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Susanne and Peter are best friends, and their age differs by 5 years. Susanne’s mother Rosy is
twice as old as Susanne, and Peter is thrice as old as his sister Kelly. The age difference between
Rosy and Kelly is 55 years. Find the age of Peter and Susanne.
a) Susanne= 27 years, Peter= 32 years b) Susanne= 39 years, Peter= 27 years
c) Susanne= 32 years, Peter= 27 years
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8. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 4 is 444. What is the largest multiple?
the digit at the unit’s place is u, what is the number?
d) Susanne= 27 years, Peter= 39 years
e) None of the above
The digit in the ten’s place of a two-digit number is five more than the digit in the unit’s place. If
a) 11u + 5 b) 10u + 5
c) 10u + 50
d) 11u + 50
e) 11u + 25
a) 152 b) 148
c) 144
e) 124 9.
e) 110 10.
e) 44
d) 140
d) 100
The number of boys and girls in an engineering class is in the ratio 5:6. If the number of girls is
10 more than the boys, find the number of students in the class.
a) 40 b) 50
c) 60
Bianca, a devotee of Lord Krishna, had 77 flowers with her. On her birthday, she offered some
flowers in the temple. After offering her prayers, she found that the ratio of number of flowers
remaining with her to that of the flowers in the beginning is 4:7. How many flowers did she
offer at the temple?
a) 21 b) 22
c) 33
d) 41
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