The 8th term of a GP is 16 times the 4th term. What will be the first term when its sixth term is 64.
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
Question 2
A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sale into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in:
A
1/12 lakh profit
B
1/12 lakh loss
C
1/8 lakh profit
D
1/8 lakh loss
Question 3
A dealer makes a profit of 20% even after giving a 10% discount on the advertised price of a scooter.If he makes a profit of Rs 7500 on the sale of the scooter, the advertise price was
A
Rs 42000
B
Rs 44000
C
Rs 50000
D
Rs 48000
Question 4
A shopkeeper allows a discount of 22% on the marked price. How much above the cost price must he mark his goods as to gain 17%?
A
25%
B
40%
C
50%
D
60%
Question 5
What amount of money will amount to 750 in 6 years and to 800 in 8 years at simple interest?
A
Rs 300
B
Rs 400
C
Rs 500
D
Rs 600
Question 6
A person invest money in three different schemes for 6 years, 10 years and 12 years at 10%, 18% and 30% simple interest respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the same interest. The ratio of his investment is
A
3 : 2 : 1
B
2 : 6 : 1
C
6 : 2 : 1
D
1 : 2 : 6
Question 7
At what rate per annum will Rs 8000 yield a compound interest of Rs. 1261 in 9 months interest being compounded quarterly?
A
5 %
B
10%
C
15%
D
20%
Question 8
A money lender borrows money at 5% per annum and pays the interest at the end of the year. He lends it at 8% per annum compound interest compounded half-yearly and receives the interest at the end of the year. In this way, he gains Rs 120.08 a year. The amount of money he borrows.
A
Rs 3200
B
Rs 3400
C
Rs 3800
D
Rs 4200
Question 9
Ram buy a second hand bike of Rs 13600 as a loan which along with interest is to be paid in two equal annual installment.If the rate of interest is 12.5 % compounded annually, then the value of each installment is:
A
Rs 8100
B
Rs 8300
C
Rs 8500
D
Rs 9100
Question 10
If a + b + c = 3, then the value of 1/(1 - a)(1 - b) + 1/(1 - b)(1 - c) + 1/(1 - c)(1 - a)