6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

On her deathbed, a grand mother called upon his three grand sons and told them to distribute all her assets worth Rs. 52,500 in the ratio of 1/35 : 1/21 : 1/15 amongst themselves. Find the smallest share amongst the three portions ?

A) Rs. 5422	B) Rs. 10,500
C) Rs. 12,800	D) Rs. 15,000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 10,500

Explanation:

The ratio of distribution should be:
21 x 15 : 15 x 35 : 35 x 21
= 315 : 525 : 735
= 3 : 5 : 7
The smallest share will be of worth:
3/15 x 52,500 = Rs. 10,500

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Q:

$\frac{23 x 12 + 49 x 15}{31^{2} + 50} = ?$

A) 0.5	B) 1
C) 2	D) 3

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

Explanation:

$\frac{276 + 35}{961 + 50} = \frac{1011}{1011} = 1$

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Q:

One year ago the ratio between Mohan and Ashok's age was 4:3 after one yerar the rato of their ages will be 5:4 . what is the sunm of their present ages in years.

Answer

Let their ages one year ago be 4x and 3x years

$\Rightarrow \frac{4x+2}{3x+2}=\frac{5}{4}\Rightarrow 4(4x+2)=5(3x+2)$

$\Rightarrow x=2$

$\therefore$ Sum of their present ages =(4x +1+3x+1) = 16 years.

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Q:

A class has 8 football players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 8 players. How many different selections can be made ?

A) 210	B) 168
C) 1260	D) 10!/6!

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 168

Explanation:

we can select the 5 member team out of the 8 in 8C5 ways = 56 ways.

The captain can be selected from amongst the remaining 3 players in 3 ways.

Therefore, total ways the selection of 5 players and a captain can be made = 56x3 = 168 ways.

(or)

Alternatively, A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 8 players. This can be done in 8C6 or 28 ways.

Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ways.

Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 28x6 = 168 ways.

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Q:

Uma sold an article for 3400 and got a profit of 25%. If he had sold the article for Rs. 3265. How much profit% would Uma have got ?

A) 22%	B) 27%
C) 20%	D) 18%

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20%

Explanation:

Given

125% ---- 3400

=> 100% ---- ?

=> ? = 3400x100/125 = 2720

=> Cost price of the article = Rs. 2720

Profit when article sold at Rs. 3265 = 3265 - 2720 = 545

Hence, Profit% = Gain x 100/cost price

=> P% = 545 x 100/2720

=> P% = 20%

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Q:

When six fairs coins are tossed simultaneously, in how many of the outcomes will at most three of the coins turn up as heads ?

A) 15	B) 42
C) 16	D) 40

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42

Explanation:

The question requires you to find number of the outcomes in which at most 3 coins turn up as heads.

i.e., 0 coins turn heads or 1 coin turns head or 2 coins turn heads or 3 coins turn heads.

The number of outcomes in which 0 coins turn heads is $6 C_{0}$ =1

The number of outcomes in which 1 coin turns head is = $6 C_{1}$ =6

The number of outcomes in which 2 coins turn heads is $6 C_{2}$ =15

The number of outcomes in which 3 coins turn heads is $6 C_{3}$ =20

Therefore, total number of outcomes =1+6+15+20= 42 outcomes

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Q:

A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 4 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

A) 49 kmph	B) 50 kmph
C) 51 kmph	D) 52 kmph

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 49 kmph

Explanation:

Speed of the train relative to man

= (125/10) m/sec = (25/2) m/sec.

[(25/2) x (18/5)] km/hr = 45 km/hr.

Let the speed of the train be 'x' km/hr.

Then, relative speed = (x - 4) km/hr.

x - 4 = 45 => x = 49 km/hr.

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Q:

The average age of seven persons sitting in a row facing east is 26 years. If the average age of the first three persons is 19 years and the average age of the last three persons is 32 years, then find the age of the person sitting in the middle of the row ?

A) 32 yrs	B) 29 yrs
C) 24 yrs	D) 27 yrs

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 29 yrs

Explanation:

Total age seven persons = (26 x 7)years
Total age of the first three persons and the last three persons are (19 x 3) years and (32 x 3) years respectively.
Age of the person sitting in the middle of the row = 26 x 7 - 19 x 3 - 32 x 3 = 182 - 57 - 96 = 29 years.

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