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Three lightships flash simultaneously at 6;00 a.m. The first lightship flashes every 12 seconds, the seconds lightship every 30 seconds and the third lightship every 66 seconds. At what time will the three lightships next flash together?

  1. 6;09 a.m.

  2. 6:10 a.m.

  3. 6:11 a.m.

  4. 6:12 a.m.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Three lightships flash simultaneously at 6;00 a.m. The first lightship flashes every 12 seconds, the seconds lightship every 30 seconds and the third lightship every 66 seconds. 
Then we take common multiple of 12,30 or 66 
That is $2\times 6\times 5\times 11=660$
So 
 the three lightships next flash together=660 seconds =$\frac{660}{60}=11$mints
The time next flash is after 11 mints=6.11 A.M 

If $\displaystyle \left ( 1^{2}+2^{2}+3^{2}+...+10^{2} \right )=385$ then the value of $\displaystyle \left ( 2^{2}+4^{2}+6^{2}+...+20^{2} \right )$

  1. 770

  2. 1155

  3. 1540

  4. (385 x 385)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\left(2^2 + 4^2 + 6^2 + ... + 20^2\right) = \left(1 \times 2\right)^2 + \left(2\times 2\right)^2 + \left(2 \times 3\right)^2 + ... + \left(2 \times 10\right)^2$



$= \left(2^2 \times 1^2\right) + \left(2^2 \times 2^2\right) + \left(2^2 \times 3^2\right) + ... + \left(2^2 \times 10^2\right)$

$= 2^2 \times \left [1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + ... + 10^2\right]$

$\left(1^2+2^2+3^2+....+n^2\right) = \frac{1}{6}n\left(n+1\right)\left(2n+1\right)$

$=\left(4\times\frac{1}{6}\times 10\times 11\times 21\right)$

$=\left(4\times 5\times 77\right)$

$= 1540$

When Sholey screened on the TV there was a commercial break of 5 min after every 15 min of the movie If from the start of the movie to the end of the movie there was in all 60 min of commercials that was screened what is the duration the movie?

  1. 180 min

  2. 195 min

  3. 169 min

  4. 165 min


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In every 15 min there was a break of 5 min
If total 60 min break in all movie then number of commercial break =$\frac{60}{5}=12$
If 12 breaks are in movie then the duration of movie=$12\times 15+15=195    minutes$

If $\frac {2}{3}$ part of a number is 96 then what will be $\frac {3}{4}$ of the same number?

  1. 48

  2. 192

  3. 108

  4. 72


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Let, $\frac {2x}{3}=96$
$x=\frac {96\times 3}{2}=144$
$\therefore \frac {3}{4}\times 144=3\times 36=108$

Simplify $(9^{4/3} \div 27^{2/3}) \times 3^{3/2}$

  1. $3^{9/5}$

  2. $3^{13/6}$

  3. $3^{37/6}$

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\displaystyle \left ( \left ( 3^2 \right )^{4/3} \div \left ( 3^3 \right )^{2/3} \right ) \times 3^{3/2}$
$= 3^{8/3} \div 3^2 \times 3^{3/2}$
$= \displaystyle 3^{8/3 - 2 + 3/2} $
$= \displaystyle  3^{ \displaystyle \frac{16 - 12 + 9}{6}}$
$= 3^{13/ 6}$

The number of non-negative integers that are less than 1000 and end with only one zero is

  1. $90$

  2. $95$

  3. $91$

  4. $99$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$1+9\times 10 = 91$

What is the value of $\displaystyle\frac{0.24\times0.35}{0.02\times0.14\times0.15}$

  1. $20$

  2. $200$

  3. $100$

  4. $9$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\displaystyle\frac{0.24\times0.35}{0.02\times0.14\times0.15}= \frac{0.084}{0.00042}=200$

The product of two numbers is 0.008 and one is $\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}$ of the other, then the smaller number is

  1. 0.002

  2. 0.004

  3. 0.2

  4. 0.04


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the smaller number is x 

Then bigger number  of is 5 times of smaller number because one number is $\frac{1}{5}$ another
Then product of number =$5x\times x=0.008$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}=0.0016$
$\Rightarrow x=0.04$ 

On dividing 4996 by a certain number the quotient is 62 and the the remainder is 36 what is the divisor ? 

  1. 80

  2. 85

  3. 90

  4. 95


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the divisor number is x

Then$ quotient \times divisor +reminder =number$
$\therefore 62x+36=4996$
$\Rightarrow 62x=4996-36$
$\Rightarrow 62x=4960$
$\Rightarrow x=80$
Then divisor is 80

A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 25 He multiplied it by 52 and got his answer more by 324 than the correct answer The number to be multiplied was

  1. 15

  2. 12

  3. 18

  4. 23


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the number is x

The if be multiply by 25 then correct answer =25x 
But boy multiply with 52 then boys answer =52 x
As per question boy answer if more then 324 than correct answer 
$\therefore 52x=25x+324$
$\Rightarrow 52x-25x=324$
$\Rightarrow 27x=324$
$\Rightarrow x=12$