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Completion Rather than A. minimize . . . extenuated B. extol . . . compounded C. abate . . . decimated D. alleviate . . . aggravated E. emend . . . increased |
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Problem Solving The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 4:5 and their expenditures are in the ratio of 5:6. If A saves 1/4th of his income find the ratio of their savings. A. 7:5 B. 6:5 C. 5:6 D. 5:7 E. 5:4 |
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Posted on 21-Aug-09
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So,folks here are the correct answers Sentence Correction The correct answer is D. Because the traffic jams are worse, the second word must mean something like increased, so options B, D, or E are possibilities. The first word must mean something like reduce, leaving only alleviate as a right answer. |
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Problem Solving The correct answer is D. Let the incomes of A and B be 4x and 5x respectively. Also, let the expenditures of A and B be 5y and 6y respectively. So the savings of A = 4x - 5y Given that 4x -5y =1/4(4x) Hence 3x = 5y Now the ratio of savings of A and B is 4x-5y : 5x-6y = x : 5x-6(3/5)x = 5 : 7 Hence, option (D) Click here for the next week's Punch |
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