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Question 481

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

The table given below shows the total number of Male and Female employees in five different companies ('A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E'). It also shows the ratio of the number of Male employees to female employees in each company.

CompaniesTotal Number of EmployeesRatio of Male to Female Employees
A6247:6
B9365:8
C6304:3
D5285:6
E6003:2

If Company A decides to reduce its female workforce by 1/6th and Company E increases its male workforce by 1/4th, what is the approximate percentage difference between the new total number of male employees in Company E and the new total number of female employees in Company A?

  1. AOption (a)

    74.5%

  2. BOption (b)

    103.5%

  3. COption (c)

    87.5%

  4. DOption (d)

    92.5%

  5. EOption (e)

    95.25%

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Answer: (a)A.

74.5%

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Question 482

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

The table given below shows the total number of Male and Female employees in five different companies ('A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E'). It also shows the ratio of the number of Male employees to female employees in each company.

CompaniesTotal Number of EmployeesRatio of Male to Female Employees
A6247:6
B9365:8
C6304:3
D5285:6
E6003:2

If Company A and Company C decide to merge, and Company D and Company E decide to merge, what is the approximate difference between the average number of male employees in the merged Company (A+C) and the average number of female employees in the merged Company (D+E)?

  1. AOption (a)

    38

  2. BOption (b)

    49

  3. COption (c)

    62

  4. DOption (d)

    95

  5. EOption (e)

    84

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Answer: (a)A.

38

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Question 483

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

The table given below shows the total number of Male and Female employees in five different companies ('A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E'). It also shows the ratio of the number of Male employees to female employees in each company.

CompaniesTotal Number of EmployeesRatio of Male to Female Employees
A6247:6
B9365:8
C6304:3
D5285:6
E6003:2

If Company B decides to promote 15% of its male employees to senior positions and Company D decides to hire an additional 25% female employees of its current female count, what is the ratio of male senior employees in Company B to total female employees in Company D after these changes?

  1. AOption (a)

    4:9

  2. BOption (b)

    1:5

  3. COption (c)

    2:15

  4. DOption (d)

    3:20

  5. EOption (e)

    5:27

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Answer: (a)A.

4:9

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Question 484

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

The table given below shows the total number of Male and Female employees in five different companies ('A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E'). It also shows the ratio of the number of Male employees to female employees in each company.

CompaniesTotal Number of EmployeesRatio of Male to Female Employees
A6247:6
B9365:8
C6304:3
D5285:6
E6003:2

If the number of female employees in Company D increases by 50% and the number of female employees in Company E decreases by 25%, what will be the difference between the total number of employees in Company D and Company E after these changes?

  1. AOption (a)

    187

  2. BOption (b)

    193

  3. COption (c)

    168

  4. DOption (d)

    132

  5. EOption (e)

    141

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Answer: (a)A.

187

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Question 485

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

The table given below shows the total number of Male and Female employees in five different companies ('A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E'). It also shows the ratio of the number of Male employees to female employees in each company.

CompaniesTotal Number of EmployeesRatio of Male to Female Employees
A6247:6
B9365:8
C6304:3
D5285:6
E6003:2

Out of all the Male employees in Company 'E', 35% like coffee. Additionally, 20% of the Female employees in Company 'E' like tea. What is the ratio of Male employees who like coffee to Female employees who like tea?

  1. AOption (a)

    21:8

  2. BOption (b)

    19:7

  3. COption (c)

    16:5

  4. DOption (d)

    5:2

  5. EOption (e)

    4:1

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Answer: (a)A.

21:8

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Question 486

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

 Train ‘P’, running with a speed of 144 km/h, crosses a pole in 17 seconds. If the time taken by train ‘P’ to cross train ‘Q’ running with a speed of 72 km/h and coming from the opposite direction is 22.8 seconds, then find the length of train 'Q'.

  1. AOption (a)

    688 meters

  2. BOption (b)

    660 meters

  3. COption (c)

    448 meters

  4. DOption (d)

    620 meters

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

688 meters

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Question 487

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

"Rahul" and "Sohan" have respective completion times of 15 and 25 days for a task. They began working together on the project, but after a few days, "Rahul" left and "Priya," who can finish the entire task on her own in 12 days, joined. Three days before the job was finished, "Priya" left. Determine the amount of work completed by "Sohan" if "Rahul" and "Priya" worked for a similar number of days.

  1. AOption (a)

    7/5

  2. BOption (b)

    9/25

  3. COption (c)

    2/5

  4. DOption (d)

    3/25

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

7/5

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Question 488

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

The marks obtained by A and B in a test are in the ratio 8:5 respectively. If B had scored 10 more marks, then the marks scored by A would be 40% more than that of B. What is the difference between the actual marks scored by A and B?

  1. AOption (a)

    18

  2. BOption (b)

    24

  3. COption (c)

    36

  4. DOption (d)

    42

  5. EOption (e)

    50

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Answer: (a)A.

18

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Question 489

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

In the line chart below, the total number of students (boys + girls) and the number of girl students in 5 different schools - P, Q, R, S and T are given.

Find the average number of boys in Q, R, S and T. 

  1. AOption (a)

    340

  2. BOption (b)

    310

  3. COption (c)

    270

  4. DOption (d)

    290

  5. EOption (e)

    350

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Answer: (a)A.

340

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Question 490

IBPS RRB PO 2024• Quantitative Aptitude

Directions: Read the data carefully and answer the following questions. 

In the line chart below, the total number of students (boys + girls) and the number of girl students in 5 different schools - P, Q, R, S and T are given.

 If 30% of boys from school T and 40% of boys from school S participated in sports. Find the ratio of total number of boys participated in sports from T and S.

  1. AOption (a)

    8:9

  2. BOption (b)

    9:11

  3. COption (c)

    6:7

  4. DOption (d)

    5:7

  5. EOption (e)

    1:3

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Answer: (a)A.

8:9

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