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Completion The company has accused its larger rival of trying to _ the _ retail market in the north by offering illegal contracts to outlets in the area. A. control . . . bankrupt B. monopolize . . . lucrative C. annul . . . profitable D. corner . . . factitious E. divest . . . remunerative |
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Problem Solving Traveling at three-fourth of his normal speed John reaches his office late by 16 minutes. Find the time taken by John to reach his office if he travels at his normal speed. A. 45 minutes B. 48 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 54 minutes E. 56 minutes |
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Posted on 04-July-09
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So,folks here are the correct answers Sentence Correction The correct answer is B. Three of the verbs might work here (control, monopolize, or corner), but only lucrative fits a sought-after market. |
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Problem Solving The correct answer is B. Let S be his normal speed and T be the time taken to reach his office by traveling at his normal speed. Now,if he travels at 3/4 X S,the time taken would be 4/3 X T Given that 4/3 X T - T = 16 minutes Hence T = 48 minutes. Hence, option (B). Click here for the next week's Punch |
