MCQ Subject: Basic Numeracy

A merchant mixes 40 kg of rice bought at ₹50/kg with 60 kg bought at ₹60/kg. He sells the mixture at a 10% profit. What is the selling price per kg?

A train travels 150 km at 50 km/h and then 150 km at 75 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey?

A recipe for making cookies requires a ratio of flour to sugar as 3:2. If 240 grams of flour are used, how many grams of sugar are needed?

A person travels 120 km at 40 km/h and then 160 km at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire trip?

A merchant has 100 liters of a 20% alcohol solution. How many liters of pure alcohol must be added to make it a 30% alcohol solution?

X completes a work in 12 days, Y in 18 days. How long will they take working together?

An item costs Rs. 480. Its price first increases by 15% and then decreases by 10%. What is the final price of the item?

Two pipes, A and B, can fill a tank in 12 hours and 15 hours respectively. How long would it take to fill the tank if both work together?

A trader buys two items for ₹480 and ₹320 respectively. He sells the first item at a 20% loss and the second at a 25% profit. If he makes an overall profit of ₹23, what is the combined cost price of both items?

A cyclist travels 24 km in 2 hours on a plain and 18 km in 3 hours on a hill. What is the cyclist’s average speed for the entire trip?