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SAT Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

Percentage

171. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower 30 m high, from two points on the level ground on its opposite sides are 45 degrees and 60 degrees. What is the distance between the two points?
     1. 30
     2. 51.96
     3. 47.32
     4. 81.96

     Answer: C

172. What is the value of cot 15^o + cot 75^o + cot 135^o - cosec 30^o?
     1. 3
     2. Infinity
     3. 1
     4. None of these

     Answer: C

     Ratio And Proportion

173. Rs.432 is divided amongst three workers A, B and C such that 8 times A's share is equal to 12 times B's share which is equal to 6 times C's share. How much did A get?
     1. Rs.192
     2. Rs.133
     3. Rs.144
     4. Rs.128

     Answer: C

174. If 20 men or 24 women or 40 boys can do a job in 12 days working for 8 hours a day, how many men working with 6 women and 2 boys take to do a job four times as big working for 5 hours a day for 12 days?
     1. 8 men
     2. 12 men
     3. 2 men
     4. 24 men

     Answer: C

175. Two cogged wheels of which one has 32 cogs and other 54 cogs, work into each other. If the latter turns 80 times in three quarters of a minute, how often does the other turn in 8 seconds?
     1. 48
     2. 135
     3. 24
     4. None of these

     Answer: C

176. If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 20%?
     1. 28
     2. 25
     3. 20
     4. 22

     Answer: B

177. One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The servant leaves after 9 months and recieves Rs. 120 and a shirt. Then find the price of the shirt.
     1. Rs. 80
     2. Rs. 100
     3. Rs. 120
     4. Cannot be determined

     Answer: C

178. Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computes 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?
     1. Rs.66.67
     2. Rs. 50
     3. Rs.125
     4. Rs.200

     Answer: B

179. A merchant marks his goods in such a way that the profit on sale of 50 articles is equal to the selling price of 25 articles. What is his profit margin?
     1. 25%
     2. 50%
     3. 100%
     4. 66.67%

     Answer: C

180. A merchant marks his goods up by 75% above his cost price. What is the maximum % Aount that he can offer so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss?
     1. 75%
     2. 46.67%
     3. 300%
     4. 42.85%

     Answer: D