Puzzle - Reasoning Questions and Answers

Mohit and Sudesh bought pens and notebooks from the same shop. Mohit bought 3 pens and 6 notebooks by paying an amount of ₹180. Sudesh bought 5 pens and 2 notebooks by paying an amount of ₹116. How much did Mohit spend on buying notebooks?

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and balance the given equation.

60 * 48 * 36 * 6 * 15 * 53

If '@' means 'addition', '%' means 'multiplication', '$' means 'division' and '#' means 'subtraction', then find the value of the following expression.

29 @ 128 $ 16 % 7 # 22

Which two numbers and which two signs should be interchanged to balance the following equation?

24 ÷ 16 – 96 + 48 × 12 = 195

Which two digits should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

384÷16−72+9×10=2

A side of a square-shaped park is 12 m. If a squared-shaped garden with a side of 24 m is developed around the park, what will be total area of the park including the garden?

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?

32 + 24 × 4 ÷ 16 – 64 = 90

If 90% of a number is 621, what will be 50% of 20% of that number?

If ‘A’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘B’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘C’ denotes ‘subtraction’ and ‘D’ denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?

8 B (4 A 5) C (99 A 27) D 14 A 5 B (112 D 16)

If A denotes ‘addition’, B denotes ‘multiplication’, C denotes ‘subtraction’, and D denotes ‘division’, then what will be the value of the following expression?

46 C (6 A 7) B 5 A 24 D 6 B (27 D (9 D 3))

If the signs ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, then which of the following equations can be correctly balanced?

A is 25 years younger than B. The age of B would be double the age of C after 15 years. The current age of B is three times the current age of C. What is the current age of A?

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

23 + 84 ÷ 14 × 8 − 3 = 5

Among five boxes A B C D and E B is thrice as heavy as A. C is 40 kg heavier than E. D is three and a half times as heavy as E and C is five times as heavy as A. The weight of E is 40 kg. Which object is the lightest of all and what is its weight?

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the given equation correct.

88 * 120 * 42 * 240 * 48 * 2

Avanish got 78% marks in an examination and Kapil got 64% marks in the same examination. If the sum of the marks obtained by Kapil and Avanish is 923, then find the marks obtained by Kapil in the examination.

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs and make the given equation correct.

55 * 126 * 14 * 520 * 30 * 5

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

9 × 98 ÷ 14 + 3 − 19 = 11

In a class of 98 students, all play at least one of the three games — snooker, chess and tennis. 42 students play snooker, 49 play tennis, and 43 play chess. The total number of students who play any and only two games is 29. 5 students play all the three games. The number of students who play only snooker and only chess is equal. 11 students play only snooker and tennis. 6 students play only snooker and chess. How many students play only tennis?

Which two signs need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?

72 × 18 ÷ 9 + 19 − 39 = 16