Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

The sum of a non-zero number and 4 times its reciprocal is 17/2. What is the number?

Present age of A is 2 times the present age of B. After 8 years the B's age will be 4 times of C's present age. If C celebrated his fifth birthday 9 years
ago, then what is the present age (in years) of A?

Three consecutive integers form the lengths of a right-angled triangle. How many sets of such three consecutive integers is/are possible?

ΔABC is similar to ΔPQR. Length of AB is 36 cm and length of the corresponding side PQ is 16 cm. If area of ΔABC is 1296 sq cm, what is the area of ΔPQR?

If a + b = 4 and ab = -5, then what is the value of a3 + b3?

If a + b + c = 9, ab + bc + ca = 26, a3 + b3 = 91, b3 + c3 = 72 and c3 + a3 = 35, then what is the value of abc?

p3 + q3 + r3 – 3pqr = 4. If a = q + r, b = r + p and c = p + q, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc?

On a certain principal, simple interest amounts to Rs. 2,000 in two years at the rate of 10% p.a. What will be the difference in the amount of interest if the same is compounded on annual basis?