Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A's salary is 50% more than that of B. Then B's salary is less than that of A by

A) 50% B) 44%
C) 33 1/3% D) 46 1/2%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33 1/3%

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At 15% discount the selling price of a microwave oven is Rs 34000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?

A) Rs 25000 B) Rs 15625
C) Rs 17968.75 D) Rs 29218.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 25000

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If a dairy mixes cow's milk which contains 10% fat with buffalo's milk which contains 20% fat, then the resulting mixture has fat (120/7)% of fat. What ratio was the cow's milk mixed with buffalo's milk?

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

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A runner starts running from a point at 6:00 am with a speed of 8 km/hr. Another racer starts from the same point at 8:30 am in the same direction with speed of 10 km/hr. At what time of the day (in p.m.) will the second racer will overtake the other runner?

A) 8:00 B) 4:00
C) 6:30 D) 5:30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6:30

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If a + b + c = 11 and ab + bc + ca = 17, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3  3abc?

A) 121 B) 168
C) 300 D) 770
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 770

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Q:

What is the value of ( 1/3 ­- cot60°) ?

A) (2­-√3)/2√3 B) (√2-­1)/√2
C) (1­-√3)/3 D) (√3­-4)/2√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1­-√3)/3

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A bag has Rs 43 in the form of 5-rupee, 50-paise and 10-paise coins in the ratio of 1:5:11. What is the total number of 50-paise coins?

A) 5 B) 25
C) 55 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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Q:

An equilateral triangle of side 6 cm is inscribed in a circle. Then radius of the circle is

A) 2√3 cm B) 3√2 cm
C) 4√3 cm D) √3 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2√3 cm

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