Rationale: T = 128/32 = 4 h
T = 4 - 3 = 1
Time Ratio = 4:1 = 4:1
Speed Ratio = 1:4
The answer: (C)
Question: A motorcyclist goes from Bombay to Pune, a distance of 128 kms at an average of 32 kmph speed. Another man starts from Bombay by car 2 hours after the first, and reaches Pune hour earlier. What is the ratio of the speed of the motorcycle and the car?
Options:
(A) 1:3
(B) 1:5
(C) 1:4
(D) 1:1
(E) 1:8
Reasoning: D = 72 * 5/18 = 20 = 400 250 = 150m
Ans: (A)
Question: A train 250 m long running at 72 kmph crosses a platform in 20 sec. What is the length of the platform?
Options:
(A) 150m
(B) 200m
(C) 250m
(D) 270m
(E) 300 m
Rationale: Total cost involved for each 75 $ shipment: 3+2 = 5 $. Thus, for two such orders = 10$
Total cost involved for a 150$ shipment: 3+3 = 6$. Thus, for two such orders = 18$
The difference = 8$.
The answer: (E)
Question: For every order, a certain mail-order company charges a shipping fee of $3 plus an additional $2 if the value of the order is over $50 but not over $100 or an additional $3 if the value of the order is over $100. How much greater are the total shipping fees for 2 orders of $75 each than the total shipping fee for 3 order of $150 ?
Options:
(A) $1
(B) $2
(C) $3
(D) $4
(E) $8
Reasoning: Time taken by the birds to meet = 14/(5+ 2) = 2 mins
Distance traveled by the bird traveling from West-Town = 5 * 2 = 10
Ans: (C)
Question: The distance between West-Town to East-Town is 14 kilometers. Two birds start flying simultaneously towards one another, the first leaving from West-Town at a speed of 5 kilometers per minute and the second bird, leaving from East-Town, at a speed of 2 kilometers per minute. What will be the distance, in kilometers, between the meeting point and West-Town?
Options:
(A) 3.
(B) 7.
(C) 10.
(D) 12.
(E) 15.
Rationale: Principal = Rs. (100 x 5400)/(12*3) = Rs. 15000.
The answer: (A)
Question: 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.
Options:
(A) 15000
(B) 2655
(C) 16888
(D) 6677
(E) 1871
Rationale: I will go with E (pending elements to match is 2^2*3^2*13^1 = 468
The answer: (E)
Question: If 2^4, 3^3, and 13^3 are factors of the product of 1,452 and w, where w is a positive integer, what is the smallest possible value of w?
Options:
(A) 198
(B) 288
(C) 363
(D) 396
(E) 468