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Mixed Quant questions for SBI PO Pre.

Directions (1-5) : Study the following pie and table chart carefully and answer the questions
given beside.

The pie chart given below represents percentage of number of students in five different schools viz. A,
B, C, D and E. The total no. of students in all the schools is 1,68,000.

The below table shows the ratio of girls and boys in the given five schools.

School Girls : Boys

A 3:4
B 2:3
C 5:3
D 1:2
E 4:1

1. Find the ratio of number of girls from each school.

A. 1 : 2 : 2 : 4 : 5 B. 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : 8 C. 4 : 2 : 5 : 2 : 4 D. 1 : 2 : 3 : 2 : 1 E. 5 : 2 : 6 : 7 : 4

2. If 14.28% students of school A change their school and go to school D, what will be the
percentage change in the number of students of school D.
A. 11.11% B. 22.22% C. 33.33% D. 12.18% E. 14.15%
3. What is the ratio of average number of students from school A and D to that of the
average number of students from school B, C and E?
A. 18 : 23 B. 14 : 25 C. 23 : 18 D. 8 : 9 E. None of these

4. Number of students of school E is what percent of the difference of the number of

students of school C and school B?
A. 156.76% B. 186.67% C. 60% D. 166.67% E. 74%

5. Find the average number of boys from all the schools.

A. 15,784 B. 16,464 C. 16,465 D. 17,840 E. None of these

6. A dealer incurred a loss of 20%, when he allowed a discount of 25% on marked price of
an article. Then what per cent discount should he allow on the marked price so as to
gain Rs. 900 on the article, if the marked price of the article is Rs. 40,000?
A. 5% B. 7% C. 6% D. 3% E. None of these

7. Shilpa took a loan of Rs. 15,00,000 to purchase a car. The company charges compound
interest at 20% per annum. She promised to make the payment after three years. But
for the last year of loan tenure, the company increased the rate of interest by 25%
from the previous one. Then the extra amount which she had to pay is what per cent
of the amount of loan taken by her?
A. 8.3% B. 7.9% C. 8.7% D. 7.2% E. None of these

8. There are three members in a family – husband, wife and their son. Husband’s age is
thrice his son’s age and wife is three years younger than his husband. What is the
respective ratio of ages of son, husband and wife if their average age is 41?
A. 17 : 9 : 18 B. 15 : 4 : 12 C. 6 : 18 : 17 D. 4 : 12 : 15 E. None of these

Directions (9 – 13) : What should come in place of the Question mark (?) in the following
question?

9. 675 727 781 ? 895 955

A. 798 B. 804 C. 837 D. 812 E. 841

10. 28 140 130 650 640 ?

A. 1040 B. 2460 C. 3200 D. 2800 E. 3600
11. 12 13 28 87 352 ?
A. 1365 B. 1270 C. 1760 D. 1600 E. 1765

12. 49 252 875 1792 ?

A. 1701 B. 1824 C. 1934 D. 1651 E. 2014

13. 6 5 12 33 ? 675 4056

A. 189 B. 156 C. 132 D. 112 E. 136

14. There are 3 points P, Q and R in a straight line, such that point Q is equidistant from
points P and R. A man can swim from point P to R downstream in 24 hours and from Q
to P upstream in 16 hours. Find the ratio of speed of man in still water to speed of
stream?
A. 5 : 1 B. 6 : 1 C. 5 : 3 D. 7 : 1 E. None of these

15. Instead of normal weighing scale a shopkeeper used forged scale. He used 1.4 kg scale
while buying and 840g scale while selling, what will his overall profit percentage, if in
the end he offers 10% discount?
A. 50% B. 48% C. 40% D. 38% E. None of these

Directions(16-20) : Study the following bar chart carefully and answer the questions given
beside.

The bar graph shows selling price (in thousands) of different kind of tablets sold by 3
companies from 2013 to 2017.
16. In which of the given year, the average selling price of all 3 tablets was minimum?
A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2016 E. 2017

17. If the number of tablets sold by LG in 2017 was 5000 and that by Apple was 4000 in
same year, then find the difference between revenue of LG and Apple?
A. 3.9 crore B. 2.1 crore C. 1.8 crore D. 6.6 crore E. 3.6 crore

18. Which tablet Company has the maximum average selling price during 2013 - 2017?
A. Apple B. LG C. Samsung D. Apple and LG E. Samsung and LG

19. If a distributor purchases 25 Apple, 30 Samsung and 40 LG tablets in 2016 at a selling

price given in graph and then sells each of them at Rs 31000, then what is the profit or
loss percent of distributor?
A. 6.70% B. 6.87% C. 5.89% D. 5.36% E. 6.13%

20. If the selling price of Samsung tablets increases by 30% in 2018 compared to 2015,
then the selling price of Samsung tablets in 2018 is what percent of the selling price of
LG tablets in 2015?
A. 143.67% B. 138.54% C. 137.47% D. 144.45% E. 147.73%

21. From ‘A’ kg of pure tea a shopkeeper removes A% of the mixture (Either pure tea or
adulterated tea) and replaces it with same quantity of adulteration. If he repeated this
process once more and now the amount of pure tea remaining in the mixture is (90%
of 40% of A) kg, then find the value of A.
A. 60% B. 50% C. 40% D. 30% E. None of these

Directions (22 – 26) : What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in
the following question:

22. 165.01 × 27.114 – ? ÷ √0.0677 = 751.98 × 0.251

A. 1000 B. 950 C. 1250 D. 1109 E. 1209

23. (225.645 × 16.24 × 64001/2) ÷ 50 = (?)2

A. 60 B. 70 C. 76 D. 80 E. 86
24. 72.5% of 3564.6 + ?% of 7512.4 = 6827.5862
A. 45 B. 56 C. 64 D. 78 E. 81

25. (25.16 × 16.01) ÷ (12 × 18.94) + 24.10 + √37 × √2.26 = ?

A. 25 B. 35 C. 45 D. 50 E. 55

26. (√2501)% of 500 – ?2 – (√2027)% of 215.32 = 50 – 15.34

A. 11 B. 121 C. 12 D. 14 E. 144

27. A work is started by a man and it is assumed that he will finish the work in 11 days if
working alone. Each subsequent day a new man joined the work. In how many days
the four times the original work will be completed, if after the 8th day from the
starting of the work no new man will be further added?
A. 11 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8 E. None of these

28. Ajeet purchased 100 books of quantitative aptitude for his book store. He sold 20% of
total books at a profit of 10%, 37.5% of remaining at a profit of 15%, 80% of the
remaining at a profit of 8% and remaining at a profit of 20%. If he sold all the books at
a profit of 16% he would have gained Rs.1505 more, then find the cost price of each
book.
A. Rs. 250 B. Rs. 375 C. Rs. 350 D. Rs. 450 E. None of these

29. In an office some persons are officers and some are non-officer. The number of
officers is 30. The average salary of officers is Rs.1040 and that of non-officers is
Rs.400. If the average salary of entire staff in office (officers + Non – officers) is Rs.500
per month, then what is the average of total number of employees (officers + Non –
officers) in the office?
A. 49 B. 89 C. 92 D. 96 E. None of these

30. A, B, C, and D are four friends. In which B and C are brothers. 360 sweets are divided
among them. A gets 200/3 % of B. B gets 40% of C and C gets 75% of D. Then what is
the difference between the number of sweets received by brothers and the number of
sweets received by others?
A. 44 B. 34 C. 24 D. 14 E. None of these
Directions (31 – 35): Study the following table chart carefully and answer the questions
given below :

The table chart given below shows the per cent of students in different classes of a school
from 2006 to 2009.

Total students in the school in 2006 is 25000 and is increased by 20% every year from the
previous year.
Classes 2006 2007 2008 2009
A 5% 4% 6% 9%
B 35% 46% 37% 32%
C 29% 30% 28% 35%
D 24% 14% 23% 13%
E 7% 6% 6% 11%

31. What is the difference between the number of students in classes D and E together
and the number of students in classes B and C together over the entire period?
A. 91144 B. 46546 C. 56586 D. 56500 E. None of these

32. Total number of students in class B in 2008 is what per cent of total number of
students in class A in 2006?
A. 106.56% B. 12.656% C. 1065.6% D. 1265.6% E. None of these

33. Find the increase in number of students in class D in the year 2009 from the year 2007.
A. 1816 B. 1400 C. 1216 D. 1416 E. None of these

34. Find the ratio of total students in classes A, C and E together in 2007 to the total
students in classes B and D together in 2008.
A. 5 : 9 B. 4 : 9 C. 5 : 8 D. 1 : 2 E. None of these

35. Find that total number of students in class A alone over the entire period is
approximately what per cent of total number of students in Classes D and E together
in 2009?
A. 62% B. 82% C. 72% D. 92% E. None of these

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Correct Answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B C D B E D C C C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
E A E D A B D C D E
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C D C B B A C C D C
31 32 33 34 35
C C D A B

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Explanations:
1. No. of girls in school A
3 28
= × × 168000 = 20160
7 100

2 15
No. of girls in school B = × × 168000 = 10080
5 100

5 24
No. of girls in school C = × × 168000 = 25200
8 100

1 18
No. of girls in school D = × × 168000 = 10080
3 100

4 15
No. of girls in school E = × × 168000 = 20160
5 100

Therefore ratio of girls = 20160 : 10080 : 25200 : 10080 : 20160 = 4 : 2 : 5 : 2 : 4

Hence, option C is correct.

2. Total no. of students of school A

28
= × 168000 = 47040
100

No. of students who change their school = 14.28% of 47040 = 6720

18
Total no. of students in school D = × 168000 = 30240
100

6720
Therefore, percentage change in the number of students of school D = × 100 = 22.22%
30240

Hence, option B is correct.

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3. No. of students from school A
28
= × 168000 = 47040
100

18
No. of students from school D = × 168000 = 30240
100

Total no. of students from school A and D = 77280

77280
Average no. of students from school A and D = = 38640
2

15
No. of students from school B = × 168000 = 25200
100

24
No. of students from school C = × 168000 = 40320
100

15
No. of students from school E = × 168000 = 25200
100

Total no. of students from school B, C and E = 90720

90720
Average no. of students from school B, C and E = = 30240
3

Therefore, Required ratio = 38640 : 30240 = 23 : 18

Hence, option C is correct.

4. No. of students from school B

15
= × 168000 = 25200
100

24
No. of students from school C = × 168000 = 40320
100

Difference between the no. of students of school C and school B = 40320 – 25200 = 15120

15
No. of students from school E = × 168000 = 25200
100

25200
Therefore, reqd. answer = × 100 = 166.67%
15120

Hence, option D is correct.

5. No. of boys in school A
4 28
= × × 168000 = 26880
7 100

3 15
No. of boys in school B = × × 168000 = 15120
5 100

3 24
No. of boys in school C = × × 168000 = 15120
8 100

2 18
No. of boys in school D = × × 168000 = 20160
3 100

1 15
No. of boys in school E = × × 168000 = 5040
5 100

82320
Total no. of boys in all the schools = = 16464
5

Hence, option B is correct.

6. SP when 25% discount is allowed = 75% of 40,000 = Rs. 30,000

100
CP when there is loss of 20% = 30000 × = Rs. 37500
80

SP to gain Rs.900 = Rs. (37500 + 900) = Rs. 38400

New Discount = Rs. (40000 – 38400) = Rs. 1600

100
Discount % = 1600 × = 4%
40000

Hence, option E is correct.

7. The rate of interest for first two years = 20% per annum

The rate of interest for last one year = 125% of 20 = 25%

According to question-

⇒ 1500000 × (1.2)2 × (1.25) – 1500000 (1.2)3

⇒ 1500000 × (1.8 – 1.728)
⇒ 1500000 × 0.072
⇒ 108000

108000
Reqd. % = × 100 = 7.2%
1500000
Hence, option C is correct.
8. Let son’s age = x

Husband’s age = 3x

Wife’s age = 3x – 3

According to question-

⇒ x + 3x + (3x – 3) = 41 × 3

⇒ 7x = 126

⇒ X = 18

Son’s age = 18 years

Husband’s age = 18 × 3 = 54 years

Wife’s age = 18 × 3 – 3 = 51 years

Required ratio = 18 : 54 : 51 = 6 : 18 : 17

Hence, option C is correct.

9.
Series Pattern Given Series
(26)2 – 1 = 676 – 1 675
(27)2 – 2 = 729 – 2 727
(28)2 – 3 = 784 – 3 781
(29)2 – 4 = 841 – 4 837 ✓
(30)2– 5 = 900 – 5 895
(31)2 – 6 = 961 – 6 995

Hence, option C is correct.

10.
Series Pattern Given Series
28 28
28 × 5 140
140 – 10 130
130 × 5 650
650 – 10 640
640 × 5 3200 ✓
Hence, option C is correct.
11.
Series Pattern Given Series
12 12
12 × 1 + 1 13
13 × 2 + 2 28
28 × 3 + 3 87
87 × 4 + 4 352
352 × 5 + 5 1765 ✓

Hence, option E is correct.

12.
Series Pattern Given Series
7 × 71 49
7 × 62 252
7 × 53 875
7 × 44 1792
7 × 35 1701 ✓

Hence, option A is correct.

13.
Series Pattern Given Series
6 6
6×1–1=5 5
5 × 2 + 2 = 12 12
12 × 3 – 3 = 33 33
33 × 4 + 4 = 136 136 ✓
136 × 5 – 5 = 675 675
675 × 6 + 6 = 4056 4056

Hence, option E is correct.

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14. Let speed of man in still water = x km/h

Speed of current = y km/h

Downstream speed = (x + y) km/h

Upstream speed = (x – y) km/h

Let PQ = QR = A and PR = 2A

So,

2A A
= 24 and = 16
x+y x–y

By dividing both equations-

2A (x – y) 24
⇒ =
A (x + y) 16

⇒ 4x – 4y = 3x + 3y

x 7
⇒ =
y 1

Required ratio = Speed of man in still water : Speed of current ⇒ 7 : 1

Hence, option D is correct.

15. Let’s say the price of 1000g of goods = Rs.1000

Now he gets 1400g of goods at Rs.1000

1000 5
Hence CP of shopkeeper for 1 g = = Rs.
1400 7

5
CP of shopkeeper for 840g = × 840 = Rs.600
7

Now instead of selling 1000g he sells 840g for Rs.900 (10% discount)

900 – 600
Profit = × 100 = 50%
600

Hence, option A is correct.

16. Average selling price of all 3 tablets in 2013
25 + 30 + 23
= = 26 thousand
3

23 + 27 + 24
Average selling price of all 3 tablets in 2014 = = 24.66 thousand
3

28 + 25 + 22
Average selling price of all 3 tablets in 2015 = = 25 thousand
3

27 + 32 + 29
Average selling price of all 3 tablets in 2016 = = 29.33 thousand
3

26 + 20 + 34
Average selling price of all 3 tablets in 2017 = = 26.66 thousand
3

Therefore, in 2014, the average selling price of all 3 tablets was minimum.

Hence, option B is correct.

17. Total selling price of 5000 LG tablets in 2017 = 5000 × 34000 = 17 crore

Total selling price of 4000 Apple tablets in 2017 = 4000 × 26000 = 10.4 crore

Therefore, difference = 6.6 crore

Hence, option D is correct.

18. Average selling price of Samsung tablet during 2013 – 2017 = (30 + 27 + 25 + 32 + 20) = 26.8 thousand

Average selling price of Apple tablet during 2013 – 2017

25 + 23 + 28 + 27 + 26
= = 25.8 thousand
5

Average selling price of LG tablet during 2013 – 2017

23 + 24 + 22 + 29 + 34
= = 26.4 thousand
5

Therefore, Samsung tablet has the maximum average selling price during 2013 – 2017

Hence, option C is correct.

19. Purchasing price of Apple for a distributor = 27000 × 25 = 6.75 lakh

Purchasing price of Samsung for a distributor = 32000 × 30 = 9.6 lakh

Purchasing price of LG for a distributor = 29000 × 40 = 11.6 lakh

So, total purchasing price for a distributor = 27.95 lakh

Total selling price for 180 tablets = 31000 × 95 = 29.45 lakh

29.45 – 27.95
Therefore, profit % = × 100 = 5.36%
27.95

Hence, option D is correct.

20. Selling price of Samsung tablets in 2018 = Rs. 130% of 25000 = Rs. 32500

Selling price of LG tablets in 2015 = Rs. 22000

32500
Therefore, percentage = × 100 = 147.73%
22000

Hence, option E is correct.

21. Initial amount of tea = A kg

Amount of tea removed = A% of A = A2/100

After two operations as given in the question,

A2 2
Remaining amount of pure tea = (90% of 40% of A) = A 1 – (
100A )
2
100 – A
⇒ 0.36A = A (100 )
⇒ 10000 × 0.36A = A(100 – A)2

⇒ 3600 = (100 – A)2

⇒ 100 – A = 60

⇒ A = 40

Hence, option C is correct.

22. 165.01 × 27.114 – ? ÷ √0.0677 = 751.98 × 0.251

≈ 165 × 27 – ? ÷ √0.0676 = 752 × 0.25

1
⇒ 4455 – ? ÷ 0.26 = 752 × = 188
4

⇒ ? = (4455 – 188) × 0.26

⇒ ? = 4267 × 0.26 = 1109.42 ≈ 1109

Hence, option D is correct.

23. (225.645 × 16.24 × 64001/2) ÷ 50 = (?)2

(?)2 = (225.645 × 16.24 × 64001/2) ÷ 50

(226 × 16 ) × 64001/2 226 × 16 × 80

≈ =
50 50

226 × 16 × 8
= 5785.6 ≈ 5786
5

∴ ? ≈ 57861/2 ≈ 57761/2 = 76

Hence option C is correct

24. 72.5% of 3564.6 + ?% of 7512.4 = 6827.5862

≈ 73% of 3565 + ?% of 7512 = 6828

73 ? × 7512 =
⇒ × 3565 +
100 100 6828

7512 × ?
⇒ 2602.45 + = 6828
100

(6828 – 2602)
⇒?= × 100
7512

⇒ ? = 56.25 ⇒ ? ≈ 56

Hence, option B is correct.

25. (25.16 × 16.01) ÷ (12 × 18.94) + 24.10 + √37 × √2.26 = ?

? ≈ (25 × 16) ÷ (12 × 19) + 24 + √36 × √2.25

25 × 16
= + 24 + 6 × 1.5 = ?
12 × 19

400
= + 24 + 9 = ?
228

1.75 + 33 = ?

? = 34.75 ≈ 35

Hence, option B is correct.

26. (√2501)% of 500 – ?2 – (√2027)% of 215.32 = 50 – 15.34

≈ (√2500)% of 500 – ?2 – (√2025)% of 215 = 50 – 15

= 50% of 500 – ?2 – 45% of 215 = 50 – 15

= 250 – ?2 – 97 = 35

?2 = 250 – 35 – 97

?2 = 118 ≈ 121

? = 11

Hence, option A is correct.

27. One day work of a man = 1 unit

Total work = 4 × 11 = 44 units

If on each subsequent day a new man joined -

The work on 2nd day = 2 unit

The work on 3rd day = 3 unit

So on….

Than for the first 8 days the total work = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 36 units

Remaining work = 44 – 36 = 8 units

This remaining 8 unit of work will be completed in 1 more day as 8 men are employed in the work.

Hence total time taken = 8 + 1 = 9 days.

Therefore, option C is correct.
28. Let cost price of each book = ‘P’.

Books sold at 10% profit = 20% of 100 = 20

Books sold at 15% profit = 37.50% of 80 = 30

Books sold at 8% profit = 80% of 50 = 40

Books sold at 20% profit = 100 – 20 – 30 – 40 = 10

Total SP of books = [20 × 1.1P] + [30 × 1.15P] + [40 × 1.08P] + [10 × 1.2P] = 22P + 34.5P + 43.2P + 12P =
111.7P

Total SP when all the books are sold at 16% profit = 116% of 100 × P = 116P

Difference = 116P – 111.7P = 1505 (Given)

⇒ 4.3P = 1505

⇒ P = 350

Hence CP of each book = Rs.350

Therefore, option C is correct.

29. Let the number of non-officers in office = x

Now, according to question-

⇒ 400x + 1040 × 30 = 500(30 + x)

⇒ 400x + 1040 × 30 = 500 × 30 + 500x

⇒ 100x = 30 (1040 – 500)

⇒ 100x = 30(540)

⇒ x = 162

30 + 162
Reqd. average = = 96
2

Hence, option D is correct.

30. A:B=2:3

B:C=2:5

C:D=3:4

A : B : C : D = 12 : 18 : 45 : 60 = 4 : 6 : 15 : 20

21
The number of sweets received by brothers together = × 360 = 168
45

The number of sweets received by others together = 360 – 168 = 192

Required difference = 192 – 168 = 24

Hence, option C is correct.

31. Total students in school in 2006 = 25000

Total students in school in 2007 = 120% of 25000 = 30000

Total students in school in 2008 = 120% of 30000 = 36000

Total students in school in 2009 = 120% of 36000 = 43200

Number of students in classes D and E together over the entire period = [(24 + 7)% of 25000] + [(14 +
6)% of 30000] + [(23 + 6)% of 36000] + [(13 + 11)% of 43200] = 7750 + 6000 + 10440 + 10368 = 34558

Number of students in classes B and C together over the entire period = [(35 + 29)% of 25000] + [(46 +
30)% of 30000] + [(37 + 28)% of 36000] + [(32 + 35)% of 43200] = 16000 + 22800 + 23400 + 28994 =
91144

Required difference = 91144 – 34558 = 56586

Hence, option C is correct.

32. Total students in school in 2008 = 120% of 120% of 25000 = 36000

Total number of students in class B in 2008 = 37% of 36000 = 13320

Total number of students in class A in 2006 = 5% of 25000 = 1250

13320
Reqd. % = × 100 = 1065.6%
1250

Hence, option C is correct.

33. Total students in school in 2007 = 120% of 25000 = 30000

Total students in school in 2009 = 120% of 120% of 120% of 25000 = 43200

Number of students in class D in 2009 = 13% of 43200 = 5616

Number of students in class D in 2007 = 14% of 30000 = 4200

Change in number = 5616 – 4200 = 1416

Hence, option D is correct.

34. Total students in school in 2007 = 120% of 25000 = 30000

Total students in school in 2008 = 120% of 120% of 25000 = 36000

Total students in classes A, C and E together in 2007 = (4 + 30 + 6)% of 30000 = 12000

Total students in classes B and D together in 2008 = (37 + 23)% of 36000 = 21600

Required ratio = 12000 : 21600 = 5 : 9

Hence, option A is correct.

35. Total students in school in 2006 = 25000

Total students in school in 2007 = 120% of 25000 = 30000

Total students in school in 2008 = 120% of 30000 = 36000

Total students in school in 2009 = 120% of 36000 = 43200

Total number of students in class A alone over the entire period = (5% of 25000) + (4% of 30000) + (6%
of 36000) + (9% of 43200) = 1250 + 1200 + 2160 + 3888 = 8498

Total number of students in Classes D and E together in 2009 = (13 + 11)% of 43200 = 10368

8498
Reqd. % = × 100 = 81.96% ≈ 82%
10368

Hence, option B is correct.

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