Question : If water is frozen to become ice, its volume is increased by 10%, then if the ice is melted to water again, its volume will be decreased by:
Option 1: $9$%
Option 2: $9\frac{1}{11}$%
Option 3: $8$%
Option 4: $9\frac{1}{2}$%
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Correct Answer: $9\frac{1}{11}$%
Solution : Let the volume of water be 100. After freezing, it increases by 10% = 110 After melting, it decreases by = $\frac{10}{110}×100$ = $9\frac{1}{11}$% Hence, the correct answer is $9\frac{1}{11}$%.
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Question : A number is first increased by 16% and then increased by 20%. The number so obtained has now decreased by 40%. The net decrease percentage in the original number is:
Option 1: $16 \frac{12}{25}$%
Option 2: $15 \frac{9}{25}$%
Option 3: $11 \frac{13}{25}$%
Option 4: $13 \frac{7}{25}$%
Question : If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140% and the denominator of the fraction is decreased by 20%, the resultant fraction is $\frac{12}{7}$. Find the original fraction.
Option 1: $\frac{4}{9}$
Option 2: $\frac{4}{7}$
Option 3: $\frac{7}{6}$
Option 4: $\frac{8}{9}$
Question : Disha takes 12 hours to copy a 75-page manuscript, while Mohit can copy the same manuscript in 10 hours. How many hours will it take for them to copy a 150-page manuscript if they work together?
Option 1: $10 \frac{10}{11}$ hours
Option 2: $9 \frac{9}{11}$ hours
Option 3: $8 \frac{9}{11}$ hours
Option 4: $11 \frac{8}{11}$ hours
Question : If $\left(3 y+\frac{3}{y}\right)=8$, then find the value of $\left(y^2+\frac{1}{y^2}\right)$.
Option 1: $5\frac{1}{9}$
Option 2: $4\frac{5}{6}$
Option 3: $7\frac{1}{9}$
Option 4: $9\frac{1}{9}$
Question : The next number of the sequence $\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{4},\frac{5}{8},\frac{7}{16},........$ is:
Option 1: $\frac{10}{24}$
Option 2: $\frac{11}{32}$
Option 3: $\frac{9}{24}$
Option 4: $\frac{9}{32}$
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