2016 · Q50
At a dinner party, every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal among them and every four guests used a bowl of curd among them there are altogether 65 bowls. What is the number of guests present at the party?
General Mental Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and StatisticsNumber system and arithmetic
- A90
- B80
- C70
- D60
Explanation
With x guests: rice bowls x/2 + dal bowls x/3 + curd bowls x/4 = 65, i.e. 13x/12 = 65, so x = 60. Hence (D).