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Q741.If 48 is divided by 12, what is the quotient?

Medium
A 4
B 5
C 6
D 7
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: A

48 / 12 = 4.

Q742.If 4 x 5 = ?

Medium
A 1620
B 1625
C 25
D 20
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: D

Calculated as: 4 × 5 = 20.

Q743.If the price of one mango is 15 rupees, how many mangoes can you buy with 120 rupees?

Medium
A 10
B 14
C 8
D 9
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Calculated as: Total budget / Price per mango = 120 / 15 = 8 mangoes.

Q744.If the cost of one dozen eggs is Rs. 250, what is the cost of 30 eggs?

Medium
A 600
B 625
C 700
D 7500
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: B

1 dozen = 12 eggs. Cost per egg = 250 / 12 = Rs. 20.833. Cost for 30 eggs = 30 × 20.833 = Rs. 625.

Q745.If you pay 22.90 dollars for a DVD that includes a 7% sales tax, what is the price of the DVD before sales tax?

Medium
A 21.40 dollars
B 23 dollars
C 25 dollars
D 20.50 dollars
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Let the price before tax be x. The price including a 7% tax is 1.07 * x = 22.90. Solving for x yields x = 22.90 / 1.07 = 21.40 dollars.

Q746.If Jack needs 2.5 pints of cream to make a dessert, how many pints will he need to make 3 desserts?

Medium
A 7.5
B 3
C 4
D 5.5
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Multiply the cream required for one dessert by the number of desserts: 2.5 pints * 3 = 7.5 pints.

Q747.Ahmad reads 24 pages of a book in 15 minutes. The rate of pages read per minute by him will be:

Medium
A 1.6
B 3
C 2
D 2.5
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Rate of reading = total pages read / time in minutes = 24 pages / 15 minutes = 1.6 pages per minute.

Q748.The total number of cubic blocks is 50. To construct a solid cube with none left over, what is the minimum number of blocks that need to be taken away?

Medium
A 23
B 22
C 21
D 20
Other PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The volumes of solid cubes are perfect cubes: 1, 8, 27, 64, etc. The largest solid cube we can build with 50 blocks is 3x3x3 = 27 blocks. Thus, the minimum number of blocks to take away is 50 - 27 = 23.