NMAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 5 QUANTITATIVE SKILLS

A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in 5 years. In how many years will it become eight times? 

What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 7620 due in 3 years at 50/3% per annum compound interest? 

In a factory the production of cement rose 4840 tonnes from 4000 tonnes in two years. Find the rate of growth per annum. 

Amit borrowed Rs. 20,000 from his friend at 15% per annum simple interest he lent it to Tarun at the same but rate compounded annually. Find his gain after 2 years.

Akash borrowed Rs. 72,000 from a bank to purchase one bike. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum compounded annually, what payment he will have to make after 2 years 4 months?

A vendor lists his articles 20% above cost price and allows a discount of 10% on cash payment.His gain percent is: 

By selling an article for Rs. 825, a man loses equal to 1/3 of its selling price-

(i). Find the cost price of the article? 

(ii). Find the profit percent of the loss percent made, if the same article is sold for Rs. 1,26 

Amit bought 12 eggs for Rs. 16, for how much should he sell one egg to gain 50%? 

By selling an article for Rs. 270, a loss of 10 percent is made. Find the C.P. of the article?

The average annual income (in Rs.) of certain agricultural workers is P and that of other workers is Q. The number of

A family consist of grandparents, parents and two grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 56 years, that of the parents is 27 years and that of the grandchildren is 7 years. What is the average of the family? 

A library has an average of 430 visitors on Sundays and 270 on other days. The around average of the number of visitors per day in a month of 31 days beginning with a Saturday is: 

If the average marks of three batches of 40, 50 and 60 students respectively is 30, 50 and 70, then the average marks of all the students is: 

The average weight of 18 boys in a class is 45.55 kgs and that of the remaining 4 boys is 35.25 kgs. Find the average weight of all the boys in the class.

In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out which 2% of the votes were declaired invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that election.

The value of a machine depreciates every year by 10%. If its present value is Rs. 50,000 then the value of the machine after 2 years is _____. 

The rate at which a sum becomes four times of itself in 15 years at S.I, will be:

A sum of Rs.1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest. The total interest recieved after 3 years was Rs. 300. The ratio of the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is: 

A certain sum of money amounts to 5/4 of itself in 5 years. The percent p.a. is. A

Out of certain sum, 1/3rd is interested at 3%, 1/6th at 6% and rest at 8%. If the simple interest for 2 years from all these investments amounts to Rs. 600. Find the original sum.

Namrata deposited Rs. 8,000 which amounted 9200 after 3 years at S.I. had the interest been 2% more, she would get how much?

The ratio of zinc and copper in a brass pieces is 13: 7. How much zinc will be there in 100 kg of such a piece?

The ratio of number of men and women in a factory of 720 workers is 7: 5. How many more women should be joined to make the ratio 1: 1?

What is the ratio whose terms differ by 40 and the measure of which is 2/7?

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A: B is 

In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 7: 5. If there are 2400 students in the school, then how many girls are there?

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions? 

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

 (1600.01 ÷ √? × 54.02) ÷ 20.09 = 144.02 

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

 40.01% 900.09 + (7.07 × 99.99) ÷ 14.14 +? = 70.07% of 7000 

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions? 

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions? 

Shobha's Mathematics test had 75 problems i.e. 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra and 35 geometry problems. Although she Answered 70% of the arithmetic, 40% of the algebra and 60% of the geometry problems correctly, she did not pass the test because she got less than 60% of the problems right. How many more question she would have needed to Answer correctly to earn a 60% passing grade?