Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 47

A question and three statements labeled (I), (II) and (III) are given. You have to decide which statement(s) is / are sufficient to answer the question. Question: What is 40% of the number? I. 25% of the number is 60 less than the number. II. 20% of the number is an even number. III. 5% of twice the number is \(\dfrac{1}{10}th\) of the number.

  1. Only I is sufficient

  2. Both II and III are sufficient

  3. Statement II and either I or III are sufficient

  4. Only III is sufficient.

Show answer & explanation

Answer: (A) Only I is sufficient

Explanation

I: n − 0.25n = 60, so n = 80 and 40% = 32. II only says 0.2n is even. III (5% of 2n = n/10) is true for every number. Only I is sufficient.