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Arithmetic Reasoning

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There are some cows, bulls, and 45 hens in a group. One caretaker...

There are some cows, bulls, and 4545 hens in a group. One caretaker looks after 1515 animals. The number of bulls is twice the number of cows. If the number of the head is less than the total number of feet by 186186 (including the caretaker), then how many caretakers are there?

Options

  1. A99
  2. B88
  3. C55
  4. D66

Correct answer

D. 66

Step-by-step solution

Let the number& of cows =~xx

So, the number of bulls =~2x2x

Number of hens =45=45
Number of caretakers required =~x+2x+4515\dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15}
Number of feet =

(Number~of~feet~of& cow) ×\times (Number~of~cows) ++~(Number~of~feet& of& bull ×\times (Number~of~bulls) ++(Number~of~feet~of& hen) ×\times~(Number~of~hens)& ++(Number~of~feet~of& caretaker) ×\times (Number~of~caretakers)~

=~4x+8x+90+2(x+2x+4515)4x + 8x + 90 + 2 ( \dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15} )
Number of head =~(Number~of~head& of& cow) ×\times (Number~of~cows) ++(Number~of~head~of& bull ×\times~(Number~of~bulls) ++(Number~of~head~of& hen) ×\times (Number~of~hens) ++(Number~of~head~of& caretaker) ×\times (Number~of~caretakers)~

=~x+2x+45+x+2x+4515x + 2x + 45 + \dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15}

Since, 4x+8x+90+2(x+2x+4515)−(x+2x+45+x+2x+4515)=1864x + 8x + 90 + 2\left(\dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15}\right) - \left(x + 2x + 45 + \dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15}\right) = 186
~ ~9x+45+x+2x+4515=1869x + 45 + \dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15} = 186

9x+x+2x+4515=1419x + \dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15} = 141

138x=2115−45138x = 2115 - 45

x=2070138=15x = \dfrac{2070}{138} = 15
~ ~ ~ &
Number of caretakers =x+2x+4515=15+2×15+4515=9015=6=\dfrac{x + 2x + 45}{15} = \dfrac{15 + 2 \times 15 + 45}{15} = \dfrac{90}{15} = 6

Hence, the number of caretakers is 66.

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