Reasoning contest - 99

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1) there is a safe with a 5 digit No. The 4th digit is 4 greater than

second digit, while 3rd digit is 3 less than 2nd digit. The 1st digit

is thrice the last digit. There are 3 pairs whose sum is 11. Find

the number.



2) In a computer tape library there are two racks with 40 tapes

per rack.In a given day 30 tapes are in use . What fraction

remains in the rack?



3) In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-. I f the paper rate increases

at 1.5% more than inflation rate which is of 6.5% a year , then what wil

be the cost of a kg of paper after 2 years?



a)29.12

(b) 29.72

(c) 30.12

(d) 32.65

(e) none of these



4) In A,B,C are having some marbles with each of them. A has
giben B and C the same number of marbles they already have to
each of them. then, B gave C and A the same no. of marbles they
have, then C gave A and B the same no. of marbles they have. At
the end A,B,and C have equal no. of marbles.



(i) If x,y,z are the marbles initially with A,B,C respectively.

then the no of marbles B have at the end

(a) 2(x-y-z) (b) 4(x-y-z) etc.

(ii)If the total no. of marbles are 72, then the no. of marbles

with A at the starting



a. 20

b. 30

c. 32



5) person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.

He kept 15% of the money for travelling expenses and purchased 5

ncils.So how many books he can purchase with the remaining money.

A boy multiplied a number with 10 and got 100,insted of dividing it . If he divided it what would be the answer?


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