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If mark-up % was 60%, and trader gives discount of 10% and also bears 10% sales tax, what is overall profit / loss %?

  • 30.9%
  • 25%
  • 44%
  • 29.6%

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A crew of 8 members rowing team is to be chosen from 12 men, of which 3 must row on one side and 2 must row on other side only. Find the number of ways of arranging the crew with 4 members on each side.

40320

60480
10080
30240

20 per cent of the population is affected with measles, x per cent with malaria and 40 per cent has no disease. What per cent of the population has malaria only? Assume there is no disease other than measles and malaria.


30% - 40% - 50% - data insufficient

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In How many ways mn things can be distributed equally among n groups. ?

1. mnCm
2. mnCm * mnCn
3. (mn!) / (m! * n!)
4. NOT


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S1 = {a,b.......k} (a to k)
S2 ={l,m,n.....z} (l to z)

A 3 character password is to be made such that it contains at least one element from set A, in how many ways such password can be created such that there is no repetition?

In how many ways is it possible to choose a white square and a black square on a chess board so that the square must not be in the same row or column?

@Shubh.i @sagarcat

Easy approachwa batawa!

7 friends went to a movie. They found 5 booking counters at the cinema hall. In how many ways they can stand in the Queue ? (assume - all the counters were empty when they reached the hall)

1) 5^7 2) 7^5 3) 11P7 4) 7P5 5) 7C5

How many 6-digits numbers can be formed using digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 such that no two consecutive digits are identical?.


Please share the Approach guys.

Ans : 6*( 5^5)

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The number of natural numbers of 2 digit or more than two digit such that digits from left to right are in increasing order

Question : do we need to calculate all 2 digit, 3 digit, 4digit separately ?? Any better approach is welcome.


@sanu8080 @sagarcat and every1 ... please see below doubt

Given a+b+c = 200 or 300 or 296... take any 1..
and a>b>c so find a minimum ????

A person has to take a flight of ten stairs to reach at the top.He can take steps of only 1 or only 2 steps at a time.In how many ways can he reach at the top?

Triangle PAB is formed by three tangents to circle O and angle APB =40.then angle BOA equals
Answer is 70. I missing out something here.

plz solve and explain mgmgmg



If the roots of the above equation are distinct, real and positive, then which of the following always holds true?

a.k > 0.

b.Two of the values of x are greater than 1.

c.One of the values of x lies between 0 and 1.

d.More than one of the above.


Q.18 Sixteen persons – P1 to P16– are to be seated at a square table, which has four chairs along each side. What is the probability that P7 and P13 sit on two adjacent chairs on the same side?


a1/4

b1/10

c2/15

d1/20

A number is written as 100100100100100100100 in base 2, how will it be written in base 8? ans: 4444444. plz post the approach.