mathematics MCQs – Page 56

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2751. A boat covers a distance of 30 km in 2 hours running downstream while returning it covers the same distance in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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A. 8km/hr

B. 14 km/hr

C. 15 km/hr

D. 12km/hr

E. None of these
2752. A man swims downstream 72 km and upstream 45 km taking 9 hours each time; what is the speed of the current?
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A. 6.5 kmph

B. 13 kmph

C. 3 kmph

D. 1.5 kmph
2753. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11 minutes and return in 7 minutes. The speed of the man in still water is________?
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A. 4 km/hr

B. 2km/hr

C. 5 km/hr

D. 3km/hr

2754. The speed at which a man can row a boat in still water is 15 kmph. If he rows downstream, where the speed of current is 3 kmph, what time will he take to cover 60 metres?
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A. 20 seconds

B. 15 seconds

C. 10 seconds

D. 12 seconds

E. None of these

2755. A boat can move upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, then the speed of the current is_________?
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A. 10 kmph

B. 15 kmph

C. 5 kmph

D. 30 kmph

2756. A boat running downstream covers 24 kms in 4 hours while for covering the same distance upstream it takes 6 hours whats the speed of the boat in still water?
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A. None of these

B. 3.5km/hr

C. Data Inadequate

D. 6 km/hr

E. 5.5 km/hr

2757. If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph. then the mans rate along the current is__________?
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A. 6 kmph

B. 4.25 kmph

C. 6.5 kmph

D. 8.5 kmph

2758. The speed of a boat in upstream is 60 kmph and the speed of the boat downstream is 80 kmph. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream?
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A. 50, 60 kmph

B. 45, 55 kmph

C. 70, 10 kmph

D. 35, 27 kmph

2759. A man swims downstream 30 km and upstream 18 km taking 3 hours each time, what is the speed of the man in still water?
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A. 16 kmph

B. 8 kmph

C. 2 kmph

D. 4 kmph

2760. A man can row upstream at 25 kmph and downstream at 35 kmph, and then find the speed of the man in still water?
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A. 5 kmph

B. 10 kmph

C. 30 kmph

D. 60 kmph

2761. A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio between the rate in still water and rate of current?
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A. 1:03

B. 2:01

C. 1:02

D. 3 : 1
2762. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9km/hr and the speed of the current is 3km/hr, the distance A and B is:_______?
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A. 4km

B. 6 km

C. 12 km

D. 8 km

2763. A person can swim in still water at 4 km/h. If the speed of water 2 km/h, how many hours will the man take to swim back against the current for 6km?
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A. Insufficient data

B. 3

C. 4

D. 4 (1/2)

2764. A man can row 30 km downstream and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. He can row 45 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 7 hours. Find the speed of man in still water?
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A. 10 kmph

B. 12 kmph

C. None of these

D. 12.5 kmph

E. 15 kmph

2765. A man can row 9 1/3 km/hr in still water and he finds that is thrice as much time to row u p than as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is:________?
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A. 3 1/9 km/hr

B. 3 1/3 km/hr

C. 1 km/hr

D. 4 2/3 km/hr
2766. A steamer goes downstream from one port to another in 4 hours, it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2km/hr,the distance between the two parts is_______?
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A. 70km

B. 60km

C. 50km

D. 80 km
2767. A man rows his boat 85 km downstream and 45 km upstream, taking 2 1/2 hours each time. Find the speed of the stream?
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A. 5 kmph

B. 6 kmph

C. 7 kmph

D. 8 kmph
2768. A man can row his boat with the stream at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h. The mans rate is________?
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A. 8 kmph

B. 1 kmph

C. 5 kmph

D. 3 kmph

2769. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is_________?
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A. 18 hours

B. 24 hours

C. 16 hours

D. 20 hours

2770. The speed of a boat in still water is 2km/hr. If its speed upstream be 1km/hr then speed of the stream is________?
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A. 1.5km/hr

B. none

C. 3km/hr

D. 1km/hr
2771. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will he take to go 5km in stationery water?
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A. 1 Hr 30 Min

B. 1 hr 15 Min

C. 40 Minutes

D. 1 Hour

2772. A man can row downstream at 18 kmph and upstream at 10 kmph. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of stream respectively?
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A. 12, 6

B. 15, 3

C. 14, 4

D. 13, 3

2773. A man can row 7 kms on hour in still water and he finds that it takes hi twice as long to row down the river. The rate of stream is
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A. 2.5 km/hr

B. 2.4km/hr

C. 3.4km/hr

D. 3.5km/hr

2774. A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?
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A. 5.66 km

B. 6 km

C. 5.76 km

D. 6.24 km

2775. The current of a stream at 1 kmph. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back to the starting point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is_________?
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A. 8 kmph

B. 7 kmph

C. 8.5 kmph

D. 6 kmph
2776. A man can swim in still water at 4.5 km/h, but takes twice as long to swim upstream than downstream. The speed of the stream is_________?
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A. 7.5

B. 3

C. 2.25

D. 1.5
2777. A boat goes 24 km downstream in 10 hours, it takes 2 hours more to cover the same distance against the stream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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A. 2km/hr

B. 4 km/hr

C. 4.2 km/hr

D. 2.8 km/hr

E. None of these
2778. A boat is rowed downstream at 15.5km/hr and upstream at 8.5 km/hr. The speed of the stream is________?
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A. 3.5km/hr

B. 7km/hr

C. 6.5km/hr

D. 5.75km/hr

2779. A boat goes 100 km downstream in 10 hours, and 75 m upstream in 15 hours. The speed of the stream is________?
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A. 2 (1/2) km/h

B. 3 km/h

C. 7 km/h

D. 5 km/h

2780. The speed of a motor boat is that of the current of water as 36:5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 min, it will come back in_______?
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A. 12 hours 10 min

B. 6 hours

C. 6 hours 50 min

D. 5 hours 50 min

2781. A boat goes 6 km in an hour in still water. It takes thrice as much time in covering the same distance against the current. Speed of the current is_______?
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A. 3km/hr

B. 2 km/hr

C. 4km/hr

D. 5 km/hr

2782. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre against the stream in 11 minutes and down the stream in 7 minutes. The speed (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:_________?
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A. 4

B. 2

C. 3

D. 5
2783. Solve the equation for x : 6x 27 + 3x = 4 + 9 x
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A. -4

B. 5

C. None of these

D. 6

E. 4
2784. Arslan and Bilal have some marbles with them. Arslan told Bilal if you give me x marbles, both of us will have equal number of marbles. Bilal then told Arslan if you give me twice as many marbles, I will have 30 more marbles than you would. Find x?
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A. 4

B. None of these

C. 5

D. 6

E. 8

2785. Three consecutive odd integers are in increasing order such that the sum of the last two integers is 13 more than the first integer. Find the three integers?
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A. 7, 9, 11

B. 11, 13, 15

C. 13, 15, 17

D. None of these

E. 9, 11, 13

2786. the present average age of a couple and their daughter is 35 years. Fifteen years from now, the age of the mother will be equal to the sum of present ages of the father and the daughter. Find the present age of mother?
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A. 40 years

B. None of these

C. 45 years

D. 43 years

E. 48 years

2787. When 2 is added to half of one-third of one-fifth of a number, the result is one-fifteenth of the number. Find the number?
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A. 70

B. None of these

C. 40

D. 50

E. 60
2788. A bag contains equal number of Rs.5, Rs.2 and Re.1 coins. If the total amount in the bag is Rs.1152, find the number of coins of each kind?
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A. None of these

B. 72

C. 432

D. 288

E. 144
2789. The cost of 16 pens and 8 pencils is Rs.352 and the cost of 4 pens and 4 pencils is Rs.96. Find the cost of each pen?
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A. Rs.28

B. Rs.32

C. None of these

D. Rs.25

E. Rs.36

2790. There are some rabbits and peacocks in a zoo. The total number of their heads is 60 and total number of their legs is 192. Find the number of total rabbits?
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A. 30

B. 46

C. None of these

D. 44

E. 40

2791. The denominator of a fraction is 1 less than twice the numerator. If the numerator and denominator are both increased by 1, the fraction becomes 3/5. Find the fraction?
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A. 3-Feb

B. 5/9

C. 5-Mar

D. None of these

E. 7-Apr

2792. Masoods age 18 years hence will be thrice his age four years ago. Find Masoods present age?
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A. 12 years

B. 18 years

C. None of these

D. 21 years

E. 9 years

2793. Solve the equation for x : 19(x + y) + 17 = 19(-x + y) 21
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A. -2

B. -4

C. None of these

D. -3

E. -1
2794. Atif ordered 16 chapatis, 5 plates of rice, 7 plates of mixed vegetable and 6 ice-cream cups. The cost of each chapati is Rs.6, that of each plate of rice is Rs.45 and that of mixed vegetable is Rs.70. The amount that Atif paid the cashier was Rs.961. Find the cost of each ice-cream cup?
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A. Rs.22.50

B. Rs.25

C. None of these

D. Rs.17.50

E. Rs.20

2795. Eight years ago, Zahids age was 4/3 times that of Shahid. Eight years hence, Zahids age will be 6/5 times that of Shahid. What is the present age of Zahid?
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A. 40 years

B. None of these

C. 32 years

D. 48 years

E. 30 years

2796. A bag contains a total of 93 coins in the form of one rupee and 50 paise coins. If the total value of coins in the bag is Rs.56, find the number of 50 paise coins in the bag?
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A. None of these

B. 74

C. 60

D. 56

E. 64

2797. In a series of six consecutive even numbers, the sum of the second and sixth numbers is 24. What is the fourth number?
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A. 6

B. 8

C. None of these

D. 14

E. 12
2798. The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 292. What would be the smallest number?
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A. None of these

B. 74

C. 76

D. 70

E. 68

2799. In a three digit number, the hundred digit is 2 more than the tens digit and the units digit is 2 less than the tens digit. If the sum of the digits is 18, find the number?
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A. 753

B. 975

C. 642

D. 684

E. None of these
2800. The cost of 10 kg of apples is equal to the cost of 24 kg of rice. The cost of 6 kg of flour equals the cost of 2 kg of rice. The cost of each kg of flour is Rs.20.50. Find the total cost of 4 kg of apples, 3 kg of rice and 5 kg of flour?
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A. Rs.901.60

B. None of these

C. Rs.877.40

D. Rs.849.40

E. Rs.815.20