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Verbal Reasoning · Q63

Arithmetic Reasoning

Competitive Exams · Verbal Reasoning · question 63

Q63

Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A.
120 grams
B.
140 grams
C.
240 grams
Answer
D.
280 grams
E.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The seven pieces consist of 6 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 20 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (20 x6)]g= 240 g.