SET 3
1. What comes next in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
2. A car travels 60 km in 1 hour 15 minutes. What is its speed in km/hr?
3. In how many ways can 5 people be seated on a bench?
4. The present age of a father is three times that of his son. If after 5 years, the father's age is
double the son's, find the present age of the son.
5. Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively. In how much time will they fill
the tank together?
6. What is the next number in the series: 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, ?
7. A bus covers 300 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed?
8. In how many ways can the letters of the word “MATH” be arranged?
9. The sum of the ages of A and B is 40 years. Five years ago, the age of A was double that of B.
Find their present ages.
10. Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B can fill the same tank in 8 hours. How long will it take
if both are opened together?
11. Find the missing term: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
12. A train travels at a speed of 60 km/hr. How much time will it take to cover 180 km?
13. In how many ways can a committee of 3 people be selected from 6 persons?
14. A person is 5 times older than his son. After 10 years, the person will be 3 times older than
his son. Find the son's age.
15. Pipe A fills a tank in 4 hours, and pipe B empties it in 6 hours. If both are opened together,
how much time will it take to fill the tank?
16. What comes next: 81, 27, 9, 3, ?
17. A car travels 80 km in 2 hours. What is the speed?
18. In how many ways can 4 different books be arranged on a shelf?
19. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 60 years. After 10 years, the father will be
twice the age of his son. Find their ages.
20. A pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours and another in 10 hours. In how much time will the tank be
full if both are opened?
21. Complete the series: 5, 11, 17, 23, ?
22. A truck travels 120 km at 40 km/hr. How much time does it take?
23. In how many ways can 7 people be arranged in a row?
24. A mother is twice as old as her daughter. In 12 years, the mother’s age will be 1.5 times that
of her daughter. What is the daughter's age now?
25. Pipe A can fill a cistern in 12 minutes, pipe B in 15 minutes. If both are opened together,
how long will it take to fill the cistern?
26. What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?
27. If a bike covers 90 km in 1.5 hours, what is its average speed?
28. In how many ways can you choose 2 out of 10 different items?
29. The age of a father is twice that of his son. After 8 years, their ages will be in the ratio 5:3.
What is the father's current age?
30. A pipe can fill a tank in 9 hours. Another can fill it in 6 hours. If both are opened, how long
will it take?
31. Find the missing number: 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
32. A man walks 24 km in 3 hours. What is his speed?
33. In how many ways can 3 boys be selected out of 5?
34. The present age of a man is 3 times his son’s age. After 10 years, the man will be twice his
son’s age. Find their current ages.
35. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 and 24 minutes respectively. How long to fill it
together?
36. What is the next number: 13, 17, 19, 23, ?
37. A train runs at 90 km/hr. How long does it take to cover 270 km?
38. In how many ways can a team of 2 girls and 3 boys be selected from 4 girls and 6 boys?
39. A man’s age is 4 times that of his son. In 20 years, the father’s age will be twice the son’s
age. Find the son’s present age.
40. A cistern can be filled by pipe A in 20 minutes and emptied by pipe B in 25 minutes. If both
pipes are opened together, how long will it take to fill the cistern?
41. Find the next number: 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
42. A car covers 180 km in 3 hours. What is the speed?
43. From 8 people, in how many ways can 2 be chosen?
44. The age difference between a mother and her daughter is 24 years. After 4 years, the
mother's age will be twice the daughter’s. What are their current ages?
45. Pipe A fills a tank in 40 minutes, pipe B in 60 minutes. If both are opened, how long will it
take?
46. What is the missing number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
47. A train travels 120 km in 2 hours. What is its speed?
48. In how many ways can 3 pens be selected from 5 different pens?
49. The present age of a father is 5 times that of his son. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will
be 25:9. What is the son's age?
50. Two pipes fill a tank in 10 and 20 minutes respectively. How long to fill together?