Basic Simplification Quiz Set 007 | Maths Aptitude Quiz Questions and Mock Test on Basic Simplification Set 7 | mock tests for Bank PO, SSC Exams, SO Clerical Exam, GATE Exam, LIC AO, GIC AO, etc.

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Question 1

A candidate attempts 134 questions and gets a score of 176. How many questions did he attempt wrongly, if 4 marks are awarded for a correct answer, and 1 is deducted for a wrong answer?

72.

73.

71.

74.

Soln.
Ans: a

Had he attempted all correctly, he would have got 134 × 4 = 536. But he has lost 536 - 176 = 360 marks due to wrong attempts. Each wrong attempt leads to an overall loss of 5 marks, so the number of wrong attempts is 360/5 = 72.

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Question 2

What is xy if x - y = 18 and x² + y² = 448?

62.

64.

60.

66.

Soln.
Ans: a

We know that 2xy = (x² + y²) - (x - y)². Substituting, xy = ${448 - 18^2}/2$ = $124/2$ = 62.

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Question 3

What is -143 + (-109) - (-466) + 148?

362.

363.

361.

364.

Soln.
Ans: a

We have -143 + (-109) - (-466) + 148 = -143 - 109 + 466 + 148 = -(143 + 109) + (466 + 148) = -252 + 614 = 362.

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Question 4

Mr. X and Mr. Y have certain number of marbles with them. If Mr. X gives 2 marbles to Mr. Y, they will have the same number of marbles. But, if Mr. Y gives 8 marbles to Mr. X, then Mr. X will have twice as many marbles as are left with Mr. Y. How many marbles does Y have?

28.

30.

26.

32.

Soln.
Ans: a

Let them have X and Y marbles, respectively. We have X - 2 = Y + 2, which gives X - Y = 4. By the second condition, X + 8 = 2(Y - 8), which can be re-arranged to X - 2Y = -24. Solving for Y, we get Y = 28.

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