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All Word Problems Questions(1–19 of 19)

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Q1mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Nazeer spends 20% of his monthly income on housing, 25% of the remaining on education, and saves 10% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is ₹52,600, how much money does he save every month?
Q2mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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A group of individuals, consisting of teachers and students, is attending a conference. For every students, there is one teacher. How many teachers are in the group?
Q3mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Anuj's salary is twice the salary of Manoj. Ramnathan's salary is half the salary of Vikram. Manoj's salary is Rs. 15,000 less than the salary of Ramnathan. If the salary of Anuj is Rs. 20,000, what is the total salary of all the four persons?
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A man's pension on retirement from service is equal to half the average salary during the last of his service. His salary from 1-1-1983 is per month, with increment of due on 1-10-83, 1-10-84 and 1-10-85. If he retires on 1-1-86, what pension does he draw per month?
Q5mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
The average age of students in a class is years. The age of their teacher is years more than the average of all twenty-five. What is the age of the teacher in years?
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
The average of twelve numbers is . The average of the last five numbers is and that of the first four numbers is . The sixth number is less than the fifth number and less than the seventh number. What is the average of the sixth and seventh numbers?
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Paper2026
A group of 6 chairs and 3 tables together has 54 legs. If each chair has 4 legs, how many legs does one table have ?
Q8mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Riya starts from her house at a time that is exactly 15 minutes earlier than 7:10 PM and reaches Meera's house after 25 minutes. Neha joins them there. They spend the next 25 minutes having snacks. After 1 hour and 5 minutes of finishing their snacks, they leave for a restaurant, which is exactly 40 minutes away from Meera's house. At what time did they reach the restaurant ?
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The number of houses built in a town over four years is given as: Year , Year , Year , Year . If the construction cost of each house is , what is the total construction cost incurred in Year ?
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
On account of coronavirus, of the population of a village died. Out of the remaining population, fled due to panic. If the present population is , then what was the population of the village before the corona attack?
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
A bag contains a total of 180 coins in the denominations of ₹5 and ₹1. Find the number of ₹5 coins in the bag, if the total value of the coins is ₹500.
Q12hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A manufacturer undertakes to supply pieces of a particular component at per piece. According to his estimates, even if components fail to pass the quality test, then he will make a profit of . However, as it turned out, of the components were rejected. Then what is the loss to the manufacturer?
Q13hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A man's pension on retirement from service is equal to half the average salary during the last years of his service. His salary from 1-1-1983 is per month, with increment of due on 1-10-1983, 1-10-1984 and 1-10-1985. If he retires on 1-1-1986, what pension does he draw per month?
Q14hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
There are Senior officers and Secretaries in an office. If Secretaries went on leave, then every Secretary has two Senior officers. After that Senior officers went on leave and now every Senior officer has Secretaries. Then find out how many Secretaries were there initially.
Q15mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The batting average for innings of a cricket player is runs. His highest score exceeds his lowest score by runs. If these two innings are not included, the average of the remaining innings is runs. Then the lowest score of the player is:
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A used two-wheeler-dealer sells a scooter for and makes some loss. If he had sold it for , his profit would have been double of his loss. What was the cost price of the scooter?
Q17mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A few students went on a trip and the total amount planned to be spent was . However, students did not turn up and as a result the remaining students had to contribute extra. The number of students who attended the trip was:
Q18mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exam2026
A hunter was asked how many birds he had caught and had in his bag. He replied that there were all parrots but eight, all ducks but eight, and all swans but eight. How many birds did he catch in total?
Q19mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A few students went on a trip and the total amount planned to be spent was . However, students did not turn up and as a result the remaining students had to contribute extra. The number of students who attended the trip was:

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