Mathematics Mcqs for PPSC, FFPS, NTS

The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7:5. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article?

A. 2:7
B. 5:2
C. 7:2
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these

A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hrs.  An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 lit. a minute.  When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 8 hrs.  The capacity of the tank in liters is_________?

A. 5,750 litres
B. 5,760 litres
C. 6,890 litres

A tap can fill a tank in 32 min. and another can empty it in 16 min.  If the tank is already half full and both the tanks are opened together, the tank will be_________?

A. 12 min
B. 14 min
C. 16 min
D. 20 min

A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days; B and C in 15 days; C and A in 20 days. A alone can do the work in__________?

A. 20 days
B. 30 days
C. 40 days
D. none of these

Twelve men can do a work in twenty days while twenty women can finish the same work in sixteen days. Find the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman.

A. 3:4
B. 5:4
C. 4:3
D. 5:3
75 % of a number when added to 75 is equal to the number. The number is:_______?

A. 150
B. 200
C. 225
D. 300

After spending 40 % in machinery, 25 % in the building, 15 % in raw material and 5 % on furniture, Haris had a balance of Rs. 1305. The money with him was:________?

A. Rs. 6500
B. Rs. 7225
C. Rs. 8700
D. Rs. 1390
A man donated 5 % of his income to a charitable organization and deposited 20 % of the remainder in a bank. If he now has Rs. 1919 left, what is his income?

A. Rs. 2558. 60
B. Rs. 2525
C. Rs. 2500
D. Rs. 2300

Raees credits 15 % of his salary in this fixed deposit account and spends 30 % of the remaining amount on groceries if the cash in hand is Rs. 2380, what is his salary?

A. Rs. 3500
B. Rs. 4000
C. Rs. 4500
D. Rs. 5000

The income of a broker remains uncharged though the rate of commission is increased from 4 % to 5 % the percentage of a slump in business is_______?

A. 8 %
B. 1 %
C. 20 %
D. 80 %