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Agrani Bank Ltd #15801

Of 30 applicants for a job, 14 had at least 4 years experience, 18 had degrees, and 3 had less than 4 years experience and did not have a degree. How many of the applicants had at least 4 years experience and a degree ?

A: 14
B: 13
C: 9
D: 7
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Agrani Bank Ltd #15802

The present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 30 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teachers would then be 25 to 1. What is the present number of teachers ?

A: 5
B: 8
C: 10
D: 12
Agrani Bank Ltd #15803

If x:y = 5:3 then (8x-5y):(8x+5y) = ?

A: 3:12
B: 8:13
C: 3:11
D: 5:11
One Bank Ltd #15804

Of the total amount that Jill spent on a shopping trip, excluding taxes, she spent 50% on clothing 20% on food, and 30% on other items. If Jill paids 4% tax on clothing , on tax on the food, and an 8% tax on all other items, then the total tax that she paid was what percent of the total amount that she spent, excluding taxes?

A: 3.6%
B: 4.4%
C: 5.2%
D: None of these
Bank Asia Ltd #15805

In the correctly worked addition problem shown, where the sum of the two-digit positive integers AB and BA is the three-digit integer AAC, and A, B, and C are different digits, what is the units digit of the integer AAC?

A: 9
B: 6
C: 3
Modhumoti Bank Ltd #15806

If a, b and c are constants, a>b>c, and x3-x=(x-a)(x-b)(x-c) for all numbers x, what is the value of b?

A: -3
B: -1
C: 1
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Modhumoti Bank Ltd #15807

A survey of n people in the town of X found that 50% of them prefer Brand A. Another survey of 100 people in the town of Y found that 60% prefer Brand A. In total, 55% of all the people surveyed together prefer Brand A. What is the total number of people surveyed?

A: 250
B: 200
C: 170
D: 150
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Agrani Bank Ltd #15808

At the rate of m meters per s seconds, how many meters does a cyclist travel in x minutes ?

A: m/sx
B: mx/s
C: 60m/sx
D: 60ms/x
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Modhumoti Bank Ltd #15809

A worker is hired for 7 days. Each day, he is paid 10 Tk. more than what he is paid for the preceding day one work. The total amount he was paid in the first 4 days of work equaled the total amount he was paid in the last 3 days. What was his starting pay?

A: 90
B: 138
C: 153
D: 160
National Bank Ltd #15810

In a certain population, there are times as many people aged 21 or under as there are people over 21. The ratio of those 21 or under to the total population is :

A: 1 to 2
B: 1 to 3
C: 1 to 4
D: 2 to 3
National Bank Ltd #15811

Of 30 applicants for a job, 14 had at least 4 years' experience, 18 had degrees, and 3 had less than 4 years' experience and did not have a degree. How many of the applicants had at least 4 years experience and a degree?

A: 14
B: 13
C: 9
D: 7
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City Bank Ltd #15812

70 students are enrolled in Management, Accounting and Marketing. 40 students are in Management, 35 are in Accounting, and 30 are in Marketing. 15 students are enrolled in all three courses. How many of the students are enrolled in exactly two of the courses?

A: 8
B: 5
C: 6
D: 9
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City Bank Ltd #15813

Rehana leaves her home early in the morning so that she can reach her office on time. If she walks at the rate of 7 km/hr, then she reaches her office 8 minutes late. But, if she walks at a speed of 8 km/hr, then she reaches her office 4 minutes early. What is the distance in km between Rehana's house and her office?

A: 10.5
B: 11.2
C: 11.5
D: 12.2
City Bank Ltd #15814

In what ratio should a 20% methyl alcohol solution be mixed with a 50% methyl alcohol solution so that the resultant solution has 40% methyl alcohol in it?

A: 1 : 2
B: 2 : 1
C: 1 : 3
D: 3 : 1
City Bank Ltd #15815

Alim and Badrul enter in to a partnership and Alim invests Tk. 10,000 in the partnership. At the end of 4 months he withdraws another Tk. 3000. If Badrul receives Tk. 9600 as his share of the total profit of Tk. 19,100 for the year, how much did Badrul invest in the company?

A: Tk. 12,000
B: Tk. 96,000
C: Tk, 8,000
D: Tk. 6,000
National Bank Ltd #15816

A tea merchant blends 2 kinds of tea, putting in 3 parts of a Tk. 25 per kg grade to 1 part of a Tk. 15 per kg. If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the Tk. 25 per kg grade to 3 parts of the less expensive grade, how much will the shop lose or save in blending 200 kg?

A: lose Tk. 500
B: loss Tk. 1,000
C: save Tk. 1,500
D: save Tk. 1,000
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City Bank Ltd #15817

Certain number of children were playing a game of football. There was a trial taking place on the field. In this trial the probability that a goal is scored is 2/5. The probability that a girl hits a goal is 7/10 whereas the probability that a boy hits a goal is 1/5. What will be the probability that not only a goal is hit but it is also hit by a boy?

A: 14/50
B: 7/50
C: 2/5
D: 2/25
City Bank Ltd #15818

Two merchants each sell an article for Tk.1000. If Merchant a computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computer his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?

A: Tk. 66.67
B: Tk. 50
C: Tk. 125
D: Tk. 200
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15819

The average of 6 numbers is 8.5, when one number is discarded the average of the remaining numbers becomes 7.2 . What is the discarded number ?

A: 7.8
B: 9.8
C: 10.0
D: 12.4
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15820

3.003/2.002 = ?

A: 1.05
B: 1.50015
C: 1.501
D: 1.5015
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City Bank Ltd #15821

A store has five shelves and average weekly sale is Tk. 30000. Shelf 1 accounted for 1/4 of the store's average weekly sales and shelves 2 and 3 each accounted for 2/3 as much as shelf 1. The shelf 4 alone accounted for as much as shelf 1, then which of the following could have been the average weekly sales of shelf 5 for the store?

A: Tk. 4000
B: Tk. 6500
C: Tk. 500
D: None of these
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15822

What is the least integer that is a sum of three different primes each greater than 20 ?

A: 69
B: 73
C: 75
D: 79
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15823

A train travels from New York to Chicago, a distance of approximately 840 miles, at an average rate of 60 miles per hour and arrives in Chicago at 6:00 in the evening , Chicago time . At what hour in the morning, New York City time, did the train depart for Chicago time . At what hour in the morning , New York City time, did the train depart for Chicago ? ( Chicago time is one hour earlier than New York City time.)

A: 4 : 00
B: 5 : 00
C: 6 : 00
D: 7 : 00
Mercantile Bank Ltd #15824

At a particular moment, if the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock is 105 , what was the time by the clock at that time?

A: 6:20
B: 6:40
C: 3:15
D: 3:30
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #15825

Reza's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 is to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 is to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps

A: 5:1
B: 10:5
C: 15:2
D: 25:2
Mercantile Bank Ltd #15826

Two tanks A and B are filled with petrol. Tank A holds 600 liters more than B. If 100 liters of petrol were taken out from each tank, tank A would then contain 3 times as much petrol as tank B. What is the total number of liters of fuel in the two full tanks?

A: 1400
B: 1200
C: 1000
D: 900
Mercantile Bank Ltd #15827

A water tank with 64-gallon capacity is filled by pipe A and emptied by pipe B. If the rate of water flow through pipe A is 2 gallons per hour, how many gallons per hour should flow through pipe B so that when both pipes are open, the initially empty tank shold be full in exactly 96 hours?

A: 3/8
B: 4/3
C: 2/3
D: 8/3
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15828

If 18 is 15 percent of 30 percent of a certain number, what is the number ?

A: 9
B: 36
C: 40
D: 81
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #15829

In a survey of the people in Dhaka, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television , 40% read a newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television . What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper ?

A: 0%
B: 5%
C: 10%
D: 15%
IFIC Bank Ltd #15830

A department store receives a shipment of 1,000 shirts, for which it pays $9,000. The store sells the shirts at a price 80 percent above cost for one month, after which it reduces the price of the shirts to 20 percent above cost. The store sells 75 percent of the shirts during the first month and 50 percent of the remaining shirts afterward. How much gross income did sales of the shirts generate?

A: Tk. 10800
B: Tk 12150
C: Tk 13500
D: Tk 14800
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IFIC Bank Ltd #15831

The number of flights leaving a certain airport doubles during every one-hour period between its 9 am opening and noon; afternoon, the number of flights leaving from the airport doubles during every two-hour period. If 4 flights left from the airport between 9 am and 10 am, how many flights left the airport between 2 pm and 4 pm?

A: 128
B: 32
C: 48
D: 64
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IFIC Bank Ltd #15832

The distance between two stations, Dhaka and Chittagong is 450 km. A train starts at 5 pm from Dhaka and moves towards chittagong at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Another train starts from Chittagong at 4:20 pm and moves towards Dhaka at an average speed of 80 km/hr. At what time will the two trains meet?

A: 6:10 pm
B: 7:05 pm
C: 8:15 pm
D: 6: 35 pm
Mercantile Bank Ltd #15833

In a survey, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television, 40% read it on newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television. What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper?

A: 10%
B: 20%
C: 25%
D: 30%
IFIC Bank Ltd #15834

Two equal glasses are respectively one-third and one-fourth full of milk. they are then filled up with water and the contents are mixed in a tumbler. Ratio of milk and water in tumbler is :

A: 7:5
B: 7:17
C: 3:7
D: 11:23
IFIC Bank Ltd #15835

Rahim's convertible gets gas mileage that is 40% higher than that of Karim's SUV. If Jalil's hatchback gets gas mileage that is 15% higher than of Rahim's convertible, then that of Rahim's convertible, then Jalil's hatchback gets gas mileage that is what percent greater that of Karim's SUV?

A: 46%
B: 55%
C: 61%
D: 25%
IFIC Bank Ltd #15836

At a college football game, 4/5 of the seats in the lower deck of the stadium were sold. If one-fourth of all the seating in the stadium is located in the lower deck, and if 2/3 of all the seats in the stadium were sold, what fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium were in the lower deck?

A: 3/20
B: 1/6
C: 1/3
D: 7/15
Standard Bank Ltd #15837

The Lions' Club has a traget of rising at least Tk 500,000. It has already raised Tk 100,000. The club is sponsoring a 'pitha' festival and charging Tk. 5000 per ticket. Which equation represents the number of tickets (t) that the club must sell to meet its target?

A: 5t=500
B: 5t=100
C: 5t+100=500
D: (5+100)t=500
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IFIC Bank Ltd #15838

To fill a number of vacancies, a company must hire 3 officers from 6 applicants, and 2 managers from 4 applicants. What is the total number of ways in which the company can make its selection?

A: 132
B: 120
C: 60
D: 23
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Standard Bank Ltd #15839

A drink contains 20% cranberry juice, 20% raspberry juice and the rest i apple juice. You added 250 ml water in 750 ml of the drink. Now, what is the ratio of water to apple juice in the drink?

A: 6:5
B: 9:5
C: 5:12
D: 5:9
Standard Bank Ltd #15840

In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Tk 60 per kg and 65 per kg so that by selling the mixture at Tk 68.20 per kg he may gain 10%?

A: 3:2
B: 3:4
C: 3:5
D: 4:5
Standard Bank Ltd #15841

A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, 75 kilometres (km) away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train had lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. What is the speed of the car?

A: 120 km/hr
B: 110 km/hr
C: 100 km/hr
D: 80 km/hr
Standard Bank Ltd #15842

A machine P can paint one lakh books in 8 hours; machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines started operating at 9 A. M. while machine P is stopped at 11 A. M. and the reamaining two machines completed the work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished?

A: 11:30 A. M
B: 12:00 noon
C: 12:30 P. M.
D: 1:00 P. M.
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Standard Bank Ltd #15843

At XYZ Company, the ratio of sales to gross profit is 4:3 and the ratio of gross profit to net profit is 3:1, what is the ratio of net profits to sales?

A: 1:4
B: 4:1
C: 2:1
D: 1:2
Standard Bank Ltd #15844

In dividing a number by 585, a student employed the method of short division. He divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13 (factors of 585) and got the remainders 4, 8, 12 respectively. If he had divided the number by 585, what would have been the remainder?

A: 24
B: 144
C: 292
D: 584
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IFIC Bank Ltd #15845

A discount electronics store normally sells all merchandise at a discount of 10 percent to 30 percent off the marked retail price. If during a special sale an additional 20 percent were to be deducted from the discount price; what would be the lowest possible price of an item marked retail price is Tk. 260?

A: Tk. 145.60
B: Tk. 165
C: Tk. 210
D: Tk. 182
Exim Bank Ltd #15846

If-5

A: -3
B: -20
C: -10
D: Both (a) and (b)
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Exim Bank Ltd #15847

The ratio between the length and the perimeter of a rectangular plot is 1:3. What is the ratio between the length and breadth of the plot?

A: 1:2
B: 3:2
C: 2:1
D: None of these
IFIC Bank Ltd #15848

Druing a special promotion, a certain filling station is offering a 10% discount on gas purchased after the first the first 10 gallons. If Kim purchased 20 gallons of gas, and Zeni purchased 25 gallons of gas, then Zeni's total per-gallon discount is what percent of Kim's total per-gallon discount?

A: 80%
B: 120%
C: 140%
D: 100%
Exim Bank Ltd #15849

In a class, 120 students are finance major and 100 students are marketing major, 25% of the finance students and 20% of the marketing students are male. 20% of the male finance student and 25% of the male marketing students passed the final xam. What percentage of male students passed the exam?

A: 5%
B: 10%
C: 16%
D: 22%
Exim Bank Ltd #15850

Fahim and Rishad both started at the same time from point A to point B at speeds of 52 kmph and 39 kmph respectively on the same road. As soon as Fahim reaches point B, he turns back, stats toward point A on the same road, and meets Rishad on the way. How far from point B do the two of them meet, if the distance between the points is 70 km?

A: 20 km
B: 30 km
C: 10 km
D: 25 km