Hi All
Below is a list of 5 questions. Please revert back with explanatory solutions. Even if the question can easily be solved by putting options, try giving a rough idea of your thought process.

Q1. It takes six days for 3 women and 2 men, working together, to complete a work. 3 men would do the same work 5 days sooner than 9 women. How many times does the output of a man exceeds that of a woman?

A) 3 times
B) 4 times
C) 5 times
D) 6 times

Q2. Mini and Vijay are quiz masters and are preparing for a quiz. In X minutes Mini makes Y questions more than Vijay. If it were possible to reduce the time needed by each to make a question by 2 minutes then in X minutes Mini would make 2Y questions more than Vijay. How many questions does Mini make in X minutes?

A) 1/4[2(X+Y) - sqrt(2Xsq + 4Ysq)]
B) 1/4[2(X-Y) - sqrt(2Xsq + 4Ysq)]
C) Either A or B
D) None

Q3. A watch gains by 2% per hour for 40
A) 6:55pm
B) 6:55:12pm
C) 6:55:24pm
D) None.

Q4. In a class 25% of the students were absent for an exam. 30% falied by 20 marks and 10% just passed because of grace marks of 5. Find the average score of the class if the remaining students scored an average of 60 marks and pass marks are 33.

A) 37.266
B) 37.6
C) 37.8
D) 36.93

Q5. A sum of Rs 36.90 is made up of 90 coins that are either 20 paise coins or 50 paise coins. How many 20 paise coins are there in total amount.

A) 47
B) 43
C) 27
D) 63


Note: Please give some information about how to insert special characters like "square", "cube" and "square root" in the text.

answer 5 27 coins when we convert it in rs we get 5 rs and 40 paisa

40 paisa is key here , no other choice provide it

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answer 4: D

100 students

75 present

30 got 13 marks

10 got 28

35 remaining got 60 each

390 + 280 + 2100
2770/75 ===36.93
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The correct answer is: D) 6 times
Both "banter" and "shaji" have solved the problem correctly. Only thing is "banter" has written the answer wrongly.

When you say ...

...suppose 1 woman (w) does 1 unit work/ day
and 1 man (m) does 6 units work/day.

that clearly indicates the answer is 6 times.

Anyways i feel "banter" either mentioned 5 times by mistake or got confused in the language of the problem (How many "times" does the output of a man "exceeds"...).
Here the keyword is "times" and not "exceeds". When both are there its the "times" that indicates the required parameter. If the problem says..."By how much does the output of a man "exceeds"... ", then clearly the answer is 5 times.

Hi;

The reverse gear is indeed a good option for such problems.

From statement that 3 men can do the job faster than 9 women by 5 days, its imperative the that :

1 man = 3+15/d women (where 'd' is the number of days taken by the men)
so the only possibility is that option B or D is correct, impling the d=5 or 15

Further from the first part of the problem that 3 women & 2 men do the job in 6 days implies that :

1man=6/(d-4) women, so d=5 is the correct option.

Therfore 1 man =6 women . So I would go for D as the correct answer.

The answer may please be confirmed by the author.

Q1. It takes six days for 3 women and 2 men, working together, to complete a work. 3 men would do the same work 5 days sooner than 9 women. How many times does the output of a man exceeds that of a woman?

A) 3 times
B) 4 times
C) 5 times
D) 6 times

Ans: C) 5 times

It seems very difficult to set up equations for this problem. Could
someone, with some hindsight, perhaps oblige ?

Anyway, with a little luck, this could still be solved by trial-and-error,
by plugging all available holes.

Suppose 90 units of work in all.
Further suppose 1 woman (w) does 1 unit work/ day
and 1 man (m) does 6 units work/day.

3 w + 2 m equates (by our supposition) to:
3 + 12 = 15 units per day i.e. a total of 90 units in 6 days.

Now it says: 3 men would do the same work 5 days sooner than 9 women.

3 m = 18 units per day - therefore work takes 90/18 = 5 days

9 w = 9 units per day - work takes 10 days i.e. 5 days longer,
as required.

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