BASIC MATHS ( Buisness & Social Sciences) PAST NET 26

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1. If (43×65)(8×79)
�
= (0.4365)(87.9)x(43×65)(8×79) =(0.4365)(87.9) then value of x is:
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(a) .01
(b) 0.1
(c) 1
(d) 10
(e) 100

2. For the final step in a calculation, Ahmad accidentally divided by 100

instead of multiplying with 1000. To find the correct answer he should
multiply by:
(a) divide by 1000
(b) divide by 100
(c) multiply by 100000
(d) multiply by 100
(e) none of the above

3. Ten companies sponsor a tournament and decided to give M rupees

collectively. Two companies dropped and remaining agreed on paying
their share equally. What was the increase in share of each company?
(a) �−20
2
�
(b) 50
�
(c) 40
(d) �2
(e) 2M

4. Seven trucks are filled equally from a gasoline tank and 1/3 of gasoline
is still in the tank. The capacity of each truck is what part of tank:
(a) 101
(b) 152
(c) 203
(d) 212
(e) 154

5. A base ball team won W games and lost L games. The fraction
representing their lost games is:
(a) ��
(b) �−�
�
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(c) �+�
�
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�
(d) �+1
�
(e) (�+�) ​
6. In a class with the same number of boys and girls, 5665 of the girls
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and 1881 of the boys are honor students. What part of the class consists
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of girls who are not honor students?

(a) 121
(b) 487
(c) 13
48
(d) 35
48

7. In a town there are 1600 phones out of which 3443 are dial
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phones. 1331 of those dial phones are replaced by touch-tone phones

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and 300 additional touch tone phones are installed. The fraction
representing the touch tone phones in town is:
(a) 197
(b) 11
19
(c) 237
(d) 169
(e) 12

8. Susan is 3 times as old as Paul and Paul is 3223 times as old as Mary.
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What fraction of Susan’s age is Mary?

(a) 38
(b) 29
(c) 34
(d) 6
(e) 12
10. If 64�+� = 322�−2�, then � = ?
(a) 4�
(b) 2�
(c) 3�
(d) � + 2
(e) � − 2

11. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 5� and 6� is less than 48, and � is
twice �, what is the largest integer value of �?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) 20

12. 1
If �−� = 8, then � = ?
(a) � + 8
(b) � − 8
(c) �+1
8
(d) �−1
8
(e) 1+8�
8
13. If � = 4� + 5 and � = 16�2 , what is � in terms of � ?
(a) (� − 5)2
(b) 4(� − 5)2
2
(c) (�−5)
4
2
(d) (�+5)
4
(e) (� + 5)2
�+3 �+23
14. If 2 + 3� = 5[� − 3] + , what is the value of �?
5
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9
(e) 11

15. If � − 3 = 5, what is the value of �2 − 3�?

(a) 34
(b) 61
(c) 8
(d) 65
(e) none

16. If �+5�
2�
= � − 2� what is the value of � when � =− 1?
1
(a) 331 ​

(b) 1881 ​

(c) 1551
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(d) 1441 ​

(e) none
17. If 9� + 10 = 34, what is the value of 9� − 10?
(a) 20
(b) 24
(c) 14
(d) 33
(e) none

18. If �2 + �2 = 0, what is the value of �2 − �2 ?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 14
(e) none

19. If 6� − 7 = 8, what is the value of 6� − 7?

(a) 55
(b) 60
(c) 81
(d) 64
(e) none

20. If � = 2�, 3� = 4� and 5� = 6� − 7, what is the value of �?

(a) 117 117 ​

(b) 16
(c) 8228
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(d) 1441 ​

(e) 2

21. If 3212 = 4 × 3, what is the value of �?

(a) 65
(b) 75
(c) 33
(d) 70
(e) 27
22. If 2� − 5� = 5, what is the smallest integral value of � for which � > 100?
(a) 32
(b) 20
(c) 14
(d) 45
(e) 40

23. If � − 8 = 10 − 2�, then � = ?

(a) -2
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 4
(e) 6
24. If � − 11 − 2� = 13 − 5�, then � = ?
(a) -4
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 6
� � 1 1
25. If 2 + 3 = 2 + 3, then � = ?
(a) 1331 ​

(b) 2332 ​

(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 3

26. If 3� + � = 10 and � + � = 6, then � = ?

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
27. 16 men dig a ditch in 10 days. How many men would be required to
complete the job in half the time?
(a) 8
(b) 32
(c) 24

28. A bus covers a distance of 60 km in 1 ¼ hr. How far would it travel in 1

½ hr.
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 72

29. 15 men were hired to plough a piece of land in 10 days. How many
more men will be required to do the same job in 3 days?
(a) 35
(b) 40
(c) 50

30. 35 kg of spinach costs Rs: 28. How many kg of spinach can be bought
for Rs: 16.
(a) 20
(b) 28
(c) 35

31. 15 weavers can weave some length of cloth in 1 hr. 24 minutes. How
many more weavers are required to do the same job in 60 minutes?
(a) 6
(b) 25
(c) 20
32. At a particular time shadow of a pole 40m long is measured to be 30m.
If the length of a plaza is 200 m then how long would the shadow be at
about the same time?
(a) 180
(b) 100
(c) 150
(d) 120

33. If one third of the staff at MIT are teachers find the ratio between
teachers in non-teachers.
(a) 2332 ​

(b) 2112 ​

(c) 1221
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(d) 3:2

34. Sofia’s fail to pass ratio at school math test is 5:2. In low many tests did
she pass if total tests conducted were 42?
(a) 12
(b) 30
(c) 22
(d) 40

35. In a class of students at Nust, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3. What
percent of students are girls?
(a) 40%
(b) 45%
(c) 25%
(d) 75%

36. In a cigarette case full of cigars and cigarettes, probability of a cigarette

is 158 158 . What is the ratio of cigars to cigarettes.
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(a) 8:7
(b) 7:15
(c) 7:8
(d) none

37. 3: (1 + 4): 12 x ​ then x is equal to

(a) 6
(b) 3 + 4 3 ​

(c) 2 3 ​

(d) 4 2

38. If 3x=4y=5z then x:y:z

(a) 3:4:5
(b) 5:4:3
(c) 6:8:10
(d) 20:15:12
40. A family with 6 members has an average age of 25 while a family of 9
has an average age of 35. The combined average of both families will
be:
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 39
(d) 49
41. The average of crimes per week in a city is �A. Find the number of
crimes in 4 weeks.
(a) �4
(b) 4�7
(c) 7�4​

(d) 7�3 ​

42. A family of 6 has an average 25 and another of 9 has an average 41.

The sum of the ages of the family members of both will be:
(a) 165
(b) 375
(c) 455
(d) 519
43. There are 45 persons staying at a hostel. The average expenses of a
person for a day are rupees 20. The total expenses for all the persons
for a week are:
(a) 295
(b) 900
(c) 9000
(d) 6300
44. The average earning of a shop for first three weeks of a month are
2750 per week. If the earnings of next 2 weeks are 4750 rupees, then
find total earnings of the 5 weeks.
(a) 3000
(b) 17500
(c) 17750
(d) 13000
45. The average height of a class of 18 students is 105 cm. After the arrival
of 7 new students the average decreases by 5cm. Find sum of the
heights of all the students in the class.
(a) 1890
(b) 2500
 (c) 2625
(d) 2890
46. In the above question the sum of the height of new students in the
class:
(a) 190
(b) 610
(c) 710
(d) 1890
47. A shopkeeper purchases 5 cartons in 105 rupees and 8 cartons in 155
rupees. If a carton contains 5 items then average price per item is:
(a) 4
(b) 15.75
(c) 20
(d) 27.15
48. During a certain operation B persons are successfully recovered every
year. If A persons are treated during the last 5 years what will be the
average death rate per year.
(a) �5
(b) A-5B
(c) (�−�)
5
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(d) (�−5�)
5
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49. The average age in a city of 10,000 is 40 years. The average of half of
them is 50 years. The average of remaining ones is.
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
50. The average of 8 observations is 24. If one more observation of 33 is
added then the new average will be:
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 24
(d) 28
51. The average age of 6 men is increased by 3 years, when two of them
whose ages are 25 and 27 years, are replaced by two men. The
average age of two newcomers is:
(a) 25 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
52. The average weight of 20 students in a class is decreased by 500
grams when one of the students who weighs 40kg is replaced by a new
boy. The weight of the new boy is:
(a) 35kg
(b) 40kg
(c) 30kg
(d) 50kg
53. The average expenditure of a man for the first 7 months is Rs.130 and
for the next 5 months is Rs.140. He withdraws a sum of Rs.110 from
his bank in order to meet his yearly expenses. What is his average
monthly earning is:
(a) Rs.125
(b) Rs.145
(c) Rs.155
(d) Rs.120
54. The average age of a class of 60 boys which is 11.9 years is raised to
12 years by coming of a new boy, the age of the new boy is:
(a) 27 years
(b) 23 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 17 years
55. The average age of a class of 40 boys is 11.95 years. The average of
the class is raised to 12 years by the coming of a new boy. How old is
this new boy?
(a) 7 years
(b) 9 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 14 years
56. The average weight of a group of boys and girls is 37.5kg. The average
weight of the boys is 40kg and that of girls is 35kg. If the number of
boys is 25, find the number of girls.
(a) 12
(b) 25
(c) 28
(d) 21
57. At KIPS College a class has two sections in one of which there are 40
students, with an average of 14.5 years. The average of the class is
14.2 years. If there be 32 students in the other section, average age of
the second section is:
(a) 13.8 years
(b) 13.6 years
 (c) 13 years
(d) 15 years
58. The average height of 30 girls out of a class of 40 is 160 cm and that of
the remaining is 156 cm. The average height of the whole class is:
(a) 157
(b) 159
(c) 161
(d) 163
59. The average of 5 numbers is 42.2 and the average of other 4 numbers
is 35.5. The average of all the nine numbers taken together is:
(a) 392239 ​

(b) 404440 ​

(c) 423342 ​

(d) none
60. The average weight of a group of boys and girls is 38 Kg. The average
weight of the boys is 42 Kg and that of girls is 33 Kg. If the number of
boys 25, find the number of girls.
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
61. The average marks obtained by 15 girls of a class were 40 while
average marks of 10 boys of the same class in the same test were 45.
What is the average of whole class of 25 students?
(a) 41
(b) 42
(c) 43
(d) 44
62. Average age of a group of 10 persons was 25 years while average age
of another group of 8 persons was 16 years. What is the average age
of all 18 persons?
(a) 17 years
(b) 19 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 23 years

63. If 4 times x is equal to x increased by 2, then � = ?x=?

(a) 3223 ​

2
(b) 332 ​

(c) 3
(d) 2

64. Jawad's weekly salary is $70 less than Pasha's, which is $50 more
than Maria's. If Maria earns $280 per week, how much does Jawad
earn per week?
 (a) $160
(b) $260
(c) $280
(d) $300

65. Nosheen painted 1331 of her room with 5225 cans of paint. How many
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more cans of paint will she need to finish painting her room?
(a) 5225 ​

(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 10

66. During a certain week, a post office sold $280 worth of 14-cents
stamps. How many of these stamps did they sell?
(a) 20
(b) 200
(c) 2000
(d) 20000
67. The average of 5 numbers is 13. If the average of 4 of these numbers
is 10, what is the fifth number?
(a) 10
(b) 25
(c) 35
(d) 40
68. On a map, a distance of 100 cm represents 5km. If a street is 750 m
long, what is its length in the map, in cm?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 35
69. If the sum of x, y and z is twice the sum of x minus y and x minus z,
then � = ?
(a) � + �
 (b) 3� + 3�
(c) 3� − 2
(d) 2� + 3�
70. Sana has 100 dollars more than Recha. After Sana spends 20 dollars
on groceries, she has 5 times as much money as Recha has. How
much money does Recha has?
(a) $10
(b) $15
(c) $20
(d) $30
71. In a class there are 27 students. If there are 7 more girls than boys in
the class, how many students are girls?
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 23
72. Madiha is n years old. Sami is 6 years younger than Madiha and 2
years older than Javad. What is the sum of the ages of all the three?
(a) 3� + 14
(b) 2� − 6
(c) 14
(d) 3� − 14
73. If a man earns $200 for his first 40 hours of work and is paid 3223 times
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his regular hourly rate for every additional hour. How many hours must
he work to make $300 in a week?
(a) 40
(b) 44
(c) 53.33
(d) 54.33

74. What is sum 4% of 40% of 400 and 2% of 20% of 200?

(a) 0.8
(b) 6.4
 (c) 7.2
(d) 20
75. In a shop of shoes, 10 pairs are of size 6 and 30 are of size 8. If all the
shoes in the shop are size 6 and 8, what percent of the shoes in the
shop are of size 6?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 333333​

(d) 6336
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76. Four people shared a taxi to the airport. The fare was $40 and they
gave the driver a tip 30% of the fare. If they equally shared the cost of
fare and tip, how much did each person pay?
(a) $13
(b) $13.5
(c) $14
(d) $14.5
77. In a sample of soil of 2000 grams, 1000 decigrams are of Sulphur.
What is the percentage of Sulphur?
(a) 2%
(b) 50%
(c) 5%
(d) 3%
78. A shopkeeper bought 6 dozens and 3 eggs. Out of which 1 dozen and
6 eggs are rotten. The percentage of rotten eggs are:
(a) 20%
(b) 22%
(c) 23%
(d) 24%
79. If the percentage of red pencils in a set of 48 dozen of pencils is 25,
then the number of pencils of other colors is:
(a) 12 dozen
(b) 23 dozen
(c) 32 dozen
(d) 36 dozen
80. 30% of a number is 8 more than 40% of 1000. Find number.
(a) 1000
(b) 2000
(c) 1360
(d) 2360
81. 55% of 820 are 89 less than 60% of what number?
(a) 920
(b) 820
(c) 850
(d) 900
82. In an examination at KIPS where there were 500 students 80%
students passed in English and 30% passed in Chemistry. How many
students passed in both the subjects?
(a) 240
(b) 50
 (c) 100
(d) 40
83. The price of a book increases by 10% in June but in July it decreases
by 10%. What is its price at the end of July if its original price was 200?
(a) 198
(b) 200
(c) 190
(d) 210
84. The price of a cap is increased by 25%. By how much percent should
its price be decreased now to get the original price?
(a) 25%
(b) 22%
(c) 20%
(d) 18%
85. Saima gets 50% that of her brother. Her brother gets what percent of
Saima?
(a) 100%
(b) 150%
(c) 50%
(d) 200%
86. A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D$. During the discount sale
its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction
on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she
have to pay in terms of D?
(a) 0.75D
(b) 0.76D
(c) 0.765D
(d) 0.775D
87. The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is
reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are
equal to a single reduction of
(a) 45%
(b) 40%
(c) 35%
(d) 30%
88. The population of a town increases at a rate of 15% per year. At
present population is 4000. What will it be after 2 years?
(a) 5290
(b) 5200
(c) 5431
(d) 500
89. A lady spends 10% of her budget on utility bills and 75% of remaining
on food provisions. If she is left with 558, what is her total budget?
(a) 2480
(b) 2232
(c) 5500
(d) 1650
91. Ages of A and B are in ratio 8:7. 27 years ago their ages were in the
ratio 5:4. The age of B is
(a) 63
(b) 65
(c) 68
(d) 72

92. A father is 15 times as old as his son. However, 18 years later, he will
be only thrice as old as the son. What is the father's present age?
(a) 21
(b) 25
(c) 45
(d) 60

93. Ten years ago a father was seven times as old as his son, two years
hence, twice his age will be equal to five times his son's. What is the
present age of son?
(a) 14
(b) 20
(c) 16
(d) 24

94. Ten years ago Akram was thrice as old as Aslam was, but 10 years
hence, he will be only twice as old. What is Akram's present age?
(a) 30
(b) 50
(c) 60
(d) 70

95. 20 years ago my age was 1331 of what it is now, what is my present age?
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(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 36
(d) 66

96. The sum of the present ages of A, B and C is 90 years. 6 years ago
their ages were in the ratio of 1:2:3. C's present age is:
(a) 24
(b) 30
(c) 36
(d) 42

97. The average age of A and B is 20. If C were to replace A, the average
would be 19, and if B was replaced by C, the average would be 21.
The age of C is:
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
 98. The ratio of the ages of two friends A and B is 3:2. However if the age
of A is decreased by 10 and that of B is increased by 10 then the
original ratio is reversed. Age of A is:
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 50

99. The sum of the ages of two children is 12 and their product is 32. The
age of elder one is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 8

100. A's age is 1441 of that of B's. Two years ago A's age was 1221 of what B
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will be in 4 years. How old is A now?

(a) 17
(b) 12
(c) 20
(d) 25