Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The number whose square is equal to the difference of the squares of 37 and 23 is:-

A) 45.09 B) 28.98
C) 47.09 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28.98

Explanation:

372  232 =840 Required number =840 = 28.98

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Q:

2 litre of pure alcohol is added to 6 litre, 40% alcohol solution. The percentage of water in the solution is _____ .

A) 65% B) 45%
C) 55% D) 60%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45%

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Q:

The distance between the points (2, 7) and (k, -5) is 13. What is the value of k?

A) -7 B) 7
C) 6 D) -6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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Q:

If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. The profit percent is

A) 66.6% B) 150%
C) 100% D) 190%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100%

Explanation:

Let CP be x and SP be y.

3(y –x) = (2y –x)y = 2x

Profit = y –x = 2x –x = x

Profit% = x/x X 100 = 100%

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A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 12 days. They work together for 3 days. Then B leaves and A alone continues. 2 days after that C joins and the work is completed in 2 days more. In how many days can C do it, if he works alone ?

A) 30 days B) 50 days
C) 40 days D) 60 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 days

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Q:

A man travelled a distance of 61 km. in 9 hours , partly by walking at speed of 4 km / hr and partly on bicycle at speed of 9 km / hr. The distance covered by walking is

A) 16 Km B) 12 Km
C) 15 Km D) 17 Km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16 Km

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During morning walk, a man covers a distance of 3 km, 4 km, 3.5 km, 5 km and 4.5 km from Monday to Friday, respectively. How much distance should he cover on two more days, so that his average per week becomes 4 km per day?

 

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

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A farmer's land is in the shape of a trapezium which has its parallel sides measuring 2.56 yards and 3.44 yards and the distance between the parallelsides in 1.44 yards. The cost of ploughing the land is Rs 1800 per square yard. What amount will (in Rs) have to be spent in order to plough the entire land?

A) 3672 B) 6732
C) 7776 D) 8214
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7776

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