Arithmetic Ability
Simplification

44 / 46

Q.

A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed :

View Answer

Correct choice: A

Explanation:

Let the no of shots be x. Then, Shots fired by A =(5/8)x Shots fired by B = (3/8)x Killing shots by A = 1/3 of (5/8)x = (5/24)x Shots missed by B = 1/2 of (3/8)x = (3/16)x (3/16)x = 27 ⇒⇒ x =144 Birds killed by A = (5/24)x = (5/24)*144 = 30
44 / 46