BB Pervious Written Math Solution by Jafar Iqbal Gem
BB Pervious Written Math Solution by Jafar Iqbal Gem
BB Pervious Written Math Solution by Jafar Iqbal Gem
01. A shop stocks four types of caps, there are 1/3 as many red caps as blue caps and 1/2 as many
green caps as red caps. There are equal number of green caps and yellow caps. If there are 42 blue
caps, then what percent of the total caps in the shop are blue? (Officer 15)
Solution:
Given that, blue caps= 42
Red caps = 42/3=14
Green caps=14/2=7
Yellow caps=7
Total caps=42+14+7+7=70
Percentage of blue caps= (42/70)100=60%
Ans: 60%
Alternative Method:
Let, blue caps=x,
red caps=x/3,
green caps=(1/2)(x/3)=x/6,
yellow caps=x/6
Given that, x=42 which is blue caps
So, red=42/3=14,
green=yellow=42/6=7
Total caps=42+14+7+7=70
In 70 caps, blue caps 42
In 1 cap, blue caps 42/70
In 100 caps, blue caps (42/70)100
=60
Ans: 60%
02. The annual incomes and expenditures of a man and his wife are in the ratios 5:3 and 3:1,
respectively. If they decide to save equally and find a balance of Tk. 4000 at the end of the year, what
was their income? (Officer 15)
Solution:
Let, their income be 5x and 3x and their expenditure be 3x and x.
According to the question,
(5x+3x) - (3x + x)=4000
Or, 4x=4000
x=1000
So, Mans income 5x=51000=Tk. 5000
and womans income 3x=31000=Tk. 3000
Ans: Tk. 5000 and Tk. 3000.
03. A person sold two articles. Each for the same price of Tk. 1040. He incurs 20% loss on the first
and 10% loss on the second. Find his overall percentage of loss. (Officer 15)
Solution:
Let, Price be Tk. 100
At, 20% loss, selling price =100-20=Tk. 80
and at 10% loss selling price =100-10 =Tk. 90
So, cost of 1st item = (1040/80)100=Tk. 1300
and cost of 2nd item = (1040/90)100 =Tk. 1155.55
Total cost of two items =Tk. (1300+1155.55)
= Tk. 2455.55
06. Robi drove 100 miles to visit a friend. If he had driven 8 miles per hour faster than he did, he
would have arrived in 5/6 of the time, he actually took. How many minutes did the trip take? (Officer
15)
Solution:
Let, Robi took x hours to cover 100 miles
Actual speed=100/x mph [mph= Mile per hour]
New speed=(100/x+8) mph
New time taken=x(5/6)=5x/6 hours.
We know,
Speed Time=Distance
(100/x+8)( 5x/6)=100
x=5/2
Ans: 5/2 hours=150 min.
07. Of the three numbers, second is twice the first and is also thrice the third. If the average of the
three numbers is 44, then what will be the largest number? (Officer 15)
Solution:
Let,1st Number = x, 2nd Number = 2x and 3rd Number = 2x/3
According to the question,
x +2x +2x/3= 443
Or, (3x + 6x + 2x)/3= 132
Or, 11x =396
x=36.
So, the largest number is=236 =72.
Ans: 72.
08. a, b, c, d, e are 5 consecutive numbers in increasing order, deleting one of them from the set
decreased the sum of the remaining numbers by 20% of the sum of 5. Which one of the number is
deleted from the set? (BB AD-14, BB AD-12)
Solution:
Let, a=x
As the series is increasing in order of size.
So, b=x+1, c=x+2, d=x+3, e=x+4.
Therefore, the sum of five consecutive numbers is
x+ x+1+ x+2+ x+3+ x+4=5x+10
Again, let the deleted number is Y.
According to question,
(5x+10)-(5x+10-Y)= (5x+10) 20%
20
Or, 5x+10-5x-10+Y=(5x+10) 100
Or, Y=x+2
So, the deleted number is (x+2),
This is the value of c.
Ans: c
09. A team of 2 men and 5 women completed 1/4th of a job in 3 days. After that another man joined
them and they all complete the next 1/4th of the job in 2days. How many men can complete the whole
job in 4 days?
(BB AD 14)
Solution:
1
2M & 5W complete in 3 days = 4 part of the job
1 day = 43
1
= 12
After joining 1 men,
1
3M & 5W complete in 2 days = 4 part of the job
1 day = 42
1
=8
1
= 24
1 man do
1
24
1 man do 1 (whole)
124
11
= 24 days
4
= 6 men
Ans: 6 men.
Alternative method:
Suppose Men=M, Women=W
(2M+5W) do 1/4 of a job in 3 days
(2M+5W) do 1 job in 34=12 days
So, (2M+5W) in 1day can do 1/12 of a job
Similarly, (3M+5W) in 1 day do 1/8 of a job
1 1
1
So 1 man do in 1 day =(8 - 12)= 24 of the job
1man do in 4 days
1
14
24
=6 of the job
According to question,
(5x+6y)+(5x+6y)20%=7(x+y)
1
Or,(5x+6y)+(5x+6y) 5 =7(x+y)
1
Or,(5x+6y)(1+5)=7x+7y
6
Here, ABC is a right triangle and the Eskimo has to travel AF.
Now, AC2=AB2+BC2
Or, AC2=32+42
Or, AC2=25
AC=5
AF=2AC=25=10
So, 10 kilometers have to travel to return.
Ans: 10 kilometers.
12. A bus is traveling with 52 passengers. When it arrives at a stop, Y passengers get off and 4 get in at
the next stop one-third of the passengers get off and 3 get on. There are 25 passengers. Find out how
many passengers got off at the first stop? (BB AD 13)
Solution:
According to question,
52+4
52-y+4 - 3 +3=25
3(52+4)(52+4)
Or,
=25-3
3
Or, 2(52-y+4)=223
Or, 104-2y+8=66
Or, 104+8-66=2y
Or, 2y=46
Y= 23 Ans.
13. A,B and C do a job alone in 20,30,and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the job if
he is assisted by B & C?
(BB AD 13)
Solution:
In 20 days A can do 1 part job
1
1 A 20 part of the job
1
4x
=
and
4x
=
5+3
2
5+3
2
Amount of 1st element and 2nd element in B is
1
2
3x = x and 1+2 3x = 2x
1+2
5x
3x
= 2: 2
= 1:1 (Ans)
15. A series has 3 numbers a, ar, ar2. In the series, the first term is twice of the second term. What is
the ratio of the sum of the first 2 terms to the sum of the last 2 terms?
(BB AD 12)
Solution:
According to the question,
Let, the third term is X
So, ar2=X
ar=2X
and a=4X
Now,
(a+ar): (ar+ ar2)
=(4X+2X): (2X+X)
=6X:3x
=2:1 (Ans)
16. The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is
decreased by 3 inches, a new rectangle is formed whose perimeter is 62 inches. What is the length of
the original rectangle?
(BB AD 11)
Solution:
Let, width be X inches
Length be 2X inches.
When the length is increased by 4 inches=2X+4
And the width is decreased by 3 inches=X-3
According to question,
2{(2X+4)+(X-3)}=62
Or, 2X+4+X-3=62/2
Or, 3X+1=31
X=10
The length of the original rectangle=210
=20 inches (Ans)
17. Two cars race around a circular track in opposite directions at constant rates. They start at the
same point and meet every 30 seconds. If they move in the same direction, they meet every 120
seconds. If the track is 1800 meter long, what is the speed of each car? (BB AD 11)
Solution:
In the opposite direction,
In 30s cars go 1800m
In 1s cars go 1800/30=60m
In the same direction,
In 120s cars go 1800m
In 1s cars go 1800/120=15m
Let, speed of 1st car is X m/s
And speed of 2nd car is Y m/s
According to the question,
X+Y=60(i)
X-Y=15.(ii)
(i)-(ii)=>
2Y=45
Y=22.5
(i)=> X+22.5=60
X=37.5
Speed of the 1st car=37.5 m/s and 2nd car= 22.5 m/s (Ans)
Alternative method:
Let, speed of 1st car is X m/s
And speed of 2nd car is Y m/s
y=17,19
Since breadth cannot be more than length,
Here, breadth = 17
Now,
2(x+17) = 72
Or, 2x = 72-34
x=19.
Therefore, length = 19 & breadth = 17 (Ans)
20. Mr. Hasan has few notes of Tk. 10 and Tk. 50. A total of his 150 notes amount to Tk.5100. What is
the number of each kind of note? (Cash 11)
Solution:
Let, the number of 10 taka notes be x
And the number of 50 taka notes be (150-x)
According to the question,
10x+50(150-x)=5100
Or, 10x+7500-50x=5100
Or, -40x=-2400
Or, 40x=2400
x=60
The number of 10 Tk. Notes=60 and the number of 50Tk. notes=150-60=90 (Ans)
21. The length of rectangular plot is greater than its breadth by 20 meters. If the perimeter of the plot
is 160 meters, what is the area of the plot in square meters? (Cash 11)
Solution:
Let, breadth be x meters and length be (x+20) meters
So, perimeters=2(x+x+2)=(4x+40) meters.
According to the question,
4x+40=160
Or, 4x=160-40
x=30
Breadth=30 meters and length=30+20=50 meters.
Area of the pot=(5030)=150 sq. meters. (Ans)
22. Tanim bought some oranges. He gave 1/2 of them to his sister,1/4 of the remainder to his neighbor,
3/5 of those left to his children and had 6 left in the end. How many oranges did Tanim buy? (BB AD
10)
Solution:
Let, Tanim bought = 40x oranges. [Multiplication of Denominator 2, 4 & 5]
Gave to sister = 40x(1/2)=20x.
Remaining=40x-20x=20x.
Gave to neighbor=20x(1/4)=5x.
Remaining=20x-5x=15x.
Gave to children=15x(3/5)=9x.
Remaining=15x-9x=6x.
According to the question,
6x = 6
x = 1.
Therefore total oranges = 401=40 (Ans)
23. Three partners A, B & C start a business. Twice the investment of A is equal to thrice the capital
of B is 4 times the capital of C. They share the profit in the ratio of their capital. In a particular year,
the gross profit is Tk. 250000 and the administrative expenses are 20 % of the gross profit. Find the
share of profit each partner. (BB AD 10)
Solution:
let, capital of C= Tk. X
capital of B= Tk. 4X
4X3
and capital of A= Tk. 2 =Tk. 6X
Ratio of three capital, A:B:C =6X:4X:X=6:4:1
Sum of the ratio=6+4+1=11
So, profit ratio=6:4:1
Sum of the ratio=6+4+1=11
Profit excluding Administrative expenses=250000-25000020%
=2,00,000
6
A's share of profit = 2,00,00011
= Tk. 1,09,090.
4
B's share of profit = 2,00,00011
= Tk. 72,727..
1
C's share of profit = 2,00,00011
= Tk. 18,183. (Ans)
24. A boy purchased some chocolates from a shop for Tk 120. In the next shop he found that the price
of per piece chocolate is Tk 3 less than that charged at the previous shop, as such he could have
purchased 2 more chocolates. How many chocolates did he buy from the first shop?
(BB AD 09)
Solution:
Let, he bought X numbers of chocolates.
120
So, price for each chocolate= Tk
On the next shop price for each chocolate =(
According to the question,
120
120
( 3)= +2
1203
120
3)
120
Or, = +2
Or, 120x=(x+2)(120-3x)
Or, 120x= 120x-3x2+240-6x
Or, 3x2+6x-240=0
Or, 3(x2+2x-80)=0
Or, x2+10x-8x-80=0
(x+10)(x-8)=0
So, x=8
He bought 8 chocolate.
25. A loss of 15% is incurred by selling a watch for Tk. 612. How much is the sum of money by which
it is sold to make a profit of 10%? (BB AD 09)
Solution:
Let, cost = 100 Tk.
At 15% loss selling price becomes=85Tk.
Therefore, the cost of watch = (612100)/85
= 720 Tk.
34. A Group of students has hired a bus for Taka 3000 for going to a picnic. They had an
understanding that each participant would share the charge in equal amounts. But because of 10
students not turning up, the charged per student increased by Taka 10 over the initial estimates. What
was the number of students who originally registered for the picnic? (BB AD 06)
Solution:
Let, total number of students who registered was x.
So, the charge for the picnic = Tk 3000/x.
but 10 students did not turn up.
Students went to picnic=(x-10).
so, increased charge for the picnic =Tk 3000/(x-10).
According to the question,
3000/x-3000/(x-10)=10
Or, 3000x-3000x+30000=10x(x-10)
Or, 10x2-100x-30000=0
Or, x2-10x-3000=0
x=60, -50 (number of students cannot be negative)
Total number of students who registered for the picnic was 60. (Ans)
35. Karim and Rahim have equal amount of money. Radha has half of Rahims money and Amena
has half of Radhas money. If you add one taka with all the money they have, it will be Tk.100.How
much Rahim has? (BB AD 04)
Solution:
Let, Amena has = x Tk..
So, Radha=2x Tk. , Karim and Rahim = 4x Tk.
According to the question,
(x+2x+4x+4x)=(100-1)
Or, 11x=99
x=9.
So, Rahim has= 49=36 Tk (Ans)
36. Find the value of x if (2x2-1) = (3x2-2x) (BB AD 04)
Solution:
Given that, (2x2-1) = (3x2-2x)
Or, 2x-1= 3x2-2x2
Or, 2x-1= x2
Or, x2 -2x+1=0
Or, (x-1)2 =0
Or, x-1=0
x=1 (Ans)
37. Find the value of a if (a-3) = 10/a (BB AD 04)
Solution:
Given that, (a-3) = 10/a
Or,a2-3a=10
Or, a2-3a-10=0
Or, a2-5a+2a-10=0
Or, a (a-5) +2(a-5) =0
(a-5) (a+2)=0
(1+) 1
(1+0.05)30 1
Or, 5,00,000=A
0.05
Or, 5,00,000=A66.44 [using calculator]
A=7525.59
Ans: He/she must deposit at the end of each half-yearly 7525.59 taka
40. The simple interest rate of a bank was reduced to 5% from 7%. As a consequences Mr. Bs income
was reduced by Tk. 2100 in 5 years. How much is Mr. Bs initial deposit in the bank?
(BB AD 01)
Solution:
The rate of interest rate reduced= 7% - 5% = 2%
In 5 years interest reduced=2100 Tk
In 1 year interest reduced = 2100/5=420 Tk
Tk.2 reduce when deposit Tk. 100
Tk. 1
100/2
Tk.420
(100420)/2
=21,000 Tk (Ans)
41. One fifth of the products made by a company are defective. Four-fifth of the defectives was
rejected and one-twentieth of the products were rejected by mistake. What percent of the products
sold by the company is defective? (BB AD 01)
Solution:
Suppose total product=100.
Total defective products=100/5=20
Defective product rejected=20(4/5)=16
Remaining defective product =4
Rejected by mistake=80(1/20)=4
Products left=100-16-4=80
Defective in 80 products is 4
Defective in 100 products is (4100)/80=5
Ans: 5%
42. Mr. A purchased a house for Tk. 1000000 in 1995, he spent Tk. 100000 for routine maintenance &
upkeep of the house. 1n 1999 he sold the house for 25% of more then what he paid for it. He paid 5%
of the proceeds as gain tax & he has to pay 50% of his net profit to the broker, what is his net income?
(BB AD 01)
Solution:
Here, purchasing cost + routine maintenance & upkeep cost
= (10,00,000+1,00,000)=11,00,000 Tk
Profit gained at 25% on cost =(11,00,00025)/100
=2,75,000 Tk
Tex paid at 5% on sales proceeds=2,75,0005%
= 13,750 Tk
Net profit=(2,75,00013,750) Tk
= 2,61,250 Tk
Net income after deducting brokers commission
=26125050%
= 1,30,625 Tk (Ans)
43. Mr. X, a sales person earns 5% commission on all sales between Tk.20000 and 40000 and 8% on
all sales exceeding Tk.40000 in a month. He does not earn any commission if sales in a month amount
to less than Tk. 20000. His monthly salary is Tk.60000,he has to pay tax 20% tax on his basic salary
,but no tax on commission ,in April 2001,the total net income (salary +commission) of the sales person
was Tk 65000. How much were the sales in April? (BB AD 01)
Solution:
Tax on salary = 6000020%=12000
Net salary = 60000-12000=48000
Commission =65000-48000=17000
Let the sales in April=x
According to the question,
400005%+(x-40000)8% =17000
Or, 2000+0.08x-3200 =17000
Or, 0.08x-1200=17000
Or, 0.08x=18200
x=227500
So, the sales in April=Tk. 227500 (Ans)
44. A trader sells on an average 18 pencils and 12 pens per day. The profit comes from pencil is 1/3
times the profit made by selling a pen. If he makes a profit of Tk 900 in a month by selling pencils,
how much profit does he make per month by selling pens? The trader sells 30days in a month. (BB
AD 01)
Solution:
The total no. of sold pencil in a month=3018=540
The total no. of sold pen in a month=3012= 360
Total profit 900Tk by selling pencil in a month.
540 pencil make profit 900Tk
1 900/540=5/3
As a pen is 3 times profitable than pencil,
5
the profit from a pen=33=5Tk
So, the total profit by selling pens per month=3605
=1800Tk.
Ans: 1800Tk
45. A total of 50 employees work in a bank branch of these 22 have taken the accounting course, 15
have taken finance, 14 marketing, 9 of them taken exactly 2 of the courses, 1 of them has taken all.
How many of the 50 employees have taken none of the course?
(BB AD 01)
Solution:
Here, one of the employees has taken all of the courses
and nine of the employee have taken exactly 2 of the courses
Number of employee have taken only Accounting
=22(9+1)
=12
Numbers of employee have taken only Finance
=15(9+1)
=5
Numbers of employee have taken only Marketing
=141=13
Numbers of total employee have taken 1, 2 or 3 courses
=12+5+13+9+1=40
So, employees who have not taken any course=5040
=10 (Ans)
46. In an organization 30% of all employees live over 10miles away from the place of work & 60% of
worker who live who live over 10miles use company transport. If 40% of employees of the company
use company transport, what percent of the employees live 10miles or less from work and use
company transport?
(BB Officer 01)
Solution:
Let total employees = 100,
employees live over 10 miles = 30
So, employees live in 10 mile or less = 100 30 = 70
Total 40% or 40 employees use transport.
Now, employees live over 10miles using transport
=60% of 30
= (6030)/100
= 18
So, Company employees who use transport live in 10miles or less ten miles=4018=22.
So, percentage of using transport of employee who live in 10miles or less = (22100)/70 =317 % (Ans)
47. Mr. Reach sold two properties P1 & P2 for Tk 50000 each. He sold property P1 for 20% more
then what he paid for it & sold P2 less than 20% what he paid for it. What was his total gain or loss, if
any, on the scale of two properties? (BB Officer 01)
Solution:
At 20% Profit of P1,
When selling price Tk. 120 the cost Tk. 100
1 100/120
10050000
50,000
120
125000
Tk
49. Mr. X pays 10% tax on all income over 60000Tk but he does not pay any tax on interest on postal
saving certificate. In 2000 he paid 7500 as tax & he earned 12000 as interest on postal savings account.
What is his net income in 2000? (BB Officer 01)
Solution:
Mr. X gives 10% taxes upon his income.
so,
If tax is 10Tk then income is 100Tk
If tax is 7500Tk then income is (7500100)/10
= 75000Tk
Alternative Method:
Let, profit and loss = x %.
1920
1280
= (100 x)
(100 + x)
Or, 128,000+1280x=192,000-1920x
Or, 1280x+1920x=192,000-128,000
Or, 3200x=64,000
x = 20
Cost price= Tk 1920/(100+20)
=Tk 1600
At 25% profit, Selling Price= Tk. 1600+25% of 1600
= Tk. 2000
Ans: 2000Tk.
53. A can do a work in 10 days, while B alone can do it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and
rest of the work is done by C in 2 days. If they get Tk 4500 for whole work, how should they divide
money? (AD(ff) 15)
Solution:
A does in 1 day = 1/10 portion,
So, in 5 days = portion
Similarly, B does in 1 day=1/15 portion
B does in 5 days=1/3 portion
In 5 days (A+B) work = +1/3 = 5/6 portion
So, in 2 days C does work= 15/6 = 1/6 portion
Now,
Share of A =4500(1/2)=2250 Tk
Share of B = 4500(1/3)=1500 Tk
Share of C = 4500(1/6)=750 Tk (Ans)
54. The average age of students of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4
years and of the girls is 15.4 years. Find the ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in the class.
(AD(ff) 15)
Solution:
Let, the number of boys be x and girls be y.
Total students= x+y
According to the question,
16.4x+15.4y= 15.8(x+y)
Or, 16.4x+15.4y=15.8x+15.8y
Or, 16.4x-15.8y=15.8y-15.4y
Or, 0.6x=0.4y
Or, x/y=0.4/0.6
x:y=2:3
The ratio is 2:3. (Ans.)
55. A bus hired at the cost of Tk. 2400 and it was decided that every student would share the cost
equally. But 10 more students jointed and as a result the fare decreased by Tk. 8 per person. How
many students were travelling in the bus? (AD(ff) 15)
Solution:
Let, initially students be x and finally travelled (x+10).
Or,
Or,
2400(+10)2400
=8
(+10)
2400+240002400
2 +10
24000
=8
Or, 2 +10 = 8
Or, 8(x2+10x)=24000
Or, x2+10x=3000
Or, x2+10x-3000=0
Or, x2+60x-50x-3000=0
Or, (x+60)(x-50)=0
x= 50. [x=-60, not acceptable]
So, finally travelled= 50+10 =60 Student. (Ans.)
Or, x2+2.x. + 2 =9
1
Or, x2+2+ 2 =9
1
=7
2
1
2
(x + 2 )3 =73
1 3
2 3
Or, x6 + 6 =343-21
1
x6 + 6 =322 (Ans.)