Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A boy found the answer for the question "Subtract the sum of 1/4 and 1/5 from unity and express the answer in decimals" as 0.45. The percentage of error in his answer was

A) (100/11) % B) 50%
C) 10% D) (200/11)%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (200/11)%

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An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs)?

A) 81000 B) 75000
C) 80000 D) 72000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80000

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The value of cosec260 + sec260  cot260 + tan230 will be

A) 5 B) 5 1/2
C) 5 1/3 D) 5 2/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 1/3

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If a merchant offers a discount of 20% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if he sells at a discount of 5% of the list price?

A) 6.875 percent profit B) 20 percent profit
C) 14 percent profit D) 30 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6.875 percent profit

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The difference between compound interest compoundedevery 6 months and simple interest after 2 years is 248.10.The rate of interest is 10 percent. Find the sum

A) 12000 B) 14000
C) 16000 D) 18000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16000

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Five women can do a work in 36 days. If the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is 3:1, then find how many days it will take 5 men to complete the same woek?

A) 12 days B) 15 days
C) 18 days D) 108 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 days

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Two trains are moving in the opposite direction at speed of 30 km/hr and 45 km/hr respectively, whose lengths are 450 m and 550 m respectively. What is the time taken (in seconds) by slower train to cross the faster train?

A) 48 B) 54
C) 62 D) 72
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48

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A milkman buys milk at Rs 25 per litre and adds 1/4 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 26 per litre. His gain (in %) is?

A) 25 B) 20
C) 30 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

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