Mathematics

Problem-Solving Workbook
Concept-classified practice for a standard problem-solving class

100 QUESTIONS

STUDENT DATE

CLASS

REFERENCE-STYLE EDITION
Concept guide
Questions are arranged by the main skill required to solve them.

01 Number Theory & Divisibility 21 questions

02 Algebra & Custom Operations 9 questions

03 Ratio, Proportion, Mixtures & Partnership 18 questions

04 Geometry 1 questions

05 Commercial Math, Percentages & Interest 14 questions

06 Averages, Counting & Unit Rates 6 questions

07 Speed, Distance, Time & Relative Motion 30 questions

08 Work & Production Rates 1 questions

CONCEPT GUIDE
UNIT 01

Number Theory & Divisibility

Factors, multiples, remainders, factorials, congruences and integer structure

QUESTION RANGE

1-21 21 questions in this unit

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 01

1. If x is a product of 4 consecutive integers, and x is divisible by 11, which of the following is not
necessarily a divisor of x?
Topic: Factors Source: p.01

(A) 12 (B) 22 (C) 24 (D) 33 (E) None of these

2. The product of three positive integers is 600. If one of the integers is 5, what is the least possible
value of the sum of the other two?
Topic: Integer Products Source: p.01

(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 22 (D) 24 (E) None of these

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 02

3. In dividing a number by 585, a student divided successively by 5, 9 and 13 and obtained remainders
4, 8 and 12, respectively. If the number had been divided by 585, what would the remainder have been?
Topic: Remainders Source: p.01

(A) 24 (B) 144 (C) 292 (D) 584 (E) None of these

4. The integers between 1 and 100, inclusive, are put in list A if they are divisible by 2 and in list B if
they are divisible by 3. How many integers in list A are not in list B?
Topic: Set Counting Source: p.01

Short-answer problem
NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 03

5. How many positive integers less than 200 have exactly 12 factors?
Topic: Divisor Counting Source: p.04

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) None of these

6. If 5^k is a factor of the product of the odd integers from 99 to 199, what is the greatest possible
integer value of k?
Topic: Prime Powers Source: p.05

(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 22 (D) 23 (E) 24

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 04

7. When integer x is divided by 4 and integer y is divided by 5, the remainder is 1 in each case, and the
difference between the quotients is 6. What is the sum of x and y?
Topic: Quotients & Remainders Source: p.06

(A) 117 (B) 119 (C) 126 (D) 137 (E) 143

8. When the integer Y is divided by 11, the remainder is 3. Which of the following cannot be a multiple
of (Y + 1)?
Topic: Modular Arithmetic Source: p.07

(A) 2Y + 2 (B) 15Y + 9 (C) 25Y - 5 (D) 3Y + 3 (E) 3Y - 5

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 05

9. What is the greatest five-digit positive integer which, when divided by 12, 15, 21, 25 and 28, leaves
remainders of 5, 8, 14, 18 and 21, respectively?
Topic: Simultaneous Remainders Source: p.08

(A) 97693 (B) 98693 (C) 98696 (D) 98700 (E) 98796

10. How many of the integers between 1 and 400, inclusive, are not divisible by 4 and do not contain
any 4s as a digit?
Topic: Counting Restrictions Source: p.09

(A) 72 (B) 251 (C) 252 (D) 323 (E) 324

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 06

11. What is the greatest integer value of n such that 9^n is a factor of 43! + 44!?
Topic: Factorials Source: p.11

(A) 22 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) 10 (E) 9

12. If a and b are positive integers, a > b, the greatest common factor of a and b is x, and the least
common multiple of a and b is y, what is the least common multiple of (a - b) and b?
Topic: GCF & LCM Source: p.12

(A) x (B) y (C) (a - b)b (D) (a - b)b/x (E) x(a - b)

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 07

13. If x^2 + 3 leaves a remainder of 7 when divided by 32, and x is a positive integer, which of the
following must also be an integer?
I. x/2 II. x/4 III. x/6
Topic: Divisibility Source: p.16

(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and III (D) III only (E) None of these

14. If a and b are positive integers, a > b, the greatest common factor of a and b is x, and the least
common multiple of a and b is y, what is the least common multiple of (a - b) and b?
Topic: GCF & LCM - Revision Source: p.16

(A) x (B) y (C) (a - b)b (D) (a - b)b/x (E) x(a - b)

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 08

15. Which of the following is the product of two positive integers whose sum is 3?
Topic: Integer Products Source: p.18

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

16. How many positive integers less than 20 are equal to the sum of a positive multiple of 3 and a
positive multiple of 4?
Topic: Multiples Source: p.18

(A) Eleven (B) Five (C) Seven (D) Ten (E) None of these
NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 09

17. If x/y = 3/7, which of the following cannot be a possible value of (y - x)?
Topic: Integer Ratios Source: p.18

(A) 4 (B) 21 (C) 24 (D) 84 (E) None of these

18. What is the greatest positive integer n such that 2^n is a factor of 12^10?
Topic: Prime Powers Source: p.18

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 20 (E) 60

NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 10

19. A number when divided by a divisor leaves a remainder of 24. When twice the original number is
divided by the same divisor, the remainder is 11. What is the value of the divisor?
Topic: Remainder Logic Source: p.18

(A) 13 (B) 59 (C) 35 (D) 37 (E) 12

20. When positive integer x is divided by positive integer y, the remainder is 9. If x/y = 96.12, what is
the value of y?
Topic: Decimal Remainders Source: p.18

Short-answer problem
NUMBER THEORY & DIVISIBILITY PAGE 11

21. When the integer Y is divided by 11, the remainder is 3. Which of the following cannot be a multiple
of (Y + 1)?
Topic: Modular Arithmetic - Revision Source: p.22

(A) 2Y + 2 (B) 15Y + 9 (C) 25Y - 5 (D) 3Y + 3 (E) 3Y - 5

UNIT 02

Algebra & Custom Operations

Equations, expressions, exponent relationships and defined operations

QUESTION RANGE

22-30 9 questions in this unit

ALGEBRA & CUSTOM OPERATIONS PAGE 12

22. Given y = (x - 6)(x - 5)(x - 4)(x - 3), where x is a positive integer, if y > 0, which statement must be
true?
Topic: Inequalities Source: p.01

(A) x < 3 or x > 6 (B) x < 6 (C) 3 < x < 0 (D) x > 3 (E) None of these

23. If x, y, w and z correspond to the four numbers -3, 1/2, -4 and 2, but not necessarily in that order,
what is the largest possible value of (wx/y)^z?
Topic: Expression Ordering Source: p.01

(A) 92 (B) 36 (C) 24 (D) 12 (E) None of these

ALGEBRA & CUSTOM OPERATIONS PAGE 13

24. If 10 > x > 9 and x^2 = (10 - y)(10 + y), determine a possible value of y.
Topic: Difference of Squares Source: p.01

Short-answer problem

25. For all numbers a and b, the operation @ is defined by a@b = a^2 - ab. If xy is not zero, which of the
following can be equal to zero?
I. x@y II. (xy)@y III. x@(x + y)
Topic: Defined Operations Source: p.10

(A) II only (B) I and II only (C) I and III only (D) II and III only (E) All of the above
ALGEBRA & CUSTOM OPERATIONS PAGE 14

26. For all integers a and b, define a@b = a + b - ab. Which statements must be true for all integers a, b
and c?
I. a@b = b@a II. a@0 = a III. (a@b)@c = a@(b@c)
Topic: Operation Properties Source: p.13

(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) I, II and III

27. For all integers a and b, define a@b = a + b - ab. Which statements must be true for all integers a, b
and c?
I. a@b = b@a II. a@0 = a III. (a@b)@c = a@(b@c)
Topic: Operation Properties - Revision Source: p.17

(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) I, II and III
ALGEBRA & CUSTOM OPERATIONS PAGE 15

28. If 3^k = 16 and 2^j = 27, then kj =

Topic: Exponents Source: p.16

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 15

29. If yx/z^2 = 27 and y^2/(zx) = 1/(3√3), what is the ratio of z to y?

Topic: Exponent Ratios Source: p.03

(A) √3 (B) √3/3 (C) 1/3 (D) 3√3 (E) None of these
ALGEBRA & CUSTOM OPERATIONS PAGE 16

30. A city bus charges BDT p for the first half-kilometer of a trip and BDT p/8 for each additional
half-kilometer. What is the charge for a trip whose distance in kilometers is the whole number q?
Topic: Algebraic Modeling Source: p.15

(A) (7p + 2pq)/8 (B) 8/(7p + 2pq) (C) (8p + pq)/8 (D) Cannot be determined (E) (4p + pq)/4
UNIT 03

Ratio, Proportion, Mixtures & Partnership

Ratios, mixtures, ages, shares, weighted investment and proportional reasoning

QUESTION RANGE

31-48 18 questions in this unit

RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 17

31. During a particular day, x applicants came to submit applications before lunch; 70% were male.
After lunch, y applicants came and all were male. If the ratio of male applicants to female applicants for
the day was 4:1, calculate y in terms of x.
Topic: Applicant Ratios Source: p.02

(A) 0.28x (B) 0.35x (C) 0.4x (D) 0.5x (E) None of these

32. Kamrul, Omor and Muaz divided Tk. 1105. If Tk. 10, Tk. 20 and Tk. 15 were removed from their
respective shares, the resulting shares would be in the ratio 11:18:24. How much did Muaz receive?
Topic: Ratio Distribution Source: p.02

(A) 495 (B) 510 (C) 480 (D) 375 (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 18

33. Polash started a business on January 1. Qader joined on July 1 with twice Polash's investment, and
Sohel joined on September 1 with three times Polash's investment. The firm earned Tk. 72,000 by
December. What was Sohel's share of the profit?
Topic: Time-Weighted Partnership Source: p.02

(A) Tk. 36,000 (B) Tk. 24,000 (C) Tk. 12,000 (D) Tk. 18,000 (E) None of these

34. Muib, Rabib, Tarique and Zafar invested a total of Tk. 800,000. If Muib's share increases by Tk.
30,000, Rabib's share increases by one-third, Tarique's share decreases by 20%, and Zafar's share
decreases by Tk. 40,000, all four shares become equal. What was Zafar's original share?
Topic: Equalized Investments Source: p.02

(A) 202,500 (B) 235,000 (C) 232,500 (D) 237,500 (E) 247,500
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 19

35. The ratio of the incomes of Ali and Baby is 5:4, and the ratio of their expenditures is 4:3. If Ali saves
Tk. 500 per month, what is Baby's income?
Topic: Income & Expenditure Source: p.03

(A) Tk. 2,500 (B) Tk. 2,000 (C) Tk. 1,500 (D) Tk. 1,000 (E) Cannot be determined

36. In a sugar solution, the ratio of water to sugar is 4:1. If the total weight is 2 kg, how much more
sugar should be added so that the ratio becomes 5:2?
Topic: Solution Ratio Source: p.03

(A) 0.3 kg (B) 0.2 kg (C) 0.24 kg (D) 0.32 kg (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 20

37. In 24 kg of salt water, 8% is salt. Another mixture is 4% salt. How many kilograms of the second
mixture must be added to obtain a solution that is 5% salt?
Topic: Mixtures Source: p.03

(A) 24 (B) 36 (C) 48 (D) 72 (E) 96

38. Noor and Rahat invested Tk. 700 and Tk. 600, respectively. After 3 months, Noor withdrew 2/7 of his
investment; after another 3 months, he reinvested 3/5 of what he had withdrawn. If the year-end profit
was Tk. 726 and was shared by time-weighted investment, what was the difference between their
profits?
Topic: Time-Weighted Partnership Source: p.03

(A) Tk. 360 (B) Tk. 183 (C) Tk. 36 (D) Tk. 6 (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 21

39. The ratio of BBA students to MBA students was 5:3. New BBA and MBA students were admitted in
the ratio 5:7. The total then became 1200 and the overall ratio changed to 7:5. How many students were
there before the new admissions?
Topic: Changing Ratios Source: p.03

(A) 700 (B) 720 (C) 900 (D) 960 (E) Cannot be determined

40. To mix a paint color, Alana combines 5 liters of red paint, 2 liters of blue paint and 2 liters of yellow
paint. What is the ratio of red paint to the total amount of paint?
Topic: Part-to-Whole Ratio Source: p.31

(A) 5:2 (B) 9:4 (C) 5:4 (D) 5:9 (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 22

41. If m:n = 2:3, find the value of (3m + 5n)/(6m - n).

Topic: Ratio Substitution Source: p.31

(A) 3/7 (B) 7/3 (C) 5/3 (D) 4/7 (E) None of these

42. During a particular day, x applicants came to submit applications before lunch; 70% were male.
After lunch, y applicants came and all were male. If the ratio of male applicants to female applicants for
the day was 4:1, calculate y in terms of x.
Topic: Applicant Ratios - Revision Source: p.32

(A) 0.28x (B) 0.35x (C) 0.4x (D) 0.5x (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 23

43. A snake farm contains only cobras and pythons. One-fourth of the number of cobras equals
one-sixth of the total number of snakes. What is the ratio of pythons to cobras?
Topic: Part-to-Whole Ratio Source: p.32

(A) 1:4 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:2 (D) 2:3 (E) Cannot be determined

44. The ages of three persons are now in the proportion 2:3:4. In five years, their ages will be in the
proportion 5:7:8. What is the present age of the youngest person?
Topic: Age Ratios Source: p.32

(A) 30 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 15 (E) None of these

RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 24

45. The average age of a team is 32.7 years. The average age of the males is 33.2 years and that of the
females is 32.2 years. What is the ratio of the number of females to the number of males?
Topic: Weighted Average Ages Source: p.32

(A) 3:2 (B) 1:1 (C) 3:5 (D) 2:3 (E) 1:2

46. One year ago, the salary ratio of Nasir to Gaurav was 5:8. The ratios of this year's to last year's
salary are 28:25 for Nasir and 23:20 for Gaurav. If their present salaries total Tk. 1184, what is the
difference between their present salaries?
Topic: Changing Salary Ratios Source: p.32

(A) Tk. 448 (B) Tk. 340 (C) Tk. 288 (D) Tk. 240 (E) None of these
RATIO, PROPORTION, MIXTURES & PARTNERSHIP PAGE 25

47. Nahuiyan and Moon earned BDT 43,200 and BDT 28,800, respectively. Both salaries increased by
the same amount X, and the new salary ratio is 7:5. Find X.
Topic: Equal Additions Source: p.32

(A) 5,400 (B) 7,200 (C) 8,800 (D) Cannot be determined (E) None of these

48. The weight ratio of books to clothes to electronics in Jorge's suitcase is 8:5:3. After 4 pounds of
clothing are removed, the books-to-clothes ratio doubles. Approximately how many pounds do the
electronics weigh?
Topic: Three-Part Ratio Source: p.32

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

UNIT 04

Geometry
Area relationships and geometric reasoning

QUESTION RANGE

49-49 1 questions in this unit

GEOMETRY PAGE 26

49. A right-angled isosceles triangle is inscribed in a semicircle with its hypotenuse along the diameter.
What is the ratio of the area of the circle to the area of the triangle?
Topic: Area Ratios Source: p.03

(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) π/2 (D) 2π (E) π

UNIT 05

Commercial Math, Percentages & Interest

Profit, loss, markup, discount, revenue, insurance and interest

QUESTION RANGE

50-63 14 questions in this unit

COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 27

50. Johnny bought a book and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Tk.
55 more, he would have made a profit of 40%. What was the cost of the book?
Topic: Profit & Loss Source: p.01

(A) Tk. 150 (B) Tk. 250 (C) Tk. 350 (D) Tk. 450 (E) None of these

51. A laptop seller plans to increase the price per laptop by BDT 10,000. He expects to sell 6 fewer
laptops, but total revenue will rise by BDT 32,000 to BDT 760,000. How many laptops will he sell next
month at the new price?
Topic: Revenue Modeling Source: p.01

(A) 16 (B) 20 (C) 26 (D) 32 (E) 36

COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 28

52. If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percentage.
Topic: Profit Percentage Source: p.02

(A) 50% (B) 100% (C) 150% (D) 200% (E) None of these

53. The cost prices of articles P and Q are in the ratio 5:7 and their selling prices are in the ratio 2:5. If
the losses on both articles are equal, what is the ratio of the cost price to the selling price of Q?
Topic: Equal Losses Source: p.02

(A) 5:4 (B) 7:3 (C) 8:3 (D) 15:4 (E) None of these
COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 29

54. Mohtasim made a profit of 20% by selling a product. If he had purchased it for 10% less and sold it
at a profit of 40%, he would have received Tk. 24 more. What was his original selling price?
Topic: Changed Cost & Profit Source: p.02

(A) 400 (B) 480 (C) 520 (D) 600 (E) None of these

55. A salesman bought an item for Tk. X and marked it up by 50%. He later discounted the marked
price by 20%. When it still remained unsold, he charged 70% of the discounted value. What is the latest
selling price in terms of X?
Topic: Markup & Discount Source: p.02

(A) 0.60X (B) 0.84X (C) 0.96X (D) 1.05X (E) None of these
COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 30

56. Tk. 10,000 is kept in a 5% compound-interest account for 2 years. The resulting balance is then
kept in a 10% simple-interest account for 2 more years. What is the ending balance?
Topic: Compound & Simple Interest Source: p.15

(A) 11,025 (B) 11,000 (C) 12,320 (D) 13,230 (E) None of the above

57. A man paid an annual premium of Tk. 20 for every thousand taka insured. His policy was for Tk.
4,500. After 27 annual installments, the company paid Tk. 7,800. By how much did the payout exceed
the total premium paid?
Topic: Insurance Source: p.16

(A) 5,370 (B) 4,750 (C) 4,500 (D) 3,300 (E) None of these
COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 31

58. A man made a loss of 20% on cost by selling a pen for Tk. 200. What should be the selling price if he
wants to make a profit of 10% on cost?
Topic: Profit & Loss Source: p.31

(A) 250 (B) 275 (C) 300 (D) 225 (E) None of these

59. A manufacturer wants a profit of Tk. 300,000 on 200 TV sets. The first 100 sets cost Tk. 10,000 each
and the remaining sets cost Tk. 7,500 each. What should be the selling price of each TV set?
Topic: Production Cost Source: p.31

(A) 10,250 (B) 10,350 (C) 10,500 (D) 10,750 (E) None of these
COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 32

60. An article sells for Tk. 60, giving a retailer a profit of 20% on cost. What will the new retail price be
if the profit is reduced to 12% of cost?
Topic: Reduced Profit Source: p.31

(A) 50 (B) 45 (C) 56 (D) 50.50 (E) 55

61. The production cost per unit is Tk. 80 and other costs are Tk. 20. A producer makes a profit of 15%
on total cost. If production cost decreases by 20% while selling price stays unchanged, what is the new
profit per unit?
Topic: Cost Reduction Source: p.31

(A) 31 (B) 34 (C) 35 (D) 43 (E) None of these

COMMERCIAL MATH, PERCENTAGES & INTEREST PAGE 33

62. Hasan bought 100 units of A at x each, 300 units of B at 2x each and 600 units of C at 3x each. To
earn a 20% profit, at what average price per unit should he sell all the products?
Topic: Weighted Cost Source: p.31

(A) 2.4x (B) 2x (C) 3x (D) 2.2x (E) None of these

63. A sales manager has a target of Tk. 50 million per quarter. He sold Tk. 10 million, Tk. 15 million
and Tk. 20 million in the first three quarters. How much must he sell in the fourth quarter to maintain
the target average?
Topic: Sales Targets Source: p.18

(A) Tk. 10 million (B) Tk. 5 million (C) Tk. 250 million (D) Tk. 155 million (E) None of these
UNIT 06

Averages, Counting & Unit Rates

Arithmetic means, structured counting, cutting and large-number time estimates

QUESTION RANGE

64-69 6 questions in this unit

AVERAGES, COUNTING & UNIT RATES PAGE 34

64. The average of five distinct positive integers is 10. What is the difference between the largest and
the least possible values of the greatest of the five integers?
Topic: Extremal Average Source: p.15

(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 12 (D) 28 (E) 32

65. A 5 by 5 table contains only 5s and 10s. In row x, the number of 5s is x - 1. What is the arithmetic
mean of all 25 entries?
Topic: Table Average Source: p.15

(A) 5 (B) 12 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8

AVERAGES, COUNTING & UNIT RATES PAGE 35

66. Nine numbers are written in ascending order, and the middle number equals the average of all nine.
The average of the five larger numbers is 68 and the average of the five smaller numbers is 44. What is
the sum of all nine numbers?
Topic: Overlapping Averages Source: p.15

(A) 450 (B) 501 (C) 504 (D) 540 (E) None of these

67. A long rope must be cut into 23 small pieces. If it is folded double before cutting, how many cuts
are required?
Topic: Counting Cuts Source: p.15

(A) 14 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 21 (E) 38

AVERAGES, COUNTING & UNIT RATES PAGE 36

68. If an electric typewriter prints one word per second, approximately how long will it take to print one
million words?
Topic: Unit Rate Source: p.16

(A) 10 hours (B) 10 days (C) 10 weeks (D) 10 months (E) 10 years

69. If an electric typewriter prints one word per second, approximately how long will it take to print one
million words?
Topic: Unit Rate - Revision Source: p.18

(A) 10 hours (B) 10 days (C) 10 weeks (D) 10 months (E) 10 years
UNIT 07

Speed, Distance, Time & Relative Motion

Average speed, trains, boats, meetings, overtaking, delays and round trips

QUESTION RANGE

70-99 30 questions in this unit

SPEED, DISTANCE, TIME & RELATIVE MOTION PAGE 37

70. Two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 P.M. One travels north at 150 mph and the other west at
200 mph. How many miles apart will they be at 3:00 P.M.?
Topic: Perpendicular Motion Source: p.14

(A) 50 miles (B) 100 miles (C) 500 miles (D) 400 miles (E) None of these

71. A man left home at 8:00 A.M., walked at 3 km/h and reached his office 45 minutes late. The next day
he walked at 5 km/h and arrived 15 minutes early. What is the distance between home and office?
Topic: Changed Walking Speed Source: p.14

(A) 6 km (B) 7.5 km (C) 9 km (D) 12 km (E) None of these

SPEED, DISTANCE, TIME & RELATIVE MOTION PAGE 38

72. A man traveled one-fourth of a trip by car and the rest on foot. His walking time to driving time was
15:1. What is the ratio of his driving speed to his walking speed?
Topic: Time & Speed Ratios Source: p.14

(A) 5:2 (B) 5:1 (C) 1:5 (D) 2:5 (E) 25:1

73. A train left Dhaka for Chittagong at 62 km/h while another train left Chittagong for Dhaka at 48
km/h. How far apart were the trains one hour before they met?
Topic: Opposing Trains Source: p.14

(A) 80 km (B) 92 km (C) 100 km (D) 110 km (E) None of these

SPEED, DISTANCE, TIME & RELATIVE MOTION PAGE 39

74. Mr. X and Mr. Y traveled from A to B in 10 minutes and 9 minutes, respectively. If Mr. X's speed was
2 km/h less than Mr. Y's, what was the distance between A and B?
Topic: Same Distance Source: p.14

(A) 6 km (B) 4.5 km (C) 4 km (D) 3 km (E) None of these

75. A train covers a distance x between two cities in y hours, arriving 2 hours late. What rate would
permit the train to arrive on schedule?
Topic: Schedule Adjustment Source: p.14

(A) x/y - 2 (B) x/(y - 2) (C) xy - 2 (D) x/(y + 2) (E) None of these
SPEED, DISTANCE, TIME & RELATIVE MOTION PAGE 40

76. Two boats start from opposite shores and move toward each other. They first meet 750 yards from
one shore. After reaching opposite shores and turning back, they meet 250 yards from the other shore.
Each maintains constant speed. How wide is the river?
Topic: Boats Meeting Source: p.14

(A) 2,400 yards (B) 3,000 yards (C) 2,000 yards (D) 4,000 yards (E) None of these

77. Hikers travel up a mountain at 4 miles per day and return by another route at 1.5 times the uphill
rate. If each route takes 2 days, how long is the route down the mountain?
Topic: Equal Travel Times Source: p.14

(A) 8 miles (B) 6 miles (C) 12 miles (D) 16 miles (E) None of these
SPEED, DISTANCE, TIME & RELATIVE MOTION PAGE 41

78. Ajit, Bilash and Chinu complete a circular track in 252, 308 and 198 seconds, respectively. Starting
together from the same point, after what time will all three again be at the starting point?
Topic: Circular Track Source: p.14

(A) 26 min 18 sec (B) 42 min 36 sec (C) 45 min 38 sec (D) 46 min 12 sec (E) None of these

79. On a 300-mile trip, a car traveled the first 100 miles at 30 mph, the second 100 miles at 50 mph and
the final 100 miles at 60 mph. What fraction of the total time was spent traveling at 30 mph?
Topic: Time Fractions Source: p.14

(A) 1/10 (B) 1/3 (C) 10/21 (D) 11/21 (E) 3/14
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80. A car traveled 75% of the way from town A to town B at 50 mph and the remaining distance at S
mph. If the average speed for the entire trip was 40 mph, what is S?
Topic: Average Speed Source: p.15

(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 30 (E) 37.5

81. A man travels by motorboat down a river to his office and back. With the river speed unchanged,
doubling the boat's speed reduces the total travel time by 75%. What is the ratio of the original boat
speed to the river speed?
Topic: Boats & Streams Source: p.20

(A) √6:√2 (B) √7:2 (C) 2√5:3 (D) 3:2 (E) √5:3
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82. A man rows 50 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 9 hours. He also rows 70 km upstream and
90 km downstream in 12 hours. Find the speed of the current.
Topic: Boats & Streams Source: p.21

(A) 2 km/h (B) 3 km/h (C) 4 km/h (D) 6 km/h (E) 8 km/h

83. Train A left station T at 3:30 P.M. at 60 mph. Train B left the same station 40 minutes later on an
adjacent track in the same direction at 75 mph. At what time did Train B overtake Train A?
Topic: Train Overtaking Source: p.21

(A) 4:10 (B) 5:40 (C) 6:10 (D) 6:50 (E) 7:30
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84. An express train averaged 100 km/h, stopping 3 minutes after every 75 km. A local train averaged
50 km/h, stopping 1 minute after every 25 km. Both started together. How far did the local train travel
while the express train covered 600 km?
Topic: Scheduled Stops Source: p.22

(A) 300 km (B) 305 km (C) 307.5 km (D) 1,200 km (E) 1,236 km

85. During a trip, Matt traveled y percent of the total distance at 48 mph. He traveled one-third of the
remaining distance at 40 mph and the rest at 60 mph. The average speed for the entire trip can be:
Topic: Variable Average Speed Source: p.23

(A) 50 mph (B) 52 mph (C) 54 mph (D) 56 mph (E) 28 mph
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86. A cyclist averaged 20 mph for the first 10 miles and 16 mph for the next 20 miles. The cyclist
returned immediately along the same route, and the round trip took 4 hours. What was the average
speed on the return trip?
Topic: Return-Trip Speed Source: p.23

(A) 24 mph (B) 18 mph (C) 17 1/7 mph (D) 15 mph (E) 13 1/3 mph

87. Jack drove from A to B at 1.2 minutes per kilometer, then returned at 1 minute per kilometer. He
spent between 3 and 5 hours going and between 2 and 3 hours returning. What could be the distance
between A and B?
Topic: Rate Conversion Source: p.24

(A) 140 km (B) 160 km (C) 200 km (D) 220 km (E) 270 km
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88. Vivian drives to her sister's house and back along the same route. She averages 50 mph going and
70 mph returning. What is her approximate average speed for the round trip?
Topic: Round-Trip Average Source: p.24

(A) 50 mph (B) 58.3 mph (C) 60 mph (D) 66.7 mph (E) 70 mph

89. Beth lives 40 blocks from her office. Walking takes 45 seconds per block; the subway takes z
seconds per block. She could wait 20 minutes for the subway and still arrive when she would have by
walking. What is z?
Topic: Waiting Time Source: p.25

(A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15 (E) 20

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90. Two cars drive toward each other. The first travels at 120 km/h, which is 28% faster than the
second. If they are 855 km apart, how long will it take them to meet?
Topic: Closing Speed Source: p.25

(A) 2.5 hours (B) 3 hours (C) 3.5 hours (D) 4 hours (E) 4.5 hours

91. Judy drove 20 miles to a theater at 50 mph. Greg drove there in one-third of Judy's travel time, and
both arrived together. If Judy left at 7:30 P.M., when did Greg leave?
Topic: Departure Time Source: p.26

(A) 7:34 P.M. (B) 7:38 P.M. (C) 7:42 P.M. (D) 7:46 P.M. (E) 7:54 P.M.
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92. Jan's and Cindy's houses are 24 miles apart. They meet at a restaurant twice as far from Jan's house
as from Cindy's. Cindy leaves at noon walking at 3 mph; Jan later drives at 30 mph. If they arrive
together, when did Jan leave?
Topic: Meeting Point Source: p.26

(A) 12:32 (B) 1:25 (C) 1:52 (D) 2:08 (E) 2:40

93. A car's speed falls to 4/5 of normal after 80 km, causing a delay of 1 hour 24 minutes. If the
malfunction had occurred after 120 km, the delay would have been 1 hour. What was the original
speed?
Topic: Speed Reduction & Delay Source: p.27

(A) 15 km/h (B) 20 km/h (C) 25 km/h (D) 30 km/h (E) 40 km/h
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94. Mrs. Robbins started half an hour later than usual. By traveling at 3/2 of her usual speed, she
arrived 10 minutes earlier than usual. What is her usual travel time?
Topic: Time Saved Source: p.27

(A) 2 hours (B) 1 hour (C) 43 minutes (D) 1.5 hours (E) None of these

95. Train A travels at 63 km/h. It takes 27 seconds to cross Train B in the opposite direction and 162
seconds to overtake it in the same direction. If Train B is 500 meters long, what is the length of Train
A?
Topic: Train Length Source: p.28

(A) 810 m (B) 500 m (C) 400 m (D) 310 m (E) 300 m
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96. Cars A and B travel in the same direction, with B 50 m ahead. Car C approaches them and is 220 m
from B. B travels at 45 km/h and C at 54 km/h. What minimum speed lets A overtake B before B meets
C?
Topic: Three-Vehicle Motion Source: p.28

(A) 18 km/h (B) 24 km/h (C) 36 km/h (D) 45 km/h (E) 67.5 km/h

97. Buses P and Q start simultaneously from opposite ends of a 140-mile route. P completes the full
route in 9 hours and Q in 5 hours. How many miles has P traveled when they first meet?
Topic: Meeting Vehicles Source: p.29

(A) 50 (B) 60 (C) 70 (D) 90 (E) 100

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98. Alex and James run toward each other from towns 40 km apart at 9 km/h and 11 km/h. Alfred cycles
between them at 15 km/h, reversing direction whenever he reaches either runner. How far does Alfred
cycle before the runners meet?
Topic: Moving Shuttle Source: p.29

(A) 18 km (B) 22 km (C) 30 km (D) 40 km (E) 80 km

99. A boat travels at 24 km/h in still water and the stream flows at 4 km/h. The downstream trip from A
to B takes 36 minutes less than the upstream trip from B to C. If AB is 4 km longer than BC, what is
AB?
Topic: Boats & Streams Source: p.30

(A) 56 km (B) 86 km (C) 110 km (D) 112 km (E) 120 km

UNIT 08

Work & Production Rates

Combined work and production-time relationships

QUESTION RANGE

100-100 1 questions in this unit

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100. Kalam takes 2 days more than Zakir to produce x chairs. Working together for 6 days, they
produce 24x chairs. How many days will Kalam take to produce 2x chairs?
Topic: Combined Work Source: p.31

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) None of these