  40,000, Rs. 80,000 and Rs.  1,20,000 respectively. At the end  of the first year, B withdraws Rs 40,000, while at the end of the second year, C withdraws Rs. 80,000. In what ratio will the  profit be shared at the end of 3 years?

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A, B and C enter into a  partnership. They invest Rs.  40,000, Rs. 80,000 and Rs. 1,20,000 respectively. At the end of the first year, B withdraws Rs. 40,000, while at the end of the second year, C withdraws Rs. 80,000. IN what ratio will the profit be shared at the end of 3 years?

A, B and C started a business with capitals of Rs. 8000, Rs.10000 and Rs. 12000 respectively. At the end of the year, the profit share of B is Rs. 1500. The difference between the profit shares of A and C is?

Kashif and Nadeem jointly started a business. Kashif invested three times as Nadeem did and invested his money for double time as compared to Nadeem. Nadeem earned Rs4000. If the gain is proportional to the money invested and the time for which the money is invested then the total gain was?

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. Sameena started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000.After six months, Nida joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs.24,500. What was Saneena’s sharein the profit?

A began a business with Rs.  85,000. He was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42,500. For how much period does B join, if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?

A and B start a business with Rs.6000 and Rs.8000 respectively.Hoe should they share their profits at the end of one year?

. A, B and C invests Rs.2000, Rs.3000 and Rs.4000 in a business. After one year A removed his money; B and C continued the business for one more year. If the net profit after 2years be Rs.3200, then A’s share in the profit is?

The ratio of investments of two partners P and Q is 7:5 and the ratio of their profits is 7:10. If P invested the money for 5 months, find for how much time did Q invest the money?

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A, B, C enter into a partnership investing Rs. 35,000,Rs. 45,000 and Rs. 55,000respectively. The respective shares of A, B, C in annual profit of Rs. 40,500 are:

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A and B started business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs.20,000. What will be B’s share in the total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?

Anees and Raees started a  business investing Rs. 22,500 and Rs. 35,000 respectively. Out of a total profit of Rs. 13,800, Raees’s share is:________?

A is a working partner and B is a sleeping partner in the business. A puts in Rs.15000 and B Rs.25000, A receives 10% of the profit for managing the business the rest being divided in proportion of their capitals. Out of a total profit of Rs.9600, money received by A is?

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A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?

The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the tree, is :________?

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If the height of a pole is 2√3 meters and the length of its shadow is 2 meters, find the angle of elevation of the sun :

Two ships are sailing in the  sea on the two sides of a  lighthouse. The angles of  elevation of the top of the  lighthouse as observed from the  two ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is :_________?

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Nabeela took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest ?

Find out the wrong number in the series : 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, 96, 720 :

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Nabeela took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest ?

From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is :_________?

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What is the present worth of Rs.132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum ?

The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is  4.6 m away from the wall. The  length of the ladder is :_________?

A sum of money trebles itself in 15 years, 6 months. In how many years would it double itself?

A car is purchased on hire purchase. The cash price is $21000 and the terms are a deposit of 10% of the price, then the balance to be paid off over 60 equal monthly installments. Interest is charged at 12% p.a. What is the monthly installment?

Mr. Tassawar Javed invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

The simple interest on Rs.500 at 6% per annum from May 3rd to July 15th in the same year is_________?

A sum of money becomes 7⁄5 of itself in 4 years at a certain rateof simple interest. The rate perannum is :

A sum of money amounts toRs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs.12005 after 8 years at the samerate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is :________?

A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 4% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 60 more. The sum is:________?

How long will it take for a sum of money to grow from Rs.1250 to Rs.10,000, if it is invested at 12.5% p.a simple interest?

A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest and another sum at 7%per annum simple interest. His income from interest after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of the second sum. The total sum invested was :

An amount of 5,000 is invested at a fixed rate of 8 percent per annum. What amount will be the value of the investment in five years time, if the interest is compounded every six months?

You deposit $600 into a 6 month certificate of deposit. After 6 months the balance is $618. Find the simple annual interest rate?

A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?

What is the rate of interest at which Rs.150 becomes Rs. 220 in 10 years.

How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 900 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest

If the simple interest on a certain sum of money after 3 1⁄8 years is 1⁄4 of the principal, what is the rate of interest per annum?

A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 3years. Had it been put at 2% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs 360 more. Find the sum

What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years ?

A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At
the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?

What annual installment will discharge a debt of Rs 1092 due in 3 years at 12% simple interest?

An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes :_________?

A sum of money amounts to Rs 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is :

A sum of Rs. 2500 amounts to Rs. 3875 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

A lends Rs. 1500 to B and a certain sum to C at the same time at 8% per annum simple interest. If after 4 years, A altogether receives Rs. 1400 as interest from B and C, then the sum lent to C is________?

What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum ?

In a fort there is enough food sufficient for 1200 men for 10  days. How long the food would have last for if there would have been 1000 men :

The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true  discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is:

A trader owes a merchant Rs 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?

If the true discount on s sum due 2 years hence at 14% per annum be Rs. 168, the sum due is:________?

The simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a given rate are Rs. 85 and Rs. 80 respectively The sum is:_______?

Rs. 20 is the true discount on Rs. 260 due after a certain time .What will be the true discount on the same sum due after half of the former time, the rate of interest being the same?

A garrison has provisions for 40 days. At the end of 5 days half of the men left the garrison. How long the food will last for?

The present worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half-yearlyinstallments at 8% per annul simple interest is:

A shopkeeper earns a profit of10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is =_______ ?

A man wants to sell his scooter. There are two offers, one at Rs. 12,000 cash and the other a trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?

If Rs. 10 be allowed as true discount on a bill of Rs. 110 due at higher rate, it would have fetched Rs 360 more. Find the sum:

A camp has provision for 9 days for 500 men. At the end of 3 days 100 more men were  admitted. How long will the food  now last ?

. The true discount on Rs. 1760 due after a certain time at 12% per annum is Rs. 160. The time after which it is due is:

A man buys a watch for Rs. 1950 in cash and sells it for Rs2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the  rate of interest is 10% per annum,the man:

A man purchased a cow for Rs 3000 and sold it the same day for Rs. 3600, allowing the buyer a credit of 2 years. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum, then the man has a gain of:

The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 16% per annum is Rs. 189. The amount of the bill is:

The true discount on Rs. 2562 due 4 months hence is Rs. 122. The rate percent is:_________?

A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above cost price, but allows 30% discount for cash payment His net loss is ?

If 12 members family spend  Rs. 850 in 10 days. Then a family of 8 people will spend Rs. 340 in  how many days :

Rs. 800 amounts to Rs. 920 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3%, it would amount to how much ?

In a camp sufficient food was provided to 500 men to last for 10 days. But after 5 days 200 more men joined. How long the food will last for after joining the 2000 new men?

The marked price of a watch  was Rs. 720. A man bought the same for Rs. 550.80, after getting  two successive discounts, the first 10%. What was the second discount rate ?

A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 4% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 60 more. The sum is:

A garrison has sufficient food for 500 people to survive for 6 days. At the end of 2 days 100  men desert. How long the provisions are sufficient for now?

A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If he allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price. How much profit or loss does he make, if any ?

A garrison has provision for 30 days for certain men. If 2/3 of them do not attend the mess then the food will last for ?

A group of people has  provisions for 29 days for 24 men. If after 4 days 1/6 of them desert  then food will last for?

zero is a__________ number?

At an inn there are provisions  sufficient for 20 days for 40  people. At the end of every 10  days 5 people leave off. How many  days the provision will be  sufficient for new?

If 25 men can eat 150 kg of wheat in 30 days then 45 men can eat 450 kg of wheat in how many days ?

At any army camp the provisions were stored for 40 days but ten days after the no. of soldiers become double. Now the food lasts for x days. What is x?

In a ship the provisions are  sufficient for 800 men for 50 days. How long will these be sufficient  for if there would have been 200  more men?

. If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:

A Sextillion has_________zeros?

5kg food is consumed by 50 chickens in 2 days. 60 chickens will consume how much food in 6 days :

25 men can consume 250kg of  wheat in 20 days. 20 men cang  consume how much wheat in 25  days?

In a fort there is sufficient food for 600 men for a month. If 400 more men arrive the fort then  how long the food is sufficient for  now ?

What is 2+2÷2×2-2 ?

18 men can eat 20 kg of rice in 3 days . How long will 6 men take to eat 40 kg of rice ?

In a fort the food was sufficient for two months. After  half a month ?

In a hostel mess there is  enough food provisions for 1200 boarders for a month. After 15  days half of them leave due to vacations. How long will the food  provisions now last?

A Quadrillion has _____________ zero :

Certain quantity of food is  sufficient for certain number of men for 13 days. After 1 day 2/5  of them desert how long will the  food now last?

15 cattle can graze a field in  20 days 20 cattle can graze 3 such field in how many days?

In a hospital there are enough  injections sufficient for 15 days. Originally there were 80 patients  but 40 more patients appeared. How many days these injections  will be sufficient for now?

A family of 12 people had enough provision for 15 days. But 3 guests came for 2 days. How long the provisions will last for?

18 cattle graze a field in 12  days. 6 cattle can graze 3 of such  fields in x days. What is x?

The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is:

Who is known as the Father of Geometry ?

At a ship the food was enough  for 50 people. But after 10 days half of the men died due to some viral disease and the food is sufficient for as long as before.  How long the food was sufficient for then?

The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?

Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods:

Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?

In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quanity of water to be further added is:

Two tailor’s X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes:

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years.The sum is:

How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?

. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:

. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interestIf she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?

A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the interest been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned?

. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years?

In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

Salaries of Raiz and Salman are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Salman’s salary?

A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B:

A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends it to another person at 6 p.a for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year:

A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is45.15 kg. Find the average weights of all the boys in the class:

The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:

If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is:

In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest notagree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?

When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?

A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is:

If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent:

Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?

A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be soldto make 25% profit?

If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:

A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years What approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:

Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class is:

A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 years is Rs. 96. What is the rate of interest per annum?