Math MCQs

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Applied Math M.C.Q’s
No. of Questions: 20 (from 1 to 20) Time allowed: 30 Minutes
Questions on Page Nos: 1 To 4 Negative markings: Yes
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Q1. Amir and Shahid invest in a business in ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit goes to
charity and Amir’s share in the remaining profit is Rs 855 then the total profit is:
A) Rs 1,425
B) Rs 1,537.50
C) Rs 1,500
D) Rs 1,576
Q2. Junaid Starts business with Rs 3,500 on January 1st 2013. After 5 months Hisham
joins Junaid as a partner. At the end of the year (i.e. at the end of working day
December 31st 2013) the profit is divided in the ratio 2:3 to Junaid and Hisham.
What is Hisham’s contribution in the capital?
A) Rs 7,500
B) Rs 8,500
C) Rs 8,000
D) Rs 9,000
Q3. If is an integer, which of the following cannot be the value of P?
A) 15
B) 50
C) 33
D) 28
Q4. Frances can complete a job in 12 hours, and Joan can complete the same job in 8
hours. Frances starts the job at 9:00 a.m. and stops working at 3:00 p.m. If Joan
starts working at 4:00 p.m. to complete the job, at what time is the job finished?
A) 6:00 p.m.
B) 7:00 p.m.
C) 8:00 p.m.
D) 10:00 p.m.
Q5. A motorist travels 120 miles to his destination at the average speed of 60 miles per
hour and returns to the starting point at the average speed of 40 miles per hour. His
average speed for the entire trip is:
A) 45 mph
B) 40 mph
C) 50 mph
D) 48 mph
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Q6. A used bicycle pump, for sale originally at $ 7.00, is discounted 20%. Because it does
not sell, it is discounted an additional 10%. What is its new selling price?
A) $ 4.90
B) $ 5.00
C) $ 5.04
D) $ 5.21
Q7. In order to pass an examination, a student must correctly answer at least nine
questions (which are equally weighted) in order to receive the minimum passing
grade of 75%. How many questions are on the examination?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 4
Q8. A plane flies from New York to Chicago (a distance of 1,600 miles) at 400 mph.
Returning from Chicago to New York; it flies into a headwind and averages only 320
mph. How many hours in total was the plane in the air for the entire trip?
A) 3 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 7 hours
D) 9 hours
Q9. If X = 6, what is the value of (where Y is a positive number)?
A) –30
B) 6
C) 8
D) 30
Q10. The cost of one-family home was $ 120,000 in 1980. In 1988, the price had
increased to $ 180,000. What was the percent increase in the cost of the home?
A) 60%
B) 50%
C) 55%
D) 40%
Q11. If “X” is a positive integer such that X2 + 5X – 14 = 0, what is the value of X?
A) –7
B) –5
C) 0
D) 2

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Q12. At a restaurant, you must choose an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. If there
are 2 possible appetizers, 3 possible main courses, and 5 possible desserts, how
many different meals could you order?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 30
D) 60
Q13. The ratio of men to women in a room is 3 to 4. If there are 20 women, what is the
number of men in the room?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Q14. If the average of 7 numbers is 5, what is the sum of the numbers?
A) 35
B) 40
C) 45
D) 50
Q15. A company’s profits have doubled for each of the 4 years it has been in existence. If
the total profits for the last 4 years were $ 30 million, what were the profits in the
first year of operation?
A) $ 1 million
B) $ 2 million
C) $ 4 million
D) $ 4.5 million
Q16. 2002 – 2 (200) (199) + 1992 =
A) – 79,201
B) – 200
C) 1
D) 79,999
Q17. Approximate value of is
A) 37
B) 38
C) 39
D) 40

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Q18. Over the course of soccer season, 30 percent of the players on a team scored goals.
What is the ratio of players on the team who scored goals to those who did not?
A) 3 to 10
B) 1 to 3
C) 3 to 7
D) 1 to 1
Q19. =
A) 0.96
B) 0.333
C) 3.0
D) 30
Q20. Laura borrowed $ 240, interest free, from her parents to pay for her college
education. If she pays back 2 ½ percent of this amount quarterly, and has already
paid $ 42.00, for how many months has she been paying back her loan?
A) 21
B) 19
C) 7
D) 6
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Q3. If is an integer, which of the following cannot be the value of P?

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Q9. If X = 6, what is the value of (where Y is a positive number)?

Q11. If “X” is a positive integer such that X2 + 5X – 14 = 0, what is the value of X?

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Q14. If the average of 7 numbers is 5, what is the sum of the numbers?

Q16. 2002 – 2 (200) (199) + 1992 =

Q17. Approximate value of is

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