Arithmetic PYQ — Page 10

Find the median of the following data : 42, 19, 46, 17, 8, 35, 26, 39, 29

Find the distance covered by a man who walked for 15 minutes at a speed of 3 km/h.

Find the compound interest on Rs. 42000 for $1\frac{1}{2}$ years at 10% p.a. compounded annually.

Find the average of squares of first five natural numbers.

Find a single equivalent increase if the number is successively increased by 20%, 25% and 30%?

Eight persons with an average weight of 49 kg were in a lift. Two more persons Anita and Kamal boarded the lift and the average weight of the persons in the lift increased by 2.8 kg. What is the average weight of Anita and Kamal?

Consider the Diagram. 500 Candidates appeared in an Examination comprising test in English, Hindi and Maths. The Diagram gives number of students who failed in different tests. What is the % percentage of student who failed at least two subjects? 

Calculate the amount spent on commuting:

By selling on book for Rs. 250, loss percentage is 10 %. What is the cost price?

A's weight is 25 % of that of B and 40 % of that of C. What percentage of C's weight is B's weight?

An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10%. Find the gain percentage at original price :

A woman wants to give Rs 32,800 to her two grandchildren aged 17 years and 18 years. The amount is to be divided such that each grandchild receives equal amounts when they turn 20 years old, at 5% p.a. compound interest. Find the present share of the younger grandchild.

A wholeseller sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 5% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 4,158 for the jacket, then what was the cost price of the jacket for the wholesaler ?

A wholesaler sells 20 pens at the marked price of 16 pens to a retailer. The retailer sells them at the marked price. Determine the gain percent of the retailer.

A train running at a speed of 45 km/h crosses a 100 m long platform in 60 seconds. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is:

A trader sold half of his articles at 60% profit, half of the remaining at 20% loss and the rest was sold at the cost price. In total transaction his gain % or loss % will be:

A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 meters. The policeman starts chasing at a speed of 10 km/h while the thief is running at a speed of 8 km/h. After how much time (in minutes) will the thief be caught ?

A sum of Rs. 1500 is invested at 5% p.a. simple interest. If the interest is added to the principal after every 10 years, the amount will become Rs. 3000 after :

A sum of Rs. 1250 is divided among A, B and C such that A gets $\frac{2}{9}$ of B's share and C gets $\frac{3}{4}$ of A's share. Find the shares of A, B and C (in Rs.).

A sum of Rs 10,000 becomes Rs 14,400 on compound interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per annum ?

A shop and a car were sold for Rs. 2,70,000 each. Due to increased scope of business, shop was sold at a profit of 20% but due to depreciation, car could be sold at a loss of 10%. How much profit or loss resulted in the entire transaction?

'A' rides a cycle at an average speed of 30 km/h and reaches the destination in 6 hours. B covers the same distance in 4 hours. If A increases the average speed by 10 km/h and B increases the average speed by 5 km/h What would be the difference in their time taken to reach the destination ?

A monthly bus ticket costs 20 percent more than a single ticket. A week's extension can be had for the former by paying 10% of the monthly ticket's cost. If the money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs 660, then the price of the single ticket is :

A man walking at a speed of 5 km / h passes a bridge in 15 minutes. What is the length of the bridge (in meters)?